The old ones still drive really well and they arent as unreliable as people say. The engine is used in the 1 series as well and both citeoens and peugeots. I think the problem is that they are high performance engines and people seem to service them like they where low hp economy cars.

Mini, hands down. When talking about hot hatches its always other brands. But the mini cooper s and jcw models are far beyond in terms of handling.