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robinboyes · Jun 12th, 2002, 05:54 PM

Test drive booked for Saturday AM. Cooper S.

Already have and am very pleased with standard cooper.

I don't NEED an S but listening to you guys they are *THE* MINI to own and drive, right?

I am actually hoping I don't like it that much as I already love driving our standard cooper!

It will have to impress the pants off me for me to trade up but because of all the hype, I feel I have to test drive an S.

so if you have test driven an S what should I look out for in terms of subtle differences to the cooper? will the gear box be as sweet or more business like?

was there anything you wanted to do on your test drive but never got the chance?

If I didn't have a MINI I would plump for the S. Do you think I will be persuaded to trade up?

What are the odds guys? (just for fun).

Sealevel · Jun 12th, 2002, 07:10 PM

Oh Roblad, you're about to make yourself crazy.

Subtle differences, hmmmm. Don't cheat now, no fair looking at the instruments. From driving your Cooper, you have a good idea how far into/how long on the throttle will get you to a given speed. Find a nice high-speed road, get rolling, get shifting, do your Cooper thing and when you judge you should be at about 70 MPH, look at the speedometer and discover you're going....WHOA!!!HOWDIDOTHAT???

And the agony begins......

Sealevel · Jun 12th, 2002, 07:18 PM

Oops Roblad, just saw Yorkshire, you may not have any more idea of 70 mph than I would of 110 km/h

An_S_4_Me · Jun 13th, 2002, 04:31 AM

Er.. We work in MPH over here too mate!!

alexcroft · Jun 13th, 2002, 04:57 AM

Robin,

Once you sit in those fantastic leather seats, something will happen...

Half an hour later, you would have ordered yours. I thought, it can't be that much better than the Cooper. Everything in the S is just stronger and harder, the clutch is so much heaver and that gearbox is lovely!

Mine is ordered and I can't wait!

Alex.

DocT · Jun 13th, 2002, 05:06 AM

Aint no Subtle differences...they are glaringly obvious.

Try finding a quiet roundabout on your way to the test drive and doing a lap or two in the cooper, then try it in the S.....You will know why we enthuse so much!

oh, and listen to the glorious soundtrack that accompanies you...no not the boost cd system...the supercharger !!

Enjoy, I had such fun on my drive that I had to go for another and am now planning another!

Axel · Jun 13th, 2002, 03:52 PM

Amigo trust us on this you'll LOVE the "S" I was going at 110 mph up the Damespoint Bridge here in Jacksonville Florida and did not even realized it till my son told me hey Pa youre going to fast . I forgot to see the speedoo!!

You wont regret it!!!

robinboyes · Jun 14th, 2002, 01:52 PM

Thanks for all your comments and sugestions, its Friday PM an I will post back tommorrow after the test drive.

Here's how I envisage the day

Warm car up and listen for the burble of the exhaust as I pull out of the dealership,
Make salesman feel comfy and secure!

wait for the twisty bits and red line in each gear, left foot braking round all the corners and maxing it on the straights, only to stamp on the brakes repeatidly causing disc glow and much smoke. Sideways round the roundabouts 3 wheeling as I go!
Then casually slowing down and cruising back to the dealership

If jonathan (salesman) is reading this Ime only joking!!

Will post back tommorrow.

habu · Jun 14th, 2002, 02:05 PM

First post but long time reader, treat me gently

Drove the S today finally after having a deposit down since last November, well worth the wait

Confirmed the spec, coughed up more deposit and signed on the dotted line for an August build date.

Dark silver/black roof and bonnet stripes, gravity/lapisblue leather, CHILI, TLC, DSC, MFSW, climate control, sunroof, radio boost, CD changer and a few other bits and bobs.

Roll on August!!!

Mike.

robinboyes · Jun 14th, 2002, 02:24 PM

the first post of many I hope.

your spec sounds very comprehensive, love the colour combo you have chosen and climate control is very cool!

Welcome aboard

DocT · Jun 14th, 2002, 04:30 PM

3 wheeling round the corner? Shurely shome mishtake Mishter Bond!

It's an S and has sport+ suspension...when I tried it it wouldn't lift its leg at all, I think you need a ramp like Russ Swift

ps hello habu, you're very welcome

habu · Jun 15th, 2002, 12:03 PM

Roblad, DocT,

Thanks for the welcome, I look forward to joining in a bit more.....

Mike.

robinboyes · Jun 15th, 2002, 04:30 PM

Hope I've spelt that correctly

Well what can I say?

I took my dealers very high spec S out this morning, over 20 Grands worth of motor with just a little over 400 miles on the clock.

