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Old 03-21-2002, 05:42 PM
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Just drove a Mini Cooper S!!!!

Hey guys I just got back from test driving a mini cooper s. Wow what a car, that thing is so fun to drive. It handles the curves like a dream. One of the main things that i think they should have done is put some elipsodal headlights on it because the xenon seemed a little weak. Now for those of you who think i am lieing i am not. My buddy works at the Knauz bmw dealership and they just built a mini dealer next door. Now i guess it isnt even open yet but my friend has the hook up in their and he got me a test drive.

Anyways about the car. The exhaust sounds awsome, it almost has dinan like characteristics. When you gun it it felt kinda under powered but that might be because we had 4 people in the car. I still got it to squeek into second. And when you get the RPMs up the car screams. It is a very fun car to drive. The car is also very solid and very well built. It fits like a glove in the drivers seat, every thing is in the right spot and very comfortable to drive. Anyways that was my take on the car.

P.S. I also really liked having the tach right in front of me that was kind cool.

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Old 03-21-2002, 05:44 PM
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Thats schuwweeet! i really like cooper S anyways i have a question... how come theres no information about the mini on BMW's website?
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Old 03-21-2002, 05:46 PM
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i have no idea, but have you checked out the mini website?
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I'm going to test drive it tomorrow morning...
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I went to look at them today at the local dealership. they have pre-sold 12 of them (cooper S) which takes them into the 2003 model year. I got to give a GOOD inpsection to a cooper S, and looked at the regular cooper. I have since put my 1999.5 Audi A4 up for sale, and am going to get getting a mini cooper. the car greatly exceeded my expectations as to the looks, I will test drive it soon enough.

here's the ad for my A4 for sale http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=292475
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Sounds awesome!!

I cant wait till the dealer gets one in over here!!
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Old 03-21-2002, 07:36 PM
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There are 1000 people on a waiting list at Mini of Universal City dealer across from Century West BMW in Universal City.

A truckload of these mini's has just gotten a pre-delievery inspection. Sat in one but havent test driven one yet.
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I highly recomend you test drive one of these bad boys as soon as possible. It is a really great car!
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that black exige and 355 are ****in sick!
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Going to test drive one on sat but not a cooper S. My GF wants it so i just want to check it out.
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Old 03-22-2002, 01:25 AM
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yeah we're #1 on the list for one, my mom wants one to match her '67 cooper S.
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I'm on my loacl Dealer list for a S!!
Can't waite, they don't have any Mini in stock so I have not seen one in person yet.

Would you say it was worth $20k?
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Wink No doubt they're great cars, but how much?

I think it'll be more than $20K for the Cooper S. Is it more like $30 out the door?
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whats the official release date for them? i am looking forward to seeing them.
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