#13342 - 18/06/05 12:10 AM
Mini Cooper S
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Hey all, just thought I would share a recent experience I had with a mini cooper s.
Driving home one evening I saw a mini cooper ahead and as I came close he must have seen the performance blue because he thought he would drop a cog and leave me. But he must have been suprised that I was keeping up with him! Every now and then he was flooring it and i was definitly keeping up with him. I'm not gonna put false hope in beating those cooper S's, because its not gonna happen, but keeping up is enough.
When he realised that he couldnt beat me on the straights, he decided to go slow towards a nice long bend, and then floored it, but again I kept my foot to the board, and got rather worried at the speeds we were getting to around the bend (being an ex Astra owner, going round bends fast was not common) but the ST kept the line and still kept up with him.
This car has definitly got a lot faster after doing 1000 miles. I just love passing those smug BMW 320 drivers!!
So I cant wait for another one to try it on!!
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#13343 - 18/06/05 09:58 AM
Re: Mini Cooper S
[Re: chris22]
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Registered: 01/03/05
Posts: 1088
Loc: west london, heathrow
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lol, i know what u mate, well done dude
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#13346 - 19/06/05 03:47 PM
Re: Mini Cooper S
[Re: Scotty]
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Chris22,
I'm not being funny mate but if I had a BMW 320 then I'd be smug too - its a much nice car than a Ford Fiesta. Where do you start....the build quality is better, nice looking car - although this is a subjective issue, alot more toys inside the car.
If I could afford it then there ain't no way I'd buy a Fiesta. I bet these Merc, Audi and BMW drivers are looking down their noses, thinking is that all you can afford........out of my way you little chav!!
There's more to life than "keeping up with the car infront".......its all about kudos, and the fiesta ain't got it!!
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#13347 - 19/06/05 03:58 PM
Re: Mini Cooper S
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#13348 - 19/06/05 08:28 PM
Re: Mini Cooper S
[Re: Chris]
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Aint it amazing what a bit of clever branding can do. J 
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#13349 - 20/06/05 06:37 AM
Re: Mini Cooper S
[Re: Gandalf]
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Quote:
Chris22,
I'm not being funny mate but if I had a BMW 320 then I'd be smug too - its a much nice car than a Ford Fiesta. Where do you start....the build quality is better, nice looking car - although this is a subjective issue, alot more toys inside the car.
If I could afford it then there ain't no way I'd buy a Fiesta. I bet these Merc, Audi and BMW drivers are looking down their noses, thinking is that all you can afford........out of my way you little chav!!
There's more to life than "keeping up with the car infront".......its all about kudos, and the fiesta ain't got it!!
BMW, Mercs, Audi, VW... alot of these are company cars so what gives them the right to do this then???
The Fiesta  is mainly privately owned and tbh... its a little sporty nicely presented car... nothings wrong with the build quality, its the same as any other manufacturer... theres always little niggles but they are nothing major.
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#13352 - 20/06/05 10:14 AM
Re: Mini Cooper S
[Re: Parksey]
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Registered: 19/03/05
Posts: 293
Loc: Pau,Girona Spain.
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Wheel on each corner ,engine up front ,some glass and plastic and some metal to hold it all together.Thats what we buy whether its an or a Roller,they all try to do the same job,some better than others,build quality dosn,t come into it certainly 7000 squids worth(ST/BMW320i)The cars will have the same life span and the costs on the will be a lot less all round.A car is just a car and it,s what you get for your hard earnd cash.And Parksy if you could afford the Golf you could afford the BMW and there are a lot of cars in that price range to think about(Civic Type R for example).
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#13353 - 20/06/05 12:31 PM
Re: Mini Cooper S
[Re: PeterDGM]
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Registered: 23/02/05
Posts: 1061
Loc: Winchester
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I see what you're saying Peter, maybe its just a UK thing, but car snobbery definitely exists over here. You're right, its got nothing to do with build quality or performance or anything, its simply the badge thats on the end of the bonnet. My other half's old housemate was very much like that, she was in the market for a 4 door saloon recently and basically didn't look at anything bar the 3-series. I tried to tell her that she could've gotten an equally well-specced Mondeo, Mazda 6, Passat, whatever, for considerably less but none of them were good enough! lol
I dunno if I could've afforded a BMW though, a 320SE costs near £25k once you've specced it up whereas I know you can get a Mk5 Golf GTi for about £17.5k.
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#13354 - 20/06/05 12:31 PM
Re: Mini Cooper S
[Re: PeterDGM]
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Loc: Swansea
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Gandalf you are right I can't afford a BMW, and if I did have the money I would not buy 1. They are well over priced and you would spend all that extra so you can just say "I drive a BMW". (But if I did have the money I would buy an M5!)
The st is a really fun car to drive and coming from a slow car I really enjoy passing a lot of BMW drivers, (not stereotyping!) but a lot do tend to expect you to "move out of the way" when they come along.
And as Parksey said, when you pass a BMW or Audi they are always itching to overtake you. I know that when someone overtakes me in a nova or kitted up corsa I have a little laugh and let it go.
And yes there is more to life than keeping up with the car infront, but I would rather keep up with it then not, I like to have a little fun when driving (where speed limits allow).
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