A2H GO
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Registered: 14th Sep 04
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Had a works and a normal cooper S. Never again. Rattly, baggy slippy seats, hard ride, noisy steering, shite on fuel, clunky gearbox's to the point where it won't even go in first without a few attempts when cold...list goes on. The R53 also looks very dated now when i see them on the road, perhaps because i owned one three years ago and they were starting to look dated then. Admittedly a lot of the issues have been addressed in the new shape and they do hold their value well.
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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Did you have a facelift or pre-facelift R53?
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Rattly? No.
Seats are baggy if you have full leather granted.
Hard ride is solved with removal of run flats
Shite on fuel - yes
Gearbox is lovel 
ANd they dont look dated at all
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Rattly? No.
Seats are baggy if you have full leather granted.
Hard ride is solved with removal of run flats
Shite on fuel - yes
Gearbox is lovel
ANd they dont look dated at all
agreed with the full leather, i prefer the half leather. and i prefer the look of the early ones, definately wouldnt say they look dated at all.
my mum had a cooper on a 53 plate (no idea what model that might be) and when i drove it briefly i thought the gearbox was great! i did have a corsa b at the time though so most things were good in comparison haha!
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whitter45
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Registered: 15th Nov 02
Location: Norton
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Originally posted by Rich H
Yeh I get about 26 - 28mpg out of mine.
Warren - they run hot anyway - they didn't measure the intake temps, but I did 3 runs, and it was quite clearly getting too hot as the first 2 runs only made about 170 and 185bhp iirc.
Matt - No it's not an uprated intercooler, just different colour cover with the JCW kit - all the supercharged Cooper S's get too hot as standard tbh - it's all too cramped in the engine bay!
Rich - just looked at your pics
Those seats are shocking in terms of wear - I would not be happy with all that sag
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A2H GO
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quote:
Originally posted by LeeM
quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Rattly? No.
Seats are baggy if you have full leather granted.
Hard ride is solved with removal of run flats
Shite on fuel - yes
Gearbox is lovel
ANd they dont look dated at all
agreed with the full leather, i prefer the half leather. and i prefer the look of the early ones, definately wouldnt say they look dated at all.
my mum had a cooper on a 53 plate (no idea what model that might be) and when i drove it briefly i thought the gearbox was great! i did have a corsa b at the time though so most things were good in comparison haha!
I found the gearbox's very clunky, even on my mrs new (59 plate) mini. The run flats were a nightmare, I'd imagine the stiff ride and poor handleing could be partly cured by swopping them. Dated, suppose that's a matter of opinion. Super charger noise is the only thing they have going for them IMO 
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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quote:
Originally posted by whitter45
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Originally posted by Rich H
Yeh I get about 26 - 28mpg out of mine.
Warren - they run hot anyway - they didn't measure the intake temps, but I did 3 runs, and it was quite clearly getting too hot as the first 2 runs only made about 170 and 185bhp iirc.
Matt - No it's not an uprated intercooler, just different colour cover with the JCW kit - all the supercharged Cooper S's get too hot as standard tbh - it's all too cramped in the engine bay!
Rich - just looked at your pics
Those seats are shocking in terms of wear - I would not be happy with all that sag
That's the problem when it was a dealer demo car to start with, then owned by a fat fook 
It did have a worn bolster too, but I fixed that 
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bubble
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Registered: 24th Jan 04
Location: Darwin, NT Australia.
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my sister has one, not sure of the model r56 etc, its a 57 plate.
it has had 2 boxes, and even now its a bit pants to get in gear. the interior rattles, and creaks, and the seats are very unsupportive. she hates how it drives. but it has a bit of pink on it. so she likes it
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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Mine has a slight rattle/creak from the steering wheel surround sometimes. Just drive it faster and the engine and exhaust note drown it out! Don't think there are many Mini's that don't have some kind of a creak or rattle from what I gather on the Mini forum It's character   Although the R53 are supposed to be a lot worse for it than the R56.
The plastics and things aren't as good as my Audi but they are still better than any other supermini I've been in. Saying that though my leather seats are a much better quality leather than my Audi's. But I've got the Championship Lounge leather, not the normal ones.
[Edited on 11-05-2011 by mwg]
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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who r u
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Dr Pepper
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Registered: 21st Sep 02
Location: oxford Drives Renault Clio RS200
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hmmmm - stop talking about cooper s - I keep getting a crazy urge to go and find another supercharged one. I need some whine in my life again - pretty much my favourite noise in motoring.
First proper car I had - that supercharger was amazing - personally I loved the styling as well - especially the interior.
Just everything else about it was shit and annoying - mine was a really bad friday afternooner though I think.
[Edited on 11-05-2011 by Dr Pepper]
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mwg
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Originally posted by Steve
who r u
your worst nightmare
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Steve
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i bet
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roybacer5
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Registered: 26th Sep 07
Location: Hereford
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I have had one for the last 2years and find its a awesome little car.
MPG can be low but depends how you drive it.
www.minitorque.com/forum/forum.php is a good forum for all things mini, the best mini forum if your after power/tuning advice.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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What is your one lowered on Pepper?
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
What is your one lowered on Pepper?
the wheels?
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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f u
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Getting my pulley done tomorrow, cannot wait mates
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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mwg
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Do you want a race?
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Dr Pepper
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Registered: 21st Sep 02
Location: oxford Drives Renault Clio RS200
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
What is your one lowered on Pepper?
Just realised the last photo I posted was a photoshop someone done that I had in my cooper s photobucket album lol ...it wasnt lowered- the height in the first two photos was correct.
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Seany
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Registered: 13th Dec 06
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What size pulley and how much and where ojc? Pm I'm you like. Can't wait to get mine done. Love the whine from the charger. Fro my 53 plate has a digital readout on the rev gauge also.
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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ok m8
do you want your gearknob polished?
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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15% for now. Might go 17% when I have the cooler
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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can someone please explain these percentages please?
it's like being in a maths lesson for christs sake.
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