GTI

Took my mates for a spin 2 day we had a quick swap for a few hours he took the S4 and took the mini.
Well all I can say is that has got to be the best handling car for under £20k, floor it and it goes I take it nice and slowly into the first lot of corners and then I let it rip, well what can I tell you I'm in love!!!!! I am really reconsidering the GT3, getting a cooper S Works and a more practical car.
Such fun!!!!! Great mix of looks, quality, performance and handling!

what would scooby do

Aye chap, a mate of mine went from a 911 Carrera 4 to a cooper S and he reckons it's much more fun

SlowBoy

iTrader: (1)

I hear the BBR kit is worth considering over the works.

what would scooby do

I've used BBR kit before and it's leading edge and crazy - real hardcore tuning company

Steve Perriam

far too xpensive.

CooperS

A mate of mine has the Hartge kit (£1700 fitted) his is putting out 212 on the RR after the conversion.

Got to find £1700.....

His dealers have said they will still honour his warranty

FASTER MIKE!!

do bbr have a web site?

GTI

BBR kits are way too much even if you do get 270bhp, bo11ocks to that £14k for a power hike!

harj

AMD Boyz are the ones who give the most power for least amount of money!

mn_angrybeats

http://www.bbrgti.demon.co.uk/mini.htm

My Hartge with a few extra mods ie full Milltek exhaust and rolling road remap has 243hp,quite easy to get good power out of the engine, no need to go for the 270hp BBR, for 12k less you can get my state of tune for example...

The Hartge 210hp engine conversion is warranted for 12 months as standard and extended warranty is available for £270 +VAT for years 2 & 3 for piece of mind.

[Edited by mn_angrybeats - 11/23/2003 6:04:08 PM]

Floyd

iTrader: (9)

EVO mag tested all the different tuning companies in one giant test article last month. IIRC the S works was the prefered car to have.

F

NACRO

We all know the works is the best option- well all of us that haven't got some kind of bias that is .
As I keep saying get the real thing-look at this way some people are happy wearing a fake Rolex knowing they've saved themselves some money, other people prefer to have the real deal.
Another consideration is which car will retain it's value better and have the benefit of the TLC pack as well as no reliance on individual dealers telling you that your warranty will be OK. When you take everything into consideration the Works is the smart option as it costs you very little more when you consider the whole package.
Read the press, test drive the Works, then buy it.