IG438 My 2024 Mini Cooper Clubman JCW F54 Walk-around and overview

Really love this car so far, check out the options in-depth in this video.

[@divinerascal]

I have 2 door s. Love it. Planning on getting jcw clubman when I have kids. Your car is awesome!!

[@PhonesOnaDailyBasis]

Wow this style is actually reminding me a wagon ! I love it ! A specially when is build it with amazing taste ! And is bmw quality, so it will be: "Perfektion"

[@improvedgarage]

Couldn't agree more!

[@hippopotimusstew]

I’ve never really got a good look at one of these. This clubman you have is pretty sweet. Thanks for the tour

[@improvedgarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@samuelpacheco37]

I have the JCW countryman 2023 with the same color leather seat and I love the way it drives

[@Davidcfillion]

Nice car, love the interior with the green paint. Can't wait to see more

[@improvedgarage]

Thank you, I really love it. There will be videos weekly for the next two months at least.

[@LOLewie]

I just ordered a 2024 Clubman JCW last week. Really sad they no longer offer the brown or the blue chesterfield seats. Now you can only get the white/beige if you want that style leather. I ended with Iconic trim nanuq white, black roof and mirrors, roof rails, and Lounge leather. Now just counting the days for it to be built. That 3.99 financing was tough to beat these days

[@improvedgarage]

you should ask your dealer to ask for you on the brown leather.. When i built mine the website only showed white or blue but i really wanted brown, so my dealer asked and they said there was an error on the site and they could do brown with my green exterior. Even if you have to get the white, the seats are awesome. Agreed on the 3.99, mine took around 3 months.

[@Scotty_in_Ohio]

Have the same model and trim level just in Melting Silver III, Chili Red Multi-tone roof and cross punch leather seats - the wife has a Clubby too in BRG (it's an S not a JCW). The one thing that stands out when talking about these with people is that everyone will say "it's not as fast as X or Y or Z." (Type-R Golf R, etc.) but the think I remind them of is that you can actually GET one of these and not pay over MSRP - in fact, I paid well under MSRP for mine - I ordered mine and took less than 3 months to get built and in my garage. I'm watching these videos out of order and for some reason only saw this one today so I knew the wheel choices and some of the mini-bits you've added already.

[@improvedgarage]

I owned a MK7 golf r, i would take this every day of the week over it. The R had a worse ride and major reliability issues, i owned it for 14 months and it was down for 2 of them. The only thing better than a warranty is not having to use it. I love the BRG, if i could have gotten an S with adaptive cruise i would have done one.

[@chucknorris1920]

I love those seats in brown and that Rebel Green was the other color I debated (went with Enigmatic Black)...I got the indigo blue seats for my F54 JCW. I wish I could share some pics of how I changed the exterior as it has a fair bit done on the outside. One thing that is woefully subpar is the HK system and I really need to explore something like Audison as a replacement.

[@improvedgarage]

in my 2016 with the HK i added a sub and it made the system alot better. Ive done audison and mosconi in my mercedes in the past. I may do something here in the future as well.

[@chucknorris1920]

@@improvedgarage I had a 2017 F54 JCW and the stock HK sounded notably better than in my 2021. I wonder if they cheaped out in the LCI build or was a time when chip shortages existed and corners were cut. It really lacks mid bass for sure,.and of course the low end.

[@improvedgarage]

@@chucknorris1920 not sure, i know there was a time when you couldn't even get the HK system in the new JCWs and they were giving a discount instead. i was forced to get a sunroof, they no longer offer the delete option

[@jaimegutierrez8007]

Tengo 6 de esos coche cómodo y excelente máquina estan guardados tienen 3 capas de polvo

[@ArtGil]

Congratulations on your 2024 F54 JCW. Love the color and the fade on the roof. In the near future, I will be upgrading from a 2020 F54 S to a 2024 F54 JCW. May I ask were did you buy and how long it took to order? Thanks for the help.

[@improvedgarage]

Hey, that’s awesome. I used bob smith mini in calabassas California. My sales person was jacinda Olivias and she was awesome! I ordered April 1 and it was delivered 2 weeks ago. My expected date was august and it was way early. I’m both happy and sad about that!

[@samuelmizrahi5207]

Nice spec! Would love the clubman for the extra room and AWD over my F55 but I will not give up my manual transmission. 🙂

[@improvedgarage]

I think that's a really fair statement! I decided to keep my F56 for the same reason but after driving the F54 im having second thoughts, it's quick. My goal was to have a fun daily and I think I have that here. I have a few ideas for manual cars that may replace my F56 in the future.

[@samuelmizrahi5207]

@@improvedgarage my 911 Turbo S is for quick (too quick) and my F55 is for fun. 😊

[@improvedgarage]

@@samuelmizrahi5207 very nice. I’ve been looking for a cayman gts

[@LOLewie]

Also.... Is it wireless carplay? And did your 2024 come with the kick to open tailgate? I heard they dropped that option because of a chip shortage, but its starting to come back

[@improvedgarage]

Yes to both. i have wireless carplay and also a wireless charger in the center console. I have kick to open in the back as well, you kick once for the single door, and a second time for the other door.

[@brianfranklin1301]

I want to see that mini do a burn out!

[@Steve-ew5sl]

I did went to checkout mini cooper countryman and clubman at the dealership those very nice compared to my 21 Nissan Rogue I would think about trade 21 Nissan Rogue for the mini cooper My 21 Nissan Rogue problem 1.high failure rates for Nissan Rogue due to poor quality of transmission CVT My already started to slipping gears at 30,900 miles already halfway ending that car service lifespan around 100,000 miles

[@improvedgarage]

Yea i had one of the last nissans with a normal auto trans and was really happy with it. Im not crazy about the CVT Transmissions. The Mini Coopers are BMW made and the transmission is the ZF 8 speed which is one of the best transmissions you can find right now. The more i drive this car the more i like it.

[@Scotty_in_Ohio]

@@improvedgarage though the Cooper S' have a 7 speed DCT - honestly I really cant tell (unless I really get on it) between my wife's Clubby S DCT and my JCW 8 speed. For a "normal" transmission the box in the JCW hits pretty hard and shifts are very quick - no complaints...

[@Scotty_in_Ohio]

I think September or October will be the last you can order a Clubman (and when they're gone they're gone - not coming back) I really questioned my dealer about how many 4 dr hardtop vs. clubman they sell - and the sales folk there said that people don't buy the clubman mainly due to the price difference and in most cases when the customer is looking at more room they'll just go with a countryman. Whatever you do DON'T DRIVE one or you'll want one. My wife got her first in 2017 or 2018 (a 2015 Countryman S All4 and ever since that's all she wants to drive (MINIs) - we're up to 4 now with a 5th on the way ;-)

[@improvedgarage]

i drove a countryman and the clubman the wife and i both liked the clubman way better. the Countryman is a BMW x1 suv, it is higher, has body roll and you can tell its a crossover, the Clubman was like my 2 door but longer. Gotta say i love my new 2024 clubman, no regrets at all. Really glad you like your countryman, if we were in a place with snow it would have made more sense for us i think. @@Scotty_in_Ohio