I currently have a mini cooper S. Love the car the ride and power great car but it's way to small. I've really been considering a Spec-v with the brembo's insted. I'd like to hear your feed back on the brembo's and the car what everyone thinks.
don't waste the money on the brembos...you're only paying for the name. If you want upgraded brakes, get the base model spec v and buy the fastbrakes upgrade, which uses lightweight Wilwood 4 piston calipers, new rotors, stainless brake lines (which minimize fade)..........and the 04 should be plenty powerful enough for you.
I agree with Mike. Get the 04 w/out the Brembos. Sure they look good but you can have a much better braking system for the money. Also the Brembos arent available with ABS. The normal brakes with ABS have been proven to stop better than the Brembos.
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Despite the fact that these are both considered Sport Compact cars, they are very different.
The Spec-V is more like a muscle car while the Cooper is more like an F1 car.
Personally, I think the Mini would have fit my style a lot better ... but I was concerned about reliability with the new Mini.
The mini is like a F1 car? Where do you see that? The old mini was a cheap sport compact. The new mini is a luxury style car. Neither ever came close to being comparable to a F1 car, and the new one doesn't even handle as well as the old one could.
I was referring to the size and handling of the Mini ... as reported by a number of magazines. The handling may not be on par with a heavily modded original Mini but it still is getting accolades.
Nope, I never test drove one when I was car shopping because they were scarce and I never really considered one seriously as I was afraid the car might be full of mechanical/electrical gremlins
Can anyone here point to a source which shows how poorly the new Mini handles?
Skidpad numbers are like quarter mile times. They really don't mean as much as you'd expect. Drive one and you'll see. It's extremely heavy and sluggish for a car its size.
EDIT: Hmm, the quote didn't get included. I'm referring to the mini btw.
both cars have their weaknesses and their strenghts. the SE-R's strength is in its power and potential, while the Mini's is its refinedness and its stock performance. hows this for a comparison the Spec-V is like a rookie Sumo wrestler, with the potential to become "Super Sumo" and the Mini S is like a soccer hooligan, whose peak is hard to tell but right now is on par with the sumo wrestler when he's had a few six paks... lol maybe not, anyways it all depends on your taste. i think.
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