Any Experience With a Mini Cooper S John Cooper Works

[Doc883]

Daughter Emma has had one for 4 years, great little car with bags of performance, but lousy fuel consumption.......

Didn't mention my consumption because I think the newer turbo lumps are a bit better than the old supercharged ones, but if it helps at all we get about 25mpg for normal mixed running around. 20mpg on a SE run/camping trip, 30-32mpg on the long-hauls, 23mpg commuting.

Don't Mini quote circa 47mpg combined for the Cooper S If your only seeing 32 at best thats a huge difference

[r10crw]

Its totally normal mpg for the earlier SC ones, my JCW only did low 20's on a good day, did like it though.

[campbell]

I'm selling the JCW to get some sort of 5-door TDi... You're selling the Golf for a JCW... missed opportunity, methinks!

Have you ordered your Octavia yet, Graeme?

[graeme]

Nope, my current favourite is a Legacy estate diesel, but it hasn't won the other 50% approval yet.

EDIT: F*ck, it's sold. *mumble mumble indecisive wimmin!*

[campbell]

Wow, smart move. Pls give Miss V a slap from me, these are great cars. Was in my Dad's on Friday. James asked if we could get one actually!

Look forward to seeing yours at end May. Chop chop...

[graeme]

Sorry, whatever happens to the MINI/replacement, we'll be bringing the STi camping!

[graeme]

Stunned by how much fuel they use!
That's Scooby levels of thirst.

Not even close, mate!

[pete]

Stunned by how much fuel they use!
That's Scooby levels of thirst.

Not even close, mate!

My old PPP'd '03 WRX used to do about 22... I think I could squeeze 27 if I stuck to M-ways but I didn't see the point in owning it if I was going to drive it like that

[Dark]

Nope, my current favourite is a Legacy estate diesel, but it hasn't won the other 50% approval yet.

Good choice! Very practical & refined and still drives like an Impreza, although you do notice the extra weight. I'm getting 40-45mpg even on mixed runs in & out of Edinburgh.

I miss my Impreza but I actually enjoy driving the Legacy. My only comment is that the gear ratios & gear box take a bit of getting used to after the Impreza, I think it's because there's no low ratio box and it's geared for towing.

John Spicer at S&S in Ayr is the man to talk to.......

[graeme]

My old PPP'd '03 WRX used to do about 22... I think I could squeeze 27 if I stuck to M-ways but I didn't see the point in owning it if I was going to drive it like that

Not bad! Compared back to back on the same commute, the MINI does 23mpg, the STi (non-ppp, 270ish) does 15mpg. If anything that's driving the MINI harder, as I tend to be overly cautious warming the Scooby up and not using the turbo for the last few miles.

[Doc883]

Slight drift but Cooper JCW related, surely the Mini Paceman JCW @ £30k has to be one of the most pointless car on the market. 5ft tall and 1475kg
http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20130426 ... ace-setter

[campbell]

+1

Completely nuts.

Bound to fly out the showrooms!

[KennyT]

Daughter Emma has had one for 4 years, great little car with bags of performance, but lousy fuel consumption.......

Didn't mention my consumption because I think the newer turbo lumps are a bit better than the old supercharged ones, but if it helps at all we get about 25mpg for normal mixed running around. 20mpg on a SE run/camping trip, 30-32mpg on the long-hauls, 23mpg commuting.

I've just bought a supercharged R53 but haven't picked it up yet- 25mpg!!?

That's going to sting a bit after driving nothing but diesels for years. It's bloody awesome fun though......

My Fiance has had an R53 Cooper S for four years now and never seen MPG below 30mpg on the OBC even when I have borrowed it, I think it sits around 32-33 when doing 25 motorway miles a day and town driving. Can't imagine the JCW being that much worse that you get M3 type fuel economy? (My M3's sat around 26 combined).
Whether it is 25 or 33mpg it is still pretty crap for a small car, but they are good fun as others have suggested.

I loved the R53 S and borrowed it often, only real criticism being the gear ratios are a bit too long. Can't comment on the R56 turbo cars sorry, but with a similar recipe to the older model and some refinement I imagine they would at least as good.

[kerryxeg]

Our mini cooper s 07 is doing an average of 32mpg on day to day short runs and 40 on longer trips. It's a bigger variation than I'd expect but guess it's down to the right foot on shorter runs. We've only had it a couple of months but pretty impressed so far.

[skellyjohn]

I sold my 3.6lt 911 last year and picked up a cheap JCW Mini Cooper S and I've hardly noticed the difference in fuel.

The tyres are over £100 a corner and unless u buy something as old as mine (03 plate) then the deprecition is sh*t.

It's fun rather than fast. Coming from the Elise or 911 it doesn't seem all that quick. In 5th and 6th gear you could be driving a van.

I suppose what I'm saying is, buy a Porsche.