# school me on mini coopers... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [December 23, 2009, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-mini-coopers/77537 "2009-12-23T14:43:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ImsloIkno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58956e/32.png) [@ImsloIkno](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ImsloIkno)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-mini-coopers/77537/1 "2009-12-23T14:43:41Z")
ive always had a eye for them… especialy the one that is red and has the star on the side on nyspeed… how are the motors? are they easy to build? parts easy to get? ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-mini-coopers/77537/2 "2009-12-23T14:44:56Z")
The old ones are awesomer. ---
**Author:** ![glitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/0ea827/32.png) [@glitch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/glitch)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-mini-coopers/77537/3 "2009-12-23T14:55:30Z")
**But it’s FWD, get a real car.** ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-mini-coopers/77537/4 "2009-12-23T15:00:07Z")
they are alright if thats your thing. hood release is on the passenger side. ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-mini-coopers/77537/5 "2009-12-23T15:12:28Z")
> [@glitch](#): > > **But it’s FWD, get a real car.** LOL hA austin powers has one, and i love his movies ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-mini-coopers/77537/6 "2009-12-23T15:42:17Z")
my buddy is a bmw master tech, told me they have to pull and clean the heads like every 40k because of carbon buildup in teh valves ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-mini-coopers/77537/7 "2009-12-23T19:16:39Z")
They’re like mopeds and fat chicks… Fun to ride but you don’t want your friends to find out. ---
**Author:** ![Shockwave179](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shockwave179/32/7496_2.png) [@Shockwave179](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shockwave179)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-mini-coopers/77537/8 "2009-12-23T19:39:47Z")
It seems like they have a pretty large aftermarket. I have a friend that has a first gen iron block/supercharged one. It has a bunch of stuff done to it, its pretty quick. ---
**Author:** ![longuyen88](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/longuyen88/32/7611_2.png) [@longuyen88](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/longuyen88)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-mini-coopers/77537/9 "2009-12-23T19:41:27Z")
teh gay edit: when a miata driver calls it gay, it MUST be really gay. lolz ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-mini-coopers/77537/10 "2009-12-23T19:44:04Z")
> [@Shockwave179](#): > > It seems like they have a pretty large aftermarket. I have a friend that has a first gen iron block/supercharged one. It has a bunch of stuff done to it, its pretty quick. gerken? ---
**Author:** ![Drexial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Drexial](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Drexial)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-mini-coopers/77537/11 "2009-12-23T21:36:14Z")
Only thing missing on these cars is RWD. Other then that its a blast. I test drove one a while back before I bought my M. Part of me regrets not getting it. ---
**Author:** ![Shockwave179](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shockwave179/32/7496_2.png) [@Shockwave179](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shockwave179)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-mini-coopers/77537/12 "2009-12-23T22:10:03Z")
> [@travisn](#): > > gerken? No idea who that is. You wouldn’t know the person I am referring to I don’t think. ---
**Author:** ![Deathproof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Deathproof](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Deathproof)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2009, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-mini-coopers/77537/13 "2009-12-24T07:41:02Z")
> [@Coldaccord](#): > > my buddy is a bmw master tech, told me they have to pull and clean the heads like every 40k because of carbon buildup in teh valves Damn, my girlfriend is student teaching next semester and I told her once she gets a job we can look for a newer car for her and I put this on a list of cars she could buy. I really don’t feel like doing that every 40k though. I wanted to get her an S (w/ checker board roof and a bunch of fog lights, haha) is this a problem with both motors, just the base, or just the S? ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2009, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-mini-coopers/77537/14 "2009-12-24T07:51:24Z")
Why not get her something that won’t make her look ridiculous? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2009, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-mini-coopers/77537/15 "2009-12-24T14:16:12Z")
They’re a cool car, I like them. My sister had a modded mini-S for a while. They are pretty roomy for what they are but if you’re over 6’3 expect to hit your head on the oh-shit handle once in a while. I think it’d be a pain in the ass with a helmet for autoX too. This is assuming the passenger side is the same as the drivers side. Its also wrong wheel drive though. ---
**Author:** ![NYstanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6a8cbe/32.png) [@NYstanger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NYstanger)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2009, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-mini-coopers/77537/16 "2009-12-24T20:43:03Z")
They are awesome lil auto-x machines ---
**Author:** ![BadnewsMike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/badnewsmike/32/7419_2.png) [@BadnewsMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BadnewsMike)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2009, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-mini-coopers/77537/17 "2009-12-24T21:33:30Z")
i drove mine to 70k besides blowing the coolant bottle 4x it was a great little car. ---
**Author:** ![SPDboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@SPDboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SPDboy)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2009, 6:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-mini-coopers/77537/18 "2009-12-25T06:02:47Z")
I have owned 2 Mini Cooper S’s and this is the first time I heard about carbon buildup. Mine w/ a pulley and intake plus tune put down 206.4 whp and 191lbs of tq. Mine was an 05 Supercharged model. The newer S’s (07+) are alot more refined but are putting down alot more power after tune (230+whp and 250lbs+) but I still don’t like them and my wife owns an 07.