Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Do not buy a used S it probably has been drive to the limit. And if you know cars you now what the design life is in that zone. Apart from that it,s great. The cooper with S suspension and 17 inch pirelli,s is also very nice above 5000 rpm. But you,ll miss low end torque. Also the 2002 had some gear box problems. simon > Austin > > I am being SORELY tempted to buy a Mini Cooper S right at this moment. > There is a new one in town, for sale, available, all I have to do is sign > here. My Scots soul rebels -- I always drive old cars and have really > detested that vile feeling of seeing 1/3 of the value evaporate when you > drive a new car of the lot. I have bought two new cars in my life and > swore I would never do it again but I AM most tempted right now. Thank > heavens the Mini Cooper S is inexpensive ... > > Hell, I remember the original Mini Cooper S in the 1960's and this one will > run rings around the original: better acceleration, better top end, better > handling, better stopping. It is hard to beat. > > The only thing which makes me wary is the Bosch electrics. I've spent most > of my driving life with either Lucas or Bosch and I vastly prefer something > which is fixable, which Bosch generally is not. (The electrics on my '84 > Audi are currently in a muddle but, then, it DOES keep running, though > things such as brake lights and cruise control and the like are, well, > unpredictable.) > > Marc - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html