Mini cooper s what do you think?
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I've never driven either so I'm ideally placed to comment on these two.
The S2000 is a hard-edged two seater convertible.
The Cooper S is a "cute" little hatchback.
S2000 all the way. Not because I like them, but because I can't stand the idea of a Mini being "fashionable" or whatever rubbish made Foxtons buy a million of them.
That is all
The S2000 is a hard-edged two seater convertible.
The Cooper S is a "cute" little hatchback.
S2000 all the way. Not because I like them, but because I can't stand the idea of a Mini being "fashionable" or whatever rubbish made Foxtons buy a million of them.
That is all
I think they are great and do what they are supposed to do very well.
And they are very pokey too, running costs are pretty low, residuals are great,they go anywhere, and you don't have to rev the nuts out of it to get anywhere
I don't have enough good words for the cooper-s.
And they are very pokey too, running costs are pretty low, residuals are great,they go anywhere, and you don't have to rev the nuts out of it to get anywhere
I don't have enough good words for the cooper-s.
Edited by okgo on Thursday 28th August 16:31
dan101smith said:
In fairness there probably isn't all that much between them in straight line speed - why do you think you'll kill yourself in the S2000?
Are you after a soft-top particularly? I'm intrigued as to why your choice is these two cars only.
id prob try and drive it like a front wheel drive and lose the back end or something!Are you after a soft-top particularly? I'm intrigued as to why your choice is these two cars only.
i like both cars, i have a ford and they are borin (no offence) id love a bmw but the insurance company just laugh and the mini is the closest, im 19 and theres not alot i will get insured on thats the problem....the s 2000 is £3000 to insure and thats with mum and dad on it lol.
Edited by girly-girl on Thursday 28th August 17:16
girly-girl said:
dan101smith said:
In fairness there probably isn't all that much between them in straight line speed - why do you think you'll kill yourself in the S2000?
Are you after a soft-top particularly? I'm intrigued as to why your choice is these two cars only.
id prob try and drive it like a front wheel drive and lose the back end or something!Are you after a soft-top particularly? I'm intrigued as to why your choice is these two cars only.
i like both cars, i have a ford and they are borin (no offence) id love a bmw but the insurance company just laugh and the mini is the closest, im 19 and theres not alot i will get insured on thats the problem....the s 2000 is £3000 to insure and thats with mum and dad on it lol.
Edited by girly-girl on Thursday 28th August 17:16
Hell at 19 I would not want to pay the premium on a cooper-s.
But get the cooper-s out of the two.
okgo said:
girly-girl said:
dan101smith said:
In fairness there probably isn't all that much between them in straight line speed - why do you think you'll kill yourself in the S2000?
Are you after a soft-top particularly? I'm intrigued as to why your choice is these two cars only.
id prob try and drive it like a front wheel drive and lose the back end or something!Are you after a soft-top particularly? I'm intrigued as to why your choice is these two cars only.
i like both cars, i have a ford and they are borin (no offence) id love a bmw but the insurance company just laugh and the mini is the closest, im 19 and theres not alot i will get insured on thats the problem....the s 2000 is £3000 to insure and thats with mum and dad on it lol.
Edited by girly-girl on Thursday 28th August 17:16
Hell at 19 I would not want to pay the premium on a cooper-s.
But get the cooper-s out of the two.
Just a thought, but is now the time to be buying either? £3k on insurance is, frankly, ridiculous.
Ignoring the above, what are you after in a new car? Possibly there is something that suits that is neither of those two.
As a thought, if you like the idea of a 2 seater roadster but don't want to the worry of the power of an S2000, how about a Z3 1.9? Cheaper to buy, run and insure...
Ignoring the above, what are you after in a new car? Possibly there is something that suits that is neither of those two.
As a thought, if you like the idea of a 2 seater roadster but don't want to the worry of the power of an S2000, how about a Z3 1.9? Cheaper to buy, run and insure...
dan101smith said:
Just a thought, but is now the time to be buying either? £3k on insurance is, frankly, ridiculous.
Ignoring the above, what are you after in a new car? Possibly there is something that suits that is neither of those two.
As a thought, if you like the idea of a 2 seater roadster but don't want to the worry of the power of an S2000, how about a Z3 1.9? Cheaper to buy, run and insure...
Agree totally, then again I guess your parents are helping out.Ignoring the above, what are you after in a new car? Possibly there is something that suits that is neither of those two.
As a thought, if you like the idea of a 2 seater roadster but don't want to the worry of the power of an S2000, how about a Z3 1.9? Cheaper to buy, run and insure...
okgo said:
dan101smith said:
Just a thought, but is now the time to be buying either? £3k on insurance is, frankly, ridiculous.
Ignoring the above, what are you after in a new car? Possibly there is something that suits that is neither of those two.
As a thought, if you like the idea of a 2 seater roadster but don't want to the worry of the power of an S2000, how about a Z3 1.9? Cheaper to buy, run and insure...
Agree totally, then again I guess your parents are helping out.Ignoring the above, what are you after in a new car? Possibly there is something that suits that is neither of those two.
As a thought, if you like the idea of a 2 seater roadster but don't want to the worry of the power of an S2000, how about a Z3 1.9? Cheaper to buy, run and insure...
My wife had a cooper s for about a year, and she loved it.
Plus points: It was quick (and felt it), handled well and was well screwed together.
Minus points: The suspension is hard as hell and gets wearing if you have a long way to go.
She then wanted a topless car so went and looked at a new cooper s vert = didnt like it at all. With the roof down it looks wrong and with the roof up it feels cramped and visibility is shocking.
So solution, she went and got herself a new MX-5!
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Plus points: It was quick (and felt it), handled well and was well screwed together.
Minus points: The suspension is hard as hell and gets wearing if you have a long way to go.
She then wanted a topless car so went and looked at a new cooper s vert = didnt like it at all. With the roof down it looks wrong and with the roof up it feels cramped and visibility is shocking.
So solution, she went and got herself a new MX-5!
S
personally would go for the cooper s - you will have more fun(more safely), more practical, lose less money when it comes to resale, costs less to run and, imho, they are more fun to drive on the road (as opposed to tracks and even then it would be close).
and they are popular for a reason, shame there are SO many around but they are great cars and many a car mag has said that they punch well above their weight on the twisties and would pretty much stay with anything incl 911!!
s2000 has had its day now as well, starting to look a little "old hat"....
and they are popular for a reason, shame there are SO many around but they are great cars and many a car mag has said that they punch well above their weight on the twisties and would pretty much stay with anything incl 911!!
s2000 has had its day now as well, starting to look a little "old hat"....
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