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moazam, so far so good with the MINI. It's a little low on power bone stock, but with an intake/exhaust/supercharger pulley the car has now come to life. Unfortunately, due to the greedy dealerships in CA you're still paying $3000 markup if you purchase locally. I went out of state and bought mine at sticker + $900 shipping and had a very pleasant purchase experience. Comparing it to my Porsche, it was quite a bit slower stock and is still slower than the 911 in the power department, but it's a well-geared car and loves to rev. Handling wise, the MINI isn't as engaging as the 911, it's a lot easier to just throw the car around and be very careless with power delivery......If I could only have 1 I'd have the Porsche, but IMHO the Cooper S is superior to all other's I test drove (including the 350Z, Subaru STi, Mitsu Lancer Evo, Volkswagen R32, Dodge turbo Neon). At first I was saying I"d rather have a 350Z, but after driving away from many a track model in the canyons I don't feel the same way.
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Amir
'83 911SC
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