Feedback required, boring MPG question. Cooper, D, S...
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Dear all
The better half wants a new car. Just qualified as a solicitor, and i will be honest, deserves it.
She has been terrorising the streets for the past 2 years in my old mapped mk4 Golf GTI T. She has come a custom to 180hp and 220lbft, and unleashes it on a regular basis. She does not however like the 32mpg average. Her trip to work is 10 miles of open motorway, then 10 miles congested dual carriageway and A roads.
So, she has 8k to put into a mini. This will get either a r56 cooper, cooper D, or cooper S @ 5 years old with 50k; for me this is a maximum.
She wants something a little sporty, but also economical. I would love the Cooper S, and I understand the tensioner and coke issues, but it will be a hoot! My sister has a R53 S and its the only thing that's ever come close to my mk1 Golf GTI.
Then we have the Cooper D. I have read excellent things about economy, and I assume a similar chassis to the S? But what about DPF issues for her driving conditions?
So does that leave us with the cooper? Best of both worlds?
So if you can, can you please give me your real world MPG figures for all models.
The better half wants a new car. Just qualified as a solicitor, and i will be honest, deserves it.
She has been terrorising the streets for the past 2 years in my old mapped mk4 Golf GTI T. She has come a custom to 180hp and 220lbft, and unleashes it on a regular basis. She does not however like the 32mpg average. Her trip to work is 10 miles of open motorway, then 10 miles congested dual carriageway and A roads.
So, she has 8k to put into a mini. This will get either a r56 cooper, cooper D, or cooper S @ 5 years old with 50k; for me this is a maximum.
She wants something a little sporty, but also economical. I would love the Cooper S, and I understand the tensioner and coke issues, but it will be a hoot! My sister has a R53 S and its the only thing that's ever come close to my mk1 Golf GTI.
Then we have the Cooper D. I have read excellent things about economy, and I assume a similar chassis to the S? But what about DPF issues for her driving conditions?
So does that leave us with the cooper? Best of both worlds?
So if you can, can you please give me your real world MPG figures for all models.
Well we pick up a lovely dark grey good spec late 10 plate N18 Cooper S next week.
A good family friend was selling, has 2 years left on the Mini service plan and the seller has done intermittent oil changes too. Going for a MOT tomorrow.
It has xenon lights,
pan roof, heated screen, and heated lounge leather interior. The only chip is unfortunately in the screen. But to counteract that, tyres have been replaced with non-run flats. We are both quite chuffed!
A good family friend was selling, has 2 years left on the Mini service plan and the seller has done intermittent oil changes too. Going for a MOT tomorrow.
It has xenon lights,
pan roof, heated screen, and heated lounge leather interior. The only chip is unfortunately in the screen. But to counteract that, tyres have been replaced with non-run flats. We are both quite chuffed!
Edited by paultownsend on Sunday 21st August 18:54
Edited by paultownsend on Sunday 21st August 20:36
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