On 6/3/2011 11:06 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
> I don't think that I could drive a classic Mini with any equanimity. It was
> slow, small, noisy, uncomfortable, slow, small . . .
I didn't want to offend any sensibilities, but now that a Brit has spoken . . .
There were bits of genius in the highly
original design, but it was still a tinny, uncomfortable, slow, little car that
I would never want to have, then or now.
I thought much the same thing about the first, little Civic, BTW.
Understand, I come from a background in the State of Freeways, where reasonable
acceleration, the ability to see beyond
the large cars around one and at least a slim chance of surviving a chance
encounter at speed are highly valued by most
of us.
> The new ones are really good, but still small . . .
Wouldn't have one on a bet. They make the Mazda econobox* we use for most of
our driving to save money and the planet
look gigantic - and make me feel safer in it. :-) At least the '56 VW I used
to drive in a questionable manner back
when I was very young, and thus immortal, was underpowered enough to make high
speeds impractical most of the time.
Downhill With Tailwind Moose
* Not what I would have chosen, but inheritance made the price right, and it
does the job.
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