R56 test drove spice orange 2011 cooper s today....
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test drove spice orange 2011 cooper s today....
Hey guys, I'm in canada. I test drove a 2011 Cooper S today and had some questions. I'm looking at ordering one, but they don't seem to know much about them. They have their option sheets, pricing, etc, but we don't have the configurator online yet.
Firstly, base price is 30K! That's 7 grand more than the states. Holy.
Now that I've optioned one, it came out to 40,500 before fees, 46k with tax bla bla.
1. They said we don't get adaptive headlights.
2. No powerfold mirrors
And interior, they don't know much about colour line, leather colours, door colours, etc.
Anyways, they fixed everything I didn't like about the 07-10. Interior, bumpers, etc.
The engine was great, power was great and burble from exhaust was great. I'll post pictures in a few.
Firstly, base price is 30K! That's 7 grand more than the states. Holy.
Now that I've optioned one, it came out to 40,500 before fees, 46k with tax bla bla.
1. They said we don't get adaptive headlights.
2. No powerfold mirrors
And interior, they don't know much about colour line, leather colours, door colours, etc.
Anyways, they fixed everything I didn't like about the 07-10. Interior, bumpers, etc.
The engine was great, power was great and burble from exhaust was great. I'll post pictures in a few.
Last edited by JustinGTP; 09-15-2010 at 07:16 PM.
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The burble is back? That's great!
The Canadian car prices are always off the charts compared to the US. The ones I find to be the craziest are the Hondas and Fords that are made in Ontario, yet have some of the highest markups. A Civic Si is something near 30K. Just crazy.
Anyway, why not use the US configurator to build what you want and find the items you deem as "must-haves" so that way you can have your motoring advisor in Canada build it with his spec sheet and give you a price? Just my 2 cents.
The Canadian car prices are always off the charts compared to the US. The ones I find to be the craziest are the Hondas and Fords that are made in Ontario, yet have some of the highest markups. A Civic Si is something near 30K. Just crazy.
Anyway, why not use the US configurator to build what you want and find the items you deem as "must-haves" so that way you can have your motoring advisor in Canada build it with his spec sheet and give you a price? Just my 2 cents.
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jujucooper - power fold mirrors are available in the states, but theyre not on the list for canada.
nj mini - yes, the burble was great! and yes, the markup is nuts! and especially insulting if the car is made in canada. haha.
I asked if they can include the option codes, they said they probably cant?! I'm going to wait until the configurator shows up on mini.ca for 2011.
here are the pics!
nj mini - yes, the burble was great! and yes, the markup is nuts! and especially insulting if the car is made in canada. haha.
I asked if they can include the option codes, they said they probably cant?! I'm going to wait until the configurator shows up on mini.ca for 2011.
here are the pics!
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I'm clearly in the minority, but I think the new interior changes, with a black leather/leatherette interior, are a step back. Whats the difference between the new base MINI interior and the interior of a 93 Toyota Tercel with vinyl seats? Both have black seats, dash, steering wheel, and round vents.
I know the fake silver plastic in my car is in fact fake and plastic, but it breaks up the black and makes me feel better about spending $20k on a car that does nothing better than a $13k Hyundai Accent hatchback
I know the fake silver plastic in my car is in fact fake and plastic, but it breaks up the black and makes me feel better about spending $20k on a car that does nothing better than a $13k Hyundai Accent hatchback
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Can you talk more about the power?
From the techs I talked to that drove the first ones that came in, they said they pull HARD, especially up top. Can't wait to go drive one myself, just was curious as to your thoughts on how it felt versus a pre-LCI R56 (if you've driven one).
Toying with the idea of getting rid of my 08 and getting into an '11......
Or there are a few 06 GP's floating around with low miles, which are VERY tempting......
Choices....choices.....
From the techs I talked to that drove the first ones that came in, they said they pull HARD, especially up top. Can't wait to go drive one myself, just was curious as to your thoughts on how it felt versus a pre-LCI R56 (if you've driven one).
Toying with the idea of getting rid of my 08 and getting into an '11......
Or there are a few 06 GP's floating around with low miles, which are VERY tempting......
Choices....choices.....
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after what I've become used to I doubt it feels like it pulls HARD to me. =P
That spice orange looks sharp. I'm not sure it'll be the color for my next mini though.
Last edited by MotorMouth; 09-17-2010 at 02:29 AM.
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You'd be amazed how difficult a process the gov't makes this. I was looking into this for a friend in Toronto. It's a ton of filing fees plus import taxes and the only way to really save on an import is to go the used route...which even that has to be a certain age/mileage to qualify. It's sadly cheaper to just buy new, even with the markups.