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mooneymini · Dec 17th, 2006, 02:44 AM

We thought it was about time to change our mini.
So as always, we start looking around just before xmas when we have no money....

Found the most perfect mini for us, and have just put a deposit on it.

Spec is:

Astro Black Cooper 2006
JCW Aero Kit
JCW Sound kit
JCW heated front leather seats
JCW rear leather bench
JCW Carbon Fibre dash
JCW Carbon mirror caps
JCW illuminated door sills
18" Alpina alloys
AC Shnitzer short shift
Xenons
Anthracite rooflining
Multi function steering wheel
DSC
Auto air con
etc...

The only thing that will need changing are the orange side indicators to clear.

Wheels are very unusual, and would have prefered the JCW R105's instead. But i think they may grow on me.

Its completely the opposite from the bright chili red and white combo that I have got at the moment and cant wait till i can pick up the car now. I can hardly sleep. I forgot how exciting it was.

We travelled a long way to find it getting very lost on the way, but was worth it.

Will post pics when it arrives!
woohoo

KPKalle · Dec 17th, 2006, 07:10 AM

Sounds great

But by JCW aerokit you just mean aerokit I suppose? It's only JCW on the R56 I think.

Fevs · Dec 17th, 2006, 07:29 AM

so it will look something like this !!!

enjoy it i am loving mine

GARY GP · Dec 17th, 2006, 07:53 AM

beautiful.............

mooneymini · Dec 17th, 2006, 09:01 AM

its not a very good picture but this is it:

Root Ginger · Dec 17th, 2006, 09:42 AM

They're the Alpina wheels on that. They are the only other company, other than JCW, that offered BMW approved parts for the MINI.

Don't really like the wheels but you should be able to sell them for a fair amount of money if you wanted the JCW wheels.

Mini Vikki · Dec 17th, 2006, 10:07 AM

Not sure if this is accurate - but when we were looking at the Cooper S Demo at our local Sytner dealer, it had the Alpina alloys on and the dealer reckoned they were worth about £3K.

Like we said, not sure how accurate - but fairly sure they are worth a mint!!!!

Scrogg · Dec 17th, 2006, 10:12 AM

With the new R109 JCW wheels coming in at £25 short of 2 Grand, it's not surprising that Alpina wheels are half as much again - the badge alone makes them worth that!

mooneymini · Dec 17th, 2006, 02:04 PM

Yea, i would love jcw r105s. We asked the dealer to swap but he said it wasnt that simple.
But they are all 100% mint condition. Look brand new.
They are great wheels, id just prefer jcw's. They are a lot better in the flesh too. The cherished photos are never taken very well.

If anyone wants them......

heres a clearer pic that shows them. There is a 6 series bmw with 20" versions in my town, and they look brilliant on it and the size is amazing.

astroarcadia · Dec 17th, 2006, 02:38 PM

a guy down the road from me had a z8 alpina for a while and the wheels were awesome. A pretty rare car.

GR33NIE · Dec 17th, 2006, 03:12 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by mooneymini (original)

its not a very good picture but this is it:

Looking good

mooneymini · Dec 17th, 2006, 04:45 PM

Thanks for all the comments guys.
Im loving the look of yours fevs, so that should be good for me

Haggi · Dec 17th, 2006, 04:58 PM

how about the jcw 5 spokes in white imo that would look amazing

mooneymini · Dec 17th, 2006, 05:18 PM

i love the look of the white wheels on a mini, but after having them i will never ever ever ever have them again.
but silver jcw 5 spokes would still be cool.

Haggi · Dec 17th, 2006, 06:05 PM

john cooper have them on sale atm linky

mooneymini · Dec 17th, 2006, 08:42 PM

thanks for the link, they seem a lot cheaper....
Do mini charge a premium on jcw wheels when bought through them?
As i was sure that 18" jcw's were around £2000 c/w tyres...

