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Clubman | It’s Home

JohnJohn — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:51:02 +0000

I picked up the Clubman this afternoon. OMG – it looks amazing. I took a few pictures, but nothing did it justice in the light I had to work with.

JCW front bumper
de-striped front and rear
a larger clear bra on the hood
the front bumper ‘s paint is now fully clear bar’ed
no front plate and no holes in the bumper
JCW honeycomb style grill

I’ll post some picture in the morning when the light is better.

EDIT: pictures… but not good ones

Clubman | Pavement Gator Update

JohnJohn — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:31:28 +0000

The final estimates are in from the Pavement Gator incident. State Farm estimated the damage at about $2400. That did NOT included a new hood. None of the crumple zones on the hood were moved so I somewhat agree with the decision.

The bottom line is I’ll have $1400 to put toward the fixes. I got estimate today from Three G Auto Body for $2600 which will include a new JCW front bumper with brake air ducts. The shop was recommended to me by a long time friend who is in the paint supply business. After visiting with the crew at “Three G” I am confident they will take great care of my Clubman.

I can’t wait to see my car with the new bumper. While uploading those picture I am reminded I won’t have to drill holes in the new bumper! Both Minis I have owned in the past already had the plate installed, but this new bumper will allow me to install a brake on the tow hook,. No holes in the new bumper! SWEET.

I am putting a new JCW front bumper on my Clubman.

Hope The Bride Isn’t Too Mad | Clubman

JohnJohn — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:00:42 +0000

I have been searching for new wheels and tires for the Clubman. Every day I drive around on these Continental all-season tires thinking…”these thing are going to be bald by the time Winter gets here”. I day dream of getting some new rims and putting come phat Summer rubber on them. Storing the all-seasons away for Winter.

Some options I have:

buy new all-seasons before Winter [$1000]
buy a set of snow tires and mount them on my old Black S-lights from my ’06 [$1000]
buy some Summer tires and save the all-seasons for Winter [$1000]
buy some new rims and Summer tires, then sell the Crown Spokes and put the all-seasons on the black s-lights for Winter. [$1600-$500=$1100]
buy some new rims and Summer tires, then sell the S-Lights and save the crown spokes and all-seasons for Winter. [$1600-$400=$1200]

OR: Steal these rims and Summer tires from a guy on Craigslist today for $1000. Sell the Crown Spokes for $500. Keep the Black S-Lights with the all-seasons for Winter. Netting two near new sets of rims and tires for $500 out of pocket. AWESOME!

This was a great deal. The wheels and tires I purchased recently sold on NAM for $1800. Yes folks, Craiglist is your friend. They were posted on June 9th, and I called him today, still had them…WTF? I ran to the bank and ran over to his house.