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Car Forum / MINI / April 2004Mini Cooper "S" - new
Is this the group for the newer Mini Cooper 'S' discussions? I have a 2003 I purchased about 13 months ago (4600 miles now) and will be getting my first oil and servicing next week. The Mini agancy gave me a verbal list of what a 'service' consists of, but does anyone have any suggestions about particular items that should also be checked or that might cause a problem? I find the car to be a real 'kick-but' car and enjoy it. Have only seen 5 others in this 13 month period, so it has not gotten to be 'old hat' like the PT Cruiser did. Any other owners live in the Tampa Florida area? Dean Thompson rthomp21@tampabay.rr.com > Is this the group for the newer Mini Cooper 'S' discussions? Definitely not. Try this one: alt.autos.new-mini Richard Thompson wrote: > Is this the group for the newer Mini Cooper 'S' discussions? > I have a 2003 I purchased about 13 months ago (4600 miles now) and will be > getting my first oil and servicing next week. I hope you mean first scheduled service and not first EVER oil change! A brand new engine wants an oil change pretty early in it's life, because it generates a remarkable amount of metallic contamination in the oil as it wears in. hi Yes i can tell you that the oil and filter cost about 199 pounds and to check the tyre pressures is about 199 pounds also add this to the air filter 365 pounds and a wash and hoover before they bill you is 255 pounds., That comes to a little over 800 pounds for a minor service please be reminded that the major service may require you to sell something of minor value.. like your BRAIN ...what ever possesed you to buy a BMW u idiot ..now piss off to the right group,,,,, fragged > Is this the group for the newer Mini Cooper 'S' discussions? > I have a 2003 I purchased about 13 months ago (4600 miles now) and will be [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Any other owners live in the Tampa Florida area? > Dean Thompson rthomp21@tampabay.rr.com > hi > Yes i can tell you that the oil and filter cost about 199 pounds and to [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > value.. like your BRAIN ...what ever possesed you to buy a BMW u idiot ..now > piss off to the right group,,,,, Sad, wanted a Mini, but ended up with a BMW hatchback. K > fragged > > Is this the group for the newer Mini Cooper 'S' discussions? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Any other owners live in the Tampa Florida area? > > Dean Thompson rthomp21@tampabay.rr.com Richard Thompson wrote: > Is this the group for the newer Mini Cooper 'S' discussions? > Have only seen 5 > others in this 13 month period, so it has not gotten to be 'old hat' like > the PT Cruiser did. Only 5? I think I saw 5 *this morning* on the way to work, they're everywhere... Not as common as my Clio... Please don't use the word "gotten" again, it's ugly. stick to "got" and save 3 letters! kt. >Richard Thompson wrote: >> Is this the group for the newer Mini Cooper 'S' discussions? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >kt. I think he's one of those Johnny Foreigners from the good ole USA, they think the Queens English is the back chat that you get from somebody who bats for the other side. Nice to have a banter about minis v's bini's though....can't wait for the next full flared argument about why the new one's rubbish compared with the superior original, personally I've got one of each so go ahead and flame me!!! I can take it ;-) Alan > Nice to have a banter about minis v's bini's though....can't wait for > the next full flared argument about why the new one's rubbish compared > with the superior original, personally I've got one of each so go > ahead and flame me!!! I can take it ;-) did you note I went the other route and moaned about his grammar instead? if it's not one thing, its another! I'm currently mini-less, but hoping to change that for the summer... >> Nice to have a banter about minis v's bini's though....can't wait for >> the next full flared argument about why the new one's rubbish compared [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >I'm currently mini-less, but hoping to change that for the summer... There's a 1972 pale green Mini 1000 advertised in my local, (Tunbridge Wells, Kent) with MOT and tax free...... for £650. Probably been snapped up by now, but you never know...... I can look out the tel number if you want to give it a try. Regards Alan >>I'm currently mini-less, but hoping to change that for the summer... > There's a 1972 pale green Mini 1000 advertised in my local, (Tunbridge > Wells, Kent) with MOT and tax free...... for £650. Very kind of you, I've always wanted a green car. However the summer should bring a change of venue (whispers .au) so might excede my luggage allowance a tad! Cheers, kt. >>>I'm currently mini-less, but hoping to change that for the