I won't bore you with the details, but i got skunked by a Cooper S, Auto. Fast lil bugger.

 

they make Automatic cooper S's?

 

dude last time i checked the cooper "s" ran like a 17 sec 1/4 mile..... thats not to good for you or the cooper..

 

The Mini "S" with a stick runs low 15s

 

unless it was the souped up edition. has 215 hp.
jack maritn edition or some ****.

thats a fast lil ******

 

Jack martin. lol. Its John COpper I think man, and the cooper is not fast its just that your slow.

 

John Cooper Works.

Then they run mid/low 14s

 

the GP edition of the cooper will keep up with stock ss s/c's
mini cooper s's are in the same range probably id guess as the SS 2.4

 

except they are elevnty billion dollars.....
and the "cuteness" of that tiny thing wears off in about 2 weeks, and just becomes cramped.

 

2003 Mini Cooper, Manual 8.3 16.6 (C&D July 02)
2003 Mini Cooper S, Manual 7.2 15.3 (MT April 04)
2003 Mini Cooper S, John Cooper Works, 6.2 14.5 (MT April 04)
2004 Mini Cooper S, 6-speed Manual 7.2 15.3 (MT Oct 04)
2005 Mini Cooper S, Convertible 6.6 15.2 (C&D June 05)

those are factory stock times

 

Sounds like someone needs the driver mod.

 

raced one when i was stock.. well.. only a catback.. raced about 7-8 times.. KILLed it everytime... kid i knew from highschool.

 

I second that, even I can out run a mini cooper

 

That is just the factory options for mods. I would imagine there is more aftermarket options available. It's made by BMW, so I'm sure the BMW tuners would jump on it.

 

isn't he ss n/a?


sounds about right to me.

 

Sorry, shoulda been more specific. I didn't know there were so many versions of the cooper. I *thought* it was an auto, due to the fact that i saw absolutely no jerk at all between shifts. Clearly good shifting skills.

After some research, It was a Mini Cooper S Convertible. 168hp Supercharged 6spd. I was down close to 3 car lengths after 90mph. We didn't race from a dig, we both hit it from the roll off the light.

My car is a bone stock 2.4 5spd, and believe me, i shift just as fast as the next guy, and i'm very in tune with my rev limiter. I know it's not much of an excuse, but i had 3 golf bags in the trunk and a 220lb passenger.

 

I completely agree. ive spent alot of time in one.
I also grew up around coopers long before they became "cool" and brought to the states.

but i can tell you with complete certainty....that it wears off.
you can make it well organised to give good space....
but in the end with a package that small, you really only have so much room to work with.

 

I can't be 100% certain on the year, but judging by paint condition, and rust on the exhaust tips, i'd say probably '05 maybe? This has me kindof curious now, becasue there are days where my car feels sluggish and "tank" like, and other days, faster than usual. Anyone else get that feeling with their 2.4?

 

Screw the new mini's, I don't like em

But the old Mini's...

A Mini-TEC is my dream car

I would die for a nice Mini with a B18C5 in it

 

FLAVOR FLAV!!!!

speedo is all im going to say

 

if a 5 speed 2.4 gets beat that badly by a MCS, somethin aint right. ive driven the 03-06 MCS and its a turd. now...the 07 MCS is a different story. totally redesigned, turbo'd instead of s/c, 190hp.

 

the mini cooper gp is quick as hell. I have stg2 and airbox mod.... i had 3 passengers and he had none... i was barely holding him off.

 

The new Cooper S is Turbo so if you heard blower whine it was at newest an '06. Also the new Coopers have the turn signal integrated into the headlamp assembly, not seperate like the first gen.

 

weight is a huge factor man.
drop those 3 passengers and it would have been a slaughter.
thats like at least 350-450lbs.

 

I understand weight is a factor, but it is still quick. it is loud as hell too.