My wife had an 04 Cooper S and sold it last year to buy an 08 Clubman S. Obviously she / we like them since we're on our second. If you have any specific questions let me know.

 

I visited my parents for 3 days and drove their 08 Cooper S. I had the damn car the whole weekend. I LOVE driving that thing. I was shocked at how quick it was and how planted it felt. The torque steer could be avoided once you get the hang of it.

 

So now these cars are a british design, assembled by germans, with a french engine? Haha

 

They arent assembled by Germans.

 

German design, assembled by the Brits with a french/german engine is more accurate.

 

if you get one get a new one
with a warranty

picked up an 03 MCS 4 months ago

Problems:
Brake booster went
Wheel speed sensor went
Clutch/Flywheel went (1700 bucks YAY)
Driver door lock went
Cold start/stall issue


fun car nonetheless

i'm actually trying to find a 96-00 EK9 or 89-92 240SX beater to keep the miles off the Mini lol

 

my friend said the mini cooper is the only car that has been banned at PCA events down here- (because the first thing that happened when one went head of heels, was the doors popped open or something, I duno)


aside from that, good choice I think, the one I've driven were like go karts.

 

I have no idea what you said. Can you write that another way? Thanks.

 

I've seen pics of that Mini on the wrecker @ TWS. It rolled (not sure which way), and both side doors can unlocked and peeled back against the fenders. I forget whether or not they fell off completely.

Anyway, Minis are banned from PCA events @ TWS based on that incident. (I suppose it's only @ TWS because of the higher speeds and greater opportunity to hit walls and other fixed objects)

Page 7:
http://www.lsrpca.com/linked_docs/de/Multi...%20Handbook.pdf

 

in case whoever wants a MCS hasnt seen this yet...

http://jalopnik.com/5299918/lexus-porsche-...-quality-survey

look who is at the very bottom.

either way, take it with a grain of salt.. any list that says hyundai and cadillac are above toyota and honda is kinda F-ed up.