Along with the Golf R32 we have a Mini Cooper

[Ritey]

It's a new LCI2 Cooper Sport so comes with the Cooper S Works bodykit and a few badges, nicer seats and the Cooper S Works steering wheel. Also means the eldest (18) can get insured on it without being insane.

Without the Cooper S Works bumpers I'm not a fan of the big gapping grill but in this setup it's not as horrible to look at when you open the front door

Anyone else with an LCI2 mini here? Has all the options apart from Harmon Kardon upgrade because there's a chip shortage apparently 😝

[shao_khan]

Funnily enough yes and I have a dull colour as you'd expect.

 

[shao_khan]

So ours has Harmon Kardon, Digital Dash (which apparently is another thing impacted by the chip shortage).

If I'm honest I'd have liked to have found one with JCW brake kit fitted, but it was hard enough finding one this colour and not sold. I can't decide whether to change the fuel flap to the Cooper S fuel cap design in gloss black.

[Ritey]

Good to see some things don't change, what is that colour called?

[shao_khan]

It’s Zesty Yellow, cabrio only colour at the moment.

im really liking the 1.5 I wanted it for the reason you mention insuring kids. I’ve been really surprised though at how good the little engine is.

[Ritey]

Yep seems to be fun enough from the few trips I've had in it up and down to York. Keeping an eye out for some new wheels though, the ones it comes with are fine but nothing special and I like the idea of not having gloss black wheels but Mini need to bring out some new designs, they seem to pretty poor choice for a while now.

[shao_khan]

Yeah I agree, the ones on it are ok, but they aren't very inspiring and the JCW choice is really poor, its almost like they are moving away from 'choice'!!

I'd also love the JCW alcantara steering wheel, but with yellow stitching instead of red, would quite suit my car. I thought there might be one in Yellow for the electric range but not found one.