Comments on: First Look: New Clubman Rear Spoiler http://www.motoringfile.com/2009/02/25/first-look-new-clubman-rear-spoiler/ MotoringFile | MINI news, reviews and opinion. MINI Cooper, Cooper S, Clubman, Countryman Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MotoringFile » Archive » White Roof Radio #289 http://www.motoringfile.com/2009/02/25/first-look-new-clubman-rear-spoiler/comment-page-1/#comment-254380 MotoringFile » Archive » White Roof Radio #289 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:52:13 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/?p=8515#comment-254380 <p>[...] Then, on to news of the week from Motoringfile, including more making fun of the Clubman Spoiler. [...]</p> [...] Then, on to news of the week from Motoringfile, including more making fun of the Clubman Spoiler. [...]

]]> By: Woofcast #289 | whiteroofradio.com - The MINI Cooper Podcast http://www.motoringfile.com/2009/02/25/first-look-new-clubman-rear-spoiler/comment-page-1/#comment-254379 Woofcast #289 | whiteroofradio.com - The MINI Cooper Podcast Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:49:22 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/?p=8515#comment-254379 <p>[...] Then, on to news of the week from Motoringfile, including more making fun of the Clubman Spoiler. [...]</p> [...] Then, on to news of the week from Motoringfile, including more making fun of the Clubman Spoiler. [...]

]]> By: Daniel http://www.motoringfile.com/2009/02/25/first-look-new-clubman-rear-spoiler/comment-page-1/#comment-254132 Daniel Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:03:43 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/?p=8515#comment-254132 <p>you can check how it looks. I bought a Clubman last December and I ordered with the spoiler:</p> <p>http://juntadacolassa.blogspot.com/2009/01/digam-l-se-n-fotognica.html</p> you can check how it looks. I bought a Clubman last December and I ordered with the spoiler:

http://juntadacolassa.blogspot.com/2009/01/digam-l-se-n-fotognica.html

]]> By: Tim Rooyen http://www.motoringfile.com/2009/02/25/first-look-new-clubman-rear-spoiler/comment-page-1/#comment-253931 Tim Rooyen Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:54:01 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/?p=8515#comment-253931 <p>@<a href="#comment-253744" rel="nofollow">eager2own</a>: the car is front wheel drive</p> @eager2own: the car is front wheel drive

]]> By: Peter http://www.motoringfile.com/2009/02/25/first-look-new-clubman-rear-spoiler/comment-page-1/#comment-253840 Peter Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:53:25 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/?p=8515#comment-253840 <p>there is also a high-speed stability dynamic, but im guessing these parts, while taking that into consideration during the design phase, are more for styling. after all, MINI is all about you-ification. make it yours, make it look cool!</p> there is also a high-speed stability dynamic, but im guessing these parts, while taking that into consideration during the design phase, are more for styling. after all, MINI is all about you-ification. make it yours, make it look cool!

]]> By: eager2own http://www.motoringfile.com/2009/02/25/first-look-new-clubman-rear-spoiler/comment-page-1/#comment-253744 eager2own Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:43:41 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/?p=8515#comment-253744 <p>Gotta have that down force on those rear wheels powering the car forward.</p> Gotta have that down force on those rear wheels powering the car forward.

]]> By: DUDE! http://www.motoringfile.com/2009/02/25/first-look-new-clubman-rear-spoiler/comment-page-1/#comment-253720 DUDE! Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:31:47 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/?p=8515#comment-253720 <p>Yes I do. But if ya drive like an old lady... no...;-)</p> Yes I do. But if ya drive like an old lady… no…;-)

]]> By: hardingsan http://www.motoringfile.com/2009/02/25/first-look-new-clubman-rear-spoiler/comment-page-1/#comment-253708 hardingsan Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:27:04 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/?p=8515#comment-253708 <p>^^ i'd bet on neither.</p> <p>you really think the clubman needs a a spoiler as anything other than a styling point...?</p> ^^ i’d bet on neither.

you really think the clubman needs a a spoiler as anything other than a styling point…?

]]> By: DUDE! http://www.motoringfile.com/2009/02/25/first-look-new-clubman-rear-spoiler/comment-page-1/#comment-253680 DUDE! Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:45:21 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/?p=8515#comment-253680 <p>I also like the original spoiler, this seems typical of what has been offered in the past. My thoughts run more to which one works better?</p> I also like the original spoiler, this seems typical of what has been offered in the past. My thoughts run more to which one works better?

