Mini John Cooper Works GP 0316

[Waitey]

New toy. Bought it for the Mrs but I think I'll keep it.

Only 29k miles, never seen rain until today. Set of new GP2 Recaros which were £1400 each! (I have the mint OEM Recaros too).

So far so good. Drove it for 5 hours on the way home, its just so much fun. Shocking photo's but who cars!

On collection:

On the way home

 

[Daniel]

GP fwends. x

 

[Crybert]

Those seats are sexy as fook

 

[Smiffyboy1990]

Epically epic! them Seat's are amazing, thought the GP2 didn't have them type of Recaro's or where they an option ?

 

[Mr Burns]

I never like them in pictures but in the flesh they look wicked.

 

[Waitey]

Epically epic! them Seat's are amazing, thought the GP2 didn't have them type of Recaro's or where they an option ?

They were an option for any car with a JCW kit. No one bought them due to the cost.

 

[Stefan.]

Awesome car

Seats make it even more special

Set of turinis...

 

[JD]

Likey. Take me out?

 

[Waitey]

Yeah sure. When are you back?

 

[_Tom]

Love them. Great purchase..

 

[yeecup]

They look daft IMO, that spoiler, wheels, mirrors. To in your face. Again, IMO. I love the interior though

 

[Lal B3N]

Superb, love these.

Lol at the price of them seats though.

 

[Gally]

Love it. So much cooler than the GP2 and always will be cool as f**k.

Prefer the standard Recaros as they're heated etc. Are these the same?

 

[Waitey]

Love it. So much cooler than the GP2 and always will be cool as f**k.

Prefer the standard Recaros as they're heated etc. Are these the same?

Yeah heated with airbags, hence the retarded price.

 

[Waitey]

It only did 303 miles last year...

 

[Daniel]

Mine did zero! Lol

 

[The_Pirate]

Very nice!

You'll not lose much if any money on that.

 

[Daniel]

Very nice!

You'll not lose much if any money on that.

One sold on eBay, smashed up, for £7999.

They're going up and up and up.

 

[Waitey]

Very nice!

You'll not lose much if any money on that.

The ones which are on under 35k are all around £14k.

I paid a fair bit less than that with the seats....

 

[Gally]

Jel!

 

[Matthew]

Very nice. But seriously, do you print your own money?!?

F Type, Mini GP... Christ.

 

[Philip.]

Love them! Nice seats

 

[Brookie.]

Looks awesome buddy - good buy.

Can I have your seats please?

 

[Sir_Dave]

They look daft IMO, that spoiler, wheels, mirrors. To in your face. Again, IMO. I love the interior though

They look sh1t in photos. But brilliant in real life.
I used to hate them, until i saw one in real life, fell in love, drove it, & bought it there & then. Regret selling it most days.
Turinis look ok.

 

[Waitey]

I'm not changing the wheels. The standard ones make it for me.

Trying to find a cheap steering wheel to have re trimmed in alcantara.

 

[katana2]

JCW is awesome

 

[Daz...]

Very nice, the seats look awesome :up:

 

[Smiffyboy1990]

I prefer the standard Alloy's personally.

 

[Scrooge]

Love it!

 

[Matt W]

Nice!

 

[Sir_Dave]

I prefer the standard Alloy's personally.

So did i. But it drove FAR better on 17's/non-runflats, than 18's/run-flats :wink:

 

[Waitey]

£290 to tax it robbing arse.

£299 for an inspection II service was a turn up though.

 

[Gally]

Tell me it doesn't still have runflats?

Standard wheels > all.

 

[Munson]

Surely too fast for the road?

Only kidding. Nice machines. Good stuff.

 

[cat171]

Look heavybent just like it's owner


Nah, I love it, and those seats look bloody awesome!!

 

[Tommo.]

Love this, especially the seats!

Tell me it doesn't still have runflats?

Standard wheels > all.

Does swapping the runflats for some 'normal tyres' make that much of a difference? My girlfriend has a Cooper S with runflats and the ride is awful! If you're pressing on it skips all over the road and takes away any enjoyment from what I imagine could be a fun little car. Didn't know if it was down to the runflats or just the way it was setup in general.

 

[Brookie.]

Does swapping the runflats for some 'normal tyres' make that much of a difference? My girlfriend has a Cooper S with runflats and the ride is awful! If you're pressing on it skips all over the road and takes away any enjoyment from what I imagine could be a fun little car. Didn't know if it was down to the runflats or just the way it was setup in general.

Makes a massive difference mate. Improves the ride, handling & road noise!

 

[Martin.]

Awesome little cars!

 

[C.J]

Awesome!

Does swapping the runflats for some 'normal tyres' make that much of a difference?

I had RFTs until this year, swapped for some Goodyear Eagle Ays2 (265/30/19). Made a MASSIVE difference for me, far less harsh, better grip, just a tad nosier. Plus they are cheaper than RFTs.

 

[Gally]

The difference on RFs is and non is like driving a different car, I can say that hand on heart. Even a 3 series I drove recently was horrible. And the tyre prices were eye watering.