Looking to buy a Cooper S

[MINIme:)]

stripes are vinyl. Really surprised me at first as I'd always presumed they were painted...

[nickyboy]

yeah I thought they were. oh well good news, some look good but some gash

[T5LLC]

My Cooper S stripes were painted :) for cleaning etc as vinyl ones were scratching so easy when cleaning :(

[nickyboy]

Tested an R53 today, not fast enough. Very stiff gearchange from cold.

[Craig]

Tested an R53 today, not fast enough. Very stiff gearchange from cold.

Oh well seems your decision is made then....

[nickyboy]

The windows didn't squeak though lol also got a few smiles from girls, not sure how to interpret that though haha

[LadyR]

Loving your decision making process! One thing though, how often are you up and down with your windows?! Is it a deal breaker? I'd vote for the r56 shape personally but more for aesthetics than mechanics :)

[nickyboy]

Deal breaker for sure, the car has to be faultless, i'm selling a very nice Golf for this, which is fault free with very good build quality. Going to something with squeaky windows will put me off.

Still after an R56, but a good example with no faults.

[MiniSnaps]

cheers
love this but 8 grand! http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/c...d-video/817272

maybe if it had the JCW Recaros and brakes and 20k less miles

Are factory option stripes painted or vinyl?

or was a GP ?

[N16SHP]

Still after an R56, but a good example with no faults.

In the politest way possible...good luck. I think most of us will be in agreement here that we buy these cars and put up with them because we love them. Most of us have encountered some kinda problem.

Also forgot to mention, avoid any with a panoramic sunroof as they rattle like mad too