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.

[uberschall]

i haven't driven a NEW car that i've really been impressed with lately.

i drove a 350 and was disappointed. it's a great track chassis, but i've never been 100% about it's looks, the interior is miserably inefficient, and the outward visibility is marginal at best. not something i would want to drive everyday, basically.

i was pretty impressed with the handling of the latest gti, but they're so heavy, expensive, and...well, volkswagen that i could never really see myself owning one.

i was pretty impressed with the s4 i drove a while back, but i never got the opportunity to open it up.

like people have agreed, alot of cars just have no soul. newer cars, anyway. as for e30 m3s, mk1 gtis, alfa gtvs, older porsches...not necessarily the most reliable or practical of cars, but at least they have characters.