Kansas City MINI Enthusiasts

Bought a new car. Pictures to follow. New name for it to follow as well.

Zackattack28 wrote:Bought a new car. Pictures to follow. New name for it to follow as well.

Any details? You can't tease us like this with no pics and no other information

MiniManiac wrote:

Zackattack28 wrote:Bought a new car. Pictures to follow. New name for it to follow as well.

Any details? You can't tease us like this with no pics and no other information

Justa Clubby?

Minidave wrote:Justa Clubby?

Yep. Justa Clubby.

Fully loaded, Cold Weather, Premium (has a sunroof and power folding mirrors and power opening rear door) 6-speed manual of course

Test drove an automatic Baker Street and just didn't like it.

It's getting tinting done on Monday and a few things tidied up. The battery cover is missing, crack in a small plastic panel under hood, scratches on drivers side door they're going to take care of, vent in trunk where light is popped loose, passenger side a pillar trim is loose near the windshield and there is a hum coming through the speakers inside when the car is off. Otherwise it is actually in really great shape. Even got a warranty. The finance people tried to talk me into so much needless stuff though but I held my ground. First time buying a car on my own and I think I did pretty well.

I have tentatively decided that the car will be named Alfred because the black color reminded me of Batman and since it has chrome it seems too civilized and refined to be Batman or Bruce Wayne so I settled on the well-spoken under estimated butlers name.

Zackattack28 wrote:Fully loaded, Cold Weather, Premium (has a sunroof and power folding mirrors and power opening rear door) 6-speed manual of course

Test drove an automatic Baker Street and just didn't like it.

It's getting tinting done on Monday and a few things tidied up. The battery cover is missing, crack in a small plastic panel under hood, scratches on drivers side door they're going to take care of, vent in trunk where light is popped loose, passenger side a pillar trim is loose near the windshield and there is a hum coming through the speakers inside when the car is off. Otherwise it is actually in really great shape. Even got a warranty. The finance people tried to talk me into so much needless stuff though but I held my ground. First time buying a car on my own and I think I did pretty well.

I have tentatively decided that the car will be named Alfred because the black color reminded me of Batman and since it has chrome it seems too civilized and refined to be Batman or Bruce Wayne so I settled on the well-spoken under estimated butlers name.

Looks good!

Did you trade-in the R53?

Did not trade-in. I still own him. Gonna replace the blower (new or used part) get the warranty corrosion repair on the drivers side rear quarter panel taken care of and also hopefully get the seat mat sensor recall taken care of as well and then I will sell that one. May sell it with the clubman wheels and keep the Rotas for the clubman or if they offer me more with the Rotas I will sell it with them. I want to put some black wheels on this car as I think it'll look much more slick after the window tint is done tomorrow.

Nooooooo you bought the clubman I was going to buy

Counterfit_Mini wrote:Nooooooo you bought the clubman I was going to buy

Lol. I'm sure another will come along. It's getting some paint scratches taken care of and window tint done at Baron right now. I have a 2015 hardtop loaner at the moment.

Zackattack28 wrote:

Counterfit_Mini wrote:Nooooooo you bought the clubman I was going to buy

Lol. I'm sure another will come along. It's getting some paint scratches taken care of and window tint done at Baron right now. I have a 2015 hardtop loaner at the moment.

I'm looking at another one somewhere else but I liked this one because it had xenons

Is it the A/C blower fan motor inside the car or the under hood fan by the radiator that stopped working?

davester wrote:Is it the A/C blower fan motor inside the car or the under hood fan by the radiator that stopped working?

Passenger side under the dash

Stephie, getting back into a MINI?

Is it blowing at all? Any speed?

davester wrote:Is it blowing at all? Any speed?

Blows nothing. Compressor is running in engine so I shut it off to prevent further damage so it is using no ac right now.

Sounds like a fuse----

Counterfit_Mini wrote:Nooooooo you bought the clubman I was going to buy

This clubman was also a stick shift by the way and I remember your previous mini was an automatic.

Zackattack28 wrote:

Maybe I missed it but what year and how many miles?

Congrats again.

MiniManiac wrote:

Zackattack28 wrote:

Maybe I missed it but what year and how many miles?

Congrats again.

2011 and 30,990 when I got it. It has 31200 now. Has the N16 engine as well.

Considering back in 2011 I paid $17900 for a 2006 with 42000 miles I got a really good deal on the Clubman.

Zackattack28 wrote: 2011 and 30,990 when I got it. It has 31200 now. Has the N16 engine as well.

Considering back in 2011 I paid $17900 for a 2006 with 42000 miles I got a really good deal on the Clubman.

Fantastic!

MiniManiac wrote:

Zackattack28 wrote: 2011 and 30,990 when I got it. It has 31200 now. Has the N16 engine as well.

Considering back in 2011 I paid $17900 for a 2006 with 42000 miles I got a really good deal on the Clubman.

Fantastic!

Now I just need some black wheels. I like the style of the wheels on it but I would rather have the black wheels. I would use my Rota wheels but they're going to be sold with the old car.

Zackattack28 wrote:

MiniManiac wrote:

Zackattack28 wrote: 2011 and 30,990 when I got it. It has 31200 now. Has the N16 engine as well.

Considering back in 2011 I paid $17900 for a 2006 with 42000 miles I got a really good deal on the Clubman.

Fantastic!

Now I just need some black wheels. I like the style of the wheels on it but I would rather have the black wheels. I would use my Rota wheels but they're going to be sold with the old car.

I like the style of the clubman wheels. I would just powdercoat them. Of course you will have to pay to have dismounted and remounted but it would look really sweet.

Can they do a powder coat gloss black?