Haggi · Dec 17th, 2006, 08:47 PM

i think there normaly about 1500 ish

mooneymini · Dec 17th, 2006, 08:50 PM

its not bad at all, I'l just have to see if anyone would be interested in the aplinas now

Haggi · Dec 17th, 2006, 08:54 PM

ture not sure how much they are thow as ive only seen them on mstyle but im not sure how much others charge M Style Mini - Body Styling Kits and Accessories

mooneymini · Dec 21st, 2006, 02:20 PM

I pick my car up tomorrow!!! wOOhhooooo,
Cant wait.
They have added aero spoiler to match the aero kit, and changed the orange indicators to clear.

Next think will be thinking about changing the wheels. But we'l see how it goes for a bit..

It will be a sad day saying good buy to my current mini, but I think i will get over it rather fast playing with my new toys

My parents dont know yet, and I cant imagine what they will say when they find out. I would try to avoid them but it will be hard seeing as christmas day is on monday!!

I will have to update my signature.

Dec 17th, 2006, 02:44 AM	#1
mooneymini 01 My Classifieds Join Date: May 2005 Location: Oxfordshire Local Time: 08:30 PM Posts: 853 Offline	New mini cooper JCW We thought it was about time to change our mini. So as always, we start looking around just before xmas when we have no money.... Found the most perfect mini for us, and have just put a deposit on it. Spec is: Astro Black Cooper 2006 JCW Aero Kit JCW Sound kit JCW heated front leather seats JCW rear leather bench JCW Carbon Fibre dash JCW Carbon mirror caps JCW illuminated door sills 18" Alpina alloys AC Shnitzer short shift Xenons Anthracite rooflining Multi function steering wheel DSC Auto air con etc... The only thing that will need changing are the orange side indicators to clear. Wheels are very unusual, and would have prefered the JCW R105's instead. But i think they may grow on me. Its completely the opposite from the bright chili red and white combo that I have got at the moment and cant wait till i can pick up the car now. I can hardly sleep. I forgot how exciting it was. We travelled a long way to find it getting very lost on the way, but was worth it. Will post pics when it arrives! woohoo

Dec 17th, 2006, 07:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
KPKalle Knight of the Round Table Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Midhurst, Sussex Local Time: 08:30 PM Posts: 21,393 Offline	Sounds great But by JCW aerokit you just mean aerokit I suppose? It's only JCW on the R56 I think. Global Moderator

Dec 17th, 2006, 07:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
Fevs heading north !!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: on the move Local Time: 08:30 PM Posts: 8,858 Offline	so it will look something like this !!! enjoy it i am loving mine Global motivator

Dec 17th, 2006, 09:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
mooneymini 01 My Classifieds Join Date: May 2005 Location: Oxfordshire Local Time: 08:30 PM Posts: 853 Offline	its not a very good picture but this is it: Attached Thumbnails

Dec 17th, 2006, 09:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
Root Ginger Amiga 500 to PS3 20 Years Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Slough, Berkshire Local Time: 08:30 PM Posts: 4,634 Offline	They're the Alpina wheels on that. They are the only other company, other than JCW, that offered BMW approved parts for the MINI. Don't really like the wheels but you should be able to sell them for a fair amount of money if you wanted the JCW wheels. It was acceptable in the 80's

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Dec 17th, 2006, 07:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
GARY GP GP-1528 My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2005 Local Time: 08:30 PM Posts: 785 Online	beautiful.............

Dec 17th, 2006, 10:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
Mini Vikki On our 2nd one now!!! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Solihull Local Time: 08:30 PM Posts: 56 Offline	Not sure if this is accurate - but when we were looking at the Cooper S Demo at our local Sytner dealer, it had the Alpina alloys on and the dealer reckoned they were worth about £3K. Like we said, not sure how accurate - but fairly sure they are worth a mint!!!!

