New member, looking at getting a mini soon
03-07-2011, 07:09 AM
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New member, and now new mini owner (as of 3/8)
Hey y'all I'm a 3d animator from Houston. I'm looking at getting a 2nd gen cooper s to replace my current car, a decently modded 2005 Mazda6, that has got 102k miles on it and has begun giving me trouble. I look forward to getting to know some of y'all an learning all I can about the mini.
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03-07-2011, 09:49 AM
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In the same boat
Hey CKeffer, you and I are in the same boat. I have pulled the trigger already and am waiting the delivery of my 2011 JCW in a couple weeks.
03-07-2011, 10:12 AM
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Very nice, wish I could afford the JCW.
03-07-2011, 07:27 PM
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It's official, come tomorrow evening, I'll be the proud owner of a nicely loaded 2010 S hardtop. Dark silver, MTX, and just over 7K on the clock. :D
03-07-2011, 07:55 PM
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SWEET!!!
Welcome and congratulations, CK! NAM has loads of info for you. Please send us some pics when you get a chance.
03-07-2011, 08:23 PM
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03-08-2011, 05:27 AM
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Hope to have some pics up tomorrow evening.
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It's official, come tomorrow evening, I'll be the proud owner of a nicely loaded 2010 S hardtop. Dark silver, MTX, and just over 7K on the clock. :D
Can't wait to see!
03-09-2011, 05:11 AM
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I'll takes some pics after work and have them up tonight. Thanks for the welcome :D
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Nice CK! I'll be test driving a red S convertable today. New vehicles are always exciting times!
03-10-2011, 08:29 AM
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I like that look. Very nice.
03-10-2011, 08:49 AM
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Great looking car! Congrats!
03-10-2011, 11:29 AM
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Nice, very sweet! What's the HP of a Turbo S? Why did Mini go from S/C to turbo in the Gen 2? Think the HP on a S/C is 177.
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03-14-2011, 07:40 AM
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I want to say that power output remains the same. As for why the change, I have no clue. Anyone else have any input on this?
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03-15-2011, 06:09 AM
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Yes, after some digging, the HP is slightly up for a turbo. I would think that's it's less expensive to put on a Turbo & no belt or pulley to break.
03-15-2011, 07:24 AM
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Hmm, you may be right on the cost cutting thing. I know that turbos are more efficient since they are not run on a pulley, so maybe that plays into it as well?
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Yep, it takes no HP to run a turbo as well!
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