Comments on: 2009 MINI Cooper D

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:07:04 +0000

I drive a $22000 Mazda 2. 1.5L producing 76KWs. Fuel tank is 42 L. I get about 430-450 Kms in one tank. What is wrong with the cooper D? Its about a second faster to the 0-100km/h mark. Surely its just about double the price but I’m entirely sure its worth buying it, if the car suits your lifestyle then you’ve got Australia’s most fuel efficient car. You will get 1000 Kms in one tank! Diesel prices are just about the same to E10 unleaded/Unleaded. If your still not satisfied with its performance, then you can purchase a diesel power chip and that would certainly increase the power to about 20kws more and the torque about 40 NM extra. This is a frugal diesel disguised as a hot hatch that can take you much more longer in a tank without compromising the fun of driving.

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:05:25 +0000

Whoa….Alex I am going to assume you are in the UK due to the times you have been posting.
I think it is best to agree to disagree, because we are both happy with our cars and that’s all that matters at the end of the day.

I am curious though, why did you go for a Cooper D over say a Cooper S?

Cupid Stunt, I agree, they are both in the mini(not the car) market. They both have a range of shared petrol and diesel engines along with turbo hot hatches and a wagon line-up.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:49:46 +0000

Well the way that I see it is that the 207 (minus the GTI) isn’t fun to drive, it’s not in the premium sector, it can fit two people in the back and it has a decent boot. There’s just too many differences.

By: Cupid Stunt

Cupid Stunt — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:10:48 +0000

Uh Mini and 207 not competitors. Hang on they are both small cars in a small car market some models , as you point out, use the same basic engine. I would even suggest they are in exactly the same market comparatively. But that’s just my opinion I’m not saying you are wrong.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:50:35 +0000

But Jimbo, I didn’t comment on your opinion about whether or not this could be compared to a Prius, I commented on the fact that you are going around writing that the Mini is overpriced and not enough car for it’s money. Well, you’re either wrong or wrong and cheap. I don’t buy Minis because they’re fashionable (which they aren’t really, maybe seven years ago but not now), I buy them because they are class leaders. In the Cooper D, I have a car that even if you factor in all the cars that are tweaked to be better for the environment and made nasty in the process, has class leading economy, class leading handling, class leading build quality, class leading safety and at the end of the day, is still cool. If the 207 was all those things and on top of all that, better in the city, I would have bought that instead but put quite simply, it isn’t.
I never wrote that your 207 was bad and I never wrote that you had to like the Mini but I am 100% right when I write that you simply cannot compare the two. The Mini manages to be great fun even in One and Diesel variants, the 207 is only a worth while car with one or two of the engines on offer. And even then, it’s no class leader.
You can prefer the 207 to the Mini if you want but at the end of the day, as far as the actual drive goes, the Mini still has no competitors and if it did it would be the new Fiesta. The 207 is somewhere near the back of the line for possible Mini competitors. It’s a good and capable supermini, but that’s all.

Lastly, just to write it one more time so it’s perfectly clear, the 207 and the Mini are not competitors and therefore, cannot be compared.

By: Cupid Stunt

Cupid Stunt — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:16:30 +0000

Bravo Axel, Hip Hip old bean.

I rather like the old Mini thing not for me though couldn’t possibly get the Picnic hamper in the boot!! Bravo Bravo

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:44:52 +0000

Alex, I’m pathetic am I? Ok then. If you had read my posts, I do actually think quite highly of Mini’s even if they are not my cup of tea.
I do not however see how it can be compared to a Prius as stated in the above article.
If you had read my posts you would have understood that, rather than having a sook because someone doesn’t like your over priced eco-fashion car.

Also I have driven a Mini not to long ago and I’ll take my 207 over it any day thanks, plus I think it looks better! Just personal preference mate!

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:48:56 +0000

Axel, that “here on the estate” thing is getting really tired and irritating. Would you please stop?

By: axel

axel — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:21:31 +0000

Cupid stunt your so naughty , upsetting stan is becoming a hobby for some .

Here on the estate we have no time for know alls , or no nothings.

The mini is legend , long live great britain ,even if the hermans build it .

By: Cupid Stunt

Cupid Stunt — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:06:57 +0000

The PSA diesel engine certainly does a better job than the previous Toyota sourced lump. Binned only after a couple of years he said taunting for toyotaphile reactions. Eh Dan!