Almost an hour of us talking about the Clubman. Pro’s and cons, Clubman vs. Clubman S. Then, of course, we had to talk about the JCW MINI. These are our thoughts and we would appreciate yours!
So much for the general automotive ‘cast this week. With so much stuff going on, we decided to push it off until next week.
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Woofcast 228:
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DB,
Your statement about California car dealers not allowing test drives without a salesman is not quite true. In fact, just last month my wife and I took a vehicle from Crevier BMW for an hour long test drive after leaving a copy of our license with them. Sometimes you just need to ask.
Phil
I’m confused – can you get LSD as an option on the MINI JCW / Clubman or not?
The JCW Car comes with an electronic Limited Slip called eDiff. Same that comes on the 1 Series.
Yes you can get the real LSD on the JCW MINI.
If one opts for the mech. LSD, does that disable the DTC/eDiff? Or do they “get along” when both are specced?
Another msmall detail that gets forgotten in the JCW spec is the sodium filled valves. So… aside from the “normal” sport mods you see on other cars (i.e. different turbo, ECU and exhaust) the JCW car has custom pistons and valves. Not bad for 30k+ IMHO.
Hi Guys,
Great Episode. You mentioned the dealers not allowing long runs in the new Clubman? I can tell you that they are not all that bad worldwide. I am the ClubMini Event Coordinator for Queensland (Australia) and one of our local dealers is allowing us to take 3 new Clubmen on a Mini Run this weekend! Yep, for about 6 hours we will be flogging the shiny new ones through the mountains and hills! Want photos let me know. See you at AMVIV. BTW, Can I borrow one of your Mini’s for a run eh? Can’t bring my JCWMCSR56 from Australia and there is no way we can hire one in Las Vegas for love or money!
Cheers
Steve
I’ve never heard of dealers not allowing people out for test drives elsewhere in the US so I’m thinking it might be DB’s dealer just bring a bit prick-ish.