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Well everyone, I know I have never participated much on here, but now it will be even less.
I traded my aveo in on a 2008 mini cooper s, looks similar to this one: http://garysgrides.com/2007%20Mini%2...%20S%20Red.jpg but mine has the panoramic sunroof and a different grill and fog lights. I am loving it so far, but it did take a bit of a push to get rid of the aveo.
It was a great ride everyone, I hope you all continue to enjoy your cars!
Good luck with the new car Matt.
Well, give us your review of the mini cooper before you go!
Best of luck with the Mini Matt! let us know how it is!
Thanks everyone, with a couple thousand miles on the mini I feel like I can give a decent report. The jump in power was definitely a nice change. The 172hp and 194 ft/lb rating is nice, although I find myself driving way too fast all the time. I've only had it up to 110mph, which was 4th gear on the highway. Gas mileage is slightly better than I was getting in the aveo, but overall probably about the same.
The car is grippy as all hell. I took some twisties at about 80mph (signs said 25) and had a friend trying to keep up in a dodge caliber. He made it to near 70 but started sliding and almost hit the wall.
Overall, the car puts a grin on my face that I can't wipe off. It has more speed than I need, although with a good tune I can increase acceleration a lot, it grips almost as good as a porsche (literally, according to independent tests on a skidpad). I love it!
Here's a picture of my car next to a classic mini at Cars and Coffee. Photo Album - Imgur