My JCW Mini Cooper has arrived

[wj94 10+ year member]

Not really, but I did find pics of exactly the way mine will look, and the anticipation grows.

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[bryce-man 10+ year member]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/yumyum.gif.0556df42231b304b9c995aefd13928a8.gif street legal go karts

... mmmmmmmm

 

[wu501 10+ year member]

nice..I like the options you picked

 

[Lingerfelt 10+ year member]

When are you getting it?

3 people on my car forum own one and 1 of them is the previous JCW (prior to the facelift/switch to turbocharging). They all love them.

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

god, they're great but i'm guessing if you're buying it new you've got atleast 30k tied up.

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

which is almost into 135/335 turf.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

I saw an ad for that today and I thought wow, I MUST own one of those.

 

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

they're badass.

 

[wj94 10+ year member]

When are you getting it?
3 people on my car forum own one and 1 of them is the previous JCW (prior to the facelift/switch to turbocharging). They all love them.

It's awaiting transport, should be here in 3-4 weeks. This is the factory JCW, all previous JCW cars (except the limited edition GP) were Cooper S's with a JCW engine upgrade. I've read nothing but good reviews so far, so I'm pretty excited.

The MSRP was $30.3k, I paid $29.5k with free stripes and floor mats thrown in plus no financing markups on my lease, so I'm paying $390/month for a 15k/year lease with $0 down, as opposed to $550/month with $0 down on a buy...plus I get to write it off since I'm self employed. I also fully expect the car to be worth $4-5k more than the buyout at lease end. Other dealers are marking them up $3-5k and are out of allocations for the rest of the year. I originally wanted a 135/335 but the 135 lease was in the $550 range with $0 down and the 335 around $600/mo with $0 down....Cooper wins in all aspects except pure power and cargo room.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Eeek 400 to lease?

As long as you like it, that is all that matters. Just no my bag.

 

[wj94 10+ year member]

Eeek 400 to lease?
As long as you like it, that is all that matters. Just no my bag.

For a $30k car with $0 down? Where can you beat that deal for one of the hottest cars on the market? Dealers are selling these with $3-5k markups all day. Add in my tax savings from writing it off and it's more effectively about $270/month.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

For a $30k car with $0 down? Where can you beat that deal for one of the hottest cars on the market? Dealers are selling these with $3-5k markups all day. Add in my tax savings from writing it off and it's more effectively about $270/month.

Dood, calm down. It's just not something I would lease for 400 a month, let alone own it for 550 a month.

It is what it is and like I said, glad you like it.

And it's hottest car in the market?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif Maybe to you it is.

 

[Lingerfelt 10+ year member]

For a $30k car with $0 down? Where can you beat that deal for one of the hottest cars on the market? Dealers are selling these with $3-5k markups all day. Add in my tax savings from writing it off and it's more effectively about $270/month.

You're going to fight a losing battle. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

Tough crowd when even a Mini cannot be justified.

But I bet everyone would get a hard on for the fuel economy. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[wj94 10+ year member]

I'm not trying to win any battles. To each his own on their car choice, but where can you find any $30k car for $400/month with $0 down?

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

I'm not trying to win any battles. To each his own on their car choice, but where can you find any $30k car for $400/month with $0 down?

Paid 420 a month with 0 down on my GTS Eclispe in 02. And that was buying it. Was 29,000 out the door with taxes, title and everything.

Good thing I paid off that car early and is out of my hands though. Hated that car!