[DeTomaso] NPC Anyone Got a Mini Cooper?

Tue May 15 12:30:33 EDT 2007

Regarding:
"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."

I hate Chebbies, I hate Corvettes (part of the new "be kind" to our  
associates program) but how can we argue w/ the stats?  Is this true?   
30mpg???

Found on Road Dead, and proud of it.

Quoting Will Kooiman <wkooiman at earthlink.net>:

> 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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