Which S to go for

[pardonator]

Which out of these 3 sounds the best deal...

Hyper blue/black stripes 2004 S, Full leather, visi,chilli packs, sunroof, ipod link, harmon karden upgrade, sunroof, BBR 220 , 19k miles - £14,900

White GTT 215 , 2004, bblack stripes, full leather, 35k miles, chilli pack - £13,500

2002, cooper s works, aero kit, jcw seats & brakes, dark grey, 25k miles, £12,750

I can't decide!

I really only have a budget of 12-13k. If I were to go for the white or blue i'd have to borrow the extra ££

[miniboyblue]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Difficult choice between those three ! But if you have a budget of 12-13k I would keep to your budget, get the Works for 12k, then take it to GTT and let Roland work his magic with the extra 1k. That would give you a great ride for 13k !!!!!!

Is the works a 210 ?

[:: Jon ::]

first or second...

[Rakey]

you don't say if the 2004 are facelifted cars, as in do they have the newer gear ratios?

If they did, then I would choose possibly the white GTT MINI closely followed by the JCW

If they don't have the ratios I'd be buying the JCW MINI

[pardonator]

Only the blue is the facelifted model.

I'm tearing my hair out trying to decide

[REHW]

i don't see the point in getting a jcw and then tuning it. why not go standard mcs and spend a grand on it getting the power up. I'd go as new and as lower mileage as you can. Don't get suckered into paying over the tops for additional extras. I think you will do better than those listed

2003 MINI Cooper S 1.6,
19200 miles, Very low milage, full Leather, Sat Nav, TLC pack, Chilli Pack, Climate control, Electric Win & Mirr, Remote Central Locking Alarm & Immobiliser, ABS, DSC, Twin Airbags, Roof Spoiler, Front Foglights. no marks, very looked after.. £11,000

Enlarge2003 MINI COOPER S, 53 reg.
8900 miles, 3 door, 6 speed manual, panoramic glass roof, chilli pack, black leather, 17 alloy wheels, private sale. £10,000

Enlarge2004 MINI COOPER S 1.6 3dr Hatchback,
5,000 miles, Pepper White. 170BHP facelift model, ABS, Alarm, X-Lite Alloy wheels, Body coloured bumpers, Cloth seat trim, Drivers airbag. MFSW, Factory CD with IceLink+ iPod I/F, TLC, Spotlights, heated mirrors & washerjets, AirCon, garaged since new, house buy forces reluctant sale. NO CANVASSERS. £12,250. ono

Are a few examples of whats around. Try Autotrader and best of luck

[Rakey]

Quote: Originally Posted by pardonator

Only the blue is the facelifted model.

I'm tearing my hair out trying to decide

in that case I would choose the JCW, as if your budget is set at 12-13k then its within budget, all of it is covered by warranty and you are on the ladder of ownership, meaning a dealer will happily buy it off you as a trade in for your next future MINI

If you weren't on a tight budget I might have considered the BBR, but you need to keep something in the bank in case you need work done on the conversion, which is something I think you should avoid if the budget is so tight

[Electric Blue]

Persoally I would go the JCW route every time, better resale alone is worth it.

[pardonator]

Quote: Originally Posted by miniboyblue

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Difficult choice between those three ! But if you have a budget of 12-13k I would keep to your budget, get the Works for 12k, then take it to GTT and let Roland work his magic with the extra 1k. That would give you a great ride for 13k !!!!!!

Is the works a 210 ?

I belive so, standard 2002 with works. It does however have the JCW Seats and brakes as well, from the photos i've seen it does look stunning. (the owner is also on this forum :P )

[carreracat]

I would go for the JCW, if only because it's hard to trust other mods if you didn't carry them out yourself. There are plenty of posts on here about people getting burnt with mods!

[DeadCanDanceR]

I'd go for the Hyper blue/black stripes 2004 S (£14,900). Although I'm not too fond about that colour combination!

[Themikanic]

Hi, IMO, how do you know the Works MINI hasn't had a hard life?
I'd be very careful about a car which is 4 years old & may have had a thrashing for the greater part of its life!!

Mike in Australia.

[Jim Dolbel]

Wouldn't the 2004 still have some BMW warranty ? (good insurance if you find anything wrong with the vehicle).
Also surely you can get the price down a little on any of the 3. ( remember you have the advantage in being the buyer).
Good luck with what ever decision you make

[carreracat]

Quote: Originally Posted by Themikanic

Hi, IMO, how do you know the Works MINI hasn't had a hard life?
I'd be very careful about a car which is 4 years old & may have had a thrashing for the greater part of its life!!

Mike in Australia.

It's not made of crystal it's made to be thrashed!!! Piston rings by their very design can't work properlly unless you're giving it some - don't be a girl, spank it!
As long as it's been looked after and servised properly (oil changes and belts being the most important!) it'll be fine.

[pardonator]

Its had 1 owner from new and used as a weekend car, it's certainly done some track time im sure. I think I'll scrubb the blue one off the list, its really too much ££. I'll have to check out the white and grey.