2014 WRX base.

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First Car - 1999 Ford Mustang fully built road racer - 3.8L with the M112 supercharger (went for a dive and turned into a seahorse :(
DD while the Mustang became a track car - 2008 Honda Fit Sport 15x7 RPF1's, skunk2 racing springs, exhaust, and intake.
After loosing the Mustang I traded in the fit a purchased a 2012 Mazdaspeed3 with full bolts-ons and Cobb Accessport, I regret trading the car in all the time.
2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited - wife convinced me it was time to give up being a boy racer (i'm 25 years old) and regretfully made the purchase. I traded in the Wrangler after 6 months for my 2012 Mini Cooper S and can't stop smiling. I only wish there were hand held tuners produced for the n18.

I also had a 2008 Crown-vic and currently drive a 2013 Ford Taurus N/A for work.

Out of all cars I've had the S/C mustang and Mazdaspeed are my favorites, with all of them being fun drive except the Wrangler. As I build my R56S I can see it becoming my favorite with the right suspension, brake, and performance mods figured out.

 

This is a loaded question. R56 implies only a very young crowd will answer this post.
While I have two R53 (2005) "S"'s in the drive and a 74 Mini under wraps, I'd like to share my past rides too.
In order;
1974 Austin Mini
2005 MCS, 2 each
1995 Corsica (ewww)
1974 Datsun 260Z 2+2 held onto this one for 19 years
1980 Monza Coupe
1979 Celica GT European model, stationed in W Germany
1969 VW Beetle European model, stationed in W Germany
1979 Monza 2+2 hatchback 350 5-speed, this one was fun
1977 Dodge Maxi Van Love Bus on wheels
1972 Grand Prix
1970 Ford Fairlane Wagon
1974 Mustang GT the little one
1966 Impala SS 427
1957 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1967 GTO
1966 Impala Sedan
1961 Fairlane

 

Too many cars to list but since the Mini is my 2nd car, the one it replaced was my 93 Miata LE. Miata was pristine and fun but a weekender mostly. Surprisingly I find with the Mini that I drive it as my first car. The Durango rests. Too much fun!!

 

Why do you think that? From what I recall, there are quite a number of people who are not exactly "very young" who have answered it so far. (I include myself in that group, even though I haven't hit 50 quite yet...)

 

1980 VW Rabbit diesel (chug, chug, chug, black smoke,chug, chug, chug)
1973 Dodge Dart Custom (I was 16 and the car was 70% rust, but awesome slant 6 engine)
1987 VW Fox - in college, blast to drive, 120,000 miles
1991 Honda EX 5sp manual- 170,000 miles. sold after having 2 children and a yellow lab. Probably still running somewhere.
2000 Subaru Legacy wagon 220,000 miles. It took 2 teen drivers to finally kill it.
2003 Honda Minivan- nope just couldnt do it...traded in for
2006 Honda Pilot EX- 160,000 miles. Great family car- Yes, the soccer Mom years. My own kids started driving so I traded this "Mom" car in for my

2013 Mini Clubman S (had 9,000 miles when I bought it- SO MUCH FUN)

OOPS- just noticed this was an R56 blog, sorry.

 

1947 Plymouth Coupe
1963 VW
1961 Bugeye Sprite
1965 Falcon Fastback
1971 Pinto
1964 Econoline
1977 Econoline
1964 Malibu
1966 Malibu
1968 Catalina Convertible
1956 F100
1939 Ford Custom
1956 Chevy Belair
1973 Chevy Blazer
1990 Tarus
1995 Jeep
1965 F100
1951 Ford Convertible
2013 Mini Cooper S (plus the two previous still in my stable)

 

1997 Toyota Paseo Convertible (they only made them for 2 years, basically a 2 door Tercel)
2004 R50 Mini Cooper (basically ran it into the ground before trading it in)
current: 2013 R56 Mini Cooper (by far the nicest and newest car I've ever owned)

thats it - just 3 cars in my 14 years on the road. never owned a car that had more than 130hp and i've never owned one that didn't qualify for a "compact car only" parking space

 

My most recent "last car" was actually a company car , 2013 Ford Focus. But I have had many fun cars in the past some of them I miss, others I don't. Very rarely have I ever bought used cars, but this Mini is one of the few because I did not want to finance. But here are some of my "fun" cars from the past:
2000 Trans AM WS6
2002 Subaru WRX
2004 Subaru WRX STi
2003 Honda S2000

 

Skoda Fabia II from 2009. Like a cartoon car comparing to Mini.

 

Hi

I had a 2012 black Mini Cooper S, now I have a 2013 white MCS.

 

1991 Mazda Miata






... and about 20 other cars before that one.

 

Lucky enough to have driven all kinds of cars from dull to fairly exotic.

My Justa is my go-to car for city running-about. Near-negligible fuel consumption and the fun-to-drive factor makes it a no-brainer.

For longer distances, I prefer a quieter and smoother-riding vehicle.

 

Nothing, my R56 is my first car and I love it!

 

96 12v Cummins 650hp (name Sir Hacked and Cobbled)
03 Chevy Duramax Standard cab long box 628hp
2012 Checy Tahoe LTZ

 

Pictures of Sir Hacked and Cobbled and the tahoe

 

I sold my beloved Mazda RX-8...I bought it new, looked all over the SE for it...bought it the first model year, drove the hell out of the car, 30 some odd track weekends, 160K miles...and loved it...wish I hadn't sold it...it was designed for the track...the Mini...is a game of chasing my tail to get it set up for the track...

 

before I bought my 2010 MCS.... I drove a 2005 Dodge Magnum RT. oh boy did i love that car, the 5.7 was a monster, I had a Diablosport tuner and could jack up the A/F ratio.... doin burnouts and stuff...i drove that car hard but took care of it. once it hit 165k i decided to start looking for a new ride. I had always wanted a mini, now i have one!

 

My most recent car before the Mini was an '01 Crown Vic Police car. It was a former Michigan State Police car and a really was a heap. I bought it from a friend for $500 and drove it for a year. I blew it up doing a burnout leaving the shooting range last year ...true story and a true American moment!

 

Bet it had cop shocks, cop tires, etc...but the damn cigarette lighter never worked.
Sorry. Can't resist that set up.


We traded in our E46. 1999 with 200k on it. I did all the major work, radiator and tires were only a few weeks old when we got rid of it. But, it was needing brakes(again) and the breathing circuit, and the intermittent ABS, and...

Although it was a good car, it just never had that "fun" factor.

 

The cigarette lighter worked until my ex-con brother threw it out the window ...

 

My daily driver was a 2005 Sierra Denali. It is still the go-to for any kind of long trips.

What got me in a Mini was having my 2008 Triumph Tiger 1050 knocked out from under me by an illegal with no insurance, no license, and no concern.