 Biggest Let Down Ever, Test Drove a Mini |
 May 2, 2007 - 8:18 PM
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My sister is looking at getting a different car so while we were at Car Max she made me test drive a mini. I have to say after all I have heard I was prepared to be floored, but it was meh.
 My Celi is dire need of and engine swap (242k org. engine, 4th gear syncros bad), but to be honest I like it more. The Mini was so much smoother and all, but it felt like it had no soul. Anyone else find this driving other cars? Only one I have liked more than the Celi was an 86 MR2.
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Jun 1, 2007 - 2:09 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 29, '03 From north of detroit Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
i haven't driven a NEW car that i've really been impressed with lately.
i drove a 350 and was disappointed. it's a great track chassis, but i've never been 100% about it's looks, the interior is miserably inefficient, and the outward visibility is marginal at best. not something i would want to drive everyday, basically. i was pretty impressed with the handling of the latest gti, but they're so heavy, expensive, and...well, volkswagen that i could never really see myself owning one. i was pretty impressed with the s4 i drove a while back, but i never got the opportunity to open it up. like people have agreed, alot of cars just have no soul. newer cars, anyway. as for e30 m3s, mk1 gtis, alfa gtvs, older porsches...not necessarily the most reliable or practical of cars, but at least they have characters. --------------------  do you know who i am, mr. worley? |
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Jun 2, 2007 - 10:46 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 17, '03 From Bloomington, Indiana Currently Offline Reputation: 62 (98%) |
QUOTE(uberschall @ Jun 1, 2007 - 3:09 PM) [snapback]563872[/snapback] i drove a 350 and was disappointed. it's a great track chassis, but i've never been 100% about it's looks, the interior is miserably inefficient, and the outward visibility is marginal at best. not something i would want to drive everyday, basically. I love my 350 
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SinisterWhisper Biggest Let Down Ever May 2, 2007 - 8:18 PM
m0dd3d1 QUOTE(SinisterWhisper @ May 2, 2007 - 8... May 2, 2007 - 10:34 PM hurley97 Definitely. A while back I test drove an 07 Civic ... May 2, 2007 - 10:42 PM
GTSOwner QUOTE(hurley97 @ May 2, 2007 - 10:42... May 3, 2007 - 5:55 AM
Racer_J QUOTE(hurley97 @ May 3, 2007 - 4:42 ... Jun 1, 2007 - 5:54 AM slvr_celica_GT_816 ive looked at minis before id never buy one, is ca... May 2, 2007 - 10:47 PM goferris QUOTE(SinisterWhisper @ May 2, 2007 - 7... May 3, 2007 - 1:32 AM SinisterWhisper QUOTE(goferris @ May 3, 2007 - 1:32 ... May 3, 2007 - 3:07 PM celicaST my job is fun because it requires me to drive all ... May 3, 2007 - 1:55 AM axelrduvirage i still prefer the CeliPig to the BMW 540i. serio... May 3, 2007 - 7:34 AM Sinyk I love the fact that when I drive down the street ... May 3, 2007 - 10:52 AM hurley97 actually, I did get a chance to drive an 06 Lotus ... May 3, 2007 - 11:44 AM dustin15brown one of my best friends has a new mini S.... I wasn... May 3, 2007 - 3:18 PM macavely i have to disagree with the original post. At my o... May 3, 2007 - 8:37 PM neoklis QUOTE(hurley97 @ May 3, 2007 - 4:44 ... May 7, 2007 - 9:56 AM bman the only recent new cars that impressed me were th... Jun 1, 2007 - 7:50 AM lagos QUOTEwas it just a mini or was it the mini S?
i ha... Jun 1, 2007 - 1:01 PM lagos so last night i got to drive a mini s. they are p... Jun 2, 2007 - 1:11 PM spolski07 QUOTE(lagos @ Jun 1, 2007 - 1:01 PM)... Jun 2, 2007 - 1:25 PM tim86 i learned how to drive stick on my bros lightly mo... Jun 2, 2007 - 6:46 PM Valo666 ive driven some cars that i perfer over the celica... Jun 2, 2007 - 7:22 PM |
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