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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"ltr">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 g=
reat, 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 summe=
r. As I'm a Realtor, I need a roomier vehicle, and not showing up to ap=
pointments soaked in sweat is always a good idea. ;-)<div><br></div><div>Da=
n D</div><div>Central NJ USA<br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><a=
href=3D"http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/"; target=3D"_blank">http://dandibi=
ase.cbintouch.com/</a></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"g=
mail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 1=
0:16 AM PaulHunt73 <<a href=3D"mailto:paulhunt73@virginmedia.com";>paulhu=
nt73@virginmedia.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo=
te" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204=
);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<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=
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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=
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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&#=
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sorry when that happens.</font></div>
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<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>
</blockquote></div>
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