A Little has been said about the forth coming LSD in Jan 05 builds. I'm posting here to really air the disgruntlement of myself and countless other CURRENT owners of the 'refresh' 05 MCS's - we of course didn't have this option!!
I realize that there's a need for continuous improvement to product lines and that your always going to miss out on something. However this is no 'Windscreen Wash low level light' ....this is LSD !! - - - A major component that contributes to the handling of the MCS. This is the number one point to what the car is all about !
and....it seems the general opinion (though I personally have not read anything official) is that it will not be a retro fit option. Some of you have said that owners will not miss the lack of LSD... that it would only be of real use on the track. If this is the case what actually is BMW/MINIs strategy here then ? Yes I appreciate there are allot of you track guy's out there, but still, the majority of Jan05 MCS owners will not be going to the track. Of course this is not something BMW/Mini would endorse with the Stock MCS anyway.
Ultimately then it's a timing thing ! Why didn't mini, sync the introduction of LSD at the start of the 'refresh' build ? OR... Why was there not more concrete information regarding imminent refresh options, officially,... so that a customer opon time of order could make a more informed choice. When I ordered back in May, LSD was just rumor mill......but Mini knew !!

I realize that there's a need for continuous improvement to product lines and that your always going to miss out on something. However this is no 'Windscreen Wash low level light' ....this is LSD !! - - - A major component that contributes to the handling of the MCS. This is the number one point to what the car is all about !
and....it seems the general opinion (though I personally have not read anything official) is that it will not be a retro fit option. Some of you have said that owners will not miss the lack of LSD... that it would only be of real use on the track. If this is the case what actually is BMW/MINIs strategy here then ? Yes I appreciate there are allot of you track guy's out there, but still, the majority of Jan05 MCS owners will not be going to the track. Of course this is not something BMW/Mini would endorse with the Stock MCS anyway.
Ultimately then it's a timing thing ! Why didn't mini, sync the introduction of LSD at the start of the 'refresh' build ? OR... Why was there not more concrete information regarding imminent refresh options, officially,... so that a customer opon time of order could make a more informed choice. When I ordered back in May, LSD was just rumor mill......but Mini knew !!