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#451
Add me to the list
I'll admit when we got my 07MCSa it was a concession so that my late husband could drive it with his leg problems. I live rural so no stop and go traffic and it somehow seemed like cheating to not be pumping the clutch. But we soon learned to love the options available with the paddles and bump shifting.
My concern now is how the auto holds out in the long run. By 63k, my poor little car has had everything replaced from fenders and hoods (deer hit) to the main computer and entire engine . The trany is one of the last major parts and I wonder what things to be looking for before my 100k extended warranty runs out...
My concern now is how the auto holds out in the long run. By 63k, my poor little car has had everything replaced from fenders and hoods (deer hit) to the main computer and entire engine . The trany is one of the last major parts and I wonder what things to be looking for before my 100k extended warranty runs out...
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#457
Updated 10/25/10, 9:30pm:
MINI AuTOs (MINI Automatic Transmission Owners) club roster:
1. TimL -- '05 MCS
2. Curious George -- '05 MCS
3. 10Zero -- '10 MCS
4. RJKimbell -- '08 MC
5. AggieMini11 -- '04 MC
6. Tall Mini -- '08 MC Clubman
7. 4130 -- '05 MCS
8. Ferroequine -- '06 MCS
9. BensMini -- '09 MC
10. morphix -- '06 MCS
11. VioletDC -- '06 MCS
12. MINIxB -- '09 MCS
13. MINI28741 -- '06 MCS Cabrio
14. lacynpiper -- '09 MC
15. SteelersFan -- '09 MCS
16. OXYBLUECOOP -- '07 MC
17. pilotart -- '08 MC
18. Prost -- '08 MCS Clubman
19. checkers -- '05 MCS
20. ej -- '05 MCS
21. mochi -- '09 MCS
22. sequence -- '09 MCS JCW
23. smurfette26 -- '05 MC Cabrio
24. gaffer -- '05 MC and '09 MC Clubman
25. Themajickman -- '07 MCS Cabrio
26. ran-o-matic -- '08 MC Clubman
27. calicoop -- '08 MCS
28. saturn -- '07 MCS
29. CalgaryX3 -- '03 MC
30. MinnieMama -- '08 MCS
31. onetigerlsu -- '09 MC
32. darmog -- '07 MCS JCW
33. Herleman -- '05 MC and '09 MC
34. tekron -- '06 MCS
35. old rebel -- '05 MC
36. zemina -- '10 MCS
37. Cactusflier -- '06 MCS
38. hexmonkey -- '09 MCS
39. ke4sfq -- '07 MCS
40. Kodan -- '10 MCS
41. XXLil MickXX -- '06 MCS
42. Tio Barry -- '10 MC
43. SteveB625 -- '04 MC
44. kopov -- '07 MCS
45. moe-jiller -- '09 MCS Clubman
46. BlimeyCabrio -- '06 MCS Cabrio
47. atcql -- '08 MC Clubman
48. gonzoe11 -- '09 MC
49. MINIchaser -- '08 MCS
50. riversong -- '05 MCS
51. ian3 -- '10 MCS
52. jnoll -- '09 MC Clubman
53. Warnen -- '08 MCS Clubman
54. Suzanne's Chili Red S -- '06 MCS
55. flint-hills-mini -- '07 MC
56. chiorozco -- '10 MC
57. wineguy -- '08 MCS JCW
58. slotibartfast -- '07 MCS
59. Hawkeye -- '09 MCS Clubman
60. danmay -- '01 MC
61. garbageburrito -- '10 MC Mayfair
62. futuremini -- '08 MCS JCW
63. MattSaint -- '10 MCS
64. clutchless -- '08 MCS
65. Davidoyo -- '09 MCS
66. George Hinkel -- '06 MCS Cabrio
67. edub -- '10 MC Cabrio
68. vader -- '10 MCS Cabrio
69. ddfs12 -- '10 MC Clubman
70. mattolson -- '07 MCS
71. interchange1 -- '09 MCS Cabrio JCW
72. old81 -- '07 MCS
73. TheCheatOSX -- '07 MCS
74. vereinmann -- '10 MCS Clubman
75. Hannibal King -- '10 MC Clubman
76. srmitch2 -- '06 MC Cabrio
