I had an ‘06 r53 Cooper S that I adored. Tried the newer ones and just felt like a lot of the soul had been sucked out of em. I know they’re more reliable and well put-together now, but they’re not as, well, mini (I mean literally not as small which was half the appeal to me) and I miss the supercharger whine. Sounded like a spaceship. Just don’t do it for me anymore. Really bums me out because my chili red hardtop was my favorite car I ever owned.
I had an ‘06 r53 Cooper S that I adored. Tried the newer ones and just felt like a lot of the soul had been sucked out of em. I know they’re more reliable and well put-together now, but they’re not as, well, mini (I mean literally not as small which was half the appeal to me) and I miss the supercharger whine. Sounded like a spaceship. Just don’t do it for me anymore. Really bums me out because my chili red hardtop was my favorite car I ever owned.