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Old 02-15-2010, 04:59 PM   #11 (permalink)
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My teacher has a stick-shift Mini. He named his dog after it. He has tried hypermiling, and got ti to above 40, and the Mini's EPA HWY rating for the manual is 40. Its a small car, and hes a tall guy, but somehow he fits.

The Smart and Mini are practically the same as far as MPGs and fuel type. They both get around 40 on the highway, and take premium fuel, but the mini is shorter, but has a larger trunk and is overall a bigger vehicle. Especially the Clubman. BMW has their Mini's, Mercedes has their Smart's.

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Old 02-15-2010, 05:42 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Carlos, yes: an enclosed sociable motorbike with heat, slightly more stowage, no need for helmets ... and better handling in the snow!

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I found out a friend just got a Mini.

He has a Nissan V6 pickup truck (not the giant one). He changed jobs to one with a 200 km (120 mi) round trip daily commute, so he went looking for a commuter car.

He got the Works edition though - the supercharged one.
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Carlos, yes: an enclosed sociable motorbike with heat, slightly more stowage, no need for helmets ... and better handling in the snow!

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I found out a friend just got a Mini.

He has a Nissan V6 pickup truck (not the giant one). He changed jobs to one with a 200 km (120 mi) round trip daily commute, so he went looking for a commuter car.

He got the Works edition though - the supercharged one.
Eeeeeeeeyup. This is the POV I use when I talk to people that criticise the Smart. By *not* comparing it to a conventional car, I am able to neutralize their argument.

There are 4 Minis on Ecomodder, but they don't have much fuel log data. Here is one at 27% over new EPA MPG :

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Old 02-15-2010, 09:58 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Hmm, and convertible too.

Maybe my friend will let me take his for a drive... I could do a speed vs. MPG graph for it.
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This is why the Toyota/Scion iQ would be so good: 4 seats (well 3+1 -- the Mini is really 2+2?), and ~1,850 pounds, and a Cd around .29.

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Not true!

The 2010 Ford Fiesta (likely larger than the first gen. BMW Mini): Curb weight 2150–2250 lb (source)

That's the lightest weight 4-seater in the North American market that I'm aware of.

The two seat 2010 Smart Fortwo is even lighter at 1808 lbs.
If you are looking at it from the FE perspective, the fiesta is worth waiting for. It even has a double clutch 6 speed automatic available and a direct injection 1.6 for used mini money and I bet a bigger interior. The mini is seriously small inside. The rear seat is useless for adults. The mazda2 which the fiesta is based on is lighter still and will on sale in the US a few months after the fiesta.
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Back in May of 2008 I went on a road trip with my cousin in his 08 Cooper S with a 6-speed. I got to drive the entire length of Skyline Drive through Shenandoah National Park and then a couple hundred miles in southern Virginia. I averaged about 44mpg.

This was doing about 35 - 45 mph on moderately windy roads with some significant elevation changes. At 35 mph I had to stay in 5th gear to keep the turbo calm.

My cousin said he typically gets about 38mpg driving on the Washington beltway at rush hour. I guess that's good for his slightly aggressive driving.
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The rear seat is useless for adults.
So how often do you want/need to haul around more than one other adult?
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The few times I need to haul around more than 1 other adult we can take a bigger car, or two cars. My noveau "hunk of Detroit iron" will be around for a while longer, and it seats 4 adults in supreme comfort.

The Fiesta is a car I'm waiting for. It sounds like it could meet my needs for a daily driver nicely.
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Old 02-20-2010, 03:08 PM   #20 (permalink)
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My Avatar, a.k.a. the bloke to my left (i.e. <---- for the females, I am married...) designed the original Mini (i.e. not MINI).

His goal was maximum interior space efficiency, low weight and handling over cars of the day (1959). I think Alec's masterpiece was far and away a more radical advance than the MINI is over anything else. He got 80% of the length devoted to the passengers vs the grubby bits, only beaten (slightly) by the Citroen AX as far as I know.

Is the BMW MINI an advance at all ? To be honest it struggles to be any kind of advance over an average European hatchback. Anyone who thinks it is hasn't driven a Peugeot 205, and that was designed as a "normal" economy hatchback, not a nerdy car for esate agents.

Anyway, I chose my car (the silver one in these vids) because it nails MINIs




and thats before mine gets mapped.

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