 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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FRRAX Owner/Admin  Group: Admin Posts: 15,432 Joined: 13-February 04 From: Ohio Member No.: 196  |
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 4 2006, 03:20 AM
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LS1 Inside! / Toolbox / Mechanical Engineer Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,215 Joined: 5-February 04 From: NJ Member No.: 179 |
I had about a 10-15 lap ride in a slightly modded Cooper S at Limerock last year. It was an instructor driving and it had Hoosiers for sneakers. That is the only car I've ever had a ride in (have had other rides at LRP before) that has made my neck tired. That thing seemed like it was pulling so much G force in the uphill that I was trying to counter my head from running out the driver side window so hard my neck hurt!
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trackbird I drove a Mini Cooper S last night Jan 3 2006, 03:29 PM
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