]]> By: Joe Covington http://www.motoringfile.com/2009/02/25/first-look-new-clubman-rear-spoiler/comment-page-1/#comment-253673 Joe Covington Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:45:30 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/?p=8515#comment-253673 <p>I am really glad MINI has decided to make this a dealer accessory and I am also really happy I didn’t option for the factory roof rails and went with the removable ones. I missed checking the box for the spoiler when I ordered my Clubby and over the months have been regretting the decision (or indecision). I was also torn because the original accessory spoiler really didn’t appear to work well in the configurator with a body color-matching roof (black roof and spoiler looks really sharp though). Anyway, just happy to have this option and I hope it isn’t near $400 because I will be first on the list.</p> I am really glad MINI has decided to make this a dealer accessory and I am also really happy I didn’t option for the factory roof rails and went with the removable ones. I missed checking the box for the spoiler when I ordered my Clubby and over the months have been regretting the decision (or indecision). I was also torn because the original accessory spoiler really didn’t appear to work well in the configurator with a body color-matching roof (black roof and spoiler looks really sharp though). Anyway, just happy to have this option and I hope it isn’t near $400 because I will be first on the list.

]]> By: Mark Rosenthal http://www.motoringfile.com/2009/02/25/first-look-new-clubman-rear-spoiler/comment-page-1/#comment-253669 Mark Rosenthal Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:08:44 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/?p=8515#comment-253669 <p>Agreed - I actually like the original accessory spoiler.</p> Agreed – I actually like the original accessory spoiler.

]]> By: Jason http://www.motoringfile.com/2009/02/25/first-look-new-clubman-rear-spoiler/comment-page-1/#comment-253666 Jason Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:02:26 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/?p=8515#comment-253666 <p>I actually quite like the original accessory spoiler a lot. It looks much better in person than in pictures or diagrams.</p> <p>As for the new spoiler. I'm not so sure this is going to be officially supported as a retrofitable accessory. Much like the new '09 Clubman Roof Rails, it has a factory ordering option and does not appear anywhere in the parts catalogue as an accessory or retrofit and there are no current installation instructions available. It also looks like this, like the roof rails, would require drilling holes in the clubman roof. As evidenced by the R50/53 accessory roof rack fiasco, drilling in to sheet metal is not something many owners are fond of considering, nor something MINI really wants happening at the dealer level.</p> <p>Just my 2 cents.</p> I actually quite like the original accessory spoiler a lot. It looks much better in person than in pictures or diagrams.

As for the new spoiler. I’m not so sure this is going to be officially supported as a retrofitable accessory. Much like the new ’09 Clubman Roof Rails, it has a factory ordering option and does not appear anywhere in the parts catalogue as an accessory or retrofit and there are no current installation instructions available. It also looks like this, like the roof rails, would require drilling holes in the clubman roof. As evidenced by the R50/53 accessory roof rack fiasco, drilling in to sheet metal is not something many owners are fond of considering, nor something MINI really wants happening at the dealer level.

Just my 2 cents.

]]> By: JonPD http://www.motoringfile.com/2009/02/25/first-look-new-clubman-rear-spoiler/comment-page-1/#comment-253665 JonPD Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:20:39 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/?p=8515#comment-253665 <p>Much better looking development.</p> <p>Still trying to understand how the current design ever got out of a design department and through all the levels of Mini to reach production.</p> Much better looking development.

Still trying to understand how the current design ever got out of a design department and through all the levels of Mini to reach production.

]]> By: CraigE http://www.motoringfile.com/2009/02/25/first-look-new-clubman-rear-spoiler/comment-page-1/#comment-253655 CraigE Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:13:49 +0000 http://www.motoringfile.com/?p=8515#comment-253655 <p>How is the JCW spoiler for the Clubman "a version of an R56 accessory?" It is completely exclusive to the Clubman. It is completely different than any of the R56 spoilers and can not be installed on an R56. This "new" spoiler is just the one that the factory has been offering since late 2008 MY. The biggest difference (other than the shape) is that this one doesn't just stick on, it bolts on. IMHO it also looks a lot better.</p> How is the JCW spoiler for the Clubman “a version of an R56 accessory?” It is completely exclusive to the Clubman. It is completely different than any of the R56 spoilers and can not be installed on an R56. This “new” spoiler is just the one that the factory has been offering since late 2008 MY. The biggest difference (other than the shape) is that this one doesn’t just stick on, it bolts on. IMHO it also looks a lot better.

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