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2006 Mini S JCW GP for Sale in San Jose

     Stumbled across this 2006 Mini Cooper S JCW GP for sale in San Jose.  I have been looking for something with four seats to compliment the 986 and the Mini seems like a reasonable choice.  By reasonable I mean it is a vehicle that is newer, reliable, and more likely to be driven by my better half than a 944 Turbo.  Those of you who are familiar with Mini nomenclature may have heard of the John Cooper Works package, a tuning and design package that is comprised of factory appearance and go fast bits.  Off the showroom floor the JCW package will set you back an easy $4-5K.  The GP cars are something entirely different, limited to a production of 2000 cars with only 415 coming stateside.  While being hand assembled in Italy the GP cars are stripped of over 100 pounds of excess weight while the engine is massaged to produce 218 horsepower.  That takes the Mini to 60 in a scant 6.5 seconds while delivering fuel efficiency of 32 mpg.  Consider me intrigued…

Mini Cooper S JCW GP for Sale

“I am selling the 2006 Mini Cooper S JCW – GP “Very Limited Edition” (Only 415 for the US and 2000 for the world EVER produced) This car should not be mistaken with the regular JCW cars selling on CL.
This is the fastest / highest performance Mini Cooper ever made “straight from the Factory”. It is Hand Assembled in ITALY… whereas all other Minis are built in the UK!

Huge Plus….Comes with Factory Warranty and Extended Warranty (Purchased through dealer)… and both are transferable for $50

–Original Factory Warranty and Service Packages expire on 12/16/2010 (or) 50,000 miles
–Extended Warranty expires 12/16/13 (or) 70,000 miles!!! Paid $3500 for extended warranty…included with sale of this car!

(Per Mini Cooper S JCW “GP” specs found online)
Inline-4 / 1.6 liter Supercharged Engine
218 hp / 180 ft-lbs of torque
6 Speed Manual Transmission
18″ wheels / Lightweight body
Special Edition ( 1625 / 2000 ) and numbered on side panel of vehicle
Metallic Gray Paint – exclusive to 2000 GP edition MINI’s only!
No accidents – Clean Title.
28,0xx miles

Original 1 Owner car (Private Sale) – Locally purchased and driven in South Bay Area. (Covered Parking – Currently)
Never Raced – All Stock / No Mods / Middle-Age Responsible Non-Smoking Owner with Clean driving record.
Original Factory Warranty still current through 2010!!! Always maintained at Dealer with regular scheduled Services and Oil changes…
Newer Tires
Extras:
–Extended Warranty
–Heated Seats Option
–Perma-Plate Protection
–Lo-Jack Professionally Installed with Upgraded KeyFob Sensor.
–Brand New Bluetooth System comes with vehicle
–Factory Mini Car Cover
–Recently Professionally Detailed – Stored covered in enclosed area

Asking $28,400. “

     A rare car, miles of smiles, and an extended warranty make for a very desireable car.  However, $28.4k for a used Mini regardless of trim level is too much money.  Given the narrow market for this car the buyer is going to have to find just the right person (sucker) to take it off his/her hands for that price.  I have driven a Mini Cooper S and it is an absolute hoot to drive, I cannot imagine how much fun the GP is.  If the owner is flexible on price and they can get someone to take a test drive they may have their buyer. 

~Aaron.

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