Mini Clubman Cooper S

[surveyor]

Evening.

My clever wife got herself a new job, with a decent pay hike and a 4 minute commute. This means that her current E350 diesel MB, is not the best suited car. Therefore I got to go shopping.

Result is a Mini Clubman Cooper S. Loving it, go-kart like, quick (not really quick), enough room for the dog and some funky stuff inside.

Bought from Cinch, which was ridiculously easy and a genuine pleasure.

[Alfa Pete]

I think so many are quick to dismiss them based on the retro styling but my 2018 Cooper SD has been genuinely surprising in terms of its combination of feel good factor, fun dynamics and actually very good level of practicality.

[TheOctaneAddict]

Welcome to the Club Man

I love mine! Such a good all rounder and infinitely more interesting than a Golf etc.

[surveyor]

This thread did not get much like!

Sadly the car has broken my wife, the clutch is not compatible with her back. So it's going.

Selling back to the trade and making a £3k profit. madness!

[stevemcs]

I always found VW clutches broke me, i sold my Golf because of it as well as the seat being uncomfortable.

Did she not fancy the auto version ?

[surveyor]

stevemcs said:

I always found VW clutches broke me, i sold my Golf because of it as well as the seat being uncomfortable.

Did she not fancy the auto version ?

I dare not go there. We've actually gone for a VW, but a Golf GTE auto.

[sutoka]

Dalmatian didn't look impressed with it

Least you made a few quid, some people are making good money selling their cars. Decided to see what the family fleet would be worth in the trade. A 2018 decent spec Polo I've been offered £2800 more than was paid in November 2019.

A 2014 Astra have been offered £5400 so that's about £2k more than my father paid from private seller in May.

Even my 6 year old Alfa I've been offered about £1500 more than I paid for it, even models of possibly the most depreciating car brand of all time are seeing used values heading north.

Edited by sutoka on Sunday 17th October 06:17