Cooper Hardtop
Miata MX-5 (hardtop) vs. Mini Cooper S Covertible ???
I want one or the other. Have driven both. Both have plus’es and minus’es.
This would be my car do drive around in — not take a vacation (use the other car for that).
Some people get a Mini and trade it away. Have never heard of a person doing that to a Miata.
Hard choice. Help . . .
the miata is twice the car as the mini – the mini is more of a trend car were the miata has proven its here to stay. performance wise – the mini cooper may have a slight HP advantage (if you are picking an older mx-5 (pre 2006) but the 2006 and up are about the same level) but heres the biggest problem with the mini – its heavy as all get out. its got at least 500lbs on the mx5, so those extra horses are wasted. the miata is the true sports car with its rear wheel drive and limited slip differential. the mini is front wheel and probably doesnt have the LSD – i think it was an option. the next issue would be relaiblity – the mazda is backed by years and years of great engines and transmissions – miatas easily push 200k with regular maintaince. while the mini is powered by the chyrler block and bmw head (in the older versions – pre 2007 models) and the peuogot / bmw motor with the 2007 – these companies would be far from making problem free engines and this is not to mention the sky high mechanic bills. go miata
2010 MINI COOPER HARDTOP Littleton, CO
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