77. mellanor -- '09 MCS Clubman
78. isthar -- '09 MCS Clubman
79. blackruk -- '06 MC
80. wzabrouski -- '06 MCS
81. welshmenwillnotyield -- '03 MC and '06 MCS
82. ceoengr -- '10 MCS
83. LittleBlueBEAST -- '09 MCS
84. TChezem -- '09 MCS Clubman
85. sunny cal -- '06 MCS Cabrio
86. newmini06 -- '06 MCS Cabrio
87. Scanner -- '05 MCS
88. cambunbosti -- '10 MC
89. beelzebufo -- '10 MCS JCW
90. jsargevt -- '08 MCS
91. FamedChasers -- '06 MC
92. Curbiecooper -- '02 MC
93. ManassasMini -- '09 MCS Cabrio
94. Jared1010 -- '07 MC
95. Esham -- '07 MCS
96. NicoF -- '06 MCS
97. Frank123 -- '10 MCS Cabrio
98. kb30 -- '05 MCS
99. Senior -- '05 MC
100. ladyeeyore -- '10 MC Clubman
101. Chris Chappell -- '07 MCS
102. agondokusumo -- '05 MCS
103. Jaque_Mate -- '10 MCS Clubman
104. TheLex -- '10 MCS JCW
105. minimae -- '08 MCS Cabrio Sidewalk
106. exposition -- '06 MC
107. slapshot8999 -- '06 MCS
108. MaverickGun -- '10 MCS
109. cpe2008 -- '06 MCS
110. IamLili -- '10 MCS Camden
111. amberback -- '10 MC
112. gepperso -- '09 MCS Clubman
113. Mello_Yellow -- '04 MC
114. ckakats -- '08 MCS JCW
115. Spectral G -- '07 MCS
116. i3lacknek0 -- '10 MC
117. sekhmet101 -- '10 MCS
118. Springo -- '07 MCS
119. bluemeanie357 - '09 MCS
120. 20DYNAMITE07 -- '03 MC
121. madmike007 -- '06 MCS JCW
122. gasser -- '06 MC truck
123. daviddinh -- '06 MC
124. WillM -- '07 MCS
125. OctaneGuy -- '10 MCS Clubman
126. michele r53 -- '06 MCS
127. alcaponeshooter -- '06 MCS
128. djdraddy -- '10 MCS Clubman
129. motodad307 -- '10 MCS Clubman
130. MiniFTW -- '10 MCS Clubman
131. hoonpv -- '06 MCS
132. Penguin1257 -- '06 MCS
133. kalokster -- '07 MCS
134. Just4Kix -- '06 MCS
135. mgenette -- '09 MCS
136. MiniCracker -- '04 MC
137. mini-mon -- '09 MCS Clubman
138. yetti96 -- '09 MCS
139. dennisinmd -- '08 MC Cabrio
140. DneprDave -- '10 MCS Clubman
141. MINI-Lennon -- '02 MC
142. 512dart -- '06 MC truck
143. kalijay -- '06 MCS Cabrio
144. BillG -- '10 MCS
145. wayfare -- '04 MC
146. RllyDrvrIX -- '10 MCS Laurel Sport Edition
147. HR Cole -- '05 MC
148. Reebus -- '10 MCS Clubman
149. kami-sn -- '11 MCS Clubman
150. inimini2007 -- '07 MCS --> '11 Countryman S
151. FrameDragger -- '07 MC
152. SkyJumper -- '07 MCS
153. Soggy-1 -- '09 MC and '11 MCS
154. Carole -- '10 MC
155. minicounter -- '07 MCS
156. MisterClean -- '09 MC
157. MiniKar -- '06 MCS
MINI AuTOs by model:
R50_____ 22
R52_____ 3
R52S____ 8
R53_____ 27
R55_____ 9
R55S____ 18
R56_____ 19
R56S____ 50
R57_____ 1
R57S____ 4
MINI AuTOs (MINI Automatic Transmission Owners) club roster:
1. TimL -- '05 MCS
2. Curious George -- '05 MCS
3. 10Zero -- '10 MCS
4. RJKimbell -- '08 MC
5. AggieMini11 -- '04 MC
6. Tall Mini -- '08 MC Clubman
7. 4130 -- '05 MCS
8. Ferroequine -- '06 MCS
9. BensMini -- '09 MC
10. morphix -- '06 MCS
11. VioletDC -- '06 MCS
12. MINIxB -- '09 MCS
13. MINI28741 -- '06 MCS Cabrio
14. lacynpiper -- '09 MC
15. SteelersFan -- '09 MCS
16. OXYBLUECOOP -- '07 MC
17. pilotart -- '08 MC
18. Prost -- '08 MCS Clubman
19. checkers -- '05 MCS
20. ej -- '05 MCS
21. mochi -- '09 MCS
22. sequence -- '09 MCS JCW
23. smurfette26 -- '05 MC Cabrio
24. gaffer -- '05 MC and '09 MC Clubman
25. Themajickman -- '07 MCS Cabrio
