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I had a Cooper for 6 months before I took delivery of the Cooper S and of the line I would class it as nippy. Used to comfotbaly beat VTRs and stuff like that but once you got it the twisties where it belongs it kept up with cars with twice the power quite easily. Excellent fun on the right...

Once again I would be interested if welcome?

Once again I would be interested if welcome?

Have to say that from a test drive in the CTR it did feel like you were going a fair bit quicker than in the both the MCS and the 172. It just rips you back in your seat through 1st and 2nd gear. Distribution of power and where it comes on stream obviousley has a lot to do with this. Had to...

I would expect that the cup would beat the CTR. I have held my own against a CTR on a stretch of dual carrigeway split up by sections of roundabout over a mile or so from a rolling start (About 15 mph). One of the gripes about the Cooper S is over long gearing which I have to agree with (1st...

Have to say that from a test drive in the CTR it did feel like you were going a fair bit quicker than in the both the MCS and the 172. It just rips you back in your seat through 1st and 2nd gear. Distribution of power and where it comes on stream obviousley has a lot to do with this. Had to...

I would expect that the cup would beat the CTR. I have held my own against a CTR on a stretch of dual carrigeway split up by sections of roundabout over a mile or so from a rolling start (About 15 mph). One of the gripes about the Cooper S is over long gearing which I have to agree with (1st...

Geoff - The Cooper is S is going well. All run in now and having fun. Not that I actually ran it in to the book as I met up with a couple of 172ers from this forum and went out for a good blast with them in the peak district. Getting the 212 bhp conversion fitted by Hartge in January so...

Geoff - The Cooper is S is going well. All run in now and having fun. Not that I actually ran it in to the book as I met up with a couple of 172ers from this forum and went out for a good blast with them in the peak district. Getting the 212 bhp conversion fitted by Hartge in January so...

Cheers Geoff, I trust your figures are correct and that settles my query. Personally think he should have shelled out an extra grand or so and had a night less on the piss each month and got a three year old Elise.

Focus RS?????

It is a nice looking car and seems to handle very well. What bhp are they?? Just that before he picked it up he was going on about it being able to hit 60 in 7 seconds etc and I was suprised how I left it behind. Didnt get a perfect start either due to the wet and DSC kicking in on a change...

Cheers Geoff, I trust your figures are correct and that settles my query. Personally think he should have shelled out an extra grand or so and had a night less on the piss each month and got a three year old Elise.

:oops: Whoooooppps!!!!!

My G/F sisters brother picked up a Puma racing at the weekend and although it looks a nice car, inside and out I was very suprised how easy I left it behind from a standing start. Any one got any opinions on this car. He paid 14 grand for it with 32,000 miles on the clock.

Focus RS?????

It is a nice looking car and seems to handle very well. What bhp are they?? Just that before he picked it up he was going on about it being able to hit 60 in 7 seconds etc and I was suprised how I left it behind. Didnt get a perfect start either due to the wet and DSC kicking in on a change...

:oops: Whoooooppps!!!!!

My G/F sisters brother picked up a Puma racing at the weekend and although it looks a nice car, inside and out I was very suprised how easy I left it behind from a standing start. Any one got any opinions on this car. He paid 14 grand for it with 32,000 miles on the clock.

To the bird sat next to the man who spent all night on his phone sporting blue shirt....you is fine AAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To the bird sat next to the man who spent all night on his phone sporting blue shirt....you is fine AAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nick, just noticed that you have a GTT with the Dimma Kit. There is one which lives about half a mile away from me which is apparently running at 240bhp??? Word of mouth only so dont quote me on it. It is in a sort of greeny silver flip paint. What is the handling like on them? Dont want to...

You ought to here the noise of the power steering the mini make Nick!! Nearly as whiney as the Supercharger under full throttle!!

Nick, just noticed that you have a GTT with the Dimma Kit. There is one which lives about half a mile away from me which is apparently running at 240bhp??? Word of mouth only so dont quote me on it. It is in a sort of greeny silver flip paint. What is the handling like on them? Dont want to...

You ought to here the noise of the power steering the mini make Nick!! Nearly as whiney as the Supercharger under full throttle!!

I am 21 and got a quote of 1700 ish from Tescos on the 172. Ended up going with the Cooper S which was about 50 quid more expensive.

Be careful of the extra weight.

I am 21 and got a quote of 1700 ish from Tescos on the 172. Ended up going with the Cooper S which was about 50 quid more expensive.

Be careful of the extra weight.

T-cut the top layer of paint to get the weight down a bit more to make up for it.