Improving BMW Mini not using factory upgrades

"john royce" gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

Don't buy it, then.

If you gave me the £11k price of a "basic" Mini First plus £7k, and told me to buy a Mini, I think you might find that there'd be this

Bury it in a pit at midnight with garlic.

I'd buy one of these:

"john royce" wrote in news:h6mtca$pu9$1 @news.eternal-september.org:

This

Ah, this is obviously some strange use of the word 'Mini' that I wasn't previously aware of.

In article , john royce writes

You need to look at the far side of the deal (e.g. when you come to sell or trade it in). Chavved-up cars, and that includes inappropriate factory options, kill the resale value of the car.

Used Minis are now falling in price. It'd make more sense financially to buy one used from a Mini dealer with the warranty and the desired options. Let the original owner suffer the depreciation.

Welcome to the BMW way.

If you want speed, 20 bhp isn't going to make that much difference, the only fast Mini is the Cooper S, why not get a used one of those instead?

Or perhaps consider a Fiat 500, a seriously stylish car IMO.

So you've got £18k to spend on a Mini and you are thinking of starting with the base moddel and adding extras rather than just ordering a Cooper D Graphite?

If it were me I'd be looking at one of the last of the supercharged Cooper S models, play around with the pulleys, map and exhaust (just like the one my father had till he followed me to TDi (it was one of the most fun cars I've driven and had a hoot of an engine note)) then add a Quaife ATB diff (possibly the most entertaining modification I've made)