Sorry I haven't replyied earlier. To be honest I looked at both Thule and MINI roof bars, but I couldn't find any reference to Thule doing a set for the Clubman at the time, just Hatches. With the raised humps either side of the roof I wasn't sure hatch ones would fit. So I went with MINI for those reasons really. I believe that the Thule bars don't need any cutting of gutters etc. But can't confirm this. The MINI ones are good, take a while to fit first time, but after that are pretty quick. The Clubman looks pretty smart with them on too.
Enjoy your purchase, sorry that the above isn't the most helpful info.
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