<div dir="auto">My 2009 S countryman was a hoot to drive. Just too damn expensive to repair. <span class="money">$425.00</span> thermostat housing.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Aug 11, 2019, 12:07 PM Dan DiBiase via Mgs <<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="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 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. ;-)<div><br></div><div>Dan D</div><div>Central NJ USA<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_-4325951932338001358gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/</a></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 10:16 AM PaulHunt73 <<a href="mailto:paulhunt73@virginmedia.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">paulhunt73@virginmedia.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="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="2">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.</font></div>
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<div style="font:10pt arial;background:rgb(228,228,228)"> 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.</div></blockquote></div>
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