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its gone!!!
- Thread starter markclio
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182 Trophy
I've always liked the Cooper S Works minis. There are usually a few good examples on Minitorque and PH for sale. Have you ever driven one?
dann2707
ClioSport Club Member
Did it really sell with that sticker on it?? 
How come you sold up anyway?
How come you sold up anyway?
Few mates of mine had Cooper S, beware of turbo bearings and chain tensioners.
Common fault the tensioners go and the chains stretch. R56 this is.
They are pretty nice cars besides that, plenty of mods you can do too. loads and loads of parts available.
Common fault the tensioners go and the chains stretch. R56 this is.
They are pretty nice cars besides that, plenty of mods you can do too. loads and loads of parts available.
The Chubby Pirate
ClioSport Club Member
Golf R
I'd have an R53 JCW over a 197 personally, lovely motors. They sound nice as well!
Because the sticker wouldn't come off
Hope you didn't pour a load of money into it, you barely had the thing for 5 minutes didn't you?
Just for a left-field though (watch as CS s***s itself into a hole). Smart ForFour Brabus. All the pace of a mini, but without the ubiquity and with an interior you can fit people and things in, at the same time.
The Chubby Pirate
ClioSport Club Member
Golf R
They're fairly rapid they Brabus motors!
they sure are.
They were doing undersized 4-pot turbos before it was cool
#hipsterbrabus
also, dem wheels
The Chubby Pirate
ClioSport Club Member
Golf R
Rare as well - only 263 on our roads apparently, fairly Q car appeal as well!
The Chubby Pirate
ClioSport Club Member
Golf R
Chris Harris is an asshole. There, i said it.
Permaban in 5....4....
That smart is, well pretty smart!
I'd have an r53 mini Cooper s again! I loved our old one.
Not driven a 197 to compare, but I'd guess mini is more entertaining, plus supercharger whine is lovely!
I'd have an r53 mini Cooper s again! I loved our old one.
Not driven a 197 to compare, but I'd guess mini is more entertaining, plus supercharger whine is lovely!
About the same as a Cooper S.
and not bloody everywhere.
I don't think I'd class the 197 as much of an upgrade, at least not enough to warrant one.
As for Mini's, not a fan personally but they get good reviews from people on here and elsewhere. What about wildcards like a Z4 (with a proper engine of course), or other things? What's your budget?
As for Mini's, not a fan personally but they get good reviews from people on here and elsewhere. What about wildcards like a Z4 (with a proper engine of course), or other things? What's your budget?
banther
ClioSport Club Member
Drive a Mini before you decide to get one. Reality has somehow become quite distorted with these.
The Chubby Pirate
ClioSport Club Member
Golf R
Its as quick as a 1*2 and they look like a sunshine bus pace car. I'd say thats fairly Q car.
I want a 197, but then I still like my s**t ph1.
When looking into 197's the list of issues was long but not major! Manifold was one of the common issues
When looking into 197's the list of issues was long but not major! Manifold was one of the common issues
dann2707
ClioSport Club Member
182 looks so nice there but then again so does the 197.
Because you cant see the sticker?
dann2707
ClioSport Club Member
I wanted to say it, but felt like i'd already made too many sticker jokes myself in this thread already
