167 hp supercharged intercooled 1.6 L inline 4 with a six speed getrag manual transmission and limited slip differential. It's British Racing Green with a silver top, gray cloth seats, anthracite headliner, and a chrome-lined anthracite dash.

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Nice choice WillyT, what did it set you back?

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

after the chrome grill, auxiliary audio kit, and floormats I bought from the dealership, it was right around 23. I could have gotten a hemi magnum or charger but I wouldn't want a muscle car with an automatic tranny.

[ 01-28-2006: Message edited by: WillyTrombone ]

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Our CEO has a silver one with black stripes. It's his second Mini.

I can see having a manual transmission in a Mini or some other sports car but muscle cars should have automatic transmissions IMO.

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The things that come an S that aren't available as options on the baseline cooper are the supercharger, hood scoop, and chromed fuel door. The other parts that differentiate a stock Cooper S from a stock Cooper are the sport seats, rear spoiler, lower stance/stiffer suspension, and 16" rims (coopers come with 15s), and those are all available as options on the baseline model.

The wheels I have are stock for a Cooper S. The sport package, which almost every Cooper S comes equipped with, costs $1400 and includes:
-Dynamic stability control (which is a more robust traction control than ASC which is standard on all models)
-hood stripes (if desired)
-fog lamps
-17" S-lite wheels (the 8 spoke rims that look like the classic Mini Cooper scaled up in size)

I despise xenon lights. They were reason enough for me to not want the sport package. On top of that, I don't give shit about fog lights or DSC. From what I've read, 17s don't have enough sidewall to perform as well as 16s can, and the tires cost way more because of the low aspect ratio. I thought about some other wheels but didn't want to get socked with the outrageous prices the dealers want for them. I might pick up a set at some point in the future. I should have asked about swapping for a set of the other wheels available in 16. I think the R83 and R88 both look far better that what it came with (R84). I think you're thinking of the R99 (7 split spokes) or R90 (8 forked spokes). I should have asked about it. Maybe they would have given me some credit for the stock wheels. Oh well.

As for the stripe, it would have only cost $100 more, and I had it selected as an option on my build until I found out it was vinyl.

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congrats, anyway.

Almost everyone would say, "Shhh its Rod's!"

They acted like I didn't know it was Rod's car and/or I would get in trouble for saying that it was a gay car.

P.S. Willy - I don't think you are gay or the car is gay it was just one of my many ways of slamming our CEO.

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(Not really. Just kidding. Now THAT car is Ghey)

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People say the same thing about SMART Cars, yet I have not seen on the news, or heard any reports of one single death involving the occupants of a SMART car.

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

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