SOLD!! 2006 Mini Cooper S JCW GP #1013

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41k Miles

Mini built 2,000 first gen Cooper S JCW (John Cooper Works) GP special editions, and this is #1013, one of just 415 delivered to the States.

$9k+ of service receipts since Oct. ’20, with $4,300 just spent at Schneider Autohaus in Santa Barbara to ensure everything is dialed in - the car’s turn key mechanically. No accidents, hood and bumpers have been repainted due to rock chips, but it’s otherwise original paint.

CarFax shows five prior owners, but it’s really more like three: between 2012 and 2022 it was registered to a father, two of his businesses, and ultimately his son in Palo Alto (who I bought it from). The original owner was one of the father’s business partners.

The only modifications are a cool Sony touch-screen unit (with Apple CarPlay and a back-up camera) integrated into the center console, as well as some respected tuner modification (M7 Tuning). While this is unsubstantiated, it supposedly has somewhere around 235hp (with 0-60 in the mid to low 5s), but Minis have always been all about handling, and the first gen GP pulls 0.90 g on the skid pad.

It’s a punchy little bastard on the road – supercharger whining, tires chirping, dual exhaust popping with every downshift deceleration – and it constantly wants to be pushed harder, more than just about any car I’ve driven. It’s probably the worst possible first car for a teenager, and that’s exactly why I bought it – the new Mini first came out while I was in high school, I loved BMW’s genius reinterpretation, and the GP is its zenith. If you want to experience teenage irresponsibility at an amply responsible price-point, this GP is guaranteed to slap a grin on your face as surely as it is to continue appreciating.

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805-969-5457 info@montecitocustoms.com