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Nimble
03-13-2003, 02:16 PM
I was just in one of the Chicago suburbs blowing a couple of hours waiting for my car to get tinted at Ziebart, so I walked over to the local BMW/MINI dealer, Bill Jacobs.

I walked over to the MINI side of the dealership and a nice salesman was talking with me about the Cooper's. I asked if I could test drive an "S" model and to my surprise, he said yes. He even let me go at it alone.

Well....long story short, after 10 minutes in the yellow Cooper S with 17" white wheels and a white top, I'm in love! This car handles unbelievable! M3 land with tossability and actually seemed a little better than my lightened, and majorly stiffened 1995 318is. The supercharger provides nice power, quite strong in the midrange. Too bad I don't have an extra $23K laying around:devillook ....or I'd be driving a Indi Blue on black with a black top Cooper S in a second. Good job on this car BMW:clap:
SilverStreak
03-13-2003, 02:23 PM
I gotta get out there and drive one...
buttuh
03-13-2003, 02:42 PM
Get one and get the 200hp upgrade kit and you'll be set.
SilverStreak
03-13-2003, 02:43 PM
FWD goes in bad weather, too...
Nimble
03-13-2003, 02:55 PM
Originally posted by SilverStreak
FWD goes in bad weather, too...

That is the thing....then I stepped into the car I figured....''ehh front wheel drive....prolly gonna push like a pig." NOT the case...OMG does this car handle like its on rails! I can't even begin to say how great this car handles....gimme gimme....me want....hehe:chix
91M5
03-13-2003, 03:45 PM
I drove one with an upgraded blower and exhaust (200+hp) and some lowering springs. OMG, I want to get that on a track. Too much fun.
///M3ryder NY
03-13-2003, 03:52 PM
I have to get out there and test drive one myself... I'm a bit afraid to do so though, cuz i have a feeling that at only $23k I'd be very tempted to treat myself to a new daily driver....
NoSoup4U
03-13-2003, 04:09 PM
A red mini cooper S lapped me twice....:( ...but then again, it lapped many e46 M3's out there as well :D .. that thing can haul ass and he whipped around corners like it was glued to the track.
jcsomerset
03-13-2003, 05:59 PM
Their Handlling is why the original models won all the Monte Carlo's back in the 60's (or whatever it was they won bunches of)
kapolani
03-14-2003, 08:08 AM
You're preaching to the choir!!

I took my M3 in for service and walked out with an MCS.