Todays Victim is a 2020 Mini Cooper S 4 door.
My mini went back to the
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because they can't get an alignment right and its getting new stripes.
This is to compare and contrast with my very own JCW, as well as general thoughts.
This car had the following options
1. JCW bits (JCW wheel only from what i can tell)
2. Moonroof
3. HK stereo
4. LED headlights
Honestly this is a VERY good package, everything you need nothing you don't... I wish the screen was a bit larger. As this comes with a cut down version of mine with a shittier res.
Driving dynamics:
1. The steering felt nearly identical to my JCW which is a very good thing
2. The suspension was MORE COMPLIANT, no shit Sherlock of course, but this is due to the 16" hancock :195: baby dick tires. There is a bit more bodylean in turns but overall this car is still a ton of fun to toss around and simply drive.
3. The car was quieter than mine, i am assuming mainly due to tires and newness (2600 miles on this only)
4. The car asborbs punishment much better than mine as well, Johnny style roads should be fine, its a gentle European thump vs anus shattering thing that would have happened in my M3 C or a C5 corvette, overall very nice.
5. Engine has decent power, I noticed that it has less midrange punch, and obviously makes no POP POP noises due to lack of fartpipe.But overall I still really like it, there is nothing else really in the sub 30k field that delivers this type of punch. It emberasses the GLC in throttle response and driving dynamics.
6. New 8 speed auto is a bit smoother, but you can't enter 8th gear in manual mode, and at 65mph this car is at 1500rpm,
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is the point of 8th gear in a 2.slow motor? It's like they took gear 1-6th and added 2 more overdrive gears which seems rather pointless.
7. Surprisingly the brakes in this thing felt just as good as my giant fixed calipers
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and it had only sliders. So to those shopping around... a pooper S with the same fart pipe I have... may be the way to go.
What don't I like?
1. I think this thing is sort of ugly.
2. While it has a bigger back seat, looks to be usable for 4 people. It has perhaps an even smaller trunk or about the same size, can't really tell. So no one can really bring luggage or you can't drop off 2 people at airport with baggage... unless you put their suit cases on the seat.
3.195 tires are wheel peel city as expected
4.the smaller screen is sort of poverty
5. MPG is not stellar i averaged exactly what I do in my car... which isn't great (26-27)
Overall I give this thing a solid 3.5/7 If it had better styling I would say it would be even higher. But these cars to me at least are still awesome as they are the last cheapish cars that are still putting driving fun above all else.
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