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My 2009 S countryman was a hoot to drive. Just too damn expensive to
repair. $425.00 thermostat housing.
On Sun, Aug 11, 2019, 12:07 PM Dan DiBiase via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net>
wrote:
> Interesting you mention that MINI.... We have a 2009 MINI Cooper Hardtop
> with a 6-speed manual that is actually great fun to drive. I just got back
> from doing some errands with it, and had forgotten how great the exhaust
> note is, windows up or down (like I had them today). Handles great, even in
> non-S spec. My wife drives it to and from work and enjoys it as well. Only
> reason I don't drive it more is the relatively weak A/C, compared to my
> Mazda CX-5, and the vinyl seats that are brutal in the summer. As I'm a
> Realtor, I need a roomier vehicle, and not showing up to appointments
> soaked in sweat is always a good idea. ;-)
>
> Dan D
> Central NJ USA
> http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 10:16 AM PaulHunt73 <paulhunt73@virginmedia.com>
> wrote:
>
>> With you there. One of the things I hate about modern cars is that they
>> are so 'competent' aka boring. Our daughter had a new MINI and if it
>> hadn't been for the scenery going past the window I wouldn't have known we
>> were moving. I blame the manufacturers for reducing the driving experience
>> to that of sitting on a sofa watching TV, and of drivers paying the same
>> amount of attention to their driving. Time and time again car shows where
>> they have any number of modern exotics the presenters occasionally get into
>> a classic and rave about the experience. One of the things
>> that surprised me with the ZS180 on a test-drive at launch in 2001 was just
>> how involving it was. It'll have to go one day, and I'll be sorry when
>> that happens.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> Why, you (didn't) ask, would I own cars like that? Because they're
>> quirky and fun. So further to the point; Valuable by its very nature is a
>> subjective term. Its dynamic, and I love dynamic systems.
>>
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<div dir=3D"auto">My 2009 S countryman was a hoot to drive. Just too damn e=
xpensive to repair. <span class=3D"money">$425.00</span>=C2=A0thermostat ho=
using.</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_=
attr">On Sun, Aug 11, 2019, 12:07 PM Dan DiBiase via Mgs <<a href=3D"mai=
lto:mgs@autox.team.net">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockqu=
ote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc s=
olid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Interesting you mention that MINI..=
.. We have a 2009 MINI Cooper Hardtop with a 6-speed manual that is actuall=
y great fun to drive. I just got back from doing some errands with it, and =
had forgotten how great the exhaust note is, windows up or down (like I had=
them today). Handles great, even in non-S spec. My wife drives it to and f=
rom work and enjoys it as well. Only reason I don't drive it more is th=
e relatively weak A/C, compared to my Mazda CX-5, and the vinyl seats that =
are brutal in the summer. As I'm a Realtor, I need a roomier vehicle, a=
nd not showing up to appointments soaked in sweat is always a good idea. ;-=
)<div><br></div><div>Dan D</div><div>Central NJ USA<br clear=3D"all"><div><=
div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"m_-4325951932338001358gmail_signature" data-smartm=
ail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><a href=3D"http://dandibiase.cbint=
ouch.com/" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">http://dandibiase.cbintouch=
.com/</a></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><=
div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 10:16 AM PaulH=
unt73 <<a href=3D"mailto:paulhunt73@virginmedia.com"; target=3D"_blank" r=
el=3D"noreferrer">paulhunt73@virginmedia.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><block=
quote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1=
px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
<div bgcolor=3D"#ffffff">
<div><font size=3D"2">With you there.=C2=A0 One of the things I hate about =
modern=20
cars is that they are so 'competent' aka boring.=C2=A0 Our daughter=
had a new=20
MINI and if it hadn't been for the scenery going past the window I woul=
dn't have=20
known we were moving.=C2=A0 I blame the manufacturers for reducing the driv=
ing=20
experience to that of sitting on a sofa watching TV, and of drivers paying =
the=20
same amount of attention to their driving.=C2=A0 Time and time again car sh=
ows=20
where they have any number of modern exotics the presenters occasionally ge=
t=20
into a classic and rave about the experience.=C2=A0 One of the things=20
that=C2=A0surprised=C2=A0me with the ZS180 on a test-drive at launch in 200=
1 was=20
just how involving=C2=A0it was.=C2=A0 It'll have to go one day, and I&#=
39;ll be=20
sorry when that happens.</font></div>
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ing-right:0px;margin-left:5px;margin-right:0px" dir=3D"ltr">
<div style=3D"font:10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div>
<div style=3D"font:10pt arial;background:rgb(228,228,228)">=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0Why,=20
you (didn't) ask, would I own cars like that? Because they're qui=
rky and fun.=20
So further to the point; Valuable by its very nature is a subjective term=
. Its=20
dynamic, and I love dynamic systems.</div></blockquote></div>
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