182 or cooper s?

[ForceIndia]

That second one looks awful. The mesh grill is poorly done, the splitter's horrific and the bumper doesn't seem to fit close enough to the bonnet?
Good to drive, hate the interior (fisher price styleeeee), just couldn't live with the looks.

 

[jayxx83]

believe it or not thats an m7 grill conversion from the states. think its like £300 notes or something lol. the splitter is full carbon though, absolute sex imo.

 

[nth]

lol @ the gay/hairdresser comments... id still have one over a clio.

 

[Christopher]

I quite like them nowadays.

I hate the whine though.

 

[JuanBoy]

Cooper S better build quality. 182 with cup pack in racing blue as a personal preference.

 

[c__w]

I prefer the ealier Cooper S (and mini in general), the newer one has been influenced by pedestrian safety and the front end is not as nice IMO. They also seem to have a higher ride height too, Still those earely ones are pricier than a 182 though. Forget the later turbo ones as they're gonna be at least double the price of a 182. Ride is very firm, firmer than a 182 which has a fairly decent ride considering the handling I reckon.

Interior looks good but the quality (of plastics, trim etc) is nowhere near a proper BMW. You realise this as soon as you shut the door with the plasticky handle. I wouldn't say it's massively above the Clio in refinement but I would agree general build is better.

 

[.J.a.m.e.s.]

Clio it is!

 

[Brett]

I had a similar thought a while back, mini is cheaper to insure but more expensive to buy. 182 has more standard kit and mini's with similar level of kit can be expensive. I've heard than the mini's have bad fuel economy and also the tax is around £50 P/a more than the 182.

The mini is far easier to tune if you fancy more than the standard 163bhp. £500 see's 210bhp (lohen tuning) then you will be beating 182's convincingly.

As I said If I was in the market for either at the minute I'd go for a cup packed 182 for with fsh etc... for £5500ish rather than having to spend £9000 for a similar mini. However you may lose less on the mini, I can see good 182's being available for £3500 in 18 months.

 

[Marky_]

Just get a mini one. It won't be much slower than the cooper s

 

[cat171]

Clio it is!

Fpmsl - did you even go & drive both cars ??

 

[MikeLYR27]

Id get the mini. Much nicer car. clio maybe better handling but tbh you will only really notice if your one of the many track 'experts' on here. Simple mods will see higher gains if you wanted to tune.

The mk2 clios are looking really dated now i think, especially the interior, no offence to anyone on here coz they are great cars. The mini's build quality is excellent.

Holds money better as well, bonus at the moment tbh lol!

 

[.J.a.m.e.s.]

Fpmsl - did you even go & drive both cars ??

lol u always pmsl at me

 

[cat171]

did you drive both cars ?

 

[realnumber 1]

lol u always pmsl at me

Probably for a reason lol

 

[realnumber 1]

Id get the mini. Much nicer car. clio maybe better handling but tbh you will only really notice if your one of the many track 'experts' on here. Simple mods will see higher gains if you wanted to tune.

The mk2 clios are looking really dated now i think, especially the interior, no offence to anyone on here coz they are great cars. The mini's build quality is excellent.

Holds money better as well, bonus at the moment tbh lol!

I wouldn't go that far. Both the Cooper S's that have been in my family ratled as much as my Clio. As said the Supercharged ones aren't built like a BMW.

 

[RDH]

James you really do know nothing about cars. Go and drive them you goon.

 

[Brett]

I hate the whine though.

I love the whine of the charger.

Much better than Vtec* Awaits abuse.

*Not when they have a gook ik setup though, the change over sound is epic.

 

[tyranical]

Its quality reading some of the stuff on here from diehard clio fanatics, heres the facts from someone who has driven both yet owns neither.

Standard for standard, the clio is *slightly* faster, slightly as in, its more down to the driver than the car, handling they are both a very capable chassis, clio is arguably better but you've got to be driving it on the limit i.e. on a track to really notice that.

As soon as you spend a bit of money on the mini, as said earlier, £500 quid will see you 220bhp, the clio isn't in the same league anymore, your in standard S3 territory then. Saying that, we know clio's are way faster than those crappy S3's aswell so a thread on here the other day said. :rofl:

 

[shiyan]

Cooper S

 

[chunktrophy]

i would go for a cooper s, to be honest i am thinking about getting one for my wife but i fancy a shot in it now and again. I have owned a trophy aswell and prefer the mini for everday driving.

as for the gay hairdresser comments, i own a vee aswell so some say they are just hairdressers cars anyway!! ;-)

 

[Lagerlout]

Cooper S.

I'd buy a 197 R27 or Cup over the Mini though.

 

[Goders172]

Cooper 's' would b my choice to. Just felt like the better car when i drove it, didnt fell quite as quick but more planted and more focused. You can get some nice uprated supercharger packages too. Would have loved one but couldnt quite strech to it at the time.

 

[Arran_182]

Id say the Mini is a better product and will hold its value more than the clio. The mini has less rear leg room plus you will have to put up with low twentys when it comes to fuel consumption

 

[Ali]

Cooper S Works

+1.

 

[.J.a.m.e.s.]

which is the more girly car tho, you see, i would say the mini.

But if its a girly car girls like them.

15 yr olds on maccys carpark with neons and subs ftw

 

[Dink]

i'm glad i went german after the clio (was a 1.6 16v)

i think you need to go drive them both before you make up your mind