Another knee jerk reaction on Friday..I bought a Mini! If you haven't seen the deals on these little cars lately and are in need of a DD, I highly recommend looking at one. The deals are insane!

I must say, the buying experience I had was absolutely fantastic. Huw John @ Irvine Mini was extremely professional, very well versed with Mini (He is a Brit that owns 3) and just an all around nice guy. I dropped by the dealership unannounced at 5 pm looked at a few.. drove one and I was sold..on my way home by 7pm (most time spent trying to decide on color, specs etc).
Thanks Huw!!

What a fun little car! Its so easy to toss around and so damn stable, you cant help but to have a big smile when driving it. The kids call it the clown car and OREO..I call it fun and a great bang for the buck. Cant wait for my first autocross.

Mods are on the way! Next time you see it it will be 1.5" lower. Sharky got a tune??

Here it is Pepper White & Black:

 

Mini's are so cool. Congrats!!

 

nice little ride...congrats & enjoy

 

Welcome to Mini-Land. We bought a 2006 Cooper S and it's been a great car. Yours seems to sit a lot higher than ours does - I wonder? I had to repace the stock Dunlops at only 26K and I went with the Continental Contipro Contact SSR tires. Big improvement. Enjoy - we just turned over 30K and it still looks & drives like the day we picked it up.

 

Thanks guys! Already put 250 miles on it since Friday. Avg 28 mpg with 2 canyon runs and a trip to LA. Very surprised how much grunt this little car makes off the line...the brakes are pretty damn good too. So far very glad I pulled the trigger.


Slik560- Yes it looks like a little 4x4 right now...that will change very soon.

 

what type of deal did you get if you don't mind sharing some details, PM is fine as well. ?!?

 

Love the MINI !!!

 

I know nothing about Mini's but I have a base model as a loaner while my M5 is being serviced. I must say I'm not impressed. I know there is an 'S' model - I hope it is a big upgrade.

 

It is. The "s" has approx 60 hp and tq more than the standard cooper. The little turbo is a nice add on to the direct injection motor. Can't believe it gets 36 mpg on the highway.

 

I found the 'sport' button on the base model...that helps. After three days in the car for commuting I admit I would like to drive the 'S' model. Certainly a nice bump in MPG vs. the M5

 

Ain't that the truth! I think my m6 spends more time at the gas pump than on the road. But it sounds o so sweet...worth the price of admission!

 

They are great cars! You can embarrass a lot of high horsepower cars in the twisties with them.

 

Congrats!! I've always loved mini coopers.