New 2nd car… "That's not a Clubman?!" #manmathedition

[Jhonno]

So I recently sold my TVR Cerbera for life reasons.. I ideally needed a 2nd car as back up, as invariably any job on the E46 330i Touring daily encounters escalation/courier issues dragging out the repair requiring borrowing a car/grabbing lifts etc. In the mean time I need to get to work, gym, maybe take the dog somewhere etc etc..

I like a Mini, so I started looking at Mini Clubmans, as I am a "Wagon", (loose term in the Mini's case), fan and was looking at perhaps getting the slightly more fun version and getting a Cooper S..

So here is what I ended up with..













The decals will be coming off asap.. They are decent, but too much for my taste..



Ermmm...

Early 3.4, manual, LSD.

I've not actually even seen it in person yet.. I spoke to the seller over the phone, lots of pics/videos exchanged etc.. Then as it was in Darlington and I am in Essex and kind of busy currently, a couple of very kind mates went and cast an eye over it, test drove it, gave the go ahead and took it back to York with them where it sits waiting for me to get up there and collect..

I blame the Readers Cars forum.. They are a lot of car for the money also.

Plan is to remove the decals, fit some wheel spacers and drive it. Front bumper will be resprayed in the spring as it is more stone chip than paint. Maybe a chilled track day also.

Edited by Jhonno on Tuesday 12th November 11:15

[MBVitoria]

Very nice!

I sort of did the opposite to you. Had some money set aside last year to get my first Porsche however I ended up buying the wife the classic mini she's always wanted instead, doh!

Hope all goes well with this.

[danb79]

Congrats on the Mini

[Konrod]

Hmm, As a Mini Clubman I would say CBNC. Not sure what the Porsche offers over the Cerbera in terms of capability

[Jhonno]

Konrod said:

Hmm, As a Mini Clubman I would say CBNC. Not sure what the Porsche offers over the Cerbera in terms of capability

CBNC?

It offers absolutely nothing over the Cerbera, it's not a replacement. The Cerbera is/was a childhood dream car, the 996 an itch to scratch, but it's worth a lot less, and frees up funds for my '66 Mustang. In the meantime I've got a 2nd car to get me out the st, and it's fun, not deprecating, and relatively cheap to run. I'd owned the Cerbera 12yrs, and events came about that perhaps it was the right time to move it on, and me to move on also..

[Jhonno]

MBVitoria said:

Very nice!

I sort of did the opposite to you. Had some money set aside last year to get my first Porsche however I ended up buying the wife the classic mini she's always wanted instead, doh!

Hope all goes well with this.

Happy wife... I always wanted a classic Mini when I was a teenager.. I'm now a 6'4 lump, so they they just never happened. I spent many hours/miles in an ex's Mini One and loved it however..

We shall see.. A new experience all round really. Just a stop gap until my Mustang is nearer completion.

danb79 said:

Congrats on the Mini

Cheers!

[POIDH]

I knew Mini had a wide range of cars, but that beauty is a new one on me...

[Jhonno]

POIDH said:

I knew Mini had a wide range of cars, but that beauty is a new one on me...

Lesser known limited edition..

It's had some money spent on it by the previous owner..

Koni suspension
H&R anti roll bars
997 short shifter
Aftermarket LSD
Ducktail
Dansk exhaust
New clutch
New suspension arms
New discs and pads all round (uprated pads)
RMS seems to have been done - bone dry
IMS supposedly done
New PS4's all round
Air con system refurbished
GT3 delete
Sport wheel refinished by Royal Wheels
Painted/trimmed sports seats
Trimmed arm rest.

Possibly more, I need to have a look over it/through the receipts when I pick it up.

[Cambs_Stuart]

Jhonno said:

Lesser known limited edition..

It's had some money spent on it by the previous owner..

Koni suspension
H&R anti roll bars
997 short shifter
Aftermarket LSD
Ducktail
Dansk exhaust
New clutch
New suspension arms
New discs and pads all round (uprated pads)
RMS seems to have been done - bone dry
IMS supposedly done
New PS4's all round
Air con system refurbished
GT3 delete
Sport wheel refinished by Royal Wheels
Painted/trimmed sports seats
Trimmed arm rest.

Possibly more, I need to have a look over it/through the receipts when I pick it up.

My favourite shape of the new mini era.
Looks like the previous owner knew what they were doing. Did they track it?

[Jhonno]

Cambs_Stuart said:

Jhonno said:

Lesser known limited edition..

It's had some money spent on it by the previous owner..

Koni suspension
H&R anti roll bars
997 short shifter
Aftermarket LSD
Ducktail
Dansk exhaust
New clutch
New suspension arms
New discs and pads all round (uprated pads)
RMS seems to have been done - bone dry
IMS supposedly done
New PS4's all round
Air con system refurbished
GT3 delete
Sport wheel refinished by Royal Wheels
Painted/trimmed sports seats
Trimmed arm rest.

Possibly more, I need to have a look over it/through the receipts when I pick it up.

My favourite shape of the new mini era.
Looks like the previous owner knew what they were doing. Did they track it?

Mine too!

Yeah they have definitely spent money in the right areas.. Hopefully this will benefit me! I'm not sure if it has actually seen the track, I think it was mostly built for A/B road blasts.. I quite fancy doing a day, to help learn how a rear engine'd car behaves as much as anything!

[Jhonno]

My mate indulged his arty side and sent me this pic from his unit..



Even the decals look good there!

I want to fit a set of standard 17" Carrera "Twist" wheels to it..