Driven: Mini Cooper S!

frankmehta · 18th May 2006, 18:24

you lucky son of a ........
this is my dream car........
i just cant get enough of this car....its like a hollywood actress the more you get of her the more you want......

headers · 19th May 2006, 18:15

One of the Best cars of yesteryears.the Mini Cooper. Also one of the pioneers in front wheel drive technology in cars..

I happened to drive one some years back maybe a 1980ish one..the first thing that struck me is "This car is very spacious".. A very fine design of optimising space

shibujp · 22nd May 2006, 20:28

Amit..a very nice review!!

Some companies simply take the character out of old cars when they decide that they'll go retro and bring back an old design. The New Beetle is a classic example of this. Only the shape sort of remained while everything else..that flat four air cooled boxer engine, the bonnet for luggage at the front etc were turned around. My dad owned one in Nigeria in the 1980s and we really loved that car.

But BMW kept the character of the Mini intact when they redesigned it and three cheers to em!!

And I've this thing for very powerful small hatches!!

Drive on!!
Shibu.

sbasak · 22nd May 2006, 21:14

Nice review!
However, only the Sports model of Mini features such gearshift. Other models come with normal floor mounted gear shift.
Mini Cooper costs around £10,000 in UK and the sports model costs @£15,000.
A 17 lakh rupees price tag in India seems preposterous for a small car - albeit its drivability.

heelntoe · 22nd May 2006, 21:43

nice writeup and a great car. i have been in one with a navigation system so the sentrally mounted speedo was not there in that one. i agree that the run flats are the culprits for the ride quality because i felt fine riding in the back on the inside roads of new jersey(really bad roads) on normal tyres.

18th May 2006, 18:24	#16
frankmehta Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,000 Thanked: 3,577 Times View My Garage	you lucky son of a ........ this is my dream car........ i just cant get enough of this car....its like a hollywood actress the more you get of her the more you want......
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19th May 2006, 18:15	#17
headers Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Greater Chennai Posts: 4,667 Thanked: 559 Times	One of the Best cars of yesteryears.the Mini Cooper. Also one of the pioneers in front wheel drive technology in cars.. I happened to drive one some years back maybe a 1980ish one..the first thing that struck me is "This car is very spacious".. A very fine design of optimising space
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22nd May 2006, 20:28	#18
shibujp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 1,753 Thanked: 3,225 Times View My Garage	Amit..a very nice review!! Some companies simply take the character out of old cars when they decide that they'll go retro and bring back an old design. The New Beetle is a classic example of this. Only the shape sort of remained while everything else..that flat four air cooled boxer engine, the bonnet for luggage at the front etc were turned around. My dad owned one in Nigeria in the 1980s and we really loved that car. But BMW kept the character of the Mini intact when they redesigned it and three cheers to em!! And I've this thing for very powerful small hatches!! Drive on!! Shibu. Last edited by shibujp : 22nd May 2006 at 20:29.
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22nd May 2006, 21:14	#19
sbasak BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CCU-LTN Posts: 608 Thanked: 14 Times	Nice review! However, only the Sports model of Mini features such gearshift. Other models come with normal floor mounted gear shift. Mini Cooper costs around £10,000 in UK and the sports model costs @£15,000. A 17 lakh rupees price tag in India seems preposterous for a small car - albeit its drivability.
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22nd May 2006, 21:43	#20
heelntoe BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: navi mumbai Posts: 240 Thanked: Once	nice writeup and a great car. i have been in one with a navigation system so the sentrally mounted speedo was not there in that one. i agree that the run flats are the culprits for the ride quality because i felt fine riding in the back on the inside roads of new jersey(really bad roads) on normal tyres.
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