summer... >> There's a 1972 pale green Mini 1000 advertised in my local, (Tunbridge [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >kt. I spent 5 weeks in Oz (Sydney area Northern Beaches) last Christmas. I saw no more than 4 classic Mini's and a couple of Moke's. All of them were really cherished. Good luck Alan A guy I know here in the good ol' USA has gotten one of each also. I personally don't mind the new ones, though I have never driven one yet. I wave at the new ones when I'm driving my "old" and they wave back. They look huge next to my '77 Special! > I think he's one of those Johnny Foreigners from the good ole USA, > they think the Queens English is the back chat that you get from [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Alan hi I just bought a new car and looked at the Bini , but what a piece of sh.t.. u must need your head read.. fragged > Is this the group for the newer Mini Cooper 'S' discussions? > I have a 2003 I purchased about 13 months ago (4600 miles now) and will be [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Any other owners live in the Tampa Florida area? > Dean Thompson rthomp21@tampabay.rr.com >hi > I just bought a new car and looked at the Bini , but what a piece of sh.t.. >u must need your head read.. > >fragged Is that the best you can do Fraggy? BTW: what other piece of sh*t did you end up with? Alan hey my other piece of sh.t i bought in the end is 180bhp so will blow away most Bini's. And anyway , anybody who would buy a car without a spare wheel and have to pay EXTRA FOR A SPARE WHEEL because its optional must be stupid.. A fool and their money are soon parted...unfortunately we all end up suffereing fragged > Is this the group for the newer Mini Cooper 'S' discussions? > I have a 2003 I purchased about 13 months ago (4600 miles now) and will be [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Any other owners live in the Tampa Florida area? > Dean Thompson rthomp21@tampabay.rr.com >hey > my other piece of sh.t i bought in the end is 180bhp so will blow away most [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > A fool and their money are soon parted...unfortunately we all end up >suffereing How to you spell sh*t is it SEAT? Nice car to drive the Leon.... just not to my taste. I take it by most Bini's you mean Mini 1's & Cooper? Seat Leon 2.0vt (180bhp) 0-60 8.0 secs 132mph Mini Cooper S 0-60 7.6 secs 133mph (Source Autocar) BTW: don't they have one of those crappy space saver spare wheels on those things? At least mine will run flat up to 50mph.... still I suppose that's the only way you'll get people to notice most dull old Euro boxes!! Sorry for the late response, I've been away this weekend. Alan hi dunno why autocar quote Seat Leon 2.0vt (180bhp) 0-60 8.0 secs 132mph.. Seat quote 142mph ?? > >hey > > my other piece of sh.t i bought in the end is 180bhp so will blow away most [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Alan >hi > dunno why autocar quote Seat Leon 2.0vt (180bhp) 0-60 8.0 secs 132mph.. > Seat quote 142mph ?? Hi Fraggy, Autocar do real world tests, sometimes it can be quite surprising the differences between the manufacturers claims and what is acheived by an experienced test driver under controlled conditions. The top speed is acheived on the Millbrook bowl (banked oval circuit) so there is a bit of centrifugal force to overcome. The top speed is likely to be 5 -10 mph faster if you had a straight flat long enough piece of road to test on. The 0-60 mph time is a different kettle of fish and is done on the flat long straight. To be really anal about all this you need to take into account the outside air temperature, barometric pressure and humidity. Also sometimes Autocar have to test in the wet which would greatly affect the 0-60 time, but I have checked and both cars were tested in the dry under similar conditions. Conclusion.... Leons are fine fast wee beasties, but so are Cooper 'S's'.... enjoy your car, Alan btw in reply to Graham W.. Its not true that a Modern engine will need frequent and early oil changes. My new car will not need the engine oil changing until the first service at 10,000 miles. Its not an Audi but it has the 180bhp TT engine 17" wheels 4 doors, racing suspension, multichange cd player, electric everything all as standard and it costs the same as a BINI cooper. And to think i looked at the Bini ..Ha .. not on your life...not a patch on mine... yes i agree with an old design engine like the mini, I will change the oil in mine after about 10 miles from the rebuild then again at about 1000miles fragged > Is this the group for the newer Mini Cooper 'S' discussions? > I have a 2003 I purchased about 13 months ago (4600 miles now) and will be [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Any other owners live in the Tampa Florida area? > Dean Thompson rthomp21@tampabay.rr.com |
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