 I drove a Mini Cooper S last night, It's like a go cart for big kids |
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 Jan 3 2006, 03:29 PM
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My wife has been looking at Mini Cooper's lately. Unfortunately, the Mini dealer didn't want her VW very badly (50% depreciation in 1.5 years and 25k miles?).
It was wet out and I kept the test drive short, but I really liked it (Cooper S). Actually, I liked it more than I thought I really would. It could use a bit more power, but it wasn't a pig (it's not a Camaro either). The handling was reasonably crisp and it was a bit go cart like. I found myself thinking that I could possibly live with one of those as a daily driver. And, tires and such for autocross will be considerably cheaper than my current ride. I'm really thinking that I should take another look at these. It's small, and really rather fun to drive. She won't be buying one for a while, but....I could probably sell the Z at this point..... :leaving: |
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Jan 3 2006, 05:34 PM
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Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,647 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Pittsburgh, PA Member No.: 14 |
I drove a Cooper S on the track a year or so back. It was a student's car and he urged me to drive it. I found it twitchy in the turns. I could go from understeer to oversteer very quickly with just small changes to the throttle position. It would take me some time to get used to it.
Overall, it was surprisingly quick. Just not my cup of tea. |
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trackbird I drove a Mini Cooper S last night Jan 3 2006, 03:29 PM
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