Talk British to me: All things MINI

[Apex]

I just can't see why people would go for these if they weren't even *slightly* interested in having something fun to drive. I mean my wife, for example, is so, so far from being a car person, but she bought a 2005 Mazda 3 after college because it was more fun to drive than anything else she test drove, with absolutely no input from me. Later on we got her a 2013 Jetta and while she liked a lot about it, after awhile she really started to hate how it drove because the trans would race to the highest gear and it didn't handle nearly as well.

These cars don't need to be enthusiast cars, necessarily, but I do think they need to offer some semblance of sport that you wouldn't find in a Corolla. If they don't, they are just a fashion accessory, and the appeal of that will fade quickly.

For a while people bought them because they were trendy
I think reliability reports from CR and such have tainted the public's view of these cars
Doesn't help that they're expensive

So expensive for what you get new.

[coogles]

New jerb? Going back to Mini?

Old news. That was before I went to BMW. Now I'm at BMW.

Ah.

[Johnny_P]

Articles I've read have said no DCT for the USA.

http://www.motoringfile.com/2018/01/10/ ... t-getting/

No adaptive matrix lighting
No updated engines
No 7-speed steptronic dual clutch

Bruh. Read the article.

"Why the US isn’t getting [the DCT]: The production rollout will take time and MINI has made the US market lower on its priority list given the complexities of meeting EPA requirements."

Eventually, they will come.

Matrix lighting is a no-fly-zone because of archaic US lighting laws.

Engines will come, too.

Ah
7DCT would help up the fun factor. IDK about the warranty repair factor doe.

[Johnny_P]

Ah
7DCT would help up the fun factor. IDK about the warranty repair factor doe.

I think just a loss of weight, a slight bump in power, and a bump in steering feel would be a huge boost to the character of the car.

And a better-feeling manual. DCT will be nice, doe.

Does yours have the wacky reverse detent thing too? On a test drive I downshifted from 3-2 and it popped into reverse Didn't go into gear just went into the gate a bit. Just the tip.

But nobody cares about manuals. Upping the fun factor on the automatic is a good idea.

Make it more exciting to wring out and they'll have more enthusiast attention. Either with noise or with adjusting the turbo power so you get more on the top end.

[Apex]

I think just a loss of weight, a slight bump in power, and a bump in steering feel would be a huge boost to the character of the car.

And a better-feeling manual. DCT will be nice, doe.

Does yours have the wacky reverse detent thing too? On a test drive I downshifted from 3-2 and it popped into reverse Didn't go into gear just went into the gate a bit. Just the tip.

But nobody cares about manuals. Upping the fun factor on the automatic is a good idea.

Make it more exciting to wring out and they'll have more enthusiast attention. Either with noise or with adjusting the turbo power so you get more on the top end.

No need to be so violent with your knob that it's getting into the reverse gate.

[Johnny_P]

Does yours have the wacky reverse detent thing too? On a test drive I downshifted from 3-2 and it popped into reverse Didn't go into gear just went into the gate a bit. Just the tip.

But nobody cares about manuals. Upping the fun factor on the automatic is a good idea.

Make it more exciting to wring out and they'll have more enthusiast attention. Either with noise or with adjusting the turbo power so you get more on the top end.

No need to be so violent with your knob that it's getting into the reverse gate.

Violent? I guess I am?

[wap]

Does yours have the wacky reverse detent thing too? On a test drive I downshifted from 3-2 and it popped into reverse Didn't go into gear just went into the gate a bit. Just the tip.

But nobody cares about manuals. Upping the fun factor on the automatic is a good idea.

Make it more exciting to wring out and they'll have more enthusiast attention. Either with noise or with adjusting the turbo power so you get more on the top end.

No need to be so violent with your knob that it's getting into the gate.

[Clownshoobie]

To be fair I think it looks alright but then again I never really had an issue with the F56 styling in general. I think Mini/BMW needed to uncork the engines a bit, make the MT better, make the car more exciting to drive through sound or who knows what. They also didn't do a damn thing to the interior, like why does it still have a cable parking brake? It should have an electronic parking brake so they can redesign the center console cluster fuck arm rest and infotainment controller situation.