26. ran-o-matic -- '08 MC Clubman
27. calicoop -- '08 MCS
28. saturn -- '07 MCS
29. CalgaryX3 -- '03 MC
30. MinnieMama -- '08 MCS
31. onetigerlsu -- '09 MC
32. darmog -- '07 MCS JCW
33. Herleman -- '05 MC and '09 MC
34. tekron -- '06 MCS
35. old rebel -- '05 MC
36. zemina -- '10 MCS
37. Cactusflier -- '06 MCS
38. hexmonkey -- '09 MCS
39. ke4sfq -- '07 MCS
40. Kodan -- '10 MCS
41. XXLil MickXX -- '06 MCS
42. Tio Barry -- '10 MC
43. SteveB625 -- '04 MC
44. kopov -- '07 MCS
45. moe-jiller -- '09 MCS Clubman
46. BlimeyCabrio -- '06 MCS Cabrio
47. atcql -- '08 MC Clubman
48. gonzoe11 -- '09 MC
49. MINIchaser -- '08 MCS
50. riversong -- '05 MCS
51. ian3 -- '10 MCS
52. jnoll -- '09 MC Clubman
53. Warnen -- '08 MCS Clubman
54. Suzanne's Chili Red S -- '06 MCS
55. flint-hills-mini -- '07 MC
56. chiorozco -- '10 MC
57. wineguy -- '08 MCS JCW
58. slotibartfast -- '07 MCS
59. Hawkeye -- '09 MCS Clubman
60. danmay -- '01 MC
61. garbageburrito -- '10 MC Mayfair
62. futuremini -- '08 MCS JCW
63. MattSaint -- '10 MCS
64. clutchless -- '08 MCS
65. Davidoyo -- '09 MCS
66. George Hinkel -- '06 MCS Cabrio
67. edub -- '10 MC Cabrio
68. vader -- '10 MCS Cabrio
69. ddfs12 -- '10 MC Clubman
70. mattolson -- '07 MCS
71. interchange1 -- '09 MCS Cabrio JCW
72. old81 -- '07 MCS
73. TheCheatOSX -- '07 MCS
74. vereinmann -- '10 MCS Clubman
75. Hannibal King -- '10 MC Clubman
76. srmitch2 -- '06 MC Cabrio
77. mellanor -- '09 MCS Clubman
78. isthar -- '09 MCS Clubman
79. blackruk -- '06 MC
80. wzabrouski -- '06 MCS
81. welshmenwillnotyield -- '03 MC and '06 MCS
82. ceoengr -- '10 MCS
83. LittleBlueBEAST -- '09 MCS
84. TChezem -- '09 MCS Clubman
85. sunny cal -- '06 MCS Cabrio
86. newmini06 -- '06 MCS Cabrio
87. Scanner -- '05 MCS
88. cambunbosti -- '10 MC
89. beelzebufo -- '10 MCS JCW
90. jsargevt -- '08 MCS
91. FamedChasers -- '06 MC
92. Curbiecooper -- '02 MC
93. ManassasMini -- '09 MCS Cabrio
94. Jared1010 -- '07 MC
95. Esham -- '07 MCS
96. NicoF -- '06 MCS
97. Frank123 -- '10 MCS Cabrio
98. kb30 -- '05 MCS
99. Senior -- '05 MC
100. ladyeeyore -- '10 MC Clubman
101. Chris Chappell -- '07 MCS
102. agondokusumo -- '05 MCS
103. Jaque_Mate -- '10 MCS Clubman
104. TheLex -- '10 MCS JCW
105. minimae -- '08 MCS Cabrio Sidewalk
106. exposition -- '06 MC
107. slapshot8999 -- '06 MCS
108. MaverickGun -- '10 MCS
109. cpe2008 -- '06 MCS
110. IamLili -- '10 MCS Camden
111. amberback -- '10 MC
112. gepperso -- '09 MCS Clubman
113. Mello_Yellow -- '04 MC
114. ckakats -- '08 MCS JCW
115. Spectral G -- '07 MCS
116. i3lacknek0 -- '10 MC
117. sekhmet101 -- '10 MCS
118. Springo -- '07 MCS
119. bluemeanie357 - '09 MCS
120. 20DYNAMITE07 -- '03 MC
121. madmike007 -- '06 MCS JCW
122. gasser -- '06 MC truck
123. daviddinh -- '06 MC
124. WillM -- '07 MCS
125. OctaneGuy -- '10 MCS Clubman
126. michele r53 -- '06 MCS
127. alcaponeshooter -- '06 MCS
128. djdraddy -- '10 MCS Clubman
129. motodad307 -- '10 MCS Clubman
130. MiniFTW -- '10 MCS Clubman
131. hoonpv -- '06 MCS
132. Penguin1257 -- '06 MCS
133. kalokster -- '07 MCS
134. Just4Kix -- '06 MCS
135. mgenette -- '09 MCS
136. MiniCracker -- '04 MC
137. mini-mon -- '09 MCS Clubman
138. yetti96 -- '09 MCS
139. dennisinmd -- '08 MC Cabrio
