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> MINI Cooper S
> S Speccin' by Aiden,Jim,Mo,Martin,Rakey,Sham,Washy and others !
| Tags: cooper s, s speccin, spec |
| View Poll Results: Forget what colour - Who's the maddest? Vote Now | |||
| Sham the car ho, who is lurking in the far north |    | 183 | 3.65% |
Washy who's still on course to set a record for most MINIs owned !  |    | 231 | 4.61% |
| Soggy who shacked up with Rakey, then thought better of it |    | 242 | 4.83% |
| Aiden, who's got litres & litres in the drive, |    | 174 | 3.47% |
| Cat Eating Rakey - he who spec's best at the pub |    | 187 | 3.73% |
ABG , who has Mod Mania ! and Porsche fever  |    | 149 | 2.97% |
| MartinL, back in a MINI, still the official beanie-type | | 136 | 2.72% |
Mo who's binning his Works and going even more elitist with a Cooper S LE  | | 108 | 2.16% |
| jimskater, who had to make a choice between a GP & MTI.... so he's doing both. | | 32 | 0.64% |
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puck, who's pullied, painted, and wants a new job ! | | 185 | 3.69% |
Shane, who's years too late.... and gone far, far away  | | 2 | 0.04% |
| mad brummie, who ate all of his alphabet soup and was left with a Zed | | 2015 | 40.23% |
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ONED, the diesel loving, Annie beating handyman ! | | 198 | 3.95% |
| lavs, who needs to start Speccin' something soon | | 178 | 3.55% |
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pappillon , who looks very good in all black | | 232 | 4.63% |
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CooperID who wants some big stoppers ! | | 139 | 2.78% |
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Wobert, who needs to do some last-minute Speccin..... | | 146 | 2.91% |
| Goonery, who is busy with very complicated recipies... | | 204 | 4.07% |
Ruthie, who is constantly smiling whilst driving her Lippy Red S !  | | 268 | 5.35% |
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May 19th, 2008, 07:31 AM
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  AWOL  | having been out in a 7 I personally wouldnt want one as a toy.... not unless I was intending to track it... Mk1 mini would be cool, you'd end up spending your life keeping it clean and rust free though GP would be great if you could keep the miles down... I have to say the R56 has really grown on me, was even almost tempted to get a test drive the other week ...I looked at a nice low mileage 57 plate 325d 4 door M Sport at the weekend... i'm half tempted, but then the old story that my 1 er still remains to be hugely reliable and is very cheap to run... another year in it wouldnt cost me anything really... |
 
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May 19th, 2008, 07:58 AM
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| ///M Power  Join Date: May 2004 Location: on the move.... Local Time: 08:31 PM
Posts: 5,096
Offline  | Cheers Andy... I'm thinking the best option is to get either the GP or R56 JCW and keep the Z4 for general weekend driving and for me to use the 118d on a daily basis... basically back to plan A  Must go and get another drive in a GP to refresh the memory I'd probably stay clear of the 325d though... better off with a 123d or an alpina D3 bloke next door to me has a 525d and only gets high 20's from it  the six cylinder diesels do drink the fuel if you push them at all from my experience. our 118d seems to return mid 40's no matter how you drive it  That combined with the tax rating, it's pretty hard to beat  |
 
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May 19th, 2008, 12:11 PM
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| Mr 120d Sport  Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Chester, UK Local Time: 08:31 PM
Posts: 4,526
Offline | I have to admit the R56 MCS is looking good as a replacement for the Meriva. Strangely with the price of diesel going up almost weekly, the differential against petrol, is negating the fuel consumption advantages of driving a diesel. So on that basis I was looking at a 325i / 330i E90. For the price of an early 320d with above average miles, I could get a 2 yr old 325i. |
 
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May 19th, 2008, 12:25 PM
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| AWOL | I am thinking i'd be better to see this year out... I love the 120d, and do enjoy driving it... if it aint broke it why fix it... although was tempted by the 325d, but your right, with a heavy right foot I may as well have a petrol... the Elise/Exige may be an option, great looking cars, and resonable to run... the Exige would be perfect as a weekend toy... |
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May 19th, 2008, 12:36 PM
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| ///M Power Join Date: May 2004 Location: on the move.... Local Time: 08:31 PM
Posts: 5,096
Offline | I was tempted to change our 118d, but like you it's going well, so it'll not cost me much to keep it for a while more... 18months old and 31k on the clock I do like the Exige, but they're pricey enough for an S The Z4 got a good clean at the weekend which makes me think I should be keeping the miles down on it which means I'd take the 1'er while Sarah would get the mini's for running about in... so it's a choice between the GP and R56 JCW  ...seems like most people with GP's sell them after a short while R56 could be the way forward |
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May 19th, 2008, 01:00 PM
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| ///M Power Join Date: May 2004 Location: on the move.... Local Time: 08:31 PM
Posts: 5,096
Offline | I've had a drive in the R56 MCS JCW and based on that had put my name down for the factory JCW... just need to have a think to see if the GP would be a better prospect  |
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May 19th, 2008, 01:22 PM
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| Heading down the aisle  Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Diego Local Time: 12:31 PM
Posts: 6,527
Offline  | Seems my speccin' days are over for a year or so.... year-end bonus will likely pay off the wedding, instead of the GP. But some of the toys you guys are looking at do seem interesting Mk 1 Mini---one of these days Elise--if I fit in the damn thing, I'd have one in a minute. 3'er--gas or diesel, I'd need to wait on the upcoming facelift, which seems to be quite nice. But it just seems to big for me 1'er--I'm still in trouble. Just saw a 135i Coupe in what looked like Le Mans blue last night, almost drove into a curb staring at it. JCW Clubman--Oh, man, every time I see a clubbie, I'm more in love. I want one of these more than I've wanted any other car, including the GP If anyone has the winning mega millions numbers for any upcoming drawing, I'll gladly share the proceeds, if you'll share the numbers |
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May 19th, 2008, 01:43 PM
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| seventh heaven?  Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: in the country Local Time: 08:31 PM
Posts: 18,484
Offline | Is someone actualy car speccin' in here... Still house speccin here and have actually been inside it today. All very Kevin Mcloud with my hard hat and hi vis vest...not long to go now me thinks, all plastered and all of the kitchen units sitting on the floor waiting for fitting...  Black to the future.... |
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May 19th, 2008, 02:05 PM
| #76954 (permalink) |
| MINI defector  Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Harefield Local Time: 08:31 PM
Posts: 13,619
Offline | Swap the 1-ers for a TTDI I really do think that it's going to be the car to have and it'll have rock solid residuals. MINI, RX8 and MX5 - Done those............. It's now TTime  Unofficial MINI2.com bean counter |
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