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... a Mini Cooper Clubman

Post by Scorchio » Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:33 am

Just for today, as I'm getting new brake disks installed on the B3.

Not too bad to drive. Nothing happens under 4000rpm. It does 90mph in 3rd :)
I'm amazed by the fuel consumption: 6.1l/100km (46mpg) during this morning's commute, whereas the Alpina does 9.8 (29).

The kids liked the suicide door on the passenger side. My four-year-old liked the Mini so much, she said I should keep it and get rid of the Alpina. I think not.

Rear visibility is cr*p, due to the small, split rear window.
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Post by alpina46 » Sat Mar 06, 2010 12:51 pm

Bit of a problem with the door in the UK as your kids have to get out into the road :shock:
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Post by nealpina » Sat Mar 06, 2010 4:58 pm

With the door, I am surprised that DOT allowed the car to be sold in the UK. It is like saying that it is acceptable to have the passenger’s doors on a bus on the offside.
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Post by Scorchio » Sat Mar 06, 2010 5:18 pm

I would have thought that the UK got the mirror image of the Euro car?
No?
Very stupid, indeed.
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Post by Ikule » Sat Mar 06, 2010 6:02 pm

Scorchio wrote:I would have thought that the UK got the mirror image of the Euro car?
No?
Very stupid, indeed.
Cost too much to engineer/type approve considering the volumes apparently :roll:
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