R55 Is anyone else as disappointed with their MINI purchase as I am?
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Man we are 5 pages deep on this thread , talk about beating a dead horse 10 times over
The only thing I have to complain about is the poor quality of the OEM steakers. My 10 year old Passat had better sound quality than my new Mini. I'll have to post on the Audio thread, as I want to hear what upgrades people have done.
The only thing I have to complain about is the poor quality of the OEM steakers. My 10 year old Passat had better sound quality than my new Mini. I'll have to post on the Audio thread, as I want to hear what upgrades people have done.
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I'm just still trying to figure out what "city" driving means to most of you or to the EPA for that matter ... ... and I am not joking.
To ME "city" is a dense place like NYC, Chicago, London, Paris where there is a light or Stop sign at every 100 feet.
Then there is the other type of city ... the strip mall suburban type, where you can drive 2-3 miles even without stopping.
In my type of "city" there is no way you will do more than 23mpg's in an S ... the other type ... its possible.
To ME "city" is a dense place like NYC, Chicago, London, Paris where there is a light or Stop sign at every 100 feet.
Then there is the other type of city ... the strip mall suburban type, where you can drive 2-3 miles even without stopping.
In my type of "city" there is no way you will do more than 23mpg's in an S ... the other type ... its possible.
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City driving to me is stop and go traffic like LA, NY - anywhere you go station to station, stoplights, traffic, etc. You know, a real metropolitan area. Highway is highway. I reviewed the thread again - people claiming to get 30+ city with this car are on acid or they can't do math or they are just overstating things. No need - 23 is A-OK by me in the city for what this car givs you - it's a respectable number.
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I reviewed the thread again - people claiming to get 30+ city with this car are on acid or they can't do math or they are just overstating things.
The location in everyone's profile is a dead giveaway as to where they drive (for those that have their location posted anyway )
I do get on average 24-26mpgs on an Auto Clubman non-S in the boroughs of NYC.
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I'm just still trying to figure out what "city" driving means to most of you or to the EPA for that matter ... ... and I am not joking.
To ME "city" is a dense place like NYC, Chicago, London, Paris where there is a light or Stop sign at every 100 feet.
Then there is the other type of city ... the strip mall suburban type, where you can drive 2-3 miles even without stopping.
In my type of "city" there is no way you will do more than 23mpg's in an S ... the other type ... its possible.
To ME "city" is a dense place like NYC, Chicago, London, Paris where there is a light or Stop sign at every 100 feet.
Then there is the other type of city ... the strip mall suburban type, where you can drive 2-3 miles even without stopping.
In my type of "city" there is no way you will do more than 23mpg's in an S ... the other type ... its possible.
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Looks like we'll just have to grin and bear it, but at least I'm glad to know I'm not alone!
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I don't think they exagerrate ... but I do feel their "definition" of city is different than mine or yours.
The location in everyone's profile is a dead giveaway as to where they drive (for those that have their location posted anyway )
I do get on average 24-26mpgs on an Auto Clubman non-S in the boroughs of NYC.
The location in everyone's profile is a dead giveaway as to where they drive (for those that have their location posted anyway )
I do get on average 24-26mpgs on an Auto Clubman non-S in the boroughs of NYC.
Thank you! You are right about definition of city. I do get 28 with her clubman s auto and 31 with my mini s 6 speed. She says I drive to hard as she gets 30 in town in her car. I have pulled a 34 in mine in the city on a tank. It's driving easy, but not like a grandma.
Is city downtown chicago or downtown petoskey? Just telling ya what I get.
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I think this is a great thread to help us soon-to-be MINI owners set our expectations.
I'm coming out of an Acura TL that's faster, plusher and (probably) more trouble-free than any MINI will ever be. Thing is.. I'm bored to tears.
Oh, to the previous poster who appended the mis-statement about Obama to his sig, please check your facts. See: http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/ownwords.asp Best to keep silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. Ahem.
I'm coming out of an Acura TL that's faster, plusher and (probably) more trouble-free than any MINI will ever be. Thing is.. I'm bored to tears.
Oh, to the previous poster who appended the mis-statement about Obama to his sig, please check your facts. See: http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/ownwords.asp Best to keep silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. Ahem.
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I think this is a great thread to help us soon-to-be MINI owners set our expectations.
I'm coming out of an Acura TL that's faster, plusher and (probably) more trouble-free than any MINI will ever be. Thing is.. I'm bored to tears.
Oh, to the previous poster who appended the mis-statement about Obama to his sig, please check your facts. See: http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/ownwords.asp Best to keep silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. Ahem.
I'm coming out of an Acura TL that's faster, plusher and (probably) more trouble-free than any MINI will ever be. Thing is.. I'm bored to tears.
Oh, to the previous poster who appended the mis-statement about Obama to his sig, please check your facts. See: http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/ownwords.asp Best to keep silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. Ahem.
I have to say though, Snopes isn't exactly hard fact. Some of the articles about Obama have no more proof than the articles they are supposed to refute. Just my $.02
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You know something, I always test drive a car before I buy it. If you had enough sense to do that, you would have discovered a lot of the things that you are complaining about. You sound like a whining boy. I have a feeling that nothing would suit you. I have had 2 Mini's and neve had a problem with either one of them, but I also had an Audi TT and had nothing but trouble with it. That thing was one big piece of plastic crap. It is VW in disguise.