Can't decide if I want to keep my MINI
 

So I have been a BMW person ever since I was a kid.. I started off with a fantastic E30 coupe and drove it for 6 years.. i then picked up an RX8 6 speed, and sold it one year later to the day because I just wasn't into it..

realizing I shouldn't break the bmw code, I got myself back into an E30 coupe...great car but it had no sunroof and needed too much work after a couple months.. I sold that. got into an E36 coupe 5 speed.. Loved it Loved it...great car.. 9 months after getting that it developed a head gasket issue.. sold that and got a 2008 Cooper S 6 speed..

the MCS is awesome to drive, incredibly quick and handles like a porsche.. but two months into it, I am already getting the feeling that I just dont want it anymore.. its in mint condition..nothing wrong with it but I cant help but want another Bimmer..

I told myself when I bought it, its practically a bmw anyway...its reliable and fun...but I dont know anymore.. the reason I bought it because its the same price as a 2006 bmw with 100k on the motor and my MINI has 37k on it..and its an 08!

Now I can't help but want a 330ci ZHP coupe/convertible....

what the heck should I do noww?

I think you've answered your own question right there.

You sound a lot like me. I change cars as frequently as people change tooth brushes. :grin: It's fun. You're right, the MINI is a lot of fun to drive. My MCS sounds a lot like yours...it's an '08 I bought 2 or 3 months ago and it has 30k miles. It's decently quick (I wouldn't call it "fast"), has good handling up to 8/10ths limits and is a fun car to drive. But I think the MINI is a car you either "get it" and you're hopeless in love or you "don't get it" and it doesn't grab you. I'm still on the fence with mine, I think I need to drive it more to make up my mind. If your mind is made up, it's time to move on. Just don't take a bath on resale.

Go buy the BMW. If you reread your post it is clear that is the make of car you like, want and lust over. You tired of both the RX-8 and the MINI and raved about the BMW's you have owned, even though two of the three BMW's had needed more work then you were willing to put up with.

I did make it look like my minds made up huh? I absolutely want the BMW no doubt.. I am thinking of waiting a few months to hopefully score a convertible E46 in the late winter to get a decent deal on it.. I'd love to sell the MINI privately, but its financed, and that can be a nightmare for the person buying it..I sold my RX8 (financed) privately and the poor guy had to let the car sit for a month before I could get the title from the bank to him..

but I cant help think that MINI is fast...at least for its size... I don't care for the instability in the steering under full acceleration though.. but thats an overall FWD drawback.. plus I do like the SPORT button very much.. I wish BMWs had the tighter steering like the MINI does

Some dealers will do the title transfers and loan pay-offs (for a fee) if you bring them a buyer. Especially if you are buying a car from them.

do what I did and keep the e30 AND the Mini

E30 breaks often enough that it's not a reliable car to be the only car.

Needed to do payments on something cheap to build credit so I found an '08 S with 18k miles on it :)

I hope you don't live in a state with a high sales tax. In CA it costs a mint to swap cars out.