Sublime driving experience to be sure!, the gearbox was absolutely spot on, crisp, precise changes that made me feel like Marcus Gronholme!!

mid range power and torque simply effortless and the sweet sweet sound emanating from both the supercharger and exhaust. Gorgeous.

This is surely a car for the enthusiast, the cooper is excellent but the S is near to perfection IMHO.

So now I have to decide whether or not to trade up which will be difficult as the drive home in the standard cooper was still very sweet and my wife and I are quite attatched to our cooper. (However sacrifices may have to be made).

I have persuaded my wife that if we (Hyperthetically of course

)changed to the S she would be happy.

I have been quoted October delivery.

So I am going to sleep on it and dream of the S!!!

QQQ · Jun 15th, 2002, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by robinboyes
So I am going to sleep on it and dream of the S!!!

And you will continue doing that until the moment comes you have your very own S

Congrats robinboyes, I believe I recognise the symptoms, my diognosis is that you have been infected with the S-virus

First the bad news: there is no cure

The good news however is that there is a method to kill the pain: Get your self an S!!!

You came at the point of no return mate and you know no one can stop you....

Sweet dreams

An_S_4_Me · Jun 15th, 2002, 05:38 PM

I also caught the S-Virus after only 5 minutes in the car, The major symptoms that I experienced were...

1) a heavy right foot &

2) tightening of facial muscles into what can only be described as a cheshire cats grin (and a grimace from the dealer)

Dealer said he had been naughty, not running the car in and taking upto 5K and Over....WHOOOOOAAA Nelly, he saw the far side of 6.5 when I was in command!

Washy · Jun 16th, 2002, 05:44 AM

Indeed there is only one cure. I prescribe a MCS to be taken as often as required.
You know you want one.

Wibbl · Jun 16th, 2002, 08:56 AM

Would anyone ever (even remotely) consider buying an ex-demo dealer car?

Wibbl

QQQ · Jun 16th, 2002, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Wibbl
Would anyone ever (even remotely) consider buying an ex-demo dealer car?

Wibbl

Sure, as long as it's not been driven by Huey

(see his thread "Damaged my Dealer's Cooper S")

DocT · Jun 16th, 2002, 02:17 PM

Robinboyes

TOLD YA, TOLD YA!!!

Great as the cooper is, its crying out for more power and torque...This of course really shows how good the chassis/suspension engineering is!

THERE IS NO GOING BACK NOW

The Doctor reccommends a daily dose of 'S' as the secret to happiness and fulfilment

Keep us all posted

robinboyes · Jun 16th, 2002, 06:08 PM

My wife and I have been trawling through all the threads discussing Colour

Dark Silver? I Like - She says too Dark!

Electric Blue with white roof and bonnet stripes ? She likes but too girly??

But we have not decided whether to part ex yet!

It looks like we have subconciously resigned ourselves to the gravitational pull of the Mighty S !!!

We will keep U Posted

Jun 12th, 2002, 05:54 PM	#1
robinboyes MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Yorkshire Local Time: 09:23 PM Posts: 121 Offline	So here goes ? Test drive booked for Saturday AM. Cooper S. Already have and am very pleased with standard cooper. I don't NEED an S but listening to you guys they are THE MINI to own and drive, right? I am actually hoping I don't like it that much as I already love driving our standard cooper! It will have to impress the pants off me for me to trade up but because of all the hype, I feel I have to test drive an S. so if you have test driven an S what should I look out for in terms of subtle differences to the cooper? will the gear box be as sweet or more business like? was there anything you wanted to do on your test drive but never got the chance? If I didn't have a MINI I would plump for the S. Do you think I will be persuaded to trade up? What are the odds guys? (just for fun). Roblad New MINI....more than the sum of its parts.

Jun 12th, 2002, 07:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
Sealevel MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Local Time: 03:23 PM Posts: 281 Offline	Oh Roblad, you're about to make yourself crazy. Subtle differences, hmmmm. Don't cheat now, no fair looking at the instruments. From driving your Cooper, you have a good idea how far into/how long on the throttle will get you to a given speed. Find a nice high-speed road, get rolling, get shifting, do your Cooper thing and when you judge you should be at about 70 MPH, look at the speedometer and discover you're going....WHOA!!!HOWDIDOTHAT??? And the agony begins...... Steve Cooper S: Pure silver/black, Premium, Sport, Black leatherette, 17" R90, 4/19 build, 5/24 delivery.

Jun 12th, 2002, 07:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
Sealevel MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Local Time: 03:23 PM Posts: 281 Offline	Oops Roblad, just saw Yorkshire, you may not have any more idea of 70 mph than I would of 110 km/h Steve Cooper S: Pure silver/black, Premium, Sport, Black leatherette, 17" R90, 4/19 build, 5/24 delivery.

