[DeTomaso] NPC Anyone Got a Mini Cooper?

[Will Kooiman]

Before we bought the Insight, we considered:

Mini Cooper S:  We rented one, and liked it, but not enough to buy it.  I
have one friend that has one, and he is a diehard fan.

Corvette:  Used C5's are probably in the low 20's.  The one I test drove was
louder than the Pantera.  Then I got bigger pipes.  Can't be outdone.  At
any rate, they're a great car for the price, and they are reported to get
mpg in the 30's on the highway.

Toyota MR2:  Sporty.  Decent price.  Mpg's in the 30's.  We didn't test
drive one.  If I remember correctly, we decided against this since we could
get a C5 for less $$.  We were only looking at new MR2's.

Prius:  We looked at this one too.  You could probably call it a fun car,
but not because it is sporty.  Friends are reporting 42-45mpg.  Not bad for
a car that is essentially a mini-minivan.

Smart Car:  I saw one of these yesterday.  It would make a fun commuter.  I
wouldn't drive it around 18-wheelers.  That car is tiny.

By the way, I just finished an 1,100 mile trip in the Insight.  I averaged
77 mpg.  One tank lasted 750 miles.  I was going to go for 800 miles from a
tank (10.5 gal), but I didn't want to press my luck.

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Garth Rodericks
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 10:23 AM
To: artstephens at charter.net; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC Anyone Got a Mini Cooper?

Art,
   
  I can't offer comments on the Mini Cooper other than I've drive a friend's
car once and was 
  overwhelmingly unimpressed with the performance (or lack of). Go-kart like
reflexes, 
  cornered very flat, and had way more interior room than I would expect,
but generally boring 
  to drive.
   
  What's your budget?  If you want a fun economical car for your daily
commute but don't 
  want to spend a lot of money, get a 92-98 BMW 3 series. I bought a 96 BMW
328i sedan 
  with a 5-speed last year for $5,000 and love it! I have been thoroughly
impressed with the 
  car!  Performance is great - accelleration, handling, braking. The car
looks great, the interior 
  is like new, I have room for the entire family, it's fun to drive, and I
get great gas mileage 
  (22.8 mpg avg city and 33 mpg avg hwy). Now I just need to resist the urge
to trick out the 
  BMW with new springs, brakes, etc. Keep those dollars dedicated to the
Pantera! 
   
  Anyway, if you want to spend a little more money, get a 99-03 BMW 3
series. Same great 
  handling and performance of my model, but better. And better looking too.
Decent cars are 
  readily available in the $10-$20,000 price range. 
   
  Cheers!
  Garth

       
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