New addition to the family...Mini Cooper

Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:29 pm

Picked this little beauty a couple of weeks ago. Mini Cooper Chilli Red, Full leather and all the toys. Must say what a car. Like a go-cart!. I'm not one for corners but this thing handles like it's on rails. Great little car and even better on the MPG too.

Seeing as the weather was looking good yesterday I gave the Sport a clean (for a change

) and the Mini too. Got them both together for a photo shoot.

Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:45 pm

Is that going to be your daily?

What sorts of mpg getting?

Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:45 pm

Yes my new daily. 45mpg.

Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:47 pm

Look very nice

Stunning sport

Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:50 pm

Cheers Imys. I do miss driving the Sport TBH, but there you go. I take it out every couple of weeks to stretch her legs

Mon Mar 30, 2009 1:05 pm

hubble wrote:Cheers Imys. I do miss driving the Sport TBH, but there you go. I take it out every couple of weeks to stretch her legs

Lol thats the case with me aswell now. The cab rests in the garage and I use the mini as the daily. (Its the classic one though)

Mon Mar 30, 2009 1:20 pm

madaboutthe30 wrote:
hubble wrote:Cheers Imys. I do miss driving the Sport TBH, but there you go. I take it out every couple of weeks to stretch her legs
Lol thats the case with me aswell now. The cab rests in the garage and I use the mini as the daily. (Its the classic one though)

You certainly know the difference between a 4 pot and a six...

I saw one of the old minis last week at my local garage. How small are these cars

. My Mini was parked next to it and made mine look like a people carrier lol

Mon Mar 30, 2009 1:32 pm

hubble wrote:I saw one of the old minis last week at my local garage. How small are these cars .

Yh they really are small. Its not completely to an advantage though as trying to do engine work on it isnt easy, everything is so tight in and compact in their.

I can relate to you in terms of handling as mine is like a go-kart aswell. Mind you, humps are a complete and utter nightmare!!

Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:24 pm

de-commissioning the sport for shows and nice days now then

mini looks great, wish i could detail like you

Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:26 pm

Nothing really 'mini' about it anymore... nice cars though.

Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:36 pm

Ian_M wrote:Nothing really 'mini' about it anymore... nice cars though.

Why do people say that??? They're very small for a car these days!

Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:07 pm

You get 45mpg from the cooper, my Mum struggles to get 40mpg from her One!

Lovely little cars aren't they know, Not that Ive driven my Mums

Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:21 pm

hubble wrote:Yes my new daily. 45mpg.

E30 Sport to the Mini. Ouch. How you finding it Gino? lol

Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:23 pm

I had a Mini One for a couple of weeks... Absolute hoot! Couldn't give a shit about the lack of power, it was awesome fun! Handling on them is such a giggle, point and squirt! 45mpg also, even with my driving style

Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:29 pm

Just out of interest how much is the tax,a friend from work bought one for his daughter and was advised that the earlier models was expensive to tax compared to the later.He did explain why but can not remember now.

Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:35 pm

BAUR335I wrote:Just out of interest how much is the tax,a friend from work bought one for his daughter and was advised that the earlier models was expensive to tax compared to the later.He did explain why but can not remember now.

I think cars registered after 2001 are issued into categories according to their co2 emissions.

Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:23 pm

Alex wrote:de-commissioning the sport for shows and nice days now then

mini looks great, wish i could detail like you

Cheers Alex. Yeah. Sunny days and shows now. Too nice to be driving it everyday.

As for the detailing, just something I enjoy doing. You get better with age lol

Ollie_bwoii wrote:You get 45mpg from the cooper, my Mum struggles to get 40mpg from her One!

Lovely little cars aren't they know, Not that Ive driven my Mums

The return is superb. There's not much in it between the Cooper and the One Olie. As for the drivability - Unreal

Ritz wrote:
hubble wrote:Yes my new daily. 45mpg.
E30 Sport to the Mini. Ouch. How you finding it Gino? lol

Hi Ritz

It's a big change, but slowly getting used to it. The ride is a little hard as it's riding on 205/45/17 compared to the 15" BBS on the Sport.
I took the Sport out on Sunday for a drive. It was great getting behind the wheel again.
The sound of the straight six -lovely.

Jhonno wrote:I had a Mini One for a couple of weeks... Absolute hoot! Couldn't give a shit about the lack of power, it was awesome fun! Handling on them is such a giggle, point and squirt! 45mpg also, even with my driving style

Jhonno I'm quite surprised at how much poke this Cooper has. Very nippy indeed and enough torque as well. Fun cars with a superb return - what more could I ask for.

BAUR335I wrote:Just out of interest how much is the tax,a friend from work bought one for his daughter and was advised that the earlier models was expensive to tax compared to the later.He did explain why but can not remember now.

£79 - six months
£145 - 12 months

If that helps

Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:36 am

sat1983 wrote:
Ian_M wrote:Nothing really 'mini' about it anymore... nice cars though.
Why do people say that??? They're very small for a car these days!

I'm not comparing them to cars of this era.. but the old mini. Now that's mini.

Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:44 pm

Nice cars mate (the sport is awesome).

I like the new mini's they go well, and are very comfortable in the front, in the rear its a different story poorly designed for rear seat passengers. (Every 3rd week, I get the short straw and have to do a 60 mile round trip in the rear of one!).

I had one when my old car was in for a service throughly enjoyed the drive.

Not to keen on the non cable driven accelerator though.

BMW have done really well with the mini they are easily 'individualised' from the factory with many swapable trim parts.

Gareth

Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:36 pm

Ian_M wrote:Nothing really 'mini' about it anymore... nice cars though.

i agree, to me it dwarfs the sport (but not out shines mr hubble)
i do like them though, and would have one.