R50/53 Fun Factor of "S" vs standard
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But really, the kind of driving you plan to do plays a big part in this. I haven't found myself in a situation where the Cooper didn't have enough power to keep up on a metropolitan highway. Like gokartride said, you just have to know how to use the power you have. If I were planing to race on tracks with long straight-aways then I would definitely get an S. On twisty roads or tracks, a well-driven Cooper can hang with the S's just fine. And when that happens there is a certain level of satisfaction that comes from knowing you didn't need a Supercharger or Turbo to keep up.
The most important thing, however, is that you do what makes you happy.
But really, the kind of driving you plan to do plays a big part in this. I haven't found myself in a situation where the Cooper didn't have enough power to keep up on a metropolitan highway. Like gokartride said, you just have to know how to use the power you have. If I were planing to race on tracks with long straight-aways then I would definitely get an S. On twisty roads or tracks, a well-driven Cooper can hang with the S's just fine. And when that happens there is a certain level of satisfaction that comes from knowing you didn't need a Supercharger or Turbo to keep up.
The most important thing, however, is that you do what makes you happy.
I for one never got the kind of satisfaction (or fun) driving an MCS, or even a JCW, that I get out of my Cooper. I feel at home w/ the overall balance of the Cooper...handling, power, braking. I'm on my second Cooper and still feel the same, but then this is probably indicative of where I come from in relation to cars I have enjoyed in the past. If power is at all part of your "fun" factor, you might as well get an MCS. There is another approach though. Coopers have more than enough power...accessing that is where the real fun is. Putting your foot down is too easy...and mundane. 
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I can't agree with you guys, if you drive for a week a mcs, and then a mc, you will notice the big difference and believe me in highways the difference is huge.
you just need to stay over 3000rpm to have all the power the mc can give at 6500-6900rpm. so will has to be a very very well driven cooper because at the moment the MCS reach the 5000rpm and stay between 5000 and 7000rpm the mc has no chance.
sorry to say this, but we have to be realistic. like I said I have both cars, so I know what I'm saying.
but again, for me and for street/city driving, the cooper is "funner" if you want to drive at high rpms without have to stay in 1gear 80% time.
you just need to stay over 3000rpm to have all the power the mc can give at 6500-6900rpm. so will has to be a very very well driven cooper because at the moment the MCS reach the 5000rpm and stay between 5000 and 7000rpm the mc has no chance.
sorry to say this, but we have to be realistic. like I said I have both cars, so I know what I'm saying.
but again, for me and for street/city driving, the cooper is "funner" if you want to drive at high rpms without have to stay in 1gear 80% time.
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