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2009 MINI Cooper Clubman Feb 18, 2009
We picked up our 2009 MINI Cooper Clubman at Orlando MINI this past weekend, after just a four week wait for the special order process. This is going to be an occasional autocrosser and full-time family hauler for the Schroeder family. Our Cooper Clubman wears a paint color called Hot Chocolate, and we added just a few options to the base model: sport seats, sport suspension, multi-function steering wheel and Xenon lights. The grand total was a reasonable $22,850.
We traded in our 2007 MINI Cooper S, a car that served us well for two years. We look forward to slinging this slightly longer MINI around the cones.
This isn't going to be a "real" project car, just one that you'll occasionally see at events.
Family Hauler Mar 30, 2009
Our MINI Cooper Clubman is performing its family daily driving chores quite well. The third door and larger back seat area make hauling a little one around quite easy. Not content to leave it at that, we installed the double-adjustable Konis from our G Stock Cooper S and got a new trailer hitch from Mini Do More to get it ready for some occasional autocross competition. The Clubman is classed in H Stock alongside the regular MINI Cooper, and we think they're well matched. It's not that much of a detriment to have some extra weight in the right rear of the car, and the extra 6-plus inches of wheelbase are hardly noticeable. Our Clubman weighs in at 2543 in autocross trim with no spare tire and a light fuel load. That's about 140 pounds more than a normal Cooper.
We still had some leftover Hoosier A6 tires from our G Stock car, so we packed them on the trailer and got ready for some fun. There was an autocross over in DeLand this past weekend and our drivers performed quite well. Per took top index, while Kim would have been second on index if she hadn't wiped out a cone. The extra wheelbase did have an impact on her runs, as it made the timing on the slaloms a little different.
Results can be seen here.