Which Car Would You Prefer???

marcusp003

Which car do you think is better between the VW Golf GTi 2.0 and the Mini Cooper S 1.6 convertible??

I personally prefer the golf but I do like the mini what do you reckon??

http://www.mymotorguide.com/car_comparison/?model=191&model2=1068

DJ Hafez

Mini's can be excellent. But a convertible one?! no thanks!

SV

the non convertible mini.

If it has to be the convertible though..i'd go for the golf.
but I voted for the mini.

qz

GTI! In white!

Bandara

Mini everytime, not convertible though.

niceirishfella

Golf.

L-M

Lol, two people have voted for the mini apparently, with one vote showing

Golf all the way. I heard there were some serious cheap Golf's going up at the auctions. Might be worth the trip. (Something like a 07 for 19K)

Berty

Is this really a

Which car is a bloke car and which is not?

Golf GTi is a bloke car and the only Mini that is is the John Cooper.

I would go for the Gti every day.

White GTi all the way.

futura123

audi tts

TGi666

convertible mini in ireland about as much use as a fart in a lift with the ammount of sun we get

Holsten

I'd have the Golf too.

Are you buying new?

unkel

Hammertime wrote: »

Mini everytime, not convertible though.

+1

I'd rather spend the extra costs of the convertible towards a JC works upgrade

sunshinediver

Good god Go with the golf..

dingding

3 Door BMW 1 Series

sdanseo

Golf, no contest. Man + Mini = straight as a roundabout tbh, not that there's anything wrong with that.

Unless you're Mr. Bean of course

peanuthead

Golf

ninty9er

I voted Golf, but agree with unkel and Berty....if the MINI were a JC Works it would beat the Golf to the Moon and then boomerang it back down to a very deep landfill pit.

Edit: Dear GOD look what they've done to this poor car

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Mini/Cooper/S-model-/200847190933820/advert

Max_Damage

Give me a classic Mini any day.

TGi666

just had a tought buy an eos best of both and its a tin top

Steve

I would have said the Golf but for the fact that I test drove some Cooper-s's earlier this year, they're really fun to drive, nearest thing you'll get to a kart!
Downside is they're not very practical as a day to day car (no boot space etc) so it would depend on what your requirements were.

Edit: I wouldn't go for a convertible in either though.

niceirishfella

Golf (again), cos if you want to bring your mates with you and you had the mini, they'd need to be like freekin Danny DeVito!

RobAMerc

I am gonna go for the mini - because for your average Joe there would be little if any determinable difference in the driving dynamics between them, and two I am comfortable enough in my own sexuality not to feel like I need to prove it by not driving a convertible mini. and 3 living in Dublin - I'd get to use the top down alot more than the superior handling of the GTi ( if there is any)

Wow - it shocks me how many blokes on here buy their car to reaffirm their sexuality - bloody scary

eamon234

RobAMerc wrote: »

I am gonna go for the mini - because for your average Joe there would be little if any determinable difference in the driving dynamics between them, and two I am comfortable enough in my own sexuality not to feel like I need to prove it by not driving a convertible mini. and 3 living in Dublin - I'd get to use the top down alot more than the superior handling of the GTi ( if there is any)

Wow - it shocks me how many blokes on here buy their car to reaffirm their sexuality - bloody scary

Haha well said RobAMerc - enjoy the Mini - although I would have gone for a Fiat 500 Abarth I drove one recently and it was the best fun I've ever had driving!

Graham_B18C

Be a Man and buy the Golf! Picked the Mini just for the driving fun, wouldn't go for the convertable though

seanybiker

would have picked the mini except its convertible.

RobAMerc

could people who said they'd pick the mini if it wasn't a vert tell me why is that so ?
Is it just because they wouldn't want to be seen in it ?

papu

omg golf , esp a nice white one with black trims.. keep it simple

Woodgate

Voting for Mini, but standard not convertible, not a good comparison to be voting on.

L-M

RobAMerc wrote: »

could people who said they'd pick the mini if it wasn't a vert tell me why is that so ?
Is it just because they wouldn't want to be seen in it ?

I would pick a Cooper S mini over the Golf, but since it's a convertable i wouldn't touch it. Comfortable with my sexuality, but driving one of those would be like a builder wearing a thong. It's just wrong lol

unkel

RobAMerc wrote: »

could people who said they'd pick the mini if it wasn't a vert tell me why is that so ?

I already did. The vert is what, €5k extra? I'd rather spend that on a JCW upgrade to make the car more powerful / more hardcore.

ji

I.m.o mini's are for girls

Steve

RobAMerc wrote: »

could people who said they'd pick the mini if it wasn't a vert tell me why is that so ?
Is it just because they wouldn't want to be seen in it ?

I wouldn't drive a convertible anything, they're dearer, heavier, and I'd be constantly worrying about skangers with stanley knives cutting it up.

Last time I was in California I was offered a free (rental) upgrade to a mustang convertible and I wouldn't take it purely because of security.

rebel.ranter

SteveC wrote: »

I wouldn't drive a convertible anything, they're dearer, heavier, and I'd be constantly worrying about skangers with stanley knives cutting it up.

Last time I was in California I was offered a free (rental) upgrade to a mustang convertible and I wouldn't take it purely because of security.

I have owned a soft top car for 7 years. Avoiding parking the car in dodgy areas, something I would do with any car has kept the roof slash-free. They are great fun in the sun & good cure for hangover. You don't need much sun to enjoy them. However I don't think I would choose the soft top Mini. A JCW Mini, that's a different story, even a Cooper S.

SV

niceirishfella wrote: »

Golf (again), cos if you want to bring your mates with you and you had the mini, they'd need to be like freekin Danny DeVito!

Yeah cos the legroom in the Golf is so unbelievably superior to the Mini..or not..

marcusp003

wow looks like the golf has beaten the mini for jokes

bazz26

This poll is daft. Two different cars aimed at different markets.

It's like asking which do you prefer, apples or oranges?

Yakult

I wouldnt touch the gti unless it was pushing the 130bhp +

but thats me.

S.I.R

if your drive the golf... chances are your a man city cupporter till the arab leave, you aso support munster and enjoy eddie hobbs rants,


buythe mini just to be safe

L-M

R_H_C_P wrote: »

I wouldnt touch the gti unless it was pushing the 130bhp +

but thats me.

The current Gti is 200bhp and the Mk4 was 180bhp AFAIK so it won't be hard to beat that.

Steve

bazz26 wrote: »

This poll is daft. Two different cars aimed at different markets.

It's like asking which do you prefer, apples or oranges?

Apples.