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Bradders

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Cooper S or 500 Abarth Esseesse?

I fancy a little indulgence and thought we'd get one of these 2nd hand to play with for the summer.

Ive driven both and I am tending towards the Mini - it wasn't as mad as the 500, but maybe mad would be just the job?

All thoughts welcomed....... FF 4.4 V8 Soooo looking forward to this bad boy
Ex 2006 RRS SC - garbage
Ex 2016 135i M Sport - dream car
Ex 2003 RS6 Avant - piece of cr*p
Ex 2014 320d X Drive, M Sport Touring - ok I guess
Ex 2007 RRS TDV8 - bloody loved it
EX 2007 FL2 XS - not so bad

Wed Mar 09 2011 2:22pm

Jonny Fresh

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Location: Manchester
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Definitely the 500

Wed Mar 09 2011 2:24pm

npinks
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not sure on 2nd hand prices but have a look at the Citreon DSI the sporty one has the same engine as the Mini Cooper S and prices are cheaper

Wed Mar 09 2011 2:24pm

Jonny Fresh

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Location: Manchester
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npinks wrote:
not sure on 2nd hand prices but have a look at the Citreon DSI the sporty one has the same engine as the Mini Cooper S and prices are cheaper

and is TG Magazine car of the year

Wed Mar 09 2011 2:34pm

NickM

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Location: London
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Def the Cooper S - have got one and it's an amazing little car - get it with the right spec, and it's a peach and firm footed - had a 500 as a courtesy car, and the differences between the build quality is huge - one is german, and the other a tin can.

Wed Mar 09 2011 2:41pm

Bradders

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Location: Leeds
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That Citroen looks a bit Essex Boy to me...........

As Nick says the Mini is built like a tank compared to the Fiat.

All the kids in my daughters sixth form at school have a Mini tho'. FF 4.4 V8 Soooo looking forward to this bad boy
Ex 2006 RRS SC - garbage
Ex 2016 135i M Sport - dream car
Ex 2003 RS6 Avant - piece of cr*p
Ex 2014 320d X Drive, M Sport Touring - ok I guess
Ex 2007 RRS TDV8 - bloody loved it
EX 2007 FL2 XS - not so bad

Wed Mar 09 2011 2:46pm

NickM

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Location: London
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Yeah maybe, not surely not Cooper S - get a Cooper S Cab perhaps...

You could always get a Z4!

Wed Mar 09 2011 2:55pm

Bradders

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Location: Leeds
Posts: 2515

NickM wrote:
Yeah maybe, not surely not Cooper S - get a Cooper S Cab perhaps...

A couple of Coopers and Ones and a Cooper diesel.

A Cooper S convertible will fit the bill so we could all go out in it. I had a Honda S2000 a couple of years ago but the missus couldnt get it into reverse!! I had it 3 weeks.

FF 4.4 V8 Soooo looking forward to this bad boy
Ex 2006 RRS SC - garbage
Ex 2016 135i M Sport - dream car
Ex 2003 RS6 Avant - piece of cr*p
Ex 2014 320d X Drive, M Sport Touring - ok I guess
Ex 2007 RRS TDV8 - bloody loved it
EX 2007 FL2 XS - not so bad

Wed Mar 09 2011 3:18pm

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Mrs VA has a white Cooper S cab and it's a great little car. 2005 Zambezi TDV6 - Gone but not forgotten
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Wed Mar 09 2011 4:29pm

ronniet101

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2007 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Buckingham Blue

Re: Cooper S or 500 Abarth Esseesse?

[quote="Bradders"]I fancy a little indulgence and thought we'd get one of these 2nd hand to play with for the summer.

Ive driven both and I am tending towards the Mini - it wasn't as mad as the 500, but maybe mad would be just the job?

All thoughts welcomed....... :thumbsup:[/quote]

All thoughts welcomed....."I wish it was saturday"

Wed Mar 09 2011 5:57pm

C10KO

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2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Java Black

Cooper S it is to be - I have had one as a fun car and would allways get one

Wed Mar 09 2011 6:05pm

Kaine

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i like the DS3

Wed Mar 09 2011 6:15pm

Ady 555
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2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Santorini Black

Mini everytime, they hold their value much better than most and if you get the right one at the right price you can have your fun and almost draw back for it what you payed when you come to sell it.

Wed Mar 09 2011 9:58pm

x5pea

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2010 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE Santorini Black

mini

I specialise in selling mini's, get part exchanges direct from a local mini dealer. If you have an idea of what u want drop me a pm and ill see if i can help.

I have 2 Mini cooper S in at the moment, 2002 & 2003 both around the £5.5k price point, both in Metallic Grey.

Wed Mar 09 2011 11:00pm

Ady 555
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One of my wifes old mini's

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The 2nd of her old mini's.
Would i get her another? Oh yes, but an all singing all dancing full jcw s

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Wed Mar 09 2011 11:01pm

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