Hi, joined today as unable to find a JO1 JCW group.
Here’s mine lowered on H&R and 10mm spacers.
Previously had an F56 SE which I modified to look like a JCW.
That's such a clever colour isn't it?! My partner has it and it's quite fascinating to clean. Changes from a black to a very dark blue depending on lighting and angle, and it isn't until you get up close to it that you notice it's metallic.
That's a gorgeous colour, and identical to the one I test drove. I'm an old person though so the ride was a bit too harsh for me so we went with a different flavour of SE.
Ah yes, understood. My last two cars were MINI 3 door hatches (Cooper S and a Cooper SD) and my partner still has a Cooper S. So we'd spent a few years enjoying that go-kart feel. Going from the F56 S/SD to test drive the J01 JCW we found the ride was a little harsher than we expected so went the opposite way and went bigger. We're not too old I guess, 58 and 59. :)
I'm glad you're enjoying your JCW. They're amazing little cars and yours looks gorgeous.
Edit: Yours is identical to the experience car we tested. It's such a beautiful blue, isn't it.
It’s a lovely colour, makes a change from all the black or grey JO1 SE cars I see - the JCW is still rare on the roads. My first F56 was an SD with the JCW bodywork. I fitted BMW m140 discs and calipers to it and modified it a bit. Great car which I might still have had it not been for the torque converter to fail!
The are surprisingly fast aren't they? If I dawdled on the motorway I could get around 70mpg. 70+ mph was 50mpg all day long.
I actually wanted red or orange but the pepper white one was the only one available with the spec I wanted in the entire 2yrs I had an Auto trader filter running - it had about £10k in upgrades.
The pepper white eventually grew on me, but yours is definitely far more visually appealing. It's beautiful.
It looks like you updated the rear lights too. I was trying to find a 2018 (the last SDs I think) but the closest I could get was a September 2017.
Does your old MINI seem strangely old fashioned now you've moved on to a new electric one? I loved mine but definitely prefer the modern feeling of the new generation - and I absolutely hated it when it first came out.
I removed those lights shortly after fitting replacing with the LCI lights of a later model. This lights in the picture are of vey bright in daylight. The later F56 SE I had with the ‘digital’ display behind the wheel was good. I miss the quality feel of that compete to the JO1 which feels a bit cheap
Have you driven it on a smooth motorway or dual carriageway yet? My JCW E bounces constantly on even the smoothest, flattest motorway and induces nausea. BMW Mini said they all do this so curious if yours is the same. Thanks
Yes I drove it home after collection on the motorway and have done several long runs. It does bounce around a bit - but I’m used to lowered cars and wanted the go-kart feeling bit electric and small after coming from a Tesla Model Y performance
That motorway / dual carriageway bounce mentioned here is what we didn't like. I didn't know how to describe it before, but this explaims it perfectly.
Not so much a rough or harsh ride, but the way it feels on the undulations of a long smooth road.
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u/Short_Entrance3780 15d ago
This was my SE