Hey all,

I'm Corey, I live just north of Philadelphia. I've had my 1998 Volvo S70 T5 for almost 7 years now. 67,000 miles since I've had her, and I love the car to death still. But it's time for something new. I was originally looking for a Kia Forte Koup SX (laugh it up....) lol. But then i started looking into the MINI's. I know I wanted 2 doors and Manual transmission. And I came round to realizing that these cars are in my budget. So I started looking into these cars, and came across a 2006 MINI Cooper S Checkmate Edition. I am putting a deposit on it this weekend and picking it up the next weekend. very excited to start a new project for the next few years. Here's my Volvo:

1998 Volvo S70 T5
5 cylinder high pressure turbo
019 Black
Originally 3960 Oak Tan

Cosmetic

Black V70R Front bumper
ABM Projector Headlamps
2004 C70 Corner Lamps
Black mesh grille
Headlamp eyebrows
HID 6K Lows
HID 6K Hi's
HID 4.3K Fogs
Euro foglight mod
Matte black M3 lip spoiler
Gold underhood accents
Debadged
PSI gauge to 30 PSI
Metallic black center stack console & floor console

17'' Gold Canisto wheels (off of C70 coupe)
JV BBK 302mm bigger brake kit upgrade (Brembo rotors)
Gold brake calipers
Gold OBX Strut bar
Gold spark plug cover
Gold FMIC upgrade
Powdercoated black FMIC piping/couplers

KONI Yellow adjustable suspension upgrade(with included adjuster tool)
Kilen 1.6'' lowering performance spring upgrade
HD Endlinks


MBC Set to 1 Bar
FMIC(as stated above)
K&N Filter
Magnaflow catback
OBX downpipe(will be included with sale)

850 T-5R Interior leather/alcantara seating
Charcoal carpeting
Charcoal outer door card sections
V70R Alcantara steering wheel
Complete Red LED swap
Charcoal dash cover
Aux input (for ipod and aux devices)

SAS delete




I'll miss her. She's been good to me

 

omg, how could I have forgotten... this is the new whip i'm picking up:

 

Your Volvo's interior looks almost exactly like the interior from my '94 850 turbo wagon. I miss that car..

 

The interior came from a 1995 850 T-5R, with the Special Alcantara and leather interior. i customized the interior and it was a show stopper at most shows.

I had a 1995 850 Turbo Wagon too. Miss her too.... I also had a 1990 740 Turbo Intercooler as well as a 2001 Audi A6 2.7T Biturbo. Out of all of them, I am going to miss the S70 the most.

I'm hoping I will bring as much success to the Checkmate as i have to the T5.

 

Oh man... I'm about to mount those flame spoke wheels on an 05 Cooper I recently bought. Thought I would be the only NAMmer with those second generation wheels on a first Gen MINI. Glad to know they look good though.

 

Welcome!

 

didnt realize flame spokes were a second generation wheel! that's cool. the person i'm buying the checkmate from is also including a set of winter wheels and tires. i'm so excited for this car. i cant wait.

 

We have the checkmate package on one of our Coopers. Assuming yours has the same color dash and two-tone seats as ours (MINI called it space blue), it will match up nicely with your exterior paint. Have any interior pics?

 

sure do!
here's a few more pics:




can't wait.

 

Thanks! Yep... nice match with your paint color! Very sharp!

And I just researched it and learned those flame spoke wheels were iriginally developed for first Gen MINIs with the checkmate package and then carried over to be an optional wheel on second generation MINIs.