Best £500 mod for a new car

[norbu]

If SWMBO gets a new Cooper S then I'm not being allowed any tuning mods.:frown: No scruffy graphics or coloured mirrors. Any mod must be within the warranty. Any mod musn't be part of any of the packages.

Budget is a max of £500 [Maybe stretch to £600 if it's really really necessary]

So any suggestions or ideas?

NOTE: I did think of a strut brace but she aint too keen especially if it interferes with any warranty.:hand:

[Gismo]

Factory coil overs, warranty maintained :thumbs up:

[The Dogfather]

If the car is coming with runflats then a set of decent tyres.

If the car has normal tyres then a set of lightweight wheels, OZ, Rota that sort of thing.

[Craig]

If the car is coming with runflats then a set of decent tyres.

If the car has normal tyres then a set of lightweight wheels, OZ, Rota that sort of thing.

This ^^^^^^^^. Best money spent ;)

[MINI William]

I would have to say Xenons. Standard lights on a MINI are shocking

[stoney]

Wheels or strut brace won't interfere with warranty as you could easy remove it before it go's in but I have never ha d a problem with having it on and warranty

[norbu]

Sort of sorted for fancy wheels. Won't be getting run flats. Xenon would be part of a proposed pack. Exhaust. Might get permission for that. I'll have a look at coil overs subject to there not being any lowering. Thanks for the thoughts so far.

[Big Col]

Might be kinda off topic but does non run flats really make that big a diff to make it worthy of the tag best mod £500 mod? I'm really asking as I only ever drove MINIs with. :confused:

[Craig]

Might be kinda off topic but does non run flats really make that big a diff to make it worthy of the tag best mod £500 mod? I'm really asking as I only ever drove MINIs with. :confused:

In one word - YES !

;)

[dvd-cooper-s]

yes, completely

[The Dogfather]

Yes, imagine running in diving boots compared to running in a set of Nike's finest, its about the same.

[stoney]

As above yes !!!!

[Big Col]

I think you lot are just too tight to pay the extra for runflats and are making all this up just to cover for that. :smilewinkgrin::p

[Craig]

Ha ha Col. It's that bad I've just bought 4 new tyres for the GP to get rid of the run flats and 2 of my run flats have less than a thousand miles on them !!

[silver spirit]

I agree with you B. Col. Had run flats on my 730 sport And Cooper and when changed to non run flats was disappointed ? In my opinion


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[Gismo]

So, when can we start mentioning what will you do if you have a sidewall puncture on ordinary tyres :lol:

[The Dogfather]

I agree with you B. Col. Had run flats on my 730 sport And Cooper and when changed to non run flats was disappointed ? In my opinion


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Did you fit a set of Chinese ditch finders though?

[stoney]

So, when can we start mentioning what will you do if you have a sidewall puncture on ordinary tyres :lol:

Ring the AA :lol:

[silver spirit]

Covered about 5,000mls. A week all over Europe , Uk all Scotland and western isles in a variety of vehicle's in all weather ? Never visited a ditch or had a accident ? And no special tyres ( lucky). ?????? Allan. I ran up and down to Oban for 2 mths after having my rear tyre checked by tyre services different branches for loss of pressure and was assured it was normal for slight leak from rims. At 3mm I decided to change to non run flats that's when with the tyre off the rim they found a nail across the width of the tyre. I wonder if non run flat tyre would have lasted the same ?


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[norbu]

:nag::off topic::off topic:

[ELFMAN]

Factory coil overs, warranty maintained :thumbs up:

Factory Coil Overs??? £500.00??? Are you drunk? :beer:The only 'factory' Coil Overs are on the GP2 - and they're £29K! :smilewinkgrin:

PS Run Flats are great if you put Puncture-resistance above vehicle dynamics and driving enjoyment! :Whistle:From experience, I'd put a set of quality non-R/F's above suspension and power mods :thumbs up:

OK, OK :off topic: but you started it...