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In Reply to: RE: Opinions on MIni Cooper? posted by genungo on August 22, 2016 at 14:12:39
...but would not buy another, unless I could find a very low mileage '06.
2006 was the last year of the supercharged "S" ...after that they changed to turbo. 2006 was also the last year of the lower belt line and a bunch of other body changes that made the car more bulbous looking. Back then it was a two-car line ...the "Justacooper" and the "S". Now they make all sorts of goofy looking things.
North American Motoring (link below) is the AA of the MINI world. Poke around there a bit and see what folks are saying about the various newer models.
My car has 110K miles on it, which is about 300K in Honda miles. MINIs are not known for long term reliability. Nevertheless, I plan on keeping mine forever, by taking it off the road soon and buying something else as my daily driver.
I've never owned a car that was nearly as much fun to drive ...it handles really, really well. I've surprised the crap out of guys in some pretty exotic cars by hanging with them on back roads while they did their best to leave me behind. The ride is pretty stiff, which I happen to like.
Best of luck in your hunt.
Dean.
reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
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Price wise, I find it hard to beat a Mazda 3 for value, though.
Is it fun to drive around town, on the freeway, or just on twisty roads? It seems like one would need three cars to do all three well.
...neat car.
As for the Cooper, for me, its as at home around town (nimble, easy to park and hauls more than one would imagine) as on the freeway (comfy and plenty of torque for fast passing) and of course its a blast on twisty roads.
Dean.
reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
Hmm, supercharged instead of turbo and the lower belt line. I had no idea. I would imagine the supercharged S is quicker off the line w/o turbo lag. I'm guessing they went with a higher belt line to meet stricter safety standards?
In any case, I love the way yours looks. A cool looking car w/o being over the top in color, stripes, and other flashy 'look at me' add-ons. I've seen some that remind me of cartoon cars! Not yours though.
Here's a side-by side of the R53 (left) body verses the newer R56 ...
The nose was made taller to comply with UK requirements for accidents involving pedestrians. The higher belt line went all the way around the car. The black trim got wider, the grille changed dramatically, the side markers got goofy looking, the curves around the headlamps were lost, the wraparound glass in the rear changed to standard C-pillars ...for many MINI enthusiasts it was the end of an era.
I agree that many MINIs look cartoonish. They come in some really awful colors.
Mine is all one color (dark silver) which is rare to see on a MINI as they usually have a white or black roof, or sometimes the Union Jack.
I love the way mine looks too, Abe. Thanks.
Just don't call it cute ...its cool.
;-)
Here's another shot. I wish I had taken the plate off first.
Dean.
reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
Edits: 08/23/16
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