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I drive a high spec Volvo V70 for work and do about 3,000 - 3,500 miles a month. For fun, I have a MINI Cooper.
During one month recently I had to drive the Mini for work and did about 3,000 miles in it, including some pretty long trips. I did not miss the Volvo and would have gladdy used the MINI indefinately if it hadn't been for the fact that I need to carry loads that often completly fill the V70. My MD (Who drives a huge Toyota SUV) came out with me for the day and insisted on leaving the SUV on my drive and we did about 120 miles in the MINI that day! He loved it and we went out in the MINI the next time as well. You will find this sort of thing happening to you as well.
The MINI is in the same league as the V70 for build quality (try and say that about any other small car!). I have absolutely no quality problem with the MINI at all. I am confident enough in the quality to know I will have the MINI for at least 6 or 7 years. Probably a lot longer.
We nearly always use the MINI at the weekends INCLUDING the weekly trip to do the food shopping. The boot is more practical than you would think.
I wouldn't recommend the MINI if you need to carry adults in the back very often, unless you are less than about 5 foot 8 inches tall and you can bring your front seat forward quite a bit. But then, you say, that you have another car for that purpose.
Go for the MINI with confidence.
We don't have the Scion in the UK, altough I think I can imagine the sort of thing!
Can you post a photo of one?
Tigger
During one month recently I had to drive the Mini for work and did about 3,000 miles in it, including some pretty long trips. I did not miss the Volvo and would have gladdy used the MINI indefinately if it hadn't been for the fact that I need to carry loads that often completly fill the V70. My MD (Who drives a huge Toyota SUV) came out with me for the day and insisted on leaving the SUV on my drive and we did about 120 miles in the MINI that day! He loved it and we went out in the MINI the next time as well. You will find this sort of thing happening to you as well.
The MINI is in the same league as the V70 for build quality (try and say that about any other small car!). I have absolutely no quality problem with the MINI at all. I am confident enough in the quality to know I will have the MINI for at least 6 or 7 years. Probably a lot longer.
We nearly always use the MINI at the weekends INCLUDING the weekly trip to do the food shopping. The boot is more practical than you would think.
I wouldn't recommend the MINI if you need to carry adults in the back very often, unless you are less than about 5 foot 8 inches tall and you can bring your front seat forward quite a bit. But then, you say, that you have another car for that purpose.
Go for the MINI with confidence.
We don't have the Scion in the UK, altough I think I can imagine the sort of thing!
Can you post a photo of one?
Tigger
