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Originally Posted by niky
A MINI is porky for something so small.
This is not to say that the MINI is not a nice car.
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It's positioned well above the other small / similarly sized cars.
Europe has a market for image-boosting, up-market, feature-loaded small cars.
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But as a business case for selling small, high MPG cars in the US at a decent price, the MINI is not a good example
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There are certainly less expensive options that may well be more practical - but aside from the Fiat 500, can none of those match the fun factor.
In the US, once again you're not getting the most efficient versions of the MINI.
Dunno if you guys are getting the base version, known locally as the Mini "One" ?