Anyone driven the new MiNi yet??
23 July 2001, 07:51 PM
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Saw a trade stand in Lakeside for the new Mini, the build quality seems superb you can see BMW have got something to do with it..
The wife's after a new runaround, quite like the idea of a tarted up mini,
anyone had any good or bad early experiences?
The wife's after a new runaround, quite like the idea of a tarted up mini,
anyone had any good or bad early experiences?
23 July 2001, 09:30 PM
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Not yet - going to soon 
Ordered one for September/October delivery for the wife. She's driven it & is happy but that honestly doesn't say much
Had a good look around & impressed by the general quality & feel of the beast. Also, it appears to be very good VFM & residuals over the next couple of years are expected to remain high.
Will report when I've had a wee drive...
Ordered one for September/October delivery for the wife. She's driven it & is happy but that honestly doesn't say much
Had a good look around & impressed by the general quality & feel of the beast. Also, it appears to be very good VFM & residuals over the next couple of years are expected to remain high.
Will report when I've had a wee drive...
23 July 2001, 11:06 PM
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Driven one from Lind BMW in Kent, Red cooper, did 90 in 3rd, engine seemed tight though but only had 1000 miles on it, quite impressive but not very cheap though, a good spec cooper will cost you 14kish
23 July 2001, 11:35 PM
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i drove one on the launch day at victoria bmw in bromley,stunning build,drove the cooper in chilli spec,looks great,drives well, excellent steering,ride and a very slick gearchange,felt the chrysler engine let it down,seemed a bit gutless in the low rev range,not as much of a laugh to drive as say citroen saxo vtr/vts,but altogether a lovely little motor.evo and car magazine rate it very highly.
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Top car - best fun hatch out there for sub-£15k, cracking VFM, build quality to shame the best and as funky as they come
Ordered a Cooper for my wife - but specc'd to almost £17k
Ordered a Cooper for my wife - but specc'd to almost £17k
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Matt R:
<B>The Cooper S sounds interesting, 160ish Bhp supercharged, early next year apparently priced at about 15k standard probably nearer 20k specced up! [/quote]
Cooper S will be (according to BMW/Mini) less that £14k with 'chilli' pack as standard (sports seats, half leather, big alloys/all aesthetic bits/sports suspension etc etc). We would have waited, but with a release date still only given as 'spring 2002' couldn't wait
<B>The Cooper S sounds interesting, 160ish Bhp supercharged, early next year apparently priced at about 15k standard probably nearer 20k specced up! [/quote]
Cooper S will be (according to BMW/Mini) less that £14k with 'chilli' pack as standard (sports seats, half leather, big alloys/all aesthetic bits/sports suspension etc etc). We would have waited, but with a release date still only given as 'spring 2002' couldn't wait
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