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Seems like i ve started off a right debate!!
Just glad they re available over there....hoping she will change her mind though if they are so expensive!
Thanks for your replies.
Janice.

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Lol, it's always the way, debate is healthy enough though usually :lol:

They are expensive!

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My partner has the super charged one. She kept on about wanting one for 3 years so once they became affordable, we got one. She loves it and even learnt to drive a manual specifically for it much to my Evo's horror!

Plenty of them around, they hold their value well also. We got it from a BMW dealer so were able to bargain with them to get a few bits fixed and stripes put on etc. Customer service from them was second to none, thoroughly impressed.

They are expensive in Australia compared to other countries, particularly the US but nothing you can do about that. Expect to pay low 20's for the first of the mini coopers and high 20's to low 30's for the first supercharged ones.

Great little cars :thumbup:

Have attached a pic of the day we picked it up :)

**Edit - as with anything, consider who your target audience is when it comes time to sell up whether it be property/cars. We took a Swift for a test drive that was a fair bit cheaper but they are already emerging on the second hand market for a fair bit less than new. A nice car will cost you more but should hold its value better if looked after (that said don't buy a car as an investment, i'm definately not saying that!).

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BMW Mini's are ok, but nothing special. Completely overpriced.

Anyone who likes 'driving' (not talking about tootling down the shops) will tell you they aren't all that. The Cooper S is ok, but underpowered and is a luke warm hatch. Build quality is reasonable, but you pay for that. I'd rather have a Suzuki Swift over the Mini One, and Cooper, a much better car to drive, and a Renault Clio 182/197 over the Mini Cooper S. I have a Clio 182 here in the UK, and on track, the Mini can't keep up. ;) Obviously, on the road it's all about reliability opposed to speed, and again, I've found my Clio cheaper to maintain.

The Mini isn't a bad car, but is not value for money.

Edit: I've not owned a Mini, my work colleague has one.

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try brisbane bmw i was impressed salina dealt with us i was very impressed and no not like that:eek:

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Remember that if you move here its completely pointless owning any sort of performance car as the speed limits are ridiculously low and zealously enforced.

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Mum is that you?

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I assume you don't own a car?

I own a performance car and am a very active member of a couple of performance car clubs. There are very few weekends when between them there isnt a track day, a motorkhana on bitumen, motorkhana on dirt, advanced driving days. Plenty of nice twisty hill runs that I dont need to break the speed limit for to enjoy my car also.

So, far from pointless. Enjoy them in the right place.

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:rofl: hey are we sisters? :rofl:

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Well said!! :thumbsup:

You don't have to break the law to enjoy a car. I do track days here in the UK and hope to do the same in Oz.

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mmmmmmmm
last track day £50 for a half day pass
and £600 for four new tyres:rofl::rofl:
bloody good fun :rofl:

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Yes I do own a car and clearly I wasn't talking about track days.

The point I was making is that driving here is not only pointless but dangerous as everyone is spending so much time watching the speedo as opposed to watching the road.

Having just moved to Oz from Germany believe me ...... I struggle

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Indeed, tyres and brakes need to be replaced after normally.

Have a seperate set of wheels with track tyres, so thats ok. Can be pricey, but certainly fun, and better than doing it on the highways like the hoons! :eek:

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I have to agree. Driving here in any metro area is painful and barely worth the expense of having a car which wants to be driven. I spent the last seven years burning around the clifftops of my home and now I'm stuck in 60K grid-locked hell. Even driving down the beach roads is like driving with a bunch of old grannies. Too many speed cameras, stupidly low speed limits and generally poor driving standards lead to no fun for Johnny on the roads.

Sorry that's how I feel.

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Only if we both get a car, coz I ain't sharing :D