My Cooper S

[antihero3000]

Hi all,

A few pictures of the new motor which I picked up last weekend after an epic 950 mile Glasgow to Canterbury round trip!
















Gone through 4 tanks of shell's finest already

Opinions/thoughts welcome.

Edited by antihero3000 on Saturday 28th February 13:16

[arryb]

Happy to share my opinions but the pictures are sooooooo small I can't see it.....

[okgo]

Couldn't have done 900 miles in those seats myself, but well done it looks tidy!

Cheers.

[antihero3000]

arryb said:

Happy to share my opinions but the pictures are sooooooo small I can't see it.....

Schoolboy error. Fixed now.

[antihero3000]

okgo said:

Couldn't have done 900 miles in those seats myself, but well done it looks tidy!

Cheers.

Standard sports seats aren't too bad mate. Tempted by the JCW recaros but at 1800 quid i'll be looking elsewhere!

[okgo]

antihero3000 said:

okgo said:

Couldn't have done 900 miles in those seats myself, but well done it looks tidy!

Cheers.

Standard sports seats aren't too bad mate. Tempted by the JCW recaros but at 1800 quid i'll be looking elsewhere!

When you try the r56 seats you will think otherwise!

Still, if you are happy that is all that matters!

[Lost soul]

Well done they are great fun cars , i ran mine for 3 years never had a problem with her and had some epic drives

[antihero3000]

okgo said:

antihero3000 said:

okgo said:

Couldn't have done 900 miles in those seats myself, but well done it looks tidy!

Cheers.

Standard sports seats aren't too bad mate. Tempted by the JCW recaros but at 1800 quid i'll be looking elsewhere!

When you try the r56 seats you will think otherwise!

Still, if you are happy that is all that matters!

Quite a difference? Do you have any shots of the seats in your jcw?

The garage I bought the car from had a red 08 factory works in the other day. Very nice car.

[antihero3000]

Lost soul said:

Well done they are great fun cars , i ran mine for 3 years never had a problem with her and had some epic drives

Good to hear. What did you end up replacing it with?

[okgo]

Mine has a STD leather punch interior, as I didn't want buckets, and thought the lounge was just that, no support at all.



Like these!

[Lost soul]

antihero3000 said:

Lost soul said:

Well done they are great fun cars , i ran mine for 3 years never had a problem with her and had some epic drives

Good to hear. What did you end up replacing it with?

I was forced into a company car, 320d coupe and now a 525 d which i am enjoying but i do miss the whine of the charger and the almost limitless cornering ability

[Maty]

Lovely looking Mini, I miss mine sooo much!! You will never ever tire of that noise from the s/c and the handling is amazing! As for the seats I covered 22,000 miles in mine in just under 12 months, never had any complaints with the seats. The Astra sporthatch I'm driving now is a totally different story, the seats are appauling and my back is not what it used to be!

One thing though, the pic next to the "your Mini adventure starts here" sign, the suspension looks very high, from what i remember mine sat alot lower than that on a standard setup.

If your looking to do any mods I can highly recommend GTT, I had a reduced s/c pulley fitted and a JCW airfilter, made a hell of a difference to the noise and the performance! Had it rolling roaded soon after and it made 193bhp!

PS, best colour as well, get some black stripes for the bonnet and chrome mirror covers, they really set it off.

[antihero3000]

Maty said:

Lovely looking Mini, I miss mine sooo much!! You will never ever tire of that noise from the s/c and the handling is amazing! As for the seats I covered 22,000 miles in mine in just under 12 months, never had any complaints with the seats. The Astra sporthatch I'm driving now is a totally different story, the seats are appauling and my back is not what it used to be!

One thing though, the pic next to the "your Mini adventure starts here" sign, the suspension looks very high, from what i remember mine sat alot lower than that on a standard setup.

If your looking to do any mods I can highly recommend GTT, I had a reduced s/c pulley fitted and a JCW airfilter, made a hell of a difference to the noise and the performance! Had it rolling roaded soon after and it made 193bhp!

PS, best colour as well, get some black stripes for the bonnet and chrome mirror covers, they really set it off.

Cheers. I've got some plans for subtle upgrades in the future but its only just turned 7k miles so i'll enjoy it as standard for a bit.

Think that picture is on a slope hence the 4x4 suspension!

Can you remember roughly what your upgrades cost? I've heard great results from pulley and manifold upgrades.

[antihero3000]

Lost soul said:

antihero3000 said:

Lost soul said:

Well done they are great fun cars , i ran mine for 3 years never had a problem with her and had some epic drives

Good to hear. What did you end up replacing it with?

I was forced into a company car, 320d coupe and now a 525 d which i am enjoying but i do miss the whine of the charger and the almost limitless cornering ability

I know what you mean! The lsd makes a big difference too. Especially useful as my commute to work is 50 miles of mountain b-road

[Lost soul]

antihero3000 said:

Especially useful as my commute to work is 50 miles of mountain b-road

There you go as they say horses for courses , i can not think of a better car for that comute

[M111 PEE]

love it

[DARRANV6]

MY MATES GOT THE JOHN COOPER WORKS AND THAT IS A BEAST THE COOPER S IS GOOD IF U SPEND ABOUT £8000 ON IT FOR BIG SUPERCHARGER FULL S/S PLUS I COULD GO ON I WORK FOR A MINI GARAGE

[okgo]

DARRANV6 said:

MY MATES GOT THE JOHN COOPER WORKS AND THAT IS A BEAST THE COOPER S IS GOOD IF U SPEND ABOUT £8000 ON IT FOR BIG SUPERCHARGER FULL S/S PLUS I COULD GO ON I WORK FOR A MINI GARAGE

Take caps lock off.

[: : Serby : :]

Very nice motor I wish mine had that mileage Enjoy, and let the modding begin!

[antihero3000]

DARRANV6 said:

MY MATES GOT THE JOHN COOPER WORKS AND THAT IS A BEAST THE COOPER S IS GOOD IF U SPEND ABOUT £8000 ON IT FOR BIG SUPERCHARGER FULL S/S PLUS I COULD GO ON I WORK FOR A MINI GARAGE

8 grand? I've heard that a smaller pulley, colder plugs and a new manifold take it up to circa 225hp for £1k at gtt/1320/etc.

What garage do you work for?