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Test Drive: 2019 Mini JCW Countryman
« on: November 12, 2018, 03:55:42 pm »
Fun, functional, freakin' expensive.
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Re: Test Drive: 2019 Mini JCW Countryman
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2018, 04:17:04 pm »
$50k?!...ummm, no.
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Re: Test Drive: 2019 Mini JCW Countryman
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2018, 04:24:04 pm »
$50k.... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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Re: Test Drive: 2019 Mini JCW Countryman
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2018, 04:29:46 pm »
yeah Mini would be a decent choice if they were in the ~$30k range for the S models, and maybe $35k for the JCW kit

$50k? Nope. Always has been the case, always will be. Wait a few years and get one for a significant discount.
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Re: Test Drive: 2019 Mini JCW Countryman
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2018, 04:31:46 pm »
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on November 12, 2018, 04:29:46 pm
yeah Mini would be a decent choice if they were in the ~$30k range for the S models, and maybe $35k for the JCW kit

$50k? Nope. Always has been the case, always will be. Wait a few years and get one for a significant discount.

One thats out of warranty?!?!?!?  :o :o :o :o

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Re: Test Drive: 2019 Mini JCW Countryman
« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2018, 04:36:51 pm »
you obviously don't know me    :P

Had an R53 out of warranty. Was fine except for a dead battery and had to replace a window regulator. Just was a nightmare to work on.

Plus, you get it at a significant discount. Lots left over to pay for possible repairs. Grow some balls.
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Re: Test Drive: 2019 Mini JCW Countryman
« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2018, 04:39:59 pm »
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on November 12, 2018, 04:36:51 pm
you obviously don't know me    :P

Had an R53 out of warranty. Was fine except for a dead battery and had to replace a window regulator. Just was a nightmare to work on.

Plus, you get it at a significant discount. Lots left over to pay for possible repairs. Grow some balls.

If I was going to roll my dice on some sketchy ass car, it wouldn't be a fake german mini, put me down for some 13B rotary in an FD3. If you really want a mini, why not just set a pile of $100 bills on fire and then go buy a proper hatch like a GTI or Focus ST.  ;D
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Re: Test Drive: 2019 Mini JCW Countryman
« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2018, 04:42:53 pm »
you cannot knock a JCW Mini for not being a proper hot hatch, they (at least the gens I drove) are some of the best handling FWD platforms out there
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Re: Test Drive: 2019 Mini JCW Countryman
« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2018, 04:45:34 pm »
Oh I can.....they were WAYYYYYY to expensive for their third world build quality/engineering. Sorry, there hasn't been a proper Mini since 2000.
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Re: Test Drive: 2019 Mini JCW Countryman
« Reply #9 on: November 12, 2018, 04:47:47 pm »
Quote from: Fobroader on November 12, 2018, 04:45:34 pm
Oh I can.....they were WAYYYYYY to expensive for their third world build quality/engineering. Sorry, there hasn't been a proper Mini since 2000.
like I said, wait a few years and they are not expensive whatsoever - depreciation balances everything out nicely

I agree the later gens have become bloated, but the R53 gen was a good size and its handling was tenacious. It just would not let go of a corner with good rubber.
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Re: Test Drive: 2019 Mini JCW Countryman
« Reply #10 on: November 12, 2018, 04:53:26 pm »
Similar pricing to a Miata but you get more power, more space, AWD, and the available Midnight Back Special Edition. Sounds like a bargain if you ask me.
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Re: Test Drive: 2019 Mini JCW Countryman
« Reply #11 on: November 13, 2018, 12:09:14 am »
Quote from: Fobroader on November 12, 2018, 04:39:59 pm
If I was going to roll my dice on some sketchy ass car, it wouldn't be a fake german mini, put me down for some 13B rotary in an FD3. If you really want a mini, why not just set a pile of $100 bills on fire and then go buy a proper hatch like a GTI or Focus ST.  ;D
yea, what's a Golf R cost, $45k?...you could buy that and fill an oil drum with $5 bills and light 'er up. ;D
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