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Tunster · Mar 2nd, 2008, 09:09 AM

To be honest tommo13, I guess BMW have made that decision due to the fact the majority of MINI Cooper S customers have added DSC as an extra and keeping it as an extra wouldn't make any sense if they can just add it as a standard. Also, some people may sway to buy it over the normal Cooper as they recognise it has a more advanced safety feature.

I don't think the best drivers in the world will counter-act "sudden unexpected" situations on the road safely. No normal car is an F1/A1 car and sometimes you have to push the car to it's limits to save yourself going into someone or stopping a serious accident. With the extra power of the Cooper S, you may need the DSC to keep you straight rather than skidding across a motorway for example.

I will never let safety features to allow me decrease my ability for driving and it should never. However, for the rare incident, it may save your life and others' lives.

Mar 2nd, 2008, 09:09 AM	#39
Tunster MCS AB Owner! =D Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Essex, England Local Time: 07:30 PM Posts: 303 Offline	To be honest tommo13, I guess BMW have made that decision due to the fact the majority of MINI Cooper S customers have added DSC as an extra and keeping it as an extra wouldn't make any sense if they can just add it as a standard. Also, some people may sway to buy it over the normal Cooper as they recognise it has a more advanced safety feature. I don't think the best drivers in the world will counter-act "sudden unexpected" situations on the road safely. No normal car is an F1/A1 car and sometimes you have to push the car to it's limits to save yourself going into someone or stopping a serious accident. With the extra power of the Cooper S, you may need the DSC to keep you straight rather than skidding across a motorway for example. I will never let safety features to allow me decrease my ability for driving and it should never. However, for the rare incident, it may save your life and others' lives.