Dec 17th, 2006, 10:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
Scrogg Extra 3 Inches Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gloucester Local Time: 08:30 PM Posts: 16,120 Offline	With the new R109 JCW wheels coming in at £25 short of 2 Grand, it's not surprising that Alpina wheels are half as much again - the badge alone makes them worth that! 29

Dec 17th, 2006, 02:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
mooneymini 01 My Classifieds Join Date: May 2005 Location: Oxfordshire Local Time: 08:30 PM Posts: 853 Offline	Yea, i would love jcw r105s. We asked the dealer to swap but he said it wasnt that simple. But they are all 100% mint condition. Look brand new. They are great wheels, id just prefer jcw's. They are a lot better in the flesh too. The cherished photos are never taken very well. If anyone wants them...... heres a clearer pic that shows them. There is a 6 series bmw with 20" versions in my town, and they look brilliant on it and the size is amazing. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by mooneymini : Dec 17th, 2006 at 02:07 PM. Reason: had to

Dec 17th, 2006, 02:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
astroarcadia MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2006 Local Time: 08:30 PM Posts: 86 Offline	a guy down the road from me had a z8 alpina for a while and the wheels were awesome. A pretty rare car.

Dec 17th, 2006, 03:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
GR33NIE Polo GT Owner! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: MacRumours Local Time: 08:30 PM Posts: 3,801 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by mooneymini (original) its not a very good picture but this is it: Looking good ::MINI Sold! Polo GT Owner::

Dec 17th, 2006, 04:45 PM	#12 (permalink)
mooneymini 01 My Classifieds Join Date: May 2005 Location: Oxfordshire Local Time: 08:30 PM Posts: 853 Offline	Thanks for all the comments guys. Im loving the look of yours fevs, so that should be good for me

Dec 17th, 2006, 04:58 PM	#13 (permalink)
Haggi back from the shadows Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Out There Local Time: 08:30 PM Posts: 1,738 Offline	how about the jcw 5 spokes in white imo that would look amazing confusion, madness and disorder .............. my work here is done

Dec 17th, 2006, 05:18 PM	#14 (permalink)
mooneymini 01 My Classifieds Join Date: May 2005 Location: Oxfordshire Local Time: 08:30 PM Posts: 853 Offline	i love the look of the white wheels on a mini, but after having them i will never ever ever ever have them again. but silver jcw 5 spokes would still be cool.

Dec 17th, 2006, 06:05 PM	#15 (permalink)
Haggi back from the shadows Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Out There Local Time: 08:30 PM Posts: 1,738 Offline	john cooper have them on sale atm linky confusion, madness and disorder .............. my work here is done

Dec 17th, 2006, 08:42 PM	#16 (permalink)
mooneymini 01 My Classifieds Join Date: May 2005 Location: Oxfordshire Local Time: 08:30 PM Posts: 853 Offline	thanks for the link, they seem a lot cheaper.... Do mini charge a premium on jcw wheels when bought through them? As i was sure that 18" jcw's were around £2000 c/w tyres...

Dec 17th, 2006, 08:47 PM	#17 (permalink)
Haggi back from the shadows Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Out There Local Time: 08:30 PM Posts: 1,738 Offline	i think there normaly about 1500 ish confusion, madness and disorder .............. my work here is done

Dec 17th, 2006, 08:50 PM	#18 (permalink)
mooneymini 01 My Classifieds Join Date: May 2005 Location: Oxfordshire Local Time: 08:30 PM Posts: 853 Offline	its not bad at all, I'l just have to see if anyone would be interested in the aplinas now

Dec 17th, 2006, 08:54 PM	#19 (permalink)
Haggi back from the shadows Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Out There Local Time: 08:30 PM Posts: 1,738 Offline	ture not sure how much they are thow as ive only seen them on mstyle but im not sure how much others charge M Style Mini - Body Styling Kits and Accessories confusion, madness and disorder .............. my work here is done

Dec 21st, 2006, 02:20 PM	#20 (permalink)
mooneymini 01 My Classifieds Join Date: May 2005 Location: Oxfordshire Local Time: 08:30 PM Posts: 853 Offline	I pick my car up tomorrow!!! wOOhhooooo, Cant wait. They have added aero spoiler to match the aero kit, and changed the orange indicators to clear. Next think will be thinking about changing the wheels. But we'l see how it goes for a bit.. It will be a sad day saying good buy to my current mini, but I think i will get over it rather fast playing with my new toys My parents dont know yet, and I cant imagine what they will say when they find out. I would try to avoid them but it will be hard seeing as christmas day is on monday!! I will have to update my signature.

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