[trackbird]

My wife has been looking at Mini Cooper's lately. Unfortunately, the Mini dealer didn't want her VW very badly (50% depreciation in 1.5 years and 25k miles?).

It was wet out and I kept the test drive short, but I really liked it (Cooper S). Actually, I liked it more than I thought I really would. It could use a bit more power, but it wasn't a pig (it's not a Camaro either). The handling was reasonably crisp and it was a bit go cart like. I found myself thinking that I could possibly live with one of those as a daily driver. And, tires and such for autocross will be considerably cheaper than my current ride. I'm really thinking that I should take another look at these. It's small, and really rather fun to drive.

She won't be buying one for a while, but....I could probably sell the Z at this point..... :leaving:

[z28jeff]

I think there's a big difference between a mini/cobalt/civic/whatever and a miata/solstice though... And its called "seating for four". :-)

For me, for a daily driver I want a car with four doors first. That dq's the mini, the civic si, and (I think) the cobalt right there.

I think they make a 4-door version of the Cobalt SS. Just in case you ever get tired of that Honda. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)