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SSBlack · 10-16-2012, 07:08 PM

It only takes getting T-boned by a truck one time to make a Mini, or a Focus, or a Smart Car's great gas mileage seem like maybe not so great an idea.

But, what are the odds?

goval · 10-16-2012, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Ebbsnflows

That's what I'm saying! The new Focus ST (well new here in the U.S. anyway) is sweet! If I were gonna buy a small car...I'd buy that LONG before I'd even consider the Mini...you know since I'm a guy.

Got it!! And you're right, I don't see a lot of guys driving Minis, and when I do, they seem to be fruit loops. haha

Rhyder · 10-16-2012, 07:10 PM

smart cars dont really have that great of MPG, a Civic has the same, heck a dozen cars that cost much less and are twice the size of the smart car have the same or better.....

goval · 10-16-2012, 07:10 PM

Alright guys! Thanks for all the inputs. I can already see that this would be an idiotic move. I'm keeping my 2SS.

jkupa10 · 10-16-2012, 07:11 PM

You're crazy. If you want MPG at least buy a cruze. You can get them as cheap as $16k and the manuals get 42mpg hwy. It's got a turbo and it'll surprise you with its speed, probably comparable to the mini and it's actually a real car. Better MPG, American made, what else could you want?

Pro Stock John · 10-16-2012, 07:12 PM

goldappa · 10-16-2012, 07:13 PM

Dude. Do what's best for you. If the suggestion to keep the SS isn't accompanied by money to make the payment, ignore it.

chopss · 10-16-2012, 07:18 PM

honest mini coopers are cool up until 06 where they seemed like minis, the new ones are like mini vans not sure why they call it mini cooper s.

goval · 10-16-2012, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Pro Stock John

LMAO

Deki · 10-16-2012, 07:23 PM

I love the Mini, and I want to get one myself, but I would never trade a 400+hp V8 RWD for FWD anything. Not ever.

SUKXOST · 10-16-2012, 07:26 PM

Everyone has their own reasons and I understand.....but a Mini!?! I just hate them for some reason. They just come off as pretentious.

I had a buddy back in 07' that boosted his and had 530WHP. He sold it and said he'd never been happier bc even girls laughed at him in it.

CHEV400 · 10-16-2012, 07:28 PM

I pay $700 a month for car and motorcycle including insurance. Bought both off the showroom floor. If you drive the bike more you can afford it. Costs $6 to fill the Harley up.

sycraft · 10-16-2012, 07:29 PM

I had a mini, spent most of its life in the service dept for odd things, noises and check engine lights, sold it after 24k miles and 120 days in the dealer for service. Did not mind as I was given a mini replacement, figured what the heck, I will rack up the miles on theirs.

mikeSS · 10-16-2012, 07:31 PM

my sisters friend just recently got a mini. cute cars.

going from a SS camaro to a mini. you ok ?

10-16-2012, 07:10 PM	#18
goval Anderson B. Drives: 2011 Chevy Camaro 2SS RS Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 576	Alright guys! Thanks for all the inputs. I can already see that this would be an idiotic move. I'm keeping my 2SS. __________________ 2011 IOM SS/RS

10-16-2012, 07:11 PM	#19
jkupa10 Drives: 2012 45th Vert 2LT/RS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SE MI Posts: 298	You're crazy. If you want MPG at least buy a cruze. You can get them as cheap as $16k and the manuals get 42mpg hwy. It's got a turbo and it'll surprise you with its speed, probably comparable to the mini and it's actually a real car. Better MPG, American made, what else could you want? __________________

10-16-2012, 07:12 PM	#20
Pro Stock John Writer Drives: 2010 SS / 1967 Camaro Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 7,216	__________________ PROJECT HEAVY CHEVY Camaro Now: Mods for the Masses Part I \| Part II 13.15@106 1.95 \| 100% Stock 12.37@112 1.85 \| + Kooks Headers/Cats + 20" 555R + CAI + BW TB + UDP + Tune 12.06@113 1.70 \| + CD 3200 + 18" NT05R + RCR Intake + NE OTR + GPI Tune 11.84@115 1.59 \| + 3.91s + Race Star 17x7 Fronts 10.90@125 1.47 \| + GPI VVT Cam + BW Ported Heads + CD 3800

10-16-2012, 07:13 PM	#21
goldappa Drives: Camaro 2011 RS Convertible Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Spring, Tx Posts: 145 View My Garage	Dude. Do what's best for you. If the suggestion to keep the SS isn't accompanied by money to make the payment, ignore it. __________________

10-16-2012, 07:18 PM	#22
chopss Drives: 04 sentra, 2ss Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: staten island, ny Posts: 528	honest mini coopers are cool up until 06 where they seemed like minis, the new ones are like mini vans not sure why they call it mini cooper s. __________________

10-16-2012, 07:08 PM	#15
SSBlack Account Suspended Drives: 2010 2SS/RS JFB Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: DFW Posts: 807	It only takes getting T-boned by a truck one time to make a Mini, or a Focus, or a Smart Car's great gas mileage seem like maybe not so great an idea. But, what are the odds?

10-16-2012, 07:10 PM	#17
Rhyder Drives: 2012 45 Anniversary Vert Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: atlanta Posts: 2,511	smart cars dont really have that great of MPG, a Civic has the same, heck a dozen cars that cost much less and are twice the size of the smart car have the same or better.....

10-16-2012, 07:23 PM	#24
Deki Drives: 2018 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,764 View My Garage	I love the Mini, and I want to get one myself, but I would never trade a 400+hp V8 RWD for FWD anything. Not ever. __________________ 2018 Mustang GT

10-16-2012, 07:26 PM	#25
SUKXOST Do you even lift, bro? Drives: 2013 1LE Camaro Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Sumter, SC Posts: 3,159 View My Garage	Everyone has their own reasons and I understand.....but a Mini!?! I just hate them for some reason. They just come off as pretentious. I had a buddy back in 07' that boosted his and had 530WHP. He sold it and said he'd never been happier bc even girls laughed at him in it. __________________ My 1LE (645WHP/597WTQ) build/journal Thread: 1st ever 1LE COTW http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=255461

10-16-2012, 07:28 PM	#26
CHEV400 Drives: 2010 2ss Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Kernersville, NC Posts: 45	I pay $700 a month for car and motorcycle including insurance. Bought both off the showroom floor. If you drive the bike more you can afford it. Costs $6 to fill the Harley up.

10-16-2012, 07:29 PM	#27
sycraft COTW 5/06/2013 Drives: 2017 Corvette Grand Sport-Ho-Vette Join Date: May 2012 Location: Milford, Michigan Posts: 3,201 View My Garage	I had a mini, spent most of its life in the service dept for odd things, noises and check engine lights, sold it after 24k miles and 120 days in the dealer for service. Did not mind as I was given a mini replacement, figured what the heck, I will rack up the miles on theirs. __________________ 2017 Grand Sport, Borla X Pipe.....Enough Said

10-16-2012, 07:31 PM	#28
mikeSS Drives: 2015 c7 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: MI Posts: 7,462	my sisters friend just recently got a mini. cute cars. going from a SS camaro to a mini. you ok ?