The wife has a 57 plate Cooper S. Great car IMO, great handling out the box, scope for much cheaper tuning than the ST, much higher residules. The list goes on... The boot space is sh*te though. They are all about spec also, if going for a later turbo model make sure it has had the revised timing chain tensioner warranty recall work

ST's more grip than power, bout it really IMO.

Oh the wife 57 plate loaded car with low miles will be forsale soon. Dont want to sell really, however we are due our 1st child in April and its just not practical.