Sorely tempted
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Oh Dear! Missus has gone to friends with my daughter and I was at a loss what to do with baby boy and his 4 year old brother and it was raining. Just because it was easy to park there, I ended up at the BMW showroom.
4 year old was very impressed with the shiny new cars with the same emblem as my battered 8 year old 3 series. He loved it there, much better than the park or the big Currys, my wet weather alternative.
Lo and behold we ended up amongst a gaggle of brand new Mini Cooper Ss. They look great and seem to be put together very well, nice leather and interiors and a million different options and colours. Not sure that there would be any room for rear passengers, not such a problem in my case, but the kids legs would be permanently bashing and scuffing the front seats.
The examples in the showroom were all loaded and around the £21/22K mark but after the Boxster and the Land Rover, it seems like small change. Still a lot of dosh for a small car but I will reserve judgement until the test drive. Unfortunately the half hour with the salesman variety as they only have one demo car and they seem to be selling like hot cakes to people who are not bothered about what they are actually like to drive.
Some people have too much money and no sense.
I'll take the drive then string them along until I get at least a day in the car as I should not be buying a another new vehicle at the moment anyway.
4 year old was very disappointed that we didn't buy a car there and then
He is as impatient and impulsive as me
Anyway, I am sorely tempted.
4 year old was very impressed with the shiny new cars with the same emblem as my battered 8 year old 3 series. He loved it there, much better than the park or the big Currys, my wet weather alternative.
Lo and behold we ended up amongst a gaggle of brand new Mini Cooper Ss. They look great and seem to be put together very well, nice leather and interiors and a million different options and colours. Not sure that there would be any room for rear passengers, not such a problem in my case, but the kids legs would be permanently bashing and scuffing the front seats.
The examples in the showroom were all loaded and around the £21/22K mark but after the Boxster and the Land Rover, it seems like small change. Still a lot of dosh for a small car but I will reserve judgement until the test drive. Unfortunately the half hour with the salesman variety as they only have one demo car and they seem to be selling like hot cakes to people who are not bothered about what they are actually like to drive.
Some people have too much money and no sense.
I'll take the drive then string them along until I get at least a day in the car as I should not be buying a another new vehicle at the moment anyway.
4 year old was very disappointed that we didn't buy a car there and then
He is as impatient and impulsive as me
Anyway, I am sorely tempted.
you wont be dissapointed ive had and old generation cooper for over 3 years now total standard no leather or options aprt form 16 alloys and some after market bits (induction kit chasis brace and track brakes) and i love every minuite of it i thought that i would get bored but still nowhere near bored of it yet 
Yeah! the Boxster was a great car but a shocker depreciation wise and it seems that I got out just in time as the prices have dived. The problem being a one year old car almost always goes back to the dealer as people are nervous about handing over that much cash to a stranger. The dealer, of course, shafts you and then sells on for massive profit.
When someone tells you that a car will be worth 60% of its purchase price in 3 years time, they mean dealer's price.
When someone tells you that a car will be worth 60% of its purchase price in 3 years time, they mean dealer's price.
i think the mini is the most overtated car. Missus had a Cooper with Chilli pack and loads of extras. The interior has the worst build quality i have ever seen! it rattled and creaked and groaned. you could push the dash forwards and backwards with your hands, everything felt really low quality. We had a new one fitted under warrantee and it still rattled. Plus the stearing rack went at 22K miles! And utterly guttless in a straight line. Handled well, thats my only plus. Got rid and got a Clio 172 CUP, better car in every way, and its FRENCH!!! aaaaggghhhh. Just dont expect a BMW!
Balloon deflating rapidly.
Thats why I need a decent testdrive as they seem well put together in the showroom but what about after a few thousand miles. My BMW 3 series does not creak or groan even after 8 years and an admittedly below average 65K miles.
Anyone know of a company that rents out the new S or is it too soon?
Thats why I need a decent testdrive as they seem well put together in the showroom but what about after a few thousand miles. My BMW 3 series does not creak or groan even after 8 years and an admittedly below average 65K miles.
Anyone know of a company that rents out the new S or is it too soon?
Edited by croyde on Sunday 31st December 12:53
for the price of a modertae specced new generation S you can pick up a used (from a dealer) 06 plate s works with a fair few options imo i much prefer the old style and wont be swapping mine for a new style poss a GP in a few years but thats a long way off
cool cars for hire have the old style for hire as do a few mini dealers as my local eastern in Edinburgh have a mini hire and i know a few down south do as well
cool cars for hire have the old style for hire as do a few mini dealers as my local eastern in Edinburgh have a mini hire and i know a few down south do as well
The dealers are very reluctant to let you take a car out, when i was looking for mine i also looked at the Audi A3 and Golf both of which was given a full test drive on my own, could have the car a full day if i wanted, loved the Audi but couldn't afford the spec i wanted, thought the golf was good but couldn't live with the looks. Got a secondhand full spec S in the end but still only got a short test drive.
croyde said:
Balloon deflating rapidly.
Thats why I need a decent testdrive as they seem well put together in the showroom but what about after a few thousand miles. My BMW 3 series does not creak or groan even after 8 years and an admittedly below average 65K miles.
Anyone know of a company that rents out the new S or is it too soon?
Thats why I need a decent testdrive as they seem well put together in the showroom but what about after a few thousand miles. My BMW 3 series does not creak or groan even after 8 years and an admittedly below average 65K miles.
Anyone know of a company that rents out the new S or is it too soon?
Edited by croyde on Sunday 31st December 12:53
I hired the old MCS from Guy Salmon, they gave me an upgrade to the S convertable.
Went out the next week and got myself a Cooper S
A weeks test drive was great. Cost me £400 however
pod said:
Like everything there are good and bad points with every car, I have an 04 Mini One D, its done 62500 miles and apart from servicing and one set of tyres it as run fine, averages 61 mpg. Will I get another yes,
I ran a One D for about 8 months and loved it. Granted it is never going to be a world beater off the line but a great drive and stunning economy
pod said:
Like everything there are good and bad points with every car, I have an 04 Mini One D, its done 62500 miles and apart from servicing and one set of tyres it as run fine, averages 61 mpg. Will I get another yes,
61 mpg from a petrol engine, fleck me, our 1.4 Jazz only gets 47 ish
Don't know where you are but the dealer in Reading was more than happy to give test drives. I had three, one on a whim, one when I was serious and one with sports suspension. All in I was in the cars for about 6 hours, they are great!
And as for Clio Vs Cooper. If it wasnt an S then you are not comparing like with like. I owned a Clio Cup and it was poo... See the thread on French section, it fell apart and I didnt thinkit was that good. The S easily feels as quick, seems to better built although time will tell and is certainly better quality.
My new S will be here this month...
And as for Clio Vs Cooper. If it wasnt an S then you are not comparing like with like. I owned a Clio Cup and it was poo... See the thread on French section, it fell apart and I didnt thinkit was that good. The S easily feels as quick, seems to better built although time will tell and is certainly better quality.
My new S will be here this month...
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