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Mar 15, 2010 | 06:44 PM

#126

Fcal124

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Jeez! I own a vette. How could I get just a Cooper?
Get the "S"

Mar 15, 2010 | 06:51 PM

#127

Oxybluecoop

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Originally Posted by Fcal124

Jeez! I own a vette. How could I get just a Cooper?
Get the "S"

Mar 15, 2010 | 08:03 PM

#128

BillyCuth

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Originally Posted by OXYBLUECOOP

Wish I could afford a new one, love your color.

Mar 15, 2010 | 09:12 PM

#129

Blainestang

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Originally Posted by Fcal124

Jeez! I own a vette. How could I get just a Cooper?
Get the "S"

Both are incredibly slow in a straight line compared to a Vette. That's not what MINI's are about, IMO.

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Wish I could afford a new one, love your color.

Well, you couldn't order a new one in Oxygen Blue now anyway. It's been discontinued.

Mar 16, 2010 | 06:27 AM

#130

erickvonzipper

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From: LI, NY

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Originally Posted by mini coop

Been on that route to Lancaster every week. Others call runflats "run rocks" and typically trade them in for regular tires. While runflats will get you fifty miles before flat, you have to end up somewhere where they have replacements. No standard size Mini tire is easy to find. So runflats will get you off the road... then what? This was a consideration of mine as I drive 60 miles round trip to work. This is another topic....sorry. Both cars are great and you will like either one. Best of luck to you. Have fun.

Theyre not that hard to find. And even if you didnt get the exact same size tire (say a 205 instead of a 195 in your rim size), you wouldnt wanna be driving with a run and non on the same axle, anyway, so youd be replacing the other tire, as well.

Mar 16, 2010 | 07:39 AM

#131

BillyCuth

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Well, you couldn't order a new one in Oxygen Blue now anyway. It's been discontinued.

newER one... :p

Mar 20, 2010 | 02:47 PM

#132

friday9x

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From: Folsom, CA

I got a non s because there was a really good deal on one! Plus I was a couple grand off from the type s.

Feb 6, 2011 | 09:10 PM

#133

3leafz

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i was planning to get the S, but then i have read many turbo problems with the S, and i wanted to get a little more reliable mini in long term, so i went with the non-s clubman. i have put about 3000 miles on it for the last 6 months, it is fantastic, much better driving experience than the MB c300 i have.
it is even more fun when it comes to upgrading the suspension with the koni yellow shocks, nm springs, nm sway bar, and IE camber plates. like someone said in the forum, "will not be slow any more in corners".

Feb 7, 2011 | 05:50 AM

#134

tccox

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From: Charlotte, NC

I bought the most Mini Cooper I could afford to pay cash for, no payments for me. So got the S with Prem and sport package. I'm sure I would have been happy with a Justa if that had been the most I could get for the money I had to spend..