Thats an interesting question.
To be honest (and I have said the same on the Civic Type-r site) I think that the Mini is the better car to drive but the Civic is the better car to own!!!
I had the Mini for 21 months and to be honest the squeaks and rattles got to me in the end.
I'm not sure that the Honda doesn't handle as well as the Mini, its just that it doesn't tell you that it handles as well as the Mini...it's the usual steering problem, lack of any form of feedback.
It does make an extremely practical running proposition though. I do like it. |