Mini Global City

[Sarsi]

http://www.topgear.com.ph/news/mini-to-open-shop-in-rp

[ghosthunter]

It's just to damned expensive. If they could lower the price to just over P1M, it should move like hot cakes.

[pup2]

It's just to damned expensive. If they could lower the price to just over P1M, it should move like hot cakes.

It's not going to be a people's car that's for sure. 2M+ sure ain't cheap for something that small. But it just might outsell their starting 1- and 316- series don't you think?

[Type 100]

It seems the "recession-proof" and "depreciation-proof" automobile has arrived on our shores...

Three words: rich guy's plaything.

[reaper629]

2.2M for a cooper S? Yung sa gray market dito nsa 2.7M na un ah

[gren]

Can't really say 'no news is good news' but anybody hear anything about mini philippines? i've been scoping out their store and the building's shell is pretty much complete, nothing inside yet though. probably won't be another 2 months til it's operational, which sounds just about right based on estimates posted in that mini/top gear issue.

[eggman]

Available na sya at bukas na yung showroom nya!!

[niky]

For all complaints about the price:

2.2M for a cooper S? Yung sa gray market dito nsa 2.7M na un ah

That's basically it. Of course... it's now 2.45 for a Cooper S, but gray market was around 2.45 also, when I looked a few years ago. This is actually a cost-effective alternative to gray-market.

MINI is expensive not because the dealership is expensive... but because MINI is expensive, period.

Not going to stop some people from buying them. And amongst "premium priced" vehicles, MINI products actually hold their value very well. Ah... if only I had the money.

Friends said they already had customers who'd bought cars, even before the showroom opened. That's got to be a record of some sort...

[tidus1203]

Plaything for the rich... Man if I can just throw away P2M I would buy a Cooper just the standard one...

[ghosthunter]

Plaything for the rich... Man if I can just throw away P2M I would buy a Cooper just the standard one...

If I had P2M to "throw away", it would be P2.45M for the Cooper-S.

[renzo_d10]

What's the cheapest one ? Is it the MINI Clubman ? Accdg. to my TG Jan/Feb issue. The Clubman is priced at 2.150m.

I`d go with sir GH's advice, if I had the money, then the Cooper S would be my choice.

Now, I do wonder why does mini still doesn't want to change their speedo style.

[ghosthunter]

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[COLOR=SeaGreen]Now, I do wonder why does mini still doesn't want to change their speedo style.

It is part of the retro theme of the vehicle.

[niky]

While the Cooper S is entertaining, the regular Cooper is entertaining enough, despite lacking the turbo and the LSD. In fact... I think I'd miss the LSD more than the turbo... but you'll only notice that on the race-track.

Despite being small and turbocharged, a Cooper S isn't much faster than your regular hot hatch. That's because it weighs an astonishing 1200 kgs (astonishing for something the size of a Yaris). So while the extra turbo kick is nice, it doesn't feel that much faster than, say, a Focus TDCi... though it's about a second-and-a-half faster to 100 km/h.

[ghosthunter]

While the Cooper S is entertaining, the regular Cooper is entertaining enough, despite lacking the turbo and the LSD. In fact... I think I'd miss the LSD more than the turbo... but you'll only notice that on the race-track.

Despite being small and turbocharged, a Cooper S isn't much faster than your regular hot hatch. That's because it weighs an astonishing 1200 kgs (astonishing for something the size of a Yaris). So while the extra turbo kick is nice, it doesn't feel that much faster than, say, a Focus TDCi... though it's about a second-and-a-half faster to 100 km/h.

Even if the regular Mini and Cooper-S model is nearly the same acceleration, it is the fact that horsepower sells. Given that someone is willing to toss out P2.45M for a "small-car" means they want a "toy" that would at least impress the other boys on the block with HP figures.

If you would want value for money, you'd probably have settled with a Toyota Camry 3.5L or Subaru Legacy GT or Subaru Impreza WRX/STi with that same P2.5M...

[niwde11]

if i have 2.5M i'll go for the Cooper S. but i am no HP man. just want it. for keeps kasi para sakin yang cooper S. it will never goes out of style.
hmmmm MT or AT is the bigger question.:D

[ghosthunter]

if i have 2.5M i'll go for the Cooper S. but i am no HP man. just want it. for keeps kasi para sakin yang cooper S. it will never goes out of style.
hmmmm MT or AT is the bigger question.:D

Purist & HP junkies would go m/t ...

[niky]

Even if the regular Mini and Cooper-S model is nearly the same acceleration, it is the fact that horsepower sells. Given that someone is willing to toss out P2.45M for a "small-car" means they want a "toy" that would at least impress the other boys on the block with HP figures.

If you would want value for money, you'd probably have settled with a Toyota Camry 3.5L or Subaru Legacy GT or Subaru Impreza WRX/STi with that same P2.5M...

Well... 160 bhp isn't really impressive. The hood-scoop is, though, even if there's no intercooler underneath it.

[ghosthunter]

Well... 160 bhp isn't really impressive. The hood-scoop is, though, even if there's no intercooler underneath it.

So... advise from Niky is: "just buy the regular Mini and replace the hood with one with the scoop"?

[eggman]

Plaything for the rich... Man if I can just throw away P2M I would buy a Cooper just the standard one...

Yeah the Cooper(priced at 1.8M for the M/T and 1.950M for the A/T) is just enough..

At the price of the Cooper S eh bumili ka nalang ng Lancer Ralliart na nasa 2.350M Pesos lang.Then again eto ang mabenta so far alongside with the regular Cooper A/T and M/T..

The Clubman looks dorky IMHO while the Convertible is expensive(the Mazda Miata MX5 is much cheaper).

[macsd]

A SA in BGC is offering me 2M SRP for a mini pwede pa hulugan with 299K DP then 36 months of 29,079. After 36 months, you can pay for the remaining balance or trade in the car.

My question is, kung 2M ang brand new, why is it the 2nd hand market is selling their minis at 1M to 2.3M given their 2202 to 2013 models ? Parang nagaapreciate pa ang value ng car instead of depreciate.

Planning to buy one kaya i'm trying to understand why. TIA