Hi all, I'm 99.9999999% sure my next car will be a Mini. I've been looking at all the beautiful cars here and playing with the Mini Configurator until I think I've memorized all the options.

My previous cars have been a 1999 VW Passat with front coilovers, and rear sway bar that handled fairly well. I've also had a 2001 Camaro z28 that ran the 1/4 mile in 11.8 sec.

My biggest problem with the Mini is if I want justacooper and spend the money I save on more options or sacrifice some interior upgrades and get the Cooper S. I'm trying to keep it under 26k I went just a bit over with these 2 but not to bad.

I guess what I'm really looking for would be advice on if I want the Cooper or Cooper S I have spec'd out or if you see anything in there I should add or do without.

Mini Cooper
BRG w/ Black Roof and Bonnet Stripes
White Turn Signals
Cold Weather Package
Sport Package
Front Fog Lamps
Xenon Lamps w/ Power Wash
Manual Transmission
Rear Fog Lights
16" Bridge Spokes
Anthracite Headliner
Leather: Lounge Redwood Red
Dark Grey Color Line
English Oak Interior
Alarm System
Sports Wood MFSW
Hi-Fi sound
Mud Flaps (lots of dirt around here)
Redwood Red Shifter and E-Brake Boot

Total=$26,076

Cooper S
BRG w/ Black Roof and Bonnet Stripes
White Turn Signals
Sport Package
Xenon Lamps w/ Power Wash
Manual Transmission
LSD
Rear Fog Lamp
17" Crown Spoke
Anthracite Headliner
Cloth: Checkered Black
English Oak Interior Surface
Sports Wood MFSW

Total=$26,050

 

dont forget taxes!! Added about $1,600 to mine!

 

Yeah I've already planned for all the goodness of Uncle Sam

 

I just went through the same struggle before ordering my MCS.

Do I want more options or performance, after some test drives I opted for performance. My two previous cars were a 1st generation SE-R and a VR-6 Jetta. I just like the horsepower I guess. I can live with out the other stuff.

 

Well with my Camaro I had the horsepower but no comfort and thought it was grand, but with the Passat it has leather, sunroof, heated seats, wood grain interior, but no performance to speak of. And I have to admit it has spoiled my tushie lol.

 

The Jetta was like your Passat, but I really miss the SE-R. I wanted to get back to the go-kart like car, but the MINI has more refinement at the start. The CW package and sunroof were enough luxury for me.