Jun 13th, 2002, 04:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
An_S_4_Me MINI2 Senior Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Wakefield, UK Local Time: 09:23 PM Posts: 572 Offline	Er.. We work in MPH over here too mate!! DS Cooper S w/white bits, DSC, 1/2 Leather all black trim, CHILI Pack, TLC - ARRIVED 01/07/02 Sold 29th May 2004 to make way for house

Jun 13th, 2002, 04:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
alexcroft MINI2 Master (Oh Wow!) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: North London Local Time: 08:23 PM Posts: 599 Offline	Oh Robin! Robin, Once you sit in those fantastic leather seats, something will happen... Half an hour later, you would have ordered yours. I thought, it can't be that much better than the Cooper. Everything in the S is just stronger and harder, the clutch is so much heaver and that gearbox is lovely! Mine is ordered and I can't wait! Alex. Black and White Cooper here, soon to be an Electric Blue & White S, with the WORKS!!

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Jun 13th, 2002, 05:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
DocT Sponsor & Human Mechanic Join Date: May 2002 Location: Newton Mearns, Glasg Local Time: 09:23 PM Posts: 263 Offline	Aint no Subtle differences...they are glaringly obvious. Try finding a quiet roundabout on your way to the test drive and doing a lap or two in the cooper, then try it in the S.....You will know why we enthuse so much! oh, and listen to the glorious soundtrack that accompanies you...no not the boost cd system...the supercharger !! Enjoy, I had such fun on my drive that I had to go for another and am now planning another! DocT Cooper S DS/B (of course), Chilli, Auto Air, Full Leather, Roof, etc etc + Chrome-Design Pack / whelan shift machine / Origin B2 / TOYO NON-RUNFLATS :-))) Fastest Housecalls in the NHS!

Jun 13th, 2002, 03:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
Axel MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Jacksonville , FL Local Time: 03:23 PM Posts: 94 Offline	Amigo trust us on this you'll LOVE the "S" I was going at 110 mph up the Damespoint Bridge here in Jacksonville Florida and did not even realized it till my son told me hey Pa youre going to fast . I forgot to see the speedoo!! You wont regret it!!! Formerly Mini Chopo "S"

Jun 14th, 2002, 01:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
robinboyes MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Yorkshire Local Time: 09:23 PM Posts: 121 Offline	To All Thanks for all your comments and sugestions, its Friday PM an I will post back tommorrow after the test drive. Here's how I envisage the day Warm car up and listen for the burble of the exhaust as I pull out of the dealership, Make salesman feel comfy and secure! wait for the twisty bits and red line in each gear, left foot braking round all the corners and maxing it on the straights, only to stamp on the brakes repeatidly causing disc glow and much smoke. Sideways round the roundabouts 3 wheeling as I go! Then casually slowing down and cruising back to the dealership If jonathan (salesman) is reading this Ime only joking!! Will post back tommorrow. Roblad New MINI....more than the sum of its parts.

Jun 14th, 2002, 02:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
habu MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2002 Location: SE UK Local Time: 09:23 PM Posts: 50 Offline	First post but long time reader, treat me gently Drove the S today finally after having a deposit down since last November, well worth the wait Confirmed the spec, coughed up more deposit and signed on the dotted line for an August build date. Dark silver/black roof and bonnet stripes, gravity/lapisblue leather, CHILI, TLC, DSC, MFSW, climate control, sunroof, radio boost, CD changer and a few other bits and bobs. Roll on August!!! Mike.

Jun 14th, 2002, 02:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
robinboyes MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Yorkshire Local Time: 09:23 PM Posts: 121 Offline	Welcome habu the first post of many I hope. your spec sounds very comprehensive, love the colour combo you have chosen and climate control is very cool! Welcome aboard Roblad New MINI....more than the sum of its parts.

Jun 14th, 2002, 04:30 PM	#11 (permalink)
DocT Sponsor & Human Mechanic Join Date: May 2002 Location: Newton Mearns, Glasg Local Time: 09:23 PM Posts: 263 Offline	3 wheeling round the corner? Shurely shome mishtake Mishter Bond! It's an S and has sport+ suspension...when I tried it it wouldn't lift its leg at all, I think you need a ramp like Russ Swift ps hello habu, you're very welcome DocT Cooper S DS/B (of course), Chilli, Auto Air, Full Leather, Roof, etc etc + Chrome-Design Pack / whelan shift machine / Origin B2 / TOYO NON-RUNFLATS :-))) Fastest Housecalls in the NHS!

Jun 15th, 2002, 12:03 PM	#12 (permalink)
habu MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2002 Location: SE UK Local Time: 09:23 PM Posts: 50 Offline	Roblad, DocT, Thanks for the welcome, I look forward to joining in a bit more..... Mike.

