Seriously, talk me out of buy a Cooper Works Mini Cooper

[A_A_G]

Well shit... Looks like they ALL require Premium gas. [linky]. That kind of kills that idea....
60 miles round trip on 87 octane.... not a big deal.... Premium.... Hmmmm....

The difference in what you'll spend is about $5 to fill it up.

[slow99]

Personally, if I'm buying a car, $15 a tank isn't going to make or break my decision anyway. Not that I won't be cheap and run 87/89, but that's really a middling deciding factor.

Shit, isn't like a 30 cent difference per gallon? That thing has what, a 13 gallon tank probably? That's roughly $4 a tank - if that's making or breaking anyone's purchase decision that person needs to look at another car, lmao.

[bcoop]

My ex wife had a Mini S. I'm embarassed to admit how much fun it was to drive.

[Darren M]

Shit, isn't like a 30 cent difference per gallon? That thing has what, a 13 gallon tank probably? That's roughly $4 a tank - if that's making or breaking anyone's purchase decision that person needs to look at another car, lmao.

You guys are missing the bigger picture..... The amount is over time...

[Baron Von Crowder]

You guys are missing the bigger picture..... The amount is over time...

is going to look like peanuts after the warranty expires.

[momo]

i'd rather have an fr-s or br-z at the ~$25k price point (new car).

[BMCSean]

I hate quoting myself.

Well, drag your mullet up there and buy the car, homo.

[slow99]

You guys are missing the bigger picture..... The amount is over time...

Ok, so maybe $200 a year in incremental gasoline expense is making/breaking your decision. Point stands.

[gearhead78]

Every time my used car dept gets one we send it over to Mini for something that seems small and comes back with a 4-5K estimate.

[Ratt]

If you want gas mileage, don't buy a Mazdaspeed 3. They are advertised to get mid to high 20s, but in reality you'll get low 20s unless you buy a Cobb Accessport tuner and tune it for economy.

My wife has a regular Mini Cooper w/ an automatic trans. It's slow as dog shit, but gets 35+ MPG AVERAGE, and turns and stops on a dime. I almost traded my Mazdaspeed 3 in for a brand new Mini Cooper S in the middle of last year because it was so much more enjoyable to drive, and the gas mileage is so much better.

All that said, I wouldn't pay 23k for a 3 year old car, and there's not a huge amount of difference between the S model and the JCW model besides styling and a couple performance parts that you could get on the cheeap. Find a nice used S or get a high mileage lease on a brand new S.

[Darren M]

Ok, so maybe $200 a year in incremental gasoline expense is making/breaking your decision. Point stands.

Good point. Getting into Excel now and running some numbers. V8 vs JCW. Thanks!

[Darren M]

Well, drag your mullet up there and buy the car, homo.

Damn... rage much? When you start putting on the big boy pants c'mon back in here and try to add something that at least SOUNDS like you're older than 12. M'kay?

[Ratt]

My g/f has a Mini Clubman. We drive around in it often and take both of our kids along frequently as well. I'm 6' tall and have even sat in the back seat before and never felt cramped. The regular Mini - maybe. But the Clubman definitely has a little room in it.

So this is the other alternative I've been looking at. The wheelbase is longer than the Mini, so it has more storage room (compared to basically none in the regular cooper), more leg room, and I feel like it feels more planted in the corners. The squareback and vertically split rear cargo doors are something you'd have to get used to, but all around it's a great car.

[Slowhand]

Damn... rage much? When you start putting on the big boy pants c'mon back in here and try to add something that at least SOUNDS like you're older than 12. M'kay?

It's tough for this crowd.

[BttleFedC10]

I would buy a truck that makes 575rwhp, gets 18mpg, and can pull order out of chaos

And cost you out the ass in diesel...


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