In related news, we’re going to test drive a Mini at two this afternoon. :)
\nUpdate:<\/i><\/u>
\nGetting a Mini has become much more likely. Very comfortable (more room for the driver in fact than my truck), very zippy, corners like it’s on rails, excellent handling in general, and optimized for an intelligent driver — I really enjoyed the half hour they let us just take off and drive it (without even a sales guy). The clutch is very forgiving and I really liked the action on the manual… I can’t even see where getting the Cooper S would be necessary — the plain old Cooper I drove had plenty of juice, and that’s something I’m really picky about.
\nThen you look at numbers and realize that the highway MPG is double my pickup’s and even the city mpg is still 11 better than my truck’s highway<\/u> mpg. There’s a lot to like.
\nJackie even liked it, and she really didn’t want to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In related news, we’re going to test drive a Mini at two this afternoon. :) Update: Getting a Mini has become much more likely. Very comfortable (more room for the driver in fact than my truck), very zippy, corners like it’s on rails, excellent handling in general, and optimized for an intelligent driver — I … <\/p>\n