a mystery guest driver

I bet it was The Stig.

I still reckon the rear seat door is a bit daft, but Mini2Go summed it up pretty well above.

Not sure how well these will sell in Australia. The Cooper S at the launch yesterday was optioned with lots of fruit and came with a AU$61K asking price which is pretty hefty considering an Audi S3 could be had for around $65K. Yes, not necessarily direct competitors, but just putting the price into some context. Also, given the plunge of the US$ currently it makes our domestic pricing even harder to swallow. C’est la vie!

Syring?

It’s a great place to take an unsuspecting lady on a warm summer day. Roll down the windows, cross the water from west to east, the wind will blow the water onto lady friend – instant t-shirt contest.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Winsted,+CT,+United+States+of+America&ie=UTF8&ll=41.922493,-73.082369&spn=0.001848,0.003616&t=h&z=18

I think that it’s at least a tad bit suspicious that the army vehicle is (“purposely”?) placed so you can see it through the most obvious gap in the trees…

Hmm… :P

ok, now I have increased from mild interest to really wanting to know. dang you Gabe!

(and yup, I see the military vehicle.)

Did anyone notice the military vehicle on the road beyond the river…look at the “clearing” above the MINI’s roof, over the driver’s side. You can see the rear tire and roof in olive drab. Click on the photo to enlarge it.

Speedo? Is that something I should be checking every so often?

BTW Gabe, that weir they drove across reminds of the one in the original “Italian Job” – was there an opportunity to shove an Alfa-Romeo or two into the drink, too? – would’ve been a nice touch. Didn’t recognize the mystery guest in your piccie, altho they seemed familiar – the Ray-Bans hid too much, and my tweaking got way pixilated to be very effective.

Regardless of LH or RH drive, I don’t see how it is any more dangerous than opening either of the front doors traffic-side. I think the safety argument is completely baseless.

I seem to recall, at least in London, that it was ok to park on the wrong side of the road as well. Not only was it legal, but extremely common.

If anything, it is merely a level of convenience. It DOES make more sense for the purpose of passengers to have the Club door on the passenger side. However, as one who would typically drive the vehicle without rear seat occupants, it would actually be more convenient for me to have the Club door on the driver’s side to throw a pack or other bags in the back seat.

Either way, having the door is more convenient than not having it at all. :)

Clarkson’s reviews usually have more holes in them than Swiss cheese, he is not a serious car reviewer any more, he entertains his audience using some auto related theme to reach his audience. That’s not to say he is always entertaining, but, for the most part, he is. To take his reviews seriously, though, is probably a bit foolhardy.

Even though the reviewer acknowledged the point, comparing his experience of no torque steer in a Cooper as opposed to Clarkson’s comments on the Cooper S was terribly naive. What’s the term used, “Can’t have it both ways, my good man.”

Anyway, like Clarkson, the approach taken by Wheels.ca attracted readers to the review, so full marks to them.

Clarkson, gotta love his flippant attitude. Gotta take Clarkson with a grain of salt. Speaking of salt did anyone see those fools on TopGear cross the English channel, in a, I think Toyota Hilux, PickUmUp truck? Hilarious!