Considering 120i or MINI cooper S as second car

chet82 · 02-24-2017, 06:26 PM

Hi guys ,

I am considering to replace our second car and considering 120i Or a Mini cooper S f56

Has anyone had any experience with these .

If i go ahead i will definitely get a pre-inspection done .

Any F56 MINI owners among us .

Thanks

ontheway · 02-24-2017, 07:37 PM

It seems like a lot of money for a four year old two litre naturally aspirated car....

chet82 · 03-04-2017, 05:44 PM

Bought MK7 GTI

ontheway · 03-05-2017, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by chet82

Bought MK7 GTI

Great choice. I had a manual MK5 GTI as a second car as well. Practical and fun.

chet82 · 03-10-2017, 11:08 PM

Thought I'd Share a picture of new toy .

MK7 GTI Perfromance Package .

Once i learn how to embed images below is a link

https://1drv.ms/f/s!AoWKvfOKYdGPa28gwJc5OQZmjak

HFW003 · 03-11-2017, 01:40 AM

Fast!

x328x · 03-11-2017, 02:11 AM

Whats your thoughts on the gti vs 328i.

chet82 · 03-11-2017, 06:40 PM

Its too early but drive is very similar in normal mode .

Some early impressions

I find the GTI is very aggressive to accelerate in Sport mode you really have to keep an eye on the speedometer .

Handling is completely different there is no body roll but the car has way better Suspension setup and DCC Chassis control helps so cant really compare to Plain Luxury BMW . I only have Eibach spring in BMW everything else is standard . Maybe M-sport adaptive is better comparison.

Cabin noise dampening is slightly better in GTI .

Overall very happy with the car , performance pack makes a bit of difference but if go down the APR and Exhaust it will cover the difference easily .

I will be (eventually) making these changes down the line maybe exhaust first and if i feel power is not enough then APR stage 1. At this stage everything is okay since Adelaide is basically a 60 Zone city and i have never felt the urge to prove that i have fast car at lights to fellow Falcadore's .

BMW is way easier to code and idrive is easy to navigate through .

Leather - BMW (dakota) leather is not as good unless opted for Vienna which GTI has and quality is a lot better .

emm What else

Sound very similar and navigation has nice features like zone alert but then BMW's Professional and screen quality is a lot better .

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chet82 Private First Class 28 Rep 168 Posts Drives: F30 328i Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: SA iTrader: (0)	Considering 120i or MINI cooper S as second car - thoughts Hi guys , I am considering to replace our second car and considering 120i Or a Mini cooper S f56 Has anyone had any experience with these . If i go ahead i will definitely get a pre-inspection done . Any F56 MINI owners among us . Thanks Last edited by chet82; 03-01-2017 at 04:02 PM..
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ontheway Second Lieutenant 15 Rep 230 Posts Drives: F31 MSport 328i Join Date: May 2014 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	It seems like a lot of money for a four year old two litre naturally aspirated car....
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chet82 Private First Class 28 Rep 168 Posts Drives: F30 328i Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: SA iTrader: (0)	Thought I'd Share a picture of new toy . MK7 GTI Perfromance Package . Once i learn how to embed images below is a link https://1drv.ms/f/s!AoWKvfOKYdGPa28gwJc5OQZmjak Last edited by chet82; 03-10-2017 at 11:16 PM..
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x328x Captain 276 Rep 864 Posts Drives: 2014 328i M Sport Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Vic iTrader: (0)	Whats your thoughts on the gti vs 328i.
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chet82 Private First Class 28 Rep 168 Posts Drives: F30 328i Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: SA iTrader: (0)	Its too early but drive is very similar in normal mode . Some early impressions I find the GTI is very aggressive to accelerate in Sport mode you really have to keep an eye on the speedometer . Handling is completely different there is no body roll but the car has way better Suspension setup and DCC Chassis control helps so cant really compare to Plain Luxury BMW . I only have Eibach spring in BMW everything else is standard . Maybe M-sport adaptive is better comparison. Cabin noise dampening is slightly better in GTI . Overall very happy with the car , performance pack makes a bit of difference but if go down the APR and Exhaust it will cover the difference easily . I will be (eventually) making these changes down the line maybe exhaust first and if i feel power is not enough then APR stage 1. At this stage everything is okay since Adelaide is basically a 60 Zone city and i have never felt the urge to prove that i have fast car at lights to fellow Falcadore's . BMW is way easier to code and idrive is easy to navigate through . Leather - BMW (dakota) leather is not as good unless opted for Vienna which GTI has and quality is a lot better . emm What else Sound very similar and navigation has nice features like zone alert but then BMW's Professional and screen quality is a lot better . Last edited by chet82; 03-19-2017 at 11:16 PM..
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