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      11-29-2018, 04:03 PM   #23
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What's not computing is that you make assumptions about people. I am a car guy that suffered a MAJOR back injury. I could not get in or out of a regular sized car for 3 years. I had to sell a Lotus and a GTI. I bought a Jeep in a rush so I could fit and get to places. After a long but partial recovery I can get into smaller cars. So, I bought an M3 and now want to sell the Jeep.

Hopefully that computes. And if it doesn't, don't add to the thread. And don't assume, ask.
Seriously though - you are probably going to end up with a GTi again. You know this, don't you?

On a side note - with respect to my previous post - if I had a MINI dealer near me, I would have grabbed that in a heartbeat. I was really surprised at how fun a car it was, and very very quick. I was very impressed.
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What's not computing is that you make assumptions about people. I am a car guy that suffered a MAJOR back injury. I could not get in or out of a regular sized car for 3 years. I had to sell a Lotus and a GTI. I bought a Jeep in a rush so I could fit and get to places. After a long but partial recovery I can get into smaller cars. So, I bought an M3 and now want to sell the Jeep.

Hopefully that computes. And if it doesn't, don't add to the thread. And don't assume, ask.
Seriously though - you are probably going to end up with a GTi again. You know this, don't you?

On a side note - with respect to my previous post - if I had a MINI dealer near me, I would have grabbed that in a heartbeat. I was really surprised at how fun a car it was, and very very quick. I was very impressed.
We must have driven different Mini's. I loved the R53, but the F series are just horrible. The 3 banger is actually better than the Cooper S and the JCW is barely better, none want to rev and seem to want to survive on mid range torque.

I prefer the size to my GTI, but the motor, suspension, brakes and handling are all wildly inferior.

I even tried driving used ones at CarMax just to make sure I wasn't just feeling green motors, but they all felt like they were breathing through restrictor plates.

Did I miss that you need rear seats? If not, Miata. If so BRZ, but be prepared to really hate that engine too. If I didn't need a backseat I'd have a 181 hp ND Miata tomorrow.

As for the 1er talk, I can't see one being a fun daily, but that's probably just influenced by my dislike of our departed N54 one. Heavy, one wheel drive, comical understeer, loud, ineffective brakes, goofball seating position. Not a fan.
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      11-29-2018, 04:24 PM   #25
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We must have driven different Mini's. I loved the R53, but the F series are just horrible. The 3 banger is actually better than the Cooper S and the JCW is barely better, none want to rev and seem to want to survive on mid range torque.

I prefer the size to my GTI, but the motor, suspension, brakes and handling are all wildly inferior.

I even tried driving used ones at CarMax just to make sure I wasn't just feeling green motors, but they all felt like they were breathing through restrictor plates.

Did I miss that you need rear seats? If not, Miata. If so BRZ, but be prepared to really hate that engine too. If I didn't need a backseat I'd have a 181 hp ND Miata tomorrow.

As for the 1er talk, I can't see one being a fun daily, but that's probably just influenced by my dislike of our departed N54 one. Heavy, one wheel drive, comical understeer, loud, ineffective brakes, goofball seating position. Not a fan.

I don't think we drove different mini's - I think we just have different opinions. I absolutely loved the new F series Mini and don't like the previous generations at all. To each their own, right? I think the new mini is just the right size and felt that the power and performance during everyday driving was spot on.

Seriously - the only reason I didn't get one is the reliability factor and that there is no Mini dealer in my town. If there was, I would own one.
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What about a used i3? Those things are supposed to be super fun under 60 mph. Given where you live, you should be able to easily find places to charge it and easily park it as well. A 2014 is falling to your range.
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We must have driven different Mini's. I loved the R53, but the F series are just horrible. The 3 banger is actually better than the Cooper S and the JCW is barely better, none want to rev and seem to want to survive on mid range torque.

I prefer the size to my GTI, but the motor, suspension, brakes and handling are all wildly inferior.

I even tried driving used ones at CarMax just to make sure I wasn't just feeling green motors, but they all felt like they were breathing through restrictor plates.

Did I miss that you need rear seats? If not, Miata. If so BRZ, but be prepared to really hate that engine too. If I didn't need a backseat I'd have a 181 hp ND Miata tomorrow.

As for the 1er talk, I can't see one being a fun daily, but that's probably just influenced by my dislike of our departed N54 one. Heavy, one wheel drive, comical understeer, loud, ineffective brakes, goofball seating position. Not a fan.

I don't think we drove different mini's - I think we just have different opinions. I absolutely loved the new F series Mini and don't like the previous generations at all. To each their own, right? I think the new mini is just the right size and felt that the power and performance during everyday driving was spot on.

Seriously - the only reason I didn't get one is the reliability factor and that there is no Mini dealer in my town. If there was, I would own one.
Okay, fair point. The previous ones were more of the Fiesta ST method. Crap interior, but awesome to drive. The new one became more of a mature car. Just in my opinion that's a tough fight to try to take the Mk7 GTI.

Of course if you'd like an interior that's not either black or tartan, I can still see the appeal. I just wish they'd created a nicer Mini while leaving more of the previous hooligan handling traits. This probably explains my fascination with the R56 Goodwood with a manual.

