I've owned a myriad of cars including a few Porsches and you guys are comparing apples and oranges... A Porsche is no comparison to a MINI with that being said, I enjoy the MINI in a totally different way that I enjoy the other cars... But the MINI is getting a lot of drive time vs the others... One thing I believe is the culprit is the phenomenal feel the car delivers for the money... At the end of day, down in Miami, you just can't enjoy the full effects of the 997 Turbo or an Aston Martin Vantage because of the tremendous amount of traffic around and retarded drivers in general (running red lights is a hobby down here)...

The MINI is much cheaper to drive and maintain that any of the cars you guys are talking about (I remember the $300-400 oil changes with the 911)...

So enjoy it and drive it the way it was meant to be driven...

 

That's others have told me as well. I never really expected a 20-30K ride be compared to 80-100K+ vehicle, but your explaination spells it out nicely.

 

It's fun to be able to drive a car at 70-90% on public roads without fear of being arrested or injuring someone.

 

They did you no favors unless your MINI was a stripped version with no frills and options.

It is rated as the number one car in America today for holding it's resale value. So, I would think you should of at least been offered $18,000.00US.

In a private sale you would have been asking around $20,000.00US

Bit of a jump to a Porsche. And you woun't like the tune up charges they have if you think MINI charges too much......

good luck

 

 

Congrats to the OP - we had a 997s for approx a year, was a fantastic car. It really reminded me that yes, driving a fast car slow can be lots of fun (and of course driving it fast ain't bad either ). But really I don't find that a sports car had to be driven fast or at its top speed to enjoy and appreciate its qualities - superior steering with responsive handling and linear power on tap and great brakes combined with a planted feel make for a good time at sane street speeds and twisties. The quality of the car really comes through in various ways without having to be on the track, and it is a nice place to be.

Enjoy - and although I'm sure you've checked around already, I found lots of good info on Rennlist, via the PCA, many good sites and forums.

Oh, and I didn't read all the way through to see how your car is optioned, but if you didn't get the sport exhaust you might want to consider it, it sounds fantastic, I just loved the tone.

Cheers

 

Rennlist.com and Pelicanparts.com both have great forums.

k

 

I enjoy them both, even on days I don't drive them.

+1 on http://forums.pelicanparts.com/, although better for the air-cooled cars.

 

I did that with my 75 Rabbit when it was new! Wonder if my 09 ClubmanS will do it?

 

Easy way to find out.

Use caution, and good luck