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I looked for a while for a CT in a spec I wanted but never found one. Their prices were also so high that the math didn't work out for the amount of driving I was doing to get the savings back in gas.
god dam I miss that run. Gotta go down myself soon.
No reverbs if I go with the new daily tho. No induction/exhaust sounds
__________________ '00 Honda Accord V6 [sold]
'95 BMW 325i Cabriolet [RIP]
'03 VW Jetta 1.8T [RIP]
'06 BMW 330i [RIP] '02 BMW M3 '99 Honda Civic SIR [sold] '19 Civic Type R[sold] '22 MINI Cooper SE My Photojournal: simplexcars
How'd you decide to go to a mini instead of a CTR?
Might not be the long answer anyone's looking for but it's been asked before and I already answered it elsewhere so I'll just drop it here lol
Spoiler!
My sister has an F56 Cooper so I know how these cars drive, but the MINI SE makes it that much more fun with the instant torque. I decided to get into the SE for a few reasons. Main reason being that my commute to work is more or less a straight road mostly between Richmond/Downtown/Metrotown. so the CTR did not feel that engaging/fun. I'm sure the car is amazing on the track as I've heard from many, but I don't have the time to track the car, so I felt the CTR was a little bit of an overkill to be a daily in my situation.
I tried to go out for as many spirited drives as I could under my ownership, but between being busy with work, and the gas price going up, I felt the amount of straight-lined miles I put on car as a daily is not what the car is made for.
Another reason being that although I just got the CTR in April 2021, I was made aware that many were getting great offers from dealerships for their cars last Summer/Fall so I looked into what I could get, because these offers would allow me to essentially drive the car for free for the time I owned it.
Everyone is looking at going EV these days so I looked into a few EV options and found the SE to be among the cheapest and most fun, so it was a no brainer for me to get into one. Along with the rebates available + gas savings, the SE is a lot easier on the wallet and made my choice to get one easy as well.
Driving wise the MINI's goal was never to be the best handling car, but instead I feel it aims to be a fun car with big personality inside and out, and still be able to keep up with the handling of other hot hatches.
Of course at seven, eight, nine tenths, the Type-R is objectively the better handling car with an LSD pulling you out of a corner when you continue to put the foot on the throttle, but driving around city speeds, you don't get to appreciate that as much. And also with its looks, a cop pulled a U-turn and pulled me over doing 67/68 on quieter Granville St. I personally feel cops wouldn't bat an eye at a MINI doing those speeds making 0 noise. Overall, I feel the SE gives me more of a thrill in the city and you can zip around traffic much easier with its smaller footprint.
At the same time, the MINI's also got creature comfort features like wireless CarPlay, App controlled remote locking/unlocking, heated seats AND steering wheel, and in traffic it's also got Active Cruise Control which will continue to work in stop and go traffic (when I'm lazy or tired, the computer is more efficient on the battery than me on the pedal and it's a lot less stressful not needing to concentrate on modulating between brake/throttle)
I still have the E46 M3 when I feel the need to go out for a drive. It also makes taking the M3 out more eventful because the MINI is that much more different to the M3 than the CTR was, so I'm liking it quite a bit so far in the month of ownership.
__________________ '00 Honda Accord V6 [sold]
'95 BMW 325i Cabriolet [RIP]
'03 VW Jetta 1.8T [RIP]
'06 BMW 330i [RIP] '02 BMW M3 '99 Honda Civic SIR [sold] '19 Civic Type R[sold] '22 MINI Cooper SE My Photojournal: simplexcars
Might not be the long answer anyone's looking for but it's been asked before and I already answered it elsewhere so I'll just drop it here lol
Spoiler!
My sister has an F56 Cooper so I know how these cars drive, but the MINI SE makes it that much more fun with the instant torque. I decided to get into the SE for a few reasons. Main reason being that my commute to work is more or less a straight road mostly between Richmond/Downtown/Metrotown. so the CTR did not feel that engaging/fun. I'm sure the car is amazing on the track as I've heard from many, but I don't have the time to track the car, so I felt the CTR was a little bit of an overkill to be a daily in my situation.
I tried to go out for as many spirited drives as I could under my ownership, but between being busy with work, and the gas price going up, I felt the amount of straight-lined miles I put on car as a daily is not what the car is made for.
Another reason being that although I just got the CTR in April 2021, I was made aware that many were getting great offers from dealerships for their cars last Summer/Fall so I looked into what I could get, because these offers would allow me to essentially drive the car for free for the time I owned it.
Everyone is looking at going EV these days so I looked into a few EV options and found the SE to be among the cheapest and most fun, so it was a no brainer for me to get into one. Along with the rebates available + gas savings, the SE is a lot easier on the wallet and made my choice to get one easy as well.
Driving wise the MINI's goal was never to be the best handling car, but instead I feel it aims to be a fun car with big personality inside and out, and still be able to keep up with the handling of other hot hatches.
Of course at seven, eight, nine tenths, the Type-R is objectively the better handling car with an LSD pulling you out of a corner when you continue to put the foot on the throttle, but driving around city speeds, you don't get to appreciate that as much. And also with its looks, a cop pulled a U-turn and pulled me over doing 67/68 on quieter Granville St. I personally feel cops wouldn't bat an eye at a MINI doing those speeds making 0 noise. Overall, I feel the SE gives me more of a thrill in the city and you can zip around traffic much easier with its smaller footprint.
At the same time, the MINI's also got creature comfort features like wireless CarPlay, App controlled remote locking/unlocking, heated seats AND steering wheel, and in traffic it's also got Active Cruise Control which will continue to work in stop and go traffic (when I'm lazy or tired, the computer is more efficient on the battery than me on the pedal and it's a lot less stressful not needing to concentrate on modulating between brake/throttle)
I still have the E46 M3 when I feel the need to go out for a drive. It also makes taking the M3 out more eventful because the MINI is that much more different to the M3 than the CTR was, so I'm liking it quite a bit so far in the month of ownership.
Wow, didn't know the mini had an EV car as well. If I knew I might've considered it for a new daily. I was looking at an EV daily as well but the Ioniq 5 had such a long wait list and everything else seemed meh. The mini is priced really well too at $44K after rebates and taxes?
Wow, didn't know the mini had an EV car as well. If I knew I might've considered it for a new daily. I was looking at an EV daily as well but the Ioniq 5 had such a long wait list and everything else seemed meh. The mini is priced really well too at $44K after rebates and taxes?
I had the electric Mini SE as a courtesy car a few months ago and agree with Simplex123 - it was a really fun car to drive. Perfect car for a young couple with no kids and looks great!
__________________ Do Not Put Aftershave on Your Balls. -604CEFIRO Looks like I'm gonna have some hot sex again tonight...OOPS i got the 6 pack. that wont last me the night, I better go back and get the 24 pack! -Turbo E kinda off topic but obama is a dilf - miss_crayon Honest to fucking Christ the easiest way to get a married woman in the mood is clean the house and do the laundry.....I've been with the same girl almost 17 years, ask me how I know. - quasi
From some weird deep seeded memory of going to soccer practice as a child, I’m 99% sure I know exactly where you live @freakshow. If I’m right it would blow my mind. Google maps seems to show I’m right lol.
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