Testing waters here.

I've been looking for a change. I love my s2000, but my ADD has kicked in, and its time to consider a trade. I've been considering a cooper s.

I am hoping if I post here, I can get some responses/feedback.

My car is a 2005 S2000.
-Mileage is ~70,000. Mostly highway commute 150 miles round trip to school. Central NJ to South NJ (exit 98 to 44)
-Car has minor dings, 2 small ones on fender from car doors.
-Hardtop is Mugen style, carbon fiber. Tinted rear window.
-Soft top is on the car, but slashed. Someone needed my ipod that badly. New one is $1000. I can install.
-Color is Silverstone Metallic. (darker of the two silvers) Interior is black and red, with silver center door. Red carpet, black floor mats.
-Wheels are OEM, painted black.
-Front bumper is a 2000-2003 OEM. I did this after replacing my original bumper after purchasing the car. The original owner accumulated quite a bit of stone chips and curb stop scrapes.
-All maintenance is typical. 5000-ish mobil 1 oil changes, brakes, filters, rear diff fluids, tranny fluids, all done by the book with OEM or better parts.
-New-ish (8k miles) tires are federal 595ss. I LOVE them, and prefer them over the Potenzas. (call me crazy)
-Car has been to a track once in it's life, the weekend i got it. 13.9 @ 101. Cool.
-Clutch has never been dumped by myself. (can't say for original owner, who put the first 16k miles on the car) I know very much about the car, and the rear ends. If you beat the **** out of them, they break. There is no need to dump the clutch in an s2000. If you've ever driven one, you understand.

Image (btw, lowered in photoshop):


I am looking for a Cooper S, Preferably Black, 2005+
I'm still reading about all the features and such, so I can't say any more specifics of what i'm looking for.

If nothing else, anyone wanna meet up and let me poke around their mini? :D

 

ill meet up, call me... PM'd ya

 

What town are you in ?

 

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i got a cash offer on the car today, so i might be buying a mini soon.

 

What type of Mini are you looking for? You said you perfer black but what else? I may be selling mine but it's silver....

 

took a deposit on my car, put one on a mcs.

will update accordingly tomorrow.

 

got an 04 black/black w/ 50k miles. only cost me my car and $500.

 

congrats...post some pics when you can

 

pretty funny, I got rid of my 02 s2000 for an 05 MCS. I miss the droptop, but that's all...the MCS is more fun to drive!

Why did you have an ap1 bumper on your ap2?

 

I have both a 2000 S2000 and a 2006 Mini GP I enjoy both cars for different reasons have fun with your mini!

 

I hit a deer, had the bumper replaced.

imo ap1>ap2.

 

I did the same 3 yrs ago ! Though mine was a 01 S2K. Though i do miss the top-down fun, but we havent had much top-down weather this yr. If all goes well, i will have another S next year

 

Heh. I've never seen or heard of that Honda before (green to sports cars mind you). That looks like a sexy + enjoyable car. Hope you like its replacement. Meet us at the Starbucks tomorrow

 

what one? more info?

 

@jbell: 7 pm tonight at the starbucks in Linden - there's a post in this forum about it.

on a side note, for nostalgia's sake, here are a few of my dear and departed s2k...

 

Spa yellow ! Very nice. I see you did the "Ricks" badges and Ricks Smoked screen. The Ap2 rear Led lights are nice !. Let me see if i can post a pic of my old baby