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  1. MCS02

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    #5 MCS02, Mar 24, 2018
    Ok Hear you go. Put in your vin and it will give you all your options.

    http://myminivin.com

    But Dave's way is funner.
     
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    #3 Dave.0, Mar 23, 2018
    Turn off DSC and rev to 4 or 5k and dump the clutch. If you leave two black lines you have an LSD / Posi traction. If you only have one line you don’t . Lol
     
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    #6 Sully, Mar 24, 2018
    That’s a sure fire way to test.. try to do it late at night.. neighbors love that!
     
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    #2 MCS02, Mar 23, 2018
    Thats normal if you don't have some sort of posi trac diff.
     
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    #4 Sully, Mar 23, 2018
    Limited Slip was an option... If you don't know if your car had it, you can look it up with the VIN. My guess is that you don't have it thus one tire.
     
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    #7 Noah l, Mar 24, 2018
    It's one line lol definitely fun but wish I had posi I feel I would get more power
     
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    #8 Noah l, Mar 24, 2018
    I don't understand why they wouldn't make them all ls trans especially in the s models I can't stand only getting power to the one wheel
     
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    #9 rkw, Mar 24, 2018
    Because it costs more to make, and 99.99% of buyers didn't want to pay extra for it. In fact, MINI eventually eliminated the option because so few buyers ordered it (the numbers were extremely low, like 100 per year across the US).

    As you saw, traction control performs a similar function, and it works well enough for the general public. Mechanical limited slip is disappearing across the industry, replaced by electronic systems.
     
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    #10 Noah l, Mar 24, 2018
    That's what I heard or saw in here actually ..its a shame it's 1200 dollars for the one I'm looking at id love to make this my daily and keep up with some faster cars
     
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    #11 Zapski, Mar 24, 2018
    You’ll take on the curves of a twisty road, where off the line speed means nothing.