Jun 15th, 2002, 04:30 PM	#13 (permalink)
robinboyes MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Yorkshire Local Time: 09:23 PM Posts: 121 Offline	enlightenment ! Hope I've spelt that correctly Well what can I say? I took my dealers very high spec S out this morning, over 20 Grands worth of motor with just a little over 400 miles on the clock. Sublime driving experience to be sure!, the gearbox was absolutely spot on, crisp, precise changes that made me feel like Marcus Gronholme!! mid range power and torque simply effortless and the sweet sweet sound emanating from both the supercharger and exhaust. Gorgeous. This is surely a car for the enthusiast, the cooper is excellent but the S is near to perfection IMHO. So now I have to decide whether or not to trade up which will be difficult as the drive home in the standard cooper was still very sweet and my wife and I are quite attatched to our cooper. (However sacrifices may have to be made). I have persuaded my wife that if we (Hyperthetically of course )changed to the S she would be happy. I have been quoted October delivery. So I am going to sleep on it and dream of the S!!! Roblad New MINI....more than the sum of its parts.

Jun 15th, 2002, 04:55 PM	#14 (permalink)
QQQ MINI2 Master Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: rotterdam Local Time: 09:23 PM Posts: 2,422 Offline	Re: enlightenment ! Quote: Originally posted by robinboyes So I am going to sleep on it and dream of the S!!! And you will continue doing that until the moment comes you have your very own S Congrats robinboyes, I believe I recognise the symptoms, my diognosis is that you have been infected with the S-virus First the bad news: there is no cure The good news however is that there is a method to kill the pain: Get your self an S!!! You came at the point of no return mate and you know no one can stop you.... Sweet dreams

Jun 15th, 2002, 05:38 PM	#15 (permalink)
An_S_4_Me MINI2 Senior Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Wakefield, UK Local Time: 09:23 PM Posts: 572 Offline	I also caught the S-Virus after only 5 minutes in the car, The major symptoms that I experienced were... 1) a heavy right foot & 2) tightening of facial muscles into what can only be described as a cheshire cats grin (and a grimace from the dealer) Dealer said he had been naughty, not running the car in and taking upto 5K and Over....WHOOOOOAAA Nelly, he saw the far side of 6.5 when I was in command! DS Cooper S w/white bits, DSC, 1/2 Leather all black trim, CHILI Pack, TLC - ARRIVED 01/07/02 Sold 29th May 2004 to make way for house

Jun 16th, 2002, 05:44 AM	#16 (permalink)
Washy seventh heaven? Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: in the country Local Time: 09:23 PM Posts: 18,463 Offline	Indeed there is only one cure. I prescribe a MCS to be taken as often as required. You know you want one. Black to the future....

Jun 16th, 2002, 08:56 AM	#17 (permalink)
Wibbl MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2002 Location: Newmarket Local Time: 09:23 PM Posts: 130 Offline	Would anyone ever (even remotely) consider buying an ex-demo dealer car? Wibbl

Jun 16th, 2002, 11:20 AM	#18 (permalink)
QQQ MINI2 Master Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: rotterdam Local Time: 09:23 PM Posts: 2,422 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Wibbl Would anyone ever (even remotely) consider buying an ex-demo dealer car? Wibbl Sure, as long as it's not been driven by Huey (see his thread "Damaged my Dealer's Cooper S")

Jun 16th, 2002, 02:17 PM	#19 (permalink)
DocT Sponsor & Human Mechanic Join Date: May 2002 Location: Newton Mearns, Glasg Local Time: 09:23 PM Posts: 263 Offline	Robinboyes TOLD YA, TOLD YA!!! Great as the cooper is, its crying out for more power and torque...This of course really shows how good the chassis/suspension engineering is! THERE IS NO GOING BACK NOW The Doctor reccommends a daily dose of 'S' as the secret to happiness and fulfilment Keep us all posted DocT Cooper S DS/B (of course), Chilli, Auto Air, Full Leather, Roof, etc etc + Chrome-Design Pack / whelan shift machine / Origin B2 / TOYO NON-RUNFLATS :-))) Fastest Housecalls in the NHS!

Jun 16th, 2002, 06:08 PM	#20 (permalink)
robinboyes MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Yorkshire Local Time: 09:23 PM Posts: 121 Offline	It's Happening My wife and I have been trawling through all the threads discussing Colour Dark Silver? I Like - She says too Dark! Electric Blue with white roof and bonnet stripes ? She likes but too girly?? But we have not decided whether to part ex yet! It looks like we have subconciously resigned ourselves to the gravitational pull of the Mighty S !!! We will keep U Posted Roblad New MINI....more than the sum of its parts.

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