Cup or Copper S

[Impey]

As some of you now i picked my clio 172 Cup up about 3 weeks ago.

Today i have been offerd a Mini Copper S for a silly price.

Both cars have roughly the same amount of miles and the mini has realy been well looked after. theres 6 month inbetween the to cars.
Mini is finished in that gray silver with a white roof.

What do i do keep with the cup or go for a change and go for the copper S?? I need help to make my mind up ASAP

James

 

[nth]

do you know why it is a ''silly price'' as cooper s' usually go for a minimum of 5.5k.

 

[Joeh]

didnt know they did a copper version of the s? ive seen that chrome 1 but copper, eughhhh

 

[brisa4984]

if the mini is a good example at a good price id go with it personally.

 

[TimR26]

Not one of the best colours has it got the Chilli pack etc. How much is it?

 

[tyranical]

Joeh the copper one is obviously the police car. fool.

IMO your asking in the wrong place because its a clio forum, your gonna be told that the cup is faster than god himself and it will outhandle Jesus on wheels in the twisties.

However, The cooper s are awesome cars, they handle very well, are very very tuneable for not alot of cash where as without spending thousands your not gonna make a cup any faster. Build quality is also better, someones probably gonna tell you they are a girls car but well... this is a clio forum, you cannot accuse any cars of being a girly car on here.

 

[Dafthead]

Yeah the Copper one is ming-a-ling

I think it's called the Cooper S mayfair

 

[mikey123]

Do it!


How much is it?

 

[Kerryclio]

Don't like minis IMO buy it and sell it on for a profit

 

[Brian172]

Have a drive in the Mini.
Easier to get more power (if you wanted to) than a clio.
Any idea why its going so cheap? whats the mileage?

 

[Impey]

its a o3 plate in silver gray, white roof and as said it is mint, the tyres are like new and the alloys are not marked at all. full service history as well, 1 bonus which i like is that the bels will not to be ahve changed as they are a chain and the service itervals are every 2 years or 15k mles.

We got it for just under 5 grand, got it cheap as it was my garndads next door neighbours son who had a kid sold it to his old man whos my grandads neighbour an as he has 3-4 cars any how wanted rid,looked through all the service books etc and everything seems to be ok

 

[Impey]

oh milsge on my cups 46k and the mini is 45500

 

[Brian172]

Id go give it a test drive, see what you think.

 

[Dafthead]

Ah a Grey Cooper S, not a Copper one :S

I used to have one, loved the thing

 

[Marv-C]

Tough decision that. Like the idea of getting the Cooper S and if you don't like it, sell it for a profit.

 

[DrR]

Probably a far better car than the Clio as a whole ownership experiance tbh

 

[Mr Burns]

Don't like minis IMO buy it and sell it on for a profit

This. Keep it if you like it.

 

[Peperami]

Get the mini.

 

[Impey]

this is a reall though decission

 

[Peperami]

Have you driven the mini yet? Decide once you have bud.

 

[Impey]

yeah i drove it this morning, dosent fill quiet as quick as the cup but handels very well tho

 

[TimR26]

this is a reall though decission

I wanted a Cooper S before I got my 172. Loved the whine from supercharger only reason I didn't get one was because of the ridiculously small boot and only having four seats. Sounds like a bargain for £5k though.

 

[Prong]

Get the mini

 

[tollan172]

mini all the way imo build quality and performance enhancments come more easily!!

 

[SteveS Cup]

That is a tough one. I like them but not sure I'd choose one over my 172.

I'm not keen on the White roofed ones either. Grey/black FTW!

 

[Impey]

What im thinking is sell the cup have the mini see how i get on and if i dont lik after a few months ten i still can sell with a profit

 

[nth]

What im thinking is sell the cup have the mini see how i get on and if i dont lik after a few months ten i still can sell with a profit

and buy another cup...
i dont see you losing out much if this is the case. re: how you're getting the mini.

 

[Louism]

Test drive it dude, not the same thing but i test drove a new jcw yesterday, it didnt handle as well, feel as fast or sound as good as mine but theres loads of hype. Its personal preferance so dont listen to anyone

 

[Louism]

yeah i drove it this morning, dosent fill quiet as quick as the cup but handels very well tho

Sorry dude, didnt see this, do u think you could prefer the mini with a bit mor driving?
Id prbs go for the mini at the 5k mark, couldnt rrsist the sc.

 

[Ollie82.]

Depends if you are buying to sell or buying to keep. The Mini isn't as bullet proof in terms of build quality as they are made out to be.
The missus cousin has had a fair few and is well involved on the forums and lots of them seem to have lots of problems......so not too unlike the Clios...

Then again some of them are faultless....go figure.

In terms of 'fun'...well the Mini is chuckable but i think the Cup is more of a stripped back hoot.
Doesn't help that the things are so sodding common either.
The only Mini i'd look at getting would be the GP but thats just me.

 

[realnumber 1]

If you go for the Mini be prepared for BIG fuel bills. Don't think my brother ever got more than 25mpg out of his. As for performance it was only a smidge slower than my 172. Was fun to drive but felt heavier imo, they're also very common.

 

[Impey]

ive takn the plung cups going,
if intrested in the cup pm me

 

[cliolou]

ive just sold my cooper s awesome car to be fair. regret selling it but needs must and all that house buying stuff lol

and yea my average mpg was about 25!

 

[gaz44]

I'd stick with the Cup. The only thing better about the Mini is the build quality, imo.

 

[Chris205]

go for the mini, much more modern looking and the supercharger whine is awesome, get a few mods done and you'll no doubt love it

 

[.Ben.]

I would have said the Cooper S, but I'm loving my Cup at the moment. An MCS definitely *feels* more grown up, but the interior is not that great, in real terms.

Also, the long 1st and 2nd gears in the R53 got on my tits.

My old one:

 

[Impey]

same colour as mine but ive got a white roof and chrome mirrors