Ordered 5th Mini today, Paceman Cooper S

[Arnd]

Ordered Paceman Cooper S today, this will be our 5th
Starlight blue, black roof, black mirrors, black bonnet stripes, black headlights, black leather, anthracite headlining, 19" 'Y' spoke alloys, Chilli and Media packs and a few other extras, should get in in June sometime.
Looking forward to it already!!

Previously owned 2 Ones, Cooper S Works hatch and Cooper S Countryman

1st Mini - One


2nd - JCW, fantastic car, loved it, speed, noise, looks, but ride too firm for everyday use (minor issue tho')!


3rd - One


4th - Countryman S, great everyday car, for me best Mini so far

[Little Lofty]

Good little cars, my wife got one a few weeks ago, your spec sounds familiar.

[Arnd]

I really like the colour, although i've not seen it outside in the sun yet

[eybic]

My current demo is a Paceman SD ALL4 and I really like it, The handling is more to my liking than the Countryman, it's stiffer and more MINI in my opinion. I'm sure you'll love it.

[bertie]

Just looking to change ours and considering a Paceman Cooper S, interested to hear views from those who have them.

This will sound strange, but looking to consolidate from a BMW M3 and a hatch Cooper S into one car.
The M3 is a company car and the BIK is horrific!!

Other thoughts are Mercedes A class AMG.

Wife won't consider Golf Gti or Audi S3 as they are too boring looking.

Other ideas welsomed'n

[Arnd]

I test drove a Mercedes A and it was good but the interior plastics felt cheap and flimsy.
The Mini just feels better quality. I never got around to the Audi but I did consider it

[bertie]

Arnd said:

I test drove a Mercedes A and it was good but the interior plastics felt cheap and flimsy.
The Mini just feels better quality. I never got around to the Audi but I did consider it

Really, how interesting!

I expected the Mercedes to feel better quality than the Mini?

[Arnd]

I was enquiring about the A250 AMG, so they gave me a 2.0l diesel to try. It drove really well, handling was pretty good and it looks nice, but I was a little disappointed by the interior. And I didn't like the media screen thing, that sticks up in the air, and is not retractable.

[Little Lofty]

Arnd said:

I really like the colour, although i've not seen it outside in the sun yet

Had the car detailed and a ceramic coating applied this week, the detailer commented on how nice the colour is.The dealers prep was ok , but it had quite a few swirls, looks much better now.

[eybic]

I think that's my favourite MINI colour at the moment.

[Fox-]

Is that Lightning Blue?

[eybic]

Fox- said:

Is that Lightning Blue?

No, Starlight Blue, only available on the Paceman at the moment.

[///ajd]

looks like hyper blue?
i quite like the paceman

[New POD]

Arnd said:

Ordered Paceman Cooper S today, this will be our 5th


1st Mini - One


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In my humble opinion the generation 1 cars look better than the others.

[Arnd]

Well here it is, picked up this morning.

Edited by Arnd on Friday 24th May 12:39

Edited by Arnd on Friday 24th May 12:39

[eybic]

Looks good. I'm still really liking my Paceman, make sure you turn the DSC off and sport on and give it some stick, they handle really well.

[bertie]

Tried a Paceman, it was nice, wife liked the visibility, but it seemed expensive for what it was.
The one I tried was a Cooper SD All4 and it was on at £30,500 which struck me as an awful lot of money for a Mini.

Afraid in the end it just didn't strike me as value against a similarly priced BMW M135i with a lovely straight 6 engine and 320 bhp, so that's what we've got on order.

[Little Lofty]

Looks really good, nice to see one with a black roof and mirrors.I've told the Mrs that I'm getting her some black winter alloys/tyres and might get the roof wrapped black for a change.It still gets quite a lot of attention as no one knows what it is, yours will really baffle with no name on the back.