Rover to MINI
#1
04-04-2008, 06:17 AM
Rover to MINI
My last 3 cars have been Land Rovers. Actually I still have a 75 SIII military rover I'm fixing up. Never thought about a mini till I spent over $100 on a fill-up which I knew would last only 4-5 days. that was last week and I now have a clubman and just logged 38MPG on my way to work. what a blast to drive. what's up with the A/C vent in the glovebox? what an odd little car.
Geoff
Geoff
#2
04-04-2008, 06:20 AM
Coordinator :: Michigan MINI Motor Club
My last 3 cars have been Land Rovers. Actually I still have a 75 SIII military rover I'm fixing up. Never thought about a mini till I spent over $100 on a fill-up which I knew would last only 4-5 days. that was last week and I now have a clubman and just logged 38MPG on my way to work. what a blast to drive. what's up with the A/C vent in the glovebox? what an odd little car.
Geoff
Geoff
The Glovebox is cooled so that you can keep you drinks etc!! cool
#3
04-04-2008, 07:21 AM
Welcome, Geoff! I'm an old Roverphile myself. Good to hear you've still got that SIII. I've wanted to pick up an old SII or SIII 88 to fix up for awhile now, but between a new baby and all my other hobbies, I guess I have to be realistic.
Though if you're coming from Rovers past a certain vintage, I'm not sure you can call the Mini odd. I mean, my Defender had the ignition on the wrong side of the steering column, the battery under the seat, and a "waggy" speedometer that wavered between 0 and 12 mph when idling at a light.
The Mini's quirkiness is one of the things that drew me to it in the first place. Though so far it's a LOT more reliable than the old D90 (no bolts sliding into cooling fan, no engine fires...it starts reliably...).
Though if you're coming from Rovers past a certain vintage, I'm not sure you can call the Mini odd. I mean, my Defender had the ignition on the wrong side of the steering column, the battery under the seat, and a "waggy" speedometer that wavered between 0 and 12 mph when idling at a light.
The Mini's quirkiness is one of the things that drew me to it in the first place. Though so far it's a LOT more reliable than the old D90 (no bolts sliding into cooling fan, no engine fires...it starts reliably...).
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welcome and congrats!
i love land rovers too, tho i'm slightly more into the newers ones like the 1st gen range rovers and disco 1's. the mini makes a great daily driver while not tinkering w/ your landys
oh and the a/c vent in the glove box and be turned off if the maps and papers in there get too cold
i love land rovers too, tho i'm slightly more into the newers ones like the 1st gen range rovers and disco 1's. the mini makes a great daily driver while not tinkering w/ your landys
oh and the a/c vent in the glove box and be turned off if the maps and papers in there get too cold
#7
04-05-2008, 04:09 PM
Hi Doogs and roadus,
yes you are correct the odd features on the mini instantly drew me. the top mpg for a gas only car on yahoo tempted me to find a dealer and see one. I had no idea the clubman was a new thing. I just saw some minis on the lot and thought I liked the big one. after 1 drive my wife and kids and I were in love -- bought the next day. Here's a picture of my S111 75 british military. its getting there.
yes you are correct the odd features on the mini instantly drew me. the top mpg for a gas only car on yahoo tempted me to find a dealer and see one. I had no idea the clubman was a new thing. I just saw some minis on the lot and thought I liked the big one. after 1 drive my wife and kids and I were in love -- bought the next day. Here's a picture of my S111 75 british military. its getting there.
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