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greencode · Oct 16th, 2007, 07:45 PM

Now obviously there's no comparison performance wise but here's the question.

I've currently got a 54 plate MINI Cooper in BRG in lovely condition and all in all a lovely car. Now my conundrum is whether I should get a similar age Cooper S as I quite fancy something with a little more ooomf (did I just write ooomf!!!).

Looking around on Auto Trader there doesn't seem to be a great deal of difference in second hand value of my Cooper (I"m reckoning around 10.5k) and a similar age Cooper S. Is that correct?

Also, running costs - at the moment I'm paying around £300 fully comp insurance and getting around 37mpg.

Umm, i'm confused - what should I do!?!?

wincakes · Oct 16th, 2007, 08:03 PM

GO FOR IT!!! I did!!! My insurance went up by about £30!!!! Crazy!! Fuel consumption has gone down but i've got a heavy right foot! As for prices..good luck in selling yours...shop around for the one you want - there's plenty out there!

GR33NIE · Oct 16th, 2007, 08:16 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by greencode (original)

Looking around on Auto Trader there doesn't seem to be a great deal of difference in second hand value of my Cooper (I"m reckoning around 10.5k) and a similar age Cooper S. Is that correct?

Also, running costs - at the moment I'm paying around £300 fully comp insurance and getting around 37mpg.

Umm, i'm confused - what should I do!?!?

Value wise there are certainly a few around for that price now, just checkout the spec though it might not be all that great

You'll definately get nearer 30mpg, probably worth it though if you ask me

tyrerc · Oct 20th, 2007, 01:32 PM

my cooper lasted 9 months before the change to an 'S', im now 26-28 mpg but its an everyday car for me. Insurance went up roughly £100 give or take.

I got a 54 reg 'S' with chili etc and paid 13k in March from Mini Cherished

I must admit the fuel was a shock at first in relation to my Cooper before it.

i will also admit that i'd easily go back to a Cooper as long as it was a 'fully loaded' JCW spec in Black without any hesitation if i had to.

Chris

wincakes · Oct 20th, 2007, 01:39 PM

WOW - 9 months - that long??!!! LOL - Mine only lasted 5 months!!

norm03s · Nov 2nd, 2007, 12:36 AM

It was always the S for me. Test drove a Cooper first......... ahh NO don't think so, drove the S, yes this is it.

85NIXMIN · Nov 2nd, 2007, 04:04 AM

so there is a BIG difference in fuel consumption then? Or is it just how you MINI'ers drive your "S"?

I wanna get an S one day.... in the not too distant future!

Minipnut · Nov 2nd, 2007, 04:32 AM

well highway driving i get ~6.7l/100 avg, i think ud get around 6.0l/100 in ur non S nixmin ? but city driving i get really agressive and push in as much as i can so the right foot is constantly going flat

, goes up to around ~9.0/100 although that is what a standard bommodore uses highway driving so that doesnt bother me

85NIXMIN · Nov 2nd, 2007, 07:33 AM

ooh go the bommodore! haha...

Oct 16th, 2007, 07:45 PM	#1
greencode MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2004 Local Time: 02:12 PM Posts: 75 Offline	Cooper v Cooper S Now obviously there's no comparison performance wise but here's the question. I've currently got a 54 plate MINI Cooper in BRG in lovely condition and all in all a lovely car. Now my conundrum is whether I should get a similar age Cooper S as I quite fancy something with a little more ooomf (did I just write ooomf!!!). Looking around on Auto Trader there doesn't seem to be a great deal of difference in second hand value of my Cooper (I"m reckoning around 10.5k) and a similar age Cooper S. Is that correct? Also, running costs - at the moment I'm paying around £300 fully comp insurance and getting around 37mpg. Umm, i'm confused - what should I do!?!?

Oct 16th, 2007, 08:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
wincakes LOONEY!! My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: yorkshire Local Time: 02:12 PM Posts: 2,657 Offline	GO FOR IT!!! I did!!! My insurance went up by about £30!!!! Crazy!! Fuel consumption has gone down but i've got a heavy right foot! As for prices..good luck in selling yours...shop around for the one you want - there's plenty out there! ALTHOUGH SHE NEEDS A BIT OF GUIDANCE, LESLEY WILL BE MY BIATCH FOR NOW...!

Oct 16th, 2007, 08:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
GR33NIE Polo GT Owner! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oxfordshire Local Time: 02:12 PM Posts: 3,776 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by greencode (original) Looking around on Auto Trader there doesn't seem to be a great deal of difference in second hand value of my Cooper (I"m reckoning around 10.5k) and a similar age Cooper S. Is that correct? Also, running costs - at the moment I'm paying around £300 fully comp insurance and getting around 37mpg. Umm, i'm confused - what should I do!?!? Value wise there are certainly a few around for that price now, just checkout the spec though it might not be all that great You'll definately get nearer 30mpg, probably worth it though if you ask me ::MINI Sold! Polo GT Owner::

Oct 20th, 2007, 01:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
wincakes LOONEY!! My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: yorkshire Local Time: 02:12 PM Posts: 2,657 Offline	WOW - 9 months - that long??!!! LOL - Mine only lasted 5 months!! ALTHOUGH SHE NEEDS A BIT OF GUIDANCE, LESLEY WILL BE MY BIATCH FOR NOW...!

Nov 2nd, 2007, 12:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
norm03s MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: EllicottCityMaryland Local Time: 09:12 AM Posts: 163 Offline	It was always the S for me. Test drove a Cooper first......... ahh NO don't think so, drove the S, yes this is it. "I have no data yet. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories instead of theories to suit facts." - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Oct 20th, 2007, 01:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
tyrerc reclaim the supercharger Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Merseyside Local Time: 02:12 PM Posts: 285 Offline	my cooper lasted 9 months before the change to an 'S', im now 26-28 mpg but its an everyday car for me. Insurance went up roughly £100 give or take. I got a 54 reg 'S' with chili etc and paid 13k in March from Mini Cherished I must admit the fuel was a shock at first in relation to my Cooper before it. i will also admit that i'd easily go back to a Cooper as long as it was a 'fully loaded' JCW spec in Black without any hesitation if i had to. Chris

Nov 2nd, 2007, 04:04 AM	#7 (permalink)
85NIXMIN MINI on the brain!!! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Local Time: 11:12 PM Posts: 1,018 Offline	so there is a BIG difference in fuel consumption then? Or is it just how you MINI'ers drive your "S"? I wanna get an S one day.... in the not too distant future! If the world didn't suck we'd all fall off! www.myspace.com/85nix

Nov 2nd, 2007, 04:32 AM	#8 (permalink)
Minipnut MINI2 Senior Join Date: Dec 2006 Local Time: 11:12 PM Posts: 393 Offline	well highway driving i get ~6.7l/100 avg, i think ud get around 6.0l/100 in ur non S nixmin ? but city driving i get really agressive and push in as much as i can so the right foot is constantly going flat , goes up to around ~9.0/100 although that is what a standard bommodore uses highway driving so that doesnt bother me

Nov 2nd, 2007, 07:33 AM	#9 (permalink)
85NIXMIN MINI on the brain!!! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Local Time: 11:12 PM Posts: 1,018 Offline	ooh go the bommodore! haha... If the world didn't suck we'd all fall off! www.myspace.com/85nix

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