140. DneprDave -- '10 MCS Clubman
141. MINI-Lennon -- '02 MC
142. 512dart -- '06 MC truck
143. kalijay -- '06 MCS Cabrio
144. BillG -- '10 MCS
145. wayfare -- '04 MC
146. RllyDrvrIX -- '10 MCS Laurel Sport Edition
147. HR Cole -- '05 MC
148. Reebus -- '10 MCS Clubman
149. kami-sn -- '11 MCS Clubman
150. inimini2007 -- '07 MCS --> '11 Countryman S
151. FrameDragger -- '07 MC
152. SkyJumper -- '07 MCS
153. Soggy-1 -- '09 MC and '11 MCS
154. Carole -- '10 MC
155. minicounter -- '07 MCS
156. MisterClean -- '09 MC
157. MiniKar -- '06 MCS
MINI AuTOs by model:
R50_____ 22
R52_____ 3
R52S____ 8
R53_____ 27
R55_____ 9
R55S____ 18
R56_____ 19
R56S____ 50
R57_____ 1
R57S____ 4
#458
Hello everyone!!!
As I have already posted here, I am an R56 automatic with JCW tuning kit owner.
From the day my beloved MINI was delivered, I was frustrated about how the paddle shifters worked. I didn't like at all this Push/Pull function.
So today i changed it. I went at the dealership and asked them to reverse the left paddle's cables so that when I pull it downshifts and when i press it upshifts.
As a result my paddles work now like a dream... I can downshift by pulling the left paddle and i can upshift by pulling the right paddle.
I am so excited and I just wanted to share the joy.. If anyone is interested it is great now and the cost was about $30
As I have already posted here, I am an R56 automatic with JCW tuning kit owner.
From the day my beloved MINI was delivered, I was frustrated about how the paddle shifters worked. I didn't like at all this Push/Pull function.
So today i changed it. I went at the dealership and asked them to reverse the left paddle's cables so that when I pull it downshifts and when i press it upshifts.
As a result my paddles work now like a dream... I can downshift by pulling the left paddle and i can upshift by pulling the right paddle.
I am so excited and I just wanted to share the joy.. If anyone is interested it is great now and the cost was about $30
#459
Paddles & Tuning Kit
Hello everyone!!!
As I have already posted here, I am an R56 automatic with JCW tuning kit owner.
From the day my beloved MINI was delivered, I was frustrated about how the paddle shifters worked. I didn't like at all this Push/Pull function.
So today i changed it. I went at the dealership and asked them to reverse the left paddle's cables so that when I pull it downshifts and when i press it upshifts.
As a result my paddles work now like a dream... I can downshift by pulling the left paddle and i can upshift by pulling the right paddle.
I am so excited and I just wanted to share the joy.. If anyone is interested it is great now and the cost was about $30
As I have already posted here, I am an R56 automatic with JCW tuning kit owner.
From the day my beloved MINI was delivered, I was frustrated about how the paddle shifters worked. I didn't like at all this Push/Pull function.
So today i changed it. I went at the dealership and asked them to reverse the left paddle's cables so that when I pull it downshifts and when i press it upshifts.
As a result my paddles work now like a dream... I can downshift by pulling the left paddle and i can upshift by pulling the right paddle.