And I'm also influenced by my previous Mazda 3, which ran out of thrust at about 5k rpm. The Mini motors just felt too much like that. The separation between 60% and 100% were super narrow. I guess I just prefer more the Jeckyl and Hyde approach. Or at least less Hyde.
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Okay, fair point. The previous ones were more of the Fiesta ST method. Crap interior, but awesome to drive. The new one became more of a mature car. Just in my opinion that's a tough fight to try to take the Mk7 GTI.

Of course if you'd like an interior that's not either black or tartan, I can still see the appeal. I just wish they'd created a nicer Mini while leaving more of the previous hooligan handling traits. This probably explains my fascination with the R56 Goodwood with a manual.

And I'm also influenced by my previous Mazda 3, which ran out of thrust at about 5k rpm. The Mini motors just felt too much like that. The separation between 60% and 100% were super narrow. I guess I just prefer more the Jeckyl and Hyde approach. Or at least less Hyde.
I can see that and I do think that the R series mini was probably a more tossable car - but for a commuter? I dunno.

The new mini is much more mature and for some of us, that isn't a bad thing. The new ones really do feel like a current 1 series BMW to me.
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What's not computing is that you make assumptions about people. I am a car guy that suffered a MAJOR back injury. I could not get in or out of a regular sized car for 3 years. I had to sell a Lotus and a GTI. I bought a Jeep in a rush so I could fit and get to places. After a long but partial recovery I can get into smaller cars. So, I bought an M3 and now want to sell the Jeep.

Hopefully that computes. And if it doesn't, don't add to the thread. And don't assume, ask.
Sorry to hear about your back injury. My point of what doesn't compute is you are going to by a $12K car to drive 80 miles round trip to a train station where all 20 daily miles (I'm assuming it's 10 miles each way) is on the freeway. So I can only assume that the entire 1 way commute to the train station is all of 15 minutes because most freeways in most major cities or near major cities are clogged with bumper to bumper traffic, but I'll assume your trip is not. If it was bumper to bumper traffic then it makes my assumption even greater, which how much "fun" can you have on a 15 minute, 10 mile freeway trip? If anything, a hemi-powered Grand Cherekoee would be the most fun vehicle for such a trip.

Getting something like a manual Ford Fiesta ST or a Focus ST (or better an RS) makes no sense to me.

That aside, I suggest BMW Z4 3.0si Coupe for $15K. Fun, easy to park, fuel efficient, bulletproof N52, and a nice manual trans.

Other than that, a used Bolt; great point-and-shoot capability, zero maintenance, easy on the back to get in and out, great headroom, and it's a nice hot hatch. Plus, no one will try to vanalize it or steal it, since it is a bland car and only has a 238 mile range and needs a charging station to refuel.

Hope you find something suitable.

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Test drive the BMW i3.

A APR tuned GTI with a downpipe is very powerful.
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Exactly what I was thinking. A few bushings/struts/mods later you will have an awesome little traffic weapon.
Mhhh that sounds interesting. I'll check it out.
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What's not computing is that you make assumptions about people. I am a car guy that suffered a MAJOR back injury. I could not get in or out of a regular sized car for 3 years. I had to sell a Lotus and a GTI. I bought a Jeep in a rush so I could fit and get to places. After a long but partial recovery I can get into smaller cars. So, I bought an M3 and now want to sell the Jeep.

Hopefully that computes. And if it doesn't, don't add to the thread. And don't assume, ask.
Seriously though - you are probably going to end up with a GTi again. You know this, don't you?

On a side note - with respect to my previous post - if I had a MINI dealer near me, I would have grabbed that in a heartbeat. I was really surprised at how fun a car it was, and very very quick. I was very impressed.
I know! But feel like I need a change. It also reminded me of my injury tbh. I guess my brain wants to delete that byte of information!
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Eh...drive the M3. Stop worrying so much it's not a Bugatti Atlantique. 98% of people don't even notice It probably...
That was the plan all the way. But when I see strange individuals wondering around the parking lot, smoking pot all day long and ongoing police activity in the Martinez area (this is the closest train stop to Walnut Creek), I start to worry about scratches, theft, etc...
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Focus ST or Fiesta ST

There is a reason so many journalists have these cars, for the money, nothing is more fun, IMO.
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Eh...drive the M3. Stop worrying so much it's not a Bugatti Atlantique. 98% of people don't even notice It probably...
That was the plan all the way. But when I see strange individuals wondering around the parking lot, smoking pot all day long and ongoing police activity in the Martinez area (this is the closest train stop to Walnut Creek), I start to worry about scratches, theft, etc...
Don't worry man....we live in a society of worries. Better to just live and you'll be fine. Pot smokers don't care about cars
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Thanks, that's helpful.

Does anyone have experience with Fiesta ST?
Yes, despite having an F80 as my weekend car, I always ask to drive my buddy's Fiesta ST because it's actually a really really fun car to drive.
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I tested the Abarth 500. Awesome noise but really odd seating position.

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Fun factor: 128i > 335is

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