A new R59!

[Audiophile]

Hi all, just bought a new Roadster Cooper S a few weeks ago and loving it. :rock: Performs better than the car I was looking at getting (TT Roadster) and about $5K less. Hope to see you guys around town... I will wave back, unless I am downshifting to get away from the slow cars! :motor:

[Wizzer]

YAY! I think this is our first Roadster! Will you be officially joining our ranks? Meet and greet this Saturday!

[Poison Ivy]

No we have a roadster already Steve (Celia's dad John), but still Welcome to the Club!

[GreenCactus]

YAY! I think this is our first Roadster! Will you be officially joining our ranks? Meet and greet this Saturday!

 

Obsessive (John aka Celia's Dad) was the first Roadster.

[LostDenverite]

C'mon down! (uhhh...are you giving rides, and if so, how much? :laugh:)

 

See you Sat at the meet & greet?

[Wizzer]

Obsessive (John aka Celia's Dad) was the first Roadster.

 

Well damn, guess I need to pay attention more. Well, the more the Merrier!

[GreenCactus]

Well damn, guess I need to pay attention more. Well, the more the Merrier!

 

He often brings his classic Mini, so not everyone knows he has two.

[IndiCooper]

me and quitta named it Pedro :rofl:

[Audiophile]

Thanks all, yes I will be joining. I will have to take a look at the events forum for the meet and greet! Hope to see another Roadster there; I don't see many MINIs in Manassas. There is one blue R58 down the street from my house that my MA sold. :wavey: These cars are too much fun... while not a JCW, I get the same giggle as Clarkson does at 2:12 in this video every day. :rock:

http://youtu.be/5L3o5NP_lV4

[Wizzer]

I know of a few Manassas MINI's (: Mine being one of them. Sudley area!

Looks like this:

 

Speaking of which......Got any Pics of yours? And beating Ali to the punch...Did you name it?

[TGGRRR (Ali)]

I know of a few Manassas MINI's (: Mine being one of them. Sudley area!

Looks like this:

 

Speaking of which......Got any Pics of yours? And beating Ali to the punch...Did you name it?

 

GRRRR Steve!!! I was just about to ask.

 

MINIs like having a name.

 

I mean, welcome to the club. I do hope we get to meet you and your awesome roadster soon. I love the color White Silver, it's one of my favorites.

 

So, did you name it?

 

Ali

[LostDenverite]

My favorite Roadster ads:

 

 

 

 

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[Edge]

 

My favorite Roadster ads:

...you mean Coupé ads. They are good ones though! :top:

[LostDenverite]

...you mean Coupé ads. They are good ones though! :top:

 

Right you are!

 

The Roadster ones are surprisingly... unmotivating (and these are the better ones):

 

 

 

 

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[cmcveay]

What rocket scientist decided to put two bearded guys in a roadster and make a commercial out of it? You are right man, those commercials were pretty weak.

[TGGRRR (Ali)]

My favorite are the old Hammer and Coop ones, ya gotta watch the whole series too

[Audiophile]

What rocket scientist decided to put two bearded guys in a roadster and make a commercial out of it? You are right man, those commercials were pretty weak.

 

Exactly. :stupid: The video does show off the excellent handling and throaty exhaust note of the R59. Thanks for the videos though, the first one with the red R58 reminds me of me and my fiance driving :motor: No name yet, and now I know where all the cool MINIs are, Sudley road. :top:

 

More exhaust note goodness... sport mode it pops and bangs too. Do the HT Ss have a sport button too?

 

 

[Edge]

 

More exhaust note goodness... sport mode it pops and bangs too. Do the HT Ss have a sport button too?

All 2nd Gen MINIs have a Sport button. The 1st Gens don't, but as I like to say... that's because they are ALWAYS in sport mode!

[Audiophile]

All 2nd Gen MINIs have a Sport button. The 1st Gens don't, but as I like to say... that's because they are ALWAYS in sport mode!

 

NICE :top:

[LostDenverite]

All 2nd Gen MINIs have a Sport button.

 

I haven't gotten through my manual, but since you brought it up, what does the Sport Button do??

[TGGRRR (Ali)]

I haven't gotten through my manual, but since you brought it up, what does the Sport Button do??

 

I can't say technically what's happening but I like that it makes the steering feel heavier. I use it all the time when I drive Mark's JCW. The first time I hit it, I was scared. Thought something dramatic would happen

[minime331]

from what i remember the sport button makes the steering more responsive, the throttle and i think suspension. but i could be wrong. someone with a 2 gen can say more

[LostDenverite]

Well, I've got a wee bit of a drive for the M&G on Saturday. I'll press the button and see what happens. As I'm cutting through Rock Creek from downtown SS and then onto 395 I'll have two different road types to test it on to see if there is any real difference.

 

P.S. - SORRY! Didn't mean to thread-jack. Back to our regularly scheduled program

[Edge]

There are two primary impacts of the Sport button, as I understand it:

 

 

• Steering response
  
• Throttle response
  

 

...the MINI's suspension is not electronic, so the handling is not directly affected, although it may feel that way with the change in steering response.

[LostDenverite]