I may be leaving my e30 for...

[B2ThaZiZza]

This



As of date I am in the market to buy one i should be getting it this month actually.

[MR 325]

I'm sorry

[rwh11385]

congrats. great auto-x runner. great spacious interior. and well, new / CPO => warranty.

I enjoy the S's I drive at work. Don't be ignorant e30 owners, Coopers are nice cars. And a bargain.

[B2ThaZiZza]

hey its still made by BMW and ill still have my e30 but i wont be using it as much since its under construction.

[Jand3rson]

I've been lusting after a Cooper S for about a year now. Thinking of getting one maybe next year, we'll see. They are a BLAST to drive, and they don't handle like a FWD car at all. Totally amazing.

[MR 325]

Nah, Robert, I do like them

Just not the new car I would pick, you know?

Matt

[Addissimo]

meh... if you want a hatch, go for a ti with an m3 engine... you'll at least still have rwd.

[Charlie]

Stupid fun little cars, I keep trying to talk myself out of one. I drove a Cooper S "anniversary package" car this week, with the full John Cooper Works package on it (~36k price tag or something ridiculous), That thing will haul. Very stiff and darty suspension package, and the 215 hp motor has a real wide powerband.

All things considered, I'm seriously playing around with the idea of a base Cooper as a DD (with the sport+ suspension and sport seats of course). ~30 mpg city and 40mpg highway sounds tempting in a vehicle that I can still fit a road bike inside with the back seat folded.

-Charlie

[Rob]

make sure you get the LSD

[hamann318is]

They are scary good at autox.

I constantly find my self checking out the BRG one I see on campus.

[Mystikal]

If you get one, sawp the damn diff out for a shorter one. The gears are longer than an E46, really dulls the experience to me. While you're at it, get a real aftermarket LSD in there.

I also almost prefer the base model to the S. Perhaps putting lightweight 15's instead of those stupid 17's will help out a bit.

[Ryan Stewart]

WTF kit is that and does it come with performance upgrades?

[B2ThaZiZza]

Im planning on getting the base COOPER S model and upgrading it with turner motorsports stuff so i know whats needed. The kit is made by Orciari.

[Rob]

make sure you get the LSD

if you get an open diff, any power or handling mods are all but useless for anything but highway pulls...

[Digitalwave]

Thats a sick Cooper. But how can you afford that when you can't afford a real front lip for your E30? 8)