new mini cooper S

Post Thu Jan 27, 2011 10:02 pm

Hi have a chance to get a mini cooper s fully loaded with all packs, leather, uprated stereo as a company car, anyone got one or driven one are they any good...

Post Thu Jan 27, 2011 11:13 pm

The go wrong, ALOT!

They drive ok for a FWD car though. Quite quick as well.

Post Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:08 am

Drove one a few times (the guy who built that house Barry) and I felt they were too stiff and over wheeled? i.e. the prifile on the tyres was just so unforgiving. Yes they handle really well but it tramlined all over the shop and unless the road was like a babys arse, the ride got very tiresome. And with the roads around smallfield like they are, added to the speed humps, it very tiresome very quickly indeed.

Post Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:34 pm

They are a birds/ gaylord chariot end of. The fact that you can't fit a set of wheels and an interior in the back is the final nail in the coffin

Surely that budget will get you something decent and useful ?

Post Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:07 pm

Alot of mini's I see have this weird whining noise when manoeuvring the car park.

Post Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:13 pm

That is the electric PAS noise

Jason

Post Fri Jan 28, 2011 4:56 pm

pacerpete wrote:They are a birds/ gaylord chariot end of. The fact that you can't fit a set of wheels and an interior in the back is the final nail in the coffin

Surely that budget will get you something decent and useful ?

LOL

Post Fri Jan 28, 2011 5:20 pm

pacerpete wrote:They are a birds/ gaylord chariot end of.

So's a pink Fagaro pete.

But what Gayer? Cooper S or pink Fagaro?

ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT!

Post Sun Jan 30, 2011 5:23 pm

The original Chrysler engined Mini (the R50) was much, much better than the fatarsed R56. The have some dreadful Peugeot engine which sounds like a 90'000 mile A Series with tjhe timing chain hanging out.
For 6 grand, a nice R50 Cooper S is a deal. The go well, handle very well and are reasonably reliable. But the 25 grand a new one costs?...................hmmm, no.............

Post Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:37 am

i thought it was pretty impressive when i had a go of a mates cooper S, only drove it for an hour or so. i don't think i would buy one though far to small and not the comfyest

Post Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:38 pm

They are pretty torquey and feel rapid for what they are. They don't half pull you all over the road though.

Post Mon Feb 07, 2011 5:00 pm

Gayer than Dale Winton swimming in Michael Barrymore’s pool that’s been filled with jizz

Post Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:26 pm

I'd say you will be paying a fair bt in company car tax on something like that .
Get yourself a nice 3 series touring m sport diesel