I dunno. I guess I was hoping for a bit more. Maybe they'll up the lease support on these.

I would have preferred this...

[Johnny_P]

To be fair I think it looks alright but then again I never really had an issue with the F56 styling in general. I think Mini/BMW needed to uncork the engines a bit, make the MT better, make the car more exciting to drive through sound or who knows what. They also didn't do a damn thing to the interior, like why does it still have a cable parking brake? It should have an electronic parking brake so they can redesign the center console cluster fuck arm rest and infotainment controller situation.




I dunno. I guess I was hoping for a bit more. Maybe they'll up the lease support on these.

I would have preferred this...

Yeah the chin is still there, also

[Desertbreh]

People don't even go to malls anymore, seems a stupid step to take

BUT TESLA!!!!

The few times I do go to the mall, it's PACKED. I think the whole "people don't go to malls anymore" thing is fake news.

Walking into malls makes me want to kill myself. Jeff Bezos is my spirit animal.

[wap]

Walking into malls makes me want to kill myself. Jeff Bezos is my spirit animal.

Stepped foot into an actual indoor mall for the first time in several years before Christmas last month. Don't want to repeat that again for a loooooooooooooong time.

[troyguitar]

I like being able to try on clothes.

For anything else, I stay away.

[Apex]

I would have preferred this...

I've always preferred the regular Cooper bumper to the S.

It's because of the DFD license plate, isn't it?

[wap]

I like being able to try on clothes.

For anything else, I stay away.

Agreed. I suppose I've been to the occasional anchor store but as far as wandering around in the mall?

[wap]

I've always preferred the regular Cooper bumper to the S.

It's because of the DFD license plate, isn't it?

[Apex]

I like being able to try on clothes.

For anything else, I stay away.

Agreed. I suppose I've been to the occasional anchor store but as far as wandering around in the mall?

We'll go wander aimlessly around the mall to get out of the house during the winter.

[Apex]

You've figured it all out.

When are you moving to MINI corporate?

[wap]

Agreed. I suppose I've been to the occasional anchor store but as far as wandering around in the mall?

We'll go wander aimlessly around the mall to get out of the house during the winter.

As did we at your age. Get back to me in a few dozen decades and let me know how you feel then.

[Apex]

When are you moving to MINI corporate?

I'm probably never eligible for another position at MINI.

You don't seem like the type to burn a bridge doe.

[Apex]

We'll go wander aimlessly around the mall to get out of the house during the winter.

As did we at your age. Get back to me in a few dozen decades and let me know how you feel then.

Well played well played...

[Clownshoobie]

We'll go wander aimlessly around the mall to get out of the house during the winter.

As did we at your age. Get back to me in a few dozen decades and let me know how you feel then.

It's embarrassing. I would put on my best pair of Jox (Mom wouldn't buy me Pro Keds), parachute pants, and sleeve-rolled-up Members Only, and trick Nicki Miller into letting me finger pop her in the back of Spencer Gifts.

Yeah. Class.

[Johnny_P]

I would have preferred this...

I've always preferred the regular Cooper bumper to the S.

And no fake hood scoop. The regular car looks better for sure.

[Desertbreh]

As did we at your age. Get back to me in a few dozen decades and let me know how you feel then.

It's embarrassing. I would put on my best pair of Jox (Mom wouldn't buy me Pro Keds), parachute pants, and sleeve-rolled-up Members Only, and trick Nicki Miller into letting me finger pop her in the back of Spencer Gifts.

Yeah. Class.

Nicki was hot AF doe.

[wap]

As did we at your age. Get back to me in a few dozen decades and let me know how you feel then.

Well played well played...

[Clownshoobie]

It's embarrassing. I would put on my best pair of Jox (Mom wouldn't buy me Pro Keds), parachute pants, and sleeve-rolled-up Members Only, and trick Nicki Miller into letting me finger pop her in the back of Spencer Gifts.

Yeah. Class.

Nicki was hot AF doe.

Yeap.