I ordered my Countryman on same date you ordered your JCW. I’ve got no official date except dealer saying probably September at time of ordering . However, with all the rumours about changes to specs and production being more streamlined I haven’t got a clue. All will be clearer soon 🤞
Order is in for '23 JCW. New to the platform, finally.
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Hopefully you'll be pleasant surprised as well!
What a crazy time to be a Mini fan.
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Very true!
I'll definitely keep this thread updated and upload some shots when it arrives. I'm sure I'll even be tracking the boat as well
That’s great to hear - can’t wait to see the Rebel Clubman 😉 And a manual, will be pretty special 😎
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Sidenote, have you looked into wheels any more, or just going to run stock for a while?
Very good question! I’m so undecided… the longer I have the stock ones on, the more I like the OEM look of them. There’s two things I dislike though, the offset and tyres width. They sit too much inside, they need to be a touch more flush with the wheel arches, and are a tiny bit too narrow. It doesn’t look right proportionately to the car, in my opinion anyway - the car has quite a nice fat ass when you look at it from the back and the wheels/tyres are letting it down a bit. Same story with that aggressive front end, the wheels/tyres don’t look right. So firstly, I’m going to get the below 12mm spacers fitted by Lohen. Those will take the offset from ET54 to ET42 and I’m hoping it will look just right without being too aggressive. I’ve done the same thing with OEM wheels in the past. If I like the result, I’m going to put 215 Michelins on, 7J should take it no issues. But if I don’t like it, it’s back to the drawing board and the candidates are OZ Leggera, Alleggerita or Ultraleggera, whichever Lohen recommends. Are you any closer to making a decision?
Lohen Lightweight Hubcentric Wheel Spacers For MINI
Features Lightweight design Easy fit and removal Widen the track of your MINI Improve traction and stability Recommended for big brake kits Please note that extended wheel bolts will be required.
www.lohen.co.uk
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You were right, manual confirmed by my rep
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How right you are!
I finished all my James May Gin someone gifted me, would've been appropriate.
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That sounds well thought out. It's also nice to get some detailed opinion on how they sit in stock form. I don't dislike the design, I'm sort of neutral on them, but I'm not a big fan of black wheels and the fact that they sit a bit too far in and don't really flesh out the wheel well is a bit annoying. I'd like that rear eyeline to go hips down without the indent/negative space of the sunken wheel, like you said, they have a good ass. I'll be anxious to see how the spacers work out. I've always been against them, but I've also always been in larger vehicles and there are good reasons to not put a spacer on something like a Land Cruiser.Very good question! I’m so undecided… the longer I have the stock ones on, the more I like the OEM look of them. There’s two things I dislike though, the offset and tyres width. They sit too much inside, they need to be a touch more flush with the wheel arches, and are a tiny bit too narrow. It doesn’t look right proportionately to the car, in my opinion anyway - the car has quite a nice fat ass when you look at it from the back and the wheels/tyres are letting it down a bit. Same story with that aggressive front end, the wheels/tyres don’t look right. So firstly, I’m going to get the below 12mm spacers fitted by Lohen. Those will take the offset from ET54 to ET42 and I’m hoping it will look just right without being too aggressive. I’ve done the same thing with OEM wheels in the past. If I like the result, I’m going to put 215 Michelins on, 7J should take it no issues. But if I don’t like it, it’s back to the drawing board and the candidates are OZ Leggera, Alleggerita or Ultraleggera, whichever Lohen recommends. Are you any closer to making a decision?
Lohen Lightweight Hubcentric Wheel Spacers For MINI
Features Lightweight design Easy fit and removal Widen the track of your MINI Improve traction and stability Recommended for big brake kits Please note that extended wheel bolts will be required.
I haven't made any decisions either though. The Alleggerita is a great looking wheel. I like the Team Dynamics and the Rays wheels I posted in that wheel thread as well, and I still like the OZ HyperGT, so at least there are options. I was trying to stick with a 17 and have a little more rubber but at the same time, there are more wheel options at 18 so I get why people go that route as well. I don't think I'd go bigger than that though personally. Could get real weird with it and put some Integrale's on
**Still haven't done enough looking into recommended wheel specs for the JCW, I'd been distracted with seeing if mine would come through as I wanted and I didn't want to get ahead of myself too much, so I'm open to insight on that if you know what to look out for, though I'll spend some time here soon, that'll open the search up past certain sites preconfigured guides that are just based on selcing a JCW from a menu.
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yep can wait to see it .... never actually seen rebel green in real life.... im taking a punt! I had orderd BRG originally then changed it as i wanted it more like the original BRG colour.
Mine is a AUTO not manual
they dont give us the manual option for a Clubman in AUS
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Rebel is a knockout color, you're going to love it in person. Its subtle but in a wonderful way.yep can wait to see it .... never actually seen rebel green in real life.... im taking a punt! I had orderd BRG originally then changed it as i wanted it more like the original BRG colour.
Mine is a AUTO not manual
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I got the same interior, its a stellar combo.yes i thought as much.... and the contrast with malt brown interior
This a great photo I ran across while deciding:
23 MINI JCW Clubman - YOURS - Rebel Green / Black - Malt Brown
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