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kand · Mar 29th, 2007, 01:33 PM

Was speccing up a Mini Cooper D last night on the Mini website, and the total came to about 18K. Which sent alarm bells ring.so expensive..out of curiosity I specced a Cooper S with the same spec, and it was only a 1K difference. Why is the D so expensive ? It seem like the chilli packs are different for the 2 cars, with the S xenon lights are included, as are the 17inch wheels, whilst the D chilli pack does not included these items. Might as well go for the S for that price.

sel · Mar 29th, 2007, 01:35 PM

...lower tax, more miles per tank....go for a 'D'...probably cheaper in the long run!

dinz · Mar 29th, 2007, 01:50 PM

If fuel economy isn't a great concern then i'd go for the MCS. Also bear in mind the extra insurance costs

Whichever you go for, you'll love it

Paul · Mar 29th, 2007, 01:57 PM

Worth considering consumption, road tax, and insurance when looking at cost of ownership etc.

JBA · Mar 29th, 2007, 03:26 PM

Not to mention depreciation, which is a bigger item than the running costs.

drivinginstructor001 · Mar 29th, 2007, 04:04 PM

I did the same as you, spec up a cooper D and MCS I also found the difference was £1,000,
The of spending over £18k on an oil burner made me feel bad, so ordered an S , don't regret it still makes me

!

DI001

Mini ClubMan · Mar 30th, 2007, 05:43 PM

Also worth pushing the salesman at the show room - "Shy Bairnes get nowt "- Im not shy but managed to get £600 of extras foc.

Mar 29th, 2007, 01:33 PM	#1
kand MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Local Time: 02:10 PM Posts: 8 Offline	What to do ? Was speccing up a Mini Cooper D last night on the Mini website, and the total came to about 18K. Which sent alarm bells ring.so expensive..out of curiosity I specced a Cooper S with the same spec, and it was only a 1K difference. Why is the D so expensive ? It seem like the chilli packs are different for the 2 cars, with the S xenon lights are included, as are the 17inch wheels, whilst the D chilli pack does not included these items. Might as well go for the S for that price.

Mar 29th, 2007, 01:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
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Mar 29th, 2007, 01:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
dinz BURPY... Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Local Time: 02:10 PM Posts: 112 Offline	If fuel economy isn't a great concern then i'd go for the MCS. Also bear in mind the extra insurance costs Whichever you go for, you'll love it

Mar 29th, 2007, 01:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 02:10 PM Posts: 40,555 Offline	Worth considering consumption, road tax, and insurance when looking at cost of ownership etc.

Mar 29th, 2007, 03:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
JBA MINI2 Regular Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Wilds of Lancashire Local Time: 02:10 PM Posts: 150 Offline	Not to mention depreciation, which is a bigger item than the running costs.

Mar 29th, 2007, 04:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
drivinginstructor001 R56 S With L Plates Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Leicester Local Time: 02:10 PM Posts: 21 Offline	I did the same as you, spec up a cooper D and MCS I also found the difference was £1,000, The of spending over £18k on an oil burner made me feel bad, so ordered an S , don't regret it still makes me ! DI001

Mar 30th, 2007, 05:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mini ClubMan Clubman Rules! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Doncaster (ish) Local Time: 02:10 PM Posts: 49 Offline	Also worth pushing the salesman at the show room - "Shy Bairnes get nowt "- Im not shy but managed to get £600 of extras foc.

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