Biggest Let Down Ever, Test Drove a Mini Options

[SinisterWhisper]

My sister is looking at getting a different car so while we were at Car Max she made me test drive a mini. I have to say after all I have heard I was prepared to be floored, but it was meh. My Celi is dire need of and engine swap (242k org. engine, 4th gear syncros bad), but to be honest I like it more. The Mini was so much smoother and all, but it felt like it had no soul. Anyone else find this driving other cars? Only one I have liked more than the Celi was an 86 MR2.

[hurley97]

Definitely. A while back I test drove an 07 Civic (EX or something) and an Si and all the things people say about it I thought I would at least be slightly impressed... I actually wasn't too impressed at all. then we went for drive in an RX-8 and I thought that would at least make me resent my car a little... not at all.

new cars now shift and drive so smooth you feel nothing. my ST is slow and all but its just different, maybe its just because I know it better but I can at least get it to do things that make it fun.

and honsestly, if I'm going to spend 20-30k on a car I want to have a hard time driving properly (until I get used to it of course) I like a challenge and these modern cars don't have that


thats why I like older cars (mostly 90s cars). I'm happy with my Celica... until I can afford a Supra

This post has been edited by hurley97: May 2, 2007 - 10:44 PM

[Racer_J]

Definitely. A while back I test drove an 07 Civic (EX or something) and an Si and all the things people say about it I thought I would at least be slightly impressed... I actually wasn't too impressed at all. then we went for drive in an RX-8 and I thought that would at least make me resent my car a little... not at all.

new cars now shift and drive so smooth you feel nothing. my ST is slow and all but its just different, maybe its just because I know it better but I can at least get it to do things that make it fun.

and honsestly, if I'm going to spend 20-30k on a car I want to have a hard time driving properly (until I get used to it of course) I like a challenge and these modern cars don't have that


thats why I like older cars (mostly 90s cars). I'm happy with my Celica... until I can afford a Supra

I'll second that! It seems to me that car enthusiasts like us enjoy driving, we enjoy our cars even with all their niggles/faults etc... Everytime I speak to someone who's got a new car, they don't seem to be particularly bothered about enjoying an involving drive, they just want to go from A to B whilst looking as good as possible (I their opinion). I don't know about you guys but I sometimes just fill the tank and drive for the hell of it, just for fun! From my experience of talking to new car owners, they don't.