I wasnt going to tell you all...

[meshmesh]

wouldnt mods void your warranty as well?

Not the factory Works upgrade. but at around $7K, brings the Cooper S, into STi range.. Hp goes up to around 210Hp...

Your other option according to your criteria, is the Alfa GTV 146... I reckon you'll find em close to th 50K mark, even less for desperate.... Now that Aussie knowhow.. donk the biggest motor in the smallest thing youcan find. Only if they made the 4wd drive version

[inark]

not an alfa fan... plus 50k is out of my range

[SmoothLine]

Firstly;

The only car mentioned in that entire book is 'MINI COOPER S'

lol, seriously though, if its what you want to do then go for it BUT;

Keed in mind that buying it new and that it doesnt appeal to many people the depreciation will be awful...

ALso keep in mind that they are gay.

That is all.

lol jk.

[doxximus]

so yeah...are you gay or what?

nah, i think mini's are cool havent driven one but yeah

[inark]

lmao

actually due to the fact its more a nostelgic type of car it wont depreciate a hell of a lot over 5 years in comparison to buying a GTR or a daewoo

homophobe

[ex-static]

YOu just keep telling yourself that. lol

I beleive the new mini thats comming out will be based on the pugs 188 engine that was developed..

something to think about.

[inark]

u mean the 180?

which is about 130kw without forced induction?

[Guest INASNT]

yes the new 206 GTI 180 will kcik ass over the mini even with the supercharger!

Only thing with the pug the indicators and stuff are on the left

[inark]

same as the daewoo... indicators on the left

and the mini is still faster to 100 and down the qtr and with mods will get more power out of it than the NA...

[Guest INASNT]

what are the 0-100 times of the mini?

[ex-static]

Drive them all, then make your mind up..

In the long run, mods might not be everything.. there is still a decent amount of power out of that N/A engine, and the handling capabilities are great.. if not superb.

[Chucky]

Cooper 0 - 100km/h 9.2 seconds

CooperS 0 - 100km/h 7.4 seconds

[Chucky]

Cooper Top Speed 200km/h

CooperS Top Speed 218km/h

[Guest RedLineGTR]

it got white wheels cool...should be abit of fun.

[inark]

yeah i think i will brendan... my gf wants to look at poojets anyway so i might test drive the GTI 180 cause i think they come with leather too.

[inark]

same as the daewoo... indicators on the left

and the mini is still faster to 100 and down the qtr and with mods will get more power out of it than the NA...

i take that back...

i thought they were 0-100 in 7.8

its actually 7.4 same as the mini

0-400m however neither of them state.

guess it will come down to which one impresses me more when i test drive it.

[R31Nismoid]

Why has no-one really come out with the :flamed:

Nark... man. as others have said... GAYNESS.

and im not joking. You want power... your want forced induction...

A mini with a mini blower is going to go no-where, maybe backwards.

good thing you did tell us all... so we can bust-yo-ass-fo-bein-stoopid!

in dunno... i have SO many defamatory words and insults for you now that i dont know where to start. :thumbdwn:

DOWN WITH THE FWD :talk2hand

:talk2hand

:talk2hand

I'll still give you a ride in a mans car once in a while.

but it's gonna cost you for being so gay

:zap:

[inark]

rofl u tard.

i dont want a street machine... i want a nice daily driver that i wont be hassled by cops for retarded things like H patterns and Tyre freakin weights and whatever other bs they want to come up with. I want something where i can get insurance at more than 2 places which dont charge u thru the arse.

this is a temp thing for 5 years minimum until i import an R34 GTR from NZ.

[predator]

nark, don't be sucked in by a new car.. while they all seem and good the "savings" you are talking about will easily be over-ridden by the expenses - the "scheduled servicing" at a mini dealer to maintain your warranty, the insurance, and most of all the depreciation. Get something 2-3 years old with a 2ndary warranty, much more sensible option. I doubt parts will be either cheap or easy to obtain either.

Minis are WAY over rated.

Definitely! One of the most overrated cars ever if you ask me. What is the big deal? They're overpriced buzz boxes and just "trying" a little too hard in every department.

lol at inasnt, RiggaP, smooth, and pushead's comments - right on the ball Hey we're only a small minority too, what is the general public gonna think of you as this tall lanky guy steps out of a mini Better get the mini-skirt to match the car, don't want a clash there.

Actually, time paint your 32 pink i think.. hehe

[predator]

CooperS 0 - 100km/h 7.4 seconds

Hence when i had a run against one it looked like he was standing still at the lights. He actually seemed shocked at this too, next set of lights wouldn't make eye contact See that will be *you* nark if u get a mini.

God, you can't let cop hassles turn you off driving a car.. thats the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard.