...but I have borrowed a Mini Cooper Diesel for the last couple of days and am now considering buying her to replace the Sport

The Mini is great fun, comfortable, fast, peppy and has done 58.8 mpg over 2 days of pretty "spirited" driving. Cruises at well over the speed limit in surprising comfort, turns twisty roads into a race track and ducks in and out of really tight spaces in town.

Has the lowest emissions (so low in fact the car tax is £35 and exempt from congestion charges). I spend 90% of my time in the RRS travelling alone with no more luggage than a briefcase or overnight bag. And when I need a bigger car I can use the wifes D3 or I have the Defender CSW if the going gets tough.

So would it be totally stupid to take this Mini (ex demo, dealer says I can have it for £15k, suggests depn in 2 years will be very low, running costs negligble and fun factor huge, and no guilt pangs).

Please, slap me and tell me not to be daft ....... RRS TDv8 HSE Rimini
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I wouldn't - you will regret it

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It is not daft, keep the RRS and buy the Mini as well

OMG Greenpeace have infiltrated his brain!!!

CO2 Emissions? MPG? Thats all stuff for fairy's What you need is to upgrade to the S/C rangey
Whilst I agree the Mini D is one hell of a car as I test drove a friends the other day and got a nice but legal speed out of it on the M40 If you go for a mini at least co for the Cooper S Works

Its an amazing car but c'mon...you really want to change a RANGE ROVER for a Mini Michael Potter
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.... ok, ok, thanks...

I'll have cold shower and a big glass of whiskey and forget all about these stupid ideas.

But then again, I am quite looking forward to driving the Mini to work in the morning ....  RRS TDv8 HSE Rimini
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Smarticus wrote:

.... ok, ok, thanks...

I'll have cold shower and a big glass of whiskey and forget all about these stupid ideas.

But then again, I am quite looking forward to driving the Mini to work in the morning ....

If your so convinced...let me run your Rangey and we'll see how long you last  Michael Potter
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Having had to drive around in a Suzuki Jimny Jeep as a main car for the past couple of years (it might be a 4x4 but it is still pretty small) from a safety aspect, you might find yourself feeling rather vunerable in a Mini after drivnging the RRS. It's better to be alive and poor, rather than rich and dead! Small cars are fine for around town or for a quick thrash through the lanes, but if you are doing a large mileage every day, the vunerablity factor is likely to trouble you. If you have no choice, then that is a different matter. Just my opinion.

Bobby wrote:

If you must, sell the D3 and let the wife use the RRS.

Rupert wrote:

Bobby wrote:

If you must, sell the D3 and let the wife use the RRS.