GroceryGTIer
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I was more looking into the countryman all 4. Maybe the John works, but one could get a Golf R for pretty much the same price.
Cool, but when I think my GTI is small I just look at a mini.
I would think interior room is tight.
Oooo, very nice though!
Thanks.
Speaking of the BBS LM's, I'm pulling out of a parking spot at the gym one day, some dude in a big Benz stops behind me, rolls down his window and asks "are those REAL LM's??", to which I reply, "yes". He smiles, nods, takes off. Pretty sure there aren't a lot of Mini's running around on LM's, real or fake. Tough to find in 17".
Has anyone driven a JCW ? Impressions?
They are fun to drive, but if you think they are expensive, wait for the service costs! My wife had a Mini S with the flappy paddle transmission. It was her DD and she ran it at SCCA HPDEs at Road Atlanta. It started shifting like sludge. The dealer said the transmission oil & filter needed to be changed. That would be $3,500!?!?! It seems the transmission oil pan did not have a drain plug and the filter was inside the pan. That sat on top of one of the crossmembers. To change the transmission oil/filter required pulling the engine/transmission! We verified that with a different dealer and traded it in on a Veloster.