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    Want More BHP! Borvad's Avatar
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    Well heres the post I started in January when I picked up the Paceman :


    http://newminiscotland.co.uk/forums/...avid-s-Paceman



    She was back in at Menzies last week getting a premature rust issue sorted on the boot, and in the meantime I had a petrol courtesy car........it just showed me that I missed petrol, and hated the diesel sluggishness of the Paceman.

    A long emotional story (for those of you who want to actually know more info, let me know) has always had me connected to my 2008 yellow Mini Cooper I sold at the tail end of last year, after she had been in the 'ownership' of my sister.

    Its not something I actually planned but as of today, I can now say I've done a deal to trade-in the Paceman for a 2015 Volcanic Orange (as close as I could to yellow) 3dr Cooper S as shown in the pics. I must admit I'm looking forward to hearing the pops and bangs of the cars soul again.........although I am definitley NOT a fan of black alloys so they will need to be changed as soon as I can.
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    On my second Cooper D and both were never sluggish. First run we went on we kept up with the JCW’s at everyone’s shock, they thought the car was a cooper S. I love my cooper D’s for a couple of reasons the mileage I travel a week and how the car handles.


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    Site Owner MINI William's Avatar
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    Great that you’ve found a car your happy with. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it. I never found any of the diesel MINI’s that we’ve had to be sluggish and always very torquey. May be that with the added weight of the Paceman that it wasn’t a good combo.
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    Site Owner MINI William's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chloe View Post
    On my second Cooper D and both were never sluggish. First run we went on we kept up with the JCW’s at everyone’s shock, they thought the car was a cooper S. I love my cooper D’s for a couple of reasons the mileage I travel a week and how the car handles.


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    Definitely wasn’t slow
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    Ice Blue R55 Clubvan - JCW Shiftlight, JCW Carbon Fibe Handbrake, JCW Carbon Fibre Dash, JCW Steering Wheel, Recaro JCW Sportster CS, CoolerWorx ShortShifter, BC Racing Coilovers, JCW Brembo 4pots, HEL Braided Lines, JCW Front Bumper, MINI Challenge Splitter, White Rota Blitz

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    I have to agree on the black rims, my Pepper White Clubman Cooper D Sport has silver rims and I'm not overly keen on those either, but know that the gloss black wouldn't be any improvement at all. I'm contemplating powdercoating them a deep gunmetal grey but still in two minds. Coming from a 1.6 diesel in my Alfa to the 2.0l in the Mini I have no complaints on lack of grunt but I also get paid a mileage rate based on petrol engine so any extra I can get from a diesel is money in my pocket.

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