I am so excited and I just wanted to share the joy.. If anyone is interested it is great now and the cost was about $30
Did your JCW Tuning Kit's sound, ie the mufflers, mellow with age so it did not sound so tinny?
S.
#462
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Your Worst Nightmare :)
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I'll admit when we got my 07MCSa it was a concession so that my late husband could drive it with his leg problems. I live rural so no stop and go traffic and it somehow seemed like cheating to not be pumping the clutch. But we soon learned to love the options available with the paddles and bump shifting.
My concern now is how the auto holds out in the long run. By 63k, my poor little car has had everything replaced from fenders and hoods (deer hit) to the main computer and entire engine . The trany is one of the last major parts and I wonder what things to be looking for before my 100k extended warranty runs out...
My concern now is how the auto holds out in the long run. By 63k, my poor little car has had everything replaced from fenders and hoods (deer hit) to the main computer and entire engine . The trany is one of the last major parts and I wonder what things to be looking for before my 100k extended warranty runs out...
#463
drone
I have heard the same for the Milltek exhaust system. I have considered the Alta catback because of this instead of the JCW system. Has anyone heard or not heard a drone with Alta?
I still love the Automatic since I too have knee problems; shrapnel went through one knee and in spite of what doctors say it has never been the same!
S.
I still love the Automatic since I too have knee problems; shrapnel went through one knee and in spite of what doctors say it has never been the same!
S.
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#468
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Also, just for grins I took out a CPO Vee-Dub R32 with the DSG on a test drive, and let me put it this way: the T/C Aisin and its Steptronic interface is a MUCH smoother and quicker shifting system, esp. in Sport, and a lot less clunky than the DSG. Not impressed at all. then maybe its AWD and all that extra weight; the R32 is pretty porky....
Last edited by sequence; 11-17-2010 at 09:50 AM.
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#471
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Youngsville, NC, USA
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07 justacooper 65k miles troublefree.
When I get time I am going to change 1/2 the fluid as suggested
on another thread.
We originally got the auto so my wife could also drive it.
But I can say I've never been happier. I wouldn't buy new
without it. I'm not sure if I would buy another MINI without
the paddles though. There's enough stuff that adds toward
being a deal breaker as it is. Like using the horn and the airbag
light goes off.
When I get time I am going to change 1/2 the fluid as suggested
on another thread.
We originally got the auto so my wife could also drive it.
But I can say I've never been happier. I wouldn't buy new
without it. I'm not sure if I would buy another MINI without
the paddles though. There's enough stuff that adds toward
being a deal breaker as it is. Like using the horn and the airbag
light goes off.
#472
Haven't noticed anything to tell the truth but i am driving it everyday so if this changes slowly as time goes I wouldn't be able to notice. Don't remember anything different in the sound when new (it's been 3 years...)
#473
Hello everyone!!!
As I have already posted here, I am an R56 automatic with JCW tuning kit owner.
From the day my beloved MINI was delivered, I was frustrated about how the paddle shifters worked. I didn't like at all this Push/Pull function.
So today i changed it. I went at the dealership and asked them to reverse the left paddle's cables so that when I pull it downshifts and when i press it upshifts.
As a result my paddles work now like a dream... I can downshift by pulling the left paddle and i can upshift by pulling the right paddle.
I am so excited and I just wanted to share the joy.. If anyone is interested it is great now and the cost was about $30
As I have already posted here, I am an R56 automatic with JCW tuning kit owner.
From the day my beloved MINI was delivered, I was frustrated about how the paddle shifters worked. I didn't like at all this Push/Pull function.
So today i changed it. I went at the dealership and asked them to reverse the left paddle's cables so that when I pull it downshifts and when i press it upshifts.
As a result my paddles work now like a dream... I can downshift by pulling the left paddle and i can upshift by pulling the right paddle.
I am so excited and I just wanted to share the joy.. If anyone is interested it is great now and the cost was about $30
Ok...e-mailed my Dealer we'll see if it can be done on Friday, I'll keep you posted!!
#474
I have heard the same for the Milltek exhaust system. I have considered the Alta catback because of this instead of the JCW system. Has anyone heard or not heard a drone with Alta?
I still love the Automatic since I too have knee problems; shrapnel went through one knee and in spite of what doctors say it has never been the same!
S.
I still love the Automatic since I too have knee problems; shrapnel went through one knee and in spite of what doctors say it has never been the same!
S.
#475