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maf · Mar 17th, 2001, 05:08 PM

Does anyone like the steering wheel?
I personnaly don't.
I think a 2 spokes-steering wheel looks cheap and unsporty.

Arioch · Mar 18th, 2001, 01:23 AM

I actually like the steering wheel. It looks nice. I like the looks of the whole car.

-Dave

Yurinaut · Mar 19th, 2001, 12:14 PM

I agree with Dave. There's not much I don't like about the car at all. I'll admit that like the first post, I'm usually a 3 spoke MOMO Monte Carlo kind of guy but, the new MINI wheel is very nice and fit the rest of the interior perfectly. At least it's not like that hideous Citroen single spoke monstosity made back in the 80's. Yeeech.

-Mike
Charlotte, NC

tommy · Mar 19th, 2001, 05:03 PM

I'm with MAF. I find the steering wheel to be one of the few misses in the design (that I know of). The spokes are too wide to reach across. I think a regular Momo-style, though not a new design, would have been a better fit. I actually thought that the Citroen wheels were totally cool. When I used to go the the Philly car shows, one of the best displays was of the company CX (I think) that would import the citroens. They were really nice cars.

Of course, you can totally disreguard my opinions, as it looks like I'm probably going to jump ship and buy another car in the late summer.

I just can't wait for another full year. The crx won't take another winter, and the thought of BMW raping us on above-msrp prices kind of scares me (my guess only; not based on factual data).

doug · Mar 20th, 2001, 02:46 AM

I'm with MAF and Tommy. The steering wheel is the only thing that I would/will change. The wide spokes will get in the way while performance driving and ergonomic comfort . . . I hope the hoop is a thinner (like a momo) and not thick like all of the current Japanese cars. Thick hoops are an ergonomic nightmare for those of us with carpel tunnel wrist problems and/or long distance driving applications.

I'm hoping there will be a sporty version of the muli-funtion wheel e.g., 3-spoke momo style. I would hate to try to convert to a race Momo and try to retain the multi-funtion features.

Does anyone know what the "multi-functions" are?

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maf MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: ca Local Time: 01:04 PM Posts: 9 Offline	Does anyone like the steering wheel? I personnaly don't. I think a 2 spokes-steering wheel looks cheap and unsporty.

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Mar 18th, 2001, 01:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
Arioch MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: us Local Time: 01:04 PM Posts: 14 Offline	I actually like the steering wheel. It looks nice. I like the looks of the whole car. -Dave

Mar 19th, 2001, 12:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
Yurinaut MINI2 Sponsor & Moderator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: North Carolina Local Time: 08:04 AM Posts: 181 Offline	I agree with Dave. There's not much I don't like about the car at all. I'll admit that like the first post, I'm usually a 3 spoke MOMO Monte Carlo kind of guy but, the new MINI wheel is very nice and fit the rest of the interior perfectly. At least it's not like that hideous Citroen single spoke monstosity made back in the 80's. Yeeech. -Mike Charlotte, NC

Mar 19th, 2001, 05:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
tommy MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Westwood, NJ Local Time: 01:04 PM Posts: 59 Offline	I'm with MAF. I find the steering wheel to be one of the few misses in the design (that I know of). The spokes are too wide to reach across. I think a regular Momo-style, though not a new design, would have been a better fit. I actually thought that the Citroen wheels were totally cool. When I used to go the the Philly car shows, one of the best displays was of the company CX (I think) that would import the citroens. They were really nice cars. Of course, you can totally disreguard my opinions, as it looks like I'm probably going to jump ship and buy another car in the late summer. I just can't wait for another full year. The crx won't take another winter, and the thought of BMW raping us on above-msrp prices kind of scares me (my guess only; not based on factual data).

Mar 20th, 2001, 02:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
doug MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2001 Local Time: 05:04 AM Posts: 48 Offline	I'm with MAF and Tommy. The steering wheel is the only thing that I would/will change. The wide spokes will get in the way while performance driving and ergonomic comfort . . . I hope the hoop is a thinner (like a momo) and not thick like all of the current Japanese cars. Thick hoops are an ergonomic nightmare for those of us with carpel tunnel wrist problems and/or long distance driving applications. I'm hoping there will be a sporty version of the muli-funtion wheel e.g., 3-spoke momo style. I would hate to try to convert to a race Momo and try to retain the multi-funtion features. Does anyone know what the "multi-functions" are?

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