Looks like everyone has taken delivery or is about to. Congrats to those who have! For those who haven't, I'm sure it will be happening soon and it will be well worth the wait.

I was afraid that after the long wait and anticipation the actual 'delivery' might be anti-climatic. All I can say is she is the best car I've ever driven (yes I did have a test drive). But the more I drive her, the more I LOVE her! What an EXCELLENT little car. The only complaint I can make is that the cup holders aren't big enough (but I didn't buy her for the cupholders).

Sorry, I have to say it one more time. Wow, what a great car!

 

sry for the short response but I am typing this from my phone. For the life of me I cannot get over 20mpg in the city. On the highway on m way home from dealership I was almost at 30. I drove it HARD too. I broke just about every break in procedure that involves babying it. Is there a possibilty that this has affected my cars ability to get exceptional gas mileage in city driving? I drive 16 mile round trip in stop and go traffic every morning. Takes me 40 mind to get 8 miles. Thanks in advance guys.

 

City driving doesn't mean stop and go traffic. I think if you're really stop and go for almost an hour 20mpg isn't too bad.

 

yeah, the traffic literally moves 20 feet and stops. We creep, then we'll get to finally go 50-75 yards again before stopping. It's downtown Tampa traffic. I've been shifting my auto manually to try to keep the revs as low as possible. Does this help?

 

Last time I checked (yesterday when I got home from work), I was getting 28.8mpg - I'm still on my first tank (got about 1/3 left) and will probably stop and get some on the way home. My average speed is only around 34mph - I drive about 50/50 hwy/surface streets. I think that's pretty good considering I'm still in the breakin period. I haven't tried the paddle shifters yet.

I think the stop and go driving is the problem - you are still burning gas even though you aren't moving and then you have to accelerate from a stop repeatedly probably using a lot more gas too.

 

Thanks. While i wouldn't change, red looks like the most versatile color to have fun with.

 

Long time no post. Just thought I'd see how everybody is doing. Minnie is still a blast. My next door neighbor just brought home a Clubman and two friends at work also bought MINIs (a Clubman S and a Cooper S).

 

Nov. 23rd I ordered a new 2016 Cooper S 4-dr and the next day Minnie's engine icon popped up. Good news - new MINI in production ... Bad news - Minnie's in the shop.