R50/53 So a dark silver S pulls up behind me today...
#51
07-24-2006, 02:38 PM
Originally Posted by cct1
No offense, but I'd never buy a Mini with CVT. Takes all the fun out of it. I seriously doubt the 0-60 times of a CVT are close to those of the manual, even with the CVT optimized. Besides taking the soul out of the car, The CVT just does weird things--and not just at takeoff. But then again, I've yet to drive a CVT I liked--the Audi wasn't so hot either. Supposedly some of the newer CVTs are better; I just wouldn't included the Mini as one of those. I suspect that's one reason why we won't be seeing it on the new Mini's.
Again, I've driven a base mini both manual CVT, and an S (which I bought), and IMHO the Mini manual is much better than the CVT, so much so that they're really not even close. But then again I've never really understood why you'd buy a driver's car like the mini and want an automatic; it's like ordering a cheeseburger without the cheese.
Again, I've driven a base mini both manual CVT, and an S (which I bought), and IMHO the Mini manual is much better than the CVT, so much so that they're really not even close. But then again I've never really understood why you'd buy a driver's car like the mini and want an automatic; it's like ordering a cheeseburger without the cheese.
Originally Posted by iriemanhq
5- G.I.C. (girlfriend in car)
#52
07-24-2006, 03:39 PM
Originally Posted by cct1
You're confusing the supercharger with a turbocharger. The supercharger is there all the time...
The worst thing I drove was a Cooper CVT--as a loaner. Had it for a day, and although if I couldn't have bought an S for some reason, I would still have bought a manual Cooper--they're both great cars, but in different ways--although I prefer the S, the base Cooper with manual transmission is still a blast. The CVT, however, is awful. If the Cooper just came in CVT, I wouldn't even consider it. It's lack of acceleration is almost dangerous. Thanks god they're getting rid of it.
The worst thing I drove was a Cooper CVT--as a loaner. Had it for a day, and although if I couldn't have bought an S for some reason, I would still have bought a manual Cooper--they're both great cars, but in different ways--although I prefer the S, the base Cooper with manual transmission is still a blast. The CVT, however, is awful. If the Cooper just came in CVT, I wouldn't even consider it. It's lack of acceleration is almost dangerous. Thanks god they're getting rid of it.
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07-24-2006, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Monk Edsel
I live in Regent Square. I was driving down Forbes, at the last light before you pass through Frick Park towards Regent Square. I LOVE driving that stretch. Too bad about the rough patches though. The S was street parked infront of the Starbucks in Squirrel Hill and pulled out behind me after I passed it. It was at least an '05, not that any of this matters! 
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Originally Posted by gokartride
No racing is involved, I assure you...just a normal, typical, smooth, efficient launch. It is an odd phenomenon that happens with conspicuous frequency. My point is that it may be due driver adjustments to overcoming a slight tendancy in Coopers to bog down at low rpms, at least on my '03 Cooper. Revised gearing in later models may have resolved this.
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