I never thought I'd say this.....
Our cars are going to loose value now!!!! There will be a flood of TT for sale on Ebay next week or exchange for a mini 
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I had Mini S and E46 M3 but if you realy want FUN on the street get a BIKE that's a thrill,a real trip.............a bike is much more in the street then the cars you guys mentions against the 996tt.
If you have mountain roas very close where you live....there is no best feeling that a 996tt going fast.When you take a sharp bend fast and you see your PSM on because your 996tt shakes the tail then you're going to feel buterflys in the stomach or your eggs in your throat
If you have mountain roas very close where you live....there is no best feeling that a 996tt going fast.When you take a sharp bend fast and you see your PSM on because your 996tt shakes the tail then you're going to feel buterflys in the stomach or your eggs in your throat
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mmmmm.....
Seems I'm not alone in this matter.
Guess it really comes down to a few factors:
1. Drivers ability
2. Location
3. Power available.
I'm more into light weight nimble cars (like my long gone 1969 Lotus Elan Sprint) - absolutely underpowered by today's standards, but back in the day a delight to drive. Wished I'd never sold it.
As for the TT - complete overkill on normal roads but on a track a different matter altogether.
The TT is way more car than I can handle and don't mind admitting it, which is why I guess the Mini is more fun, plus it seems as though you're going faster than what you actually.
I did try to autocross my TT once, but gave up after about 20 minutes and having seen how easy the old 911's could break loose at the rear figured the TT is not the right tool (at least for me).
Always good to have options though !
Guess it really comes down to a few factors:
1. Drivers ability
2. Location
3. Power available.
I'm more into light weight nimble cars (like my long gone 1969 Lotus Elan Sprint) - absolutely underpowered by today's standards, but back in the day a delight to drive. Wished I'd never sold it.
As for the TT - complete overkill on normal roads but on a track a different matter altogether.
The TT is way more car than I can handle and don't mind admitting it, which is why I guess the Mini is more fun, plus it seems as though you're going faster than what you actually.
I did try to autocross my TT once, but gave up after about 20 minutes and having seen how easy the old 911's could break loose at the rear figured the TT is not the right tool (at least for me).
Always good to have options though !
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got a friend that has a ton of high powered sports cars and says his turbo mini S is the most fun to drive out of all of them. I would get one in a heartbeat if they werent so feminine...I still ahvent really come across one that looks "mean"
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The heck with all of you! I love TT's so much I purchased an Audi TT S line 3.2 quattro... Actually it was just a really good price... Mini Cooper... Cute car. (exclusiveTT's quote) Next thing you know your going to tell us Austin Powers was a great movie! Sounds like it's time for you to drop some coin on that new 997TT so we can bring you back. Come back to the light..... You have run adrift!!!
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- Still miss my 350Z donut machine)what kind of tire pressure and PSS9 settings do you use?
I had a mini for a while and it certainly did make you feel like a stunt extra on the "Italian Job", racing minis (bobble head style at that!) and all. To get the same feeling in the TT...you'll be going much faster (even in the twisties).
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I've always considered a Mini. Are they pretty reliable? My last car was a Lotus Elise, and I got rid of it because it didn't have the torque that I was looking for. Enter the Porsche...and life is good. However I do miss how nimble the Elise was.
Of course they'd come out with THIS...but I don't have a gazillion bucks
http://www.porscheturbokit.com/other...lise-725hp.asp
Of course they'd come out with THIS...but I don't have a gazillion bucks
http://www.porscheturbokit.com/other...lise-725hp.asp
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They don't hold that much power......i blew my Mini's engine
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MIne had pulls,ECU tuned,no cats and Supersprint muffler.
I was racing a Renault Clio Sport,i was ahead and wott waiting(i still am
) to get closer to the red line in 5'gear to change to 6' and puffff a big cloud of smoke behind me.......no more Mini S
Maybe a bad tune because i was pulling hard in a strait line or maybe a
bad,bad driver
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Arriving late to the conversation I can add that the MINI is indeed a fun car
handles well, it gets good MPG, its utilitarian and fun but...
it does not handle like a go kart... at least not like the go karts I know...
there is always this erroneous conotation that the MINI handles like a go kart, it doesn't.
is the MINI better than a 996TT? well is not by any means, the 996TT is perhaps, at these prices and if you can find a decent one, the best DD you can have right now...
handles well, it gets good MPG, its utilitarian and fun but...
it does not handle like a go kart... at least not like the go karts I know...
there is always this erroneous conotation that the MINI handles like a go kart, it doesn't.
is the MINI better than a 996TT? well is not by any means, the 996TT is perhaps, at these prices and if you can find a decent one, the best DD you can have right now...