Will I ..... won't I ????? Advice needed.

[Ireland]

I'm thinking of picking up a second-hand Cooper S as basically a run-about and track-day toy for myself.

I am thinking of maybe a decent '05 or so.

Cars aren't selling very well second-hand here right now so I reckon I'd pick one up fairly right.

I have an Octavia VRS that I use as a daily driver and a Cerbera "for fun" so an older one would do the job fine.

The two things I really need to know are

- is a Cooper S good as a track-day car (particulatly on a twisty track like Mondello) and

- what should I watch out for (aside from the obvious accident damage / finance / etc) with this model?


Thanks in advance.

[Ireland]

Is it worth considiring the JCW over the standard S?