Comments on: Rising Gas Prices Spark Huge Interest in MINI

By: xplode

xplode — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:02:14 +0000

i can make my ‘05 mcs go 35-36 mpg if i -really- adjust my driving. it’s difficult not stay off the fun-pedal though… so i get on average 24mpg. :)

By: Jerry

Jerry — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:30:36 +0000

My 1 year old 2007 MCS is averaging 33 MPG for the last 12 months mostly driving the 20 minutes to work and back. I am sure that if I drove more conservatively I could get it up to 35 or 36 MPG.

Jerry

By: GregW

GregW — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:03:00 +0000

When companies quote fuel usages as detailed in your owners handbook, it is a figure of three types – urban, suburban, overall. Or more plainly City, Country, overall. Even though I have tried to be as economical as I can, I have never been able to achieve these figures.

By: heyduard

heyduard — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:48:41 +0000

R53 here at 23-24 mpg, calculated. Those with R53's should not expect stellar mpg. if you do get stellar mpg with the r53, more power to ya! My problem is a short commute (wasn't when i purchased) and the fun lever is set about 50% and higher. When I purchased the R53, it was not for fuel economy. the R50's do a fair bit better.

hence the raison d'etre (sp?) for the R56 and the prince engine. BMW knew they could make the mill more efficient; and they had to with the pending Euro reg's for better CAFE style standards.

So here's to the justaCoopers, R50 and R56.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:35:39 +0000

MY R52 (not an S) gets 29.4 to 31.6 per tank. I do all surface street driving.

By: C4

C4 — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:43:38 +0000

I am getting 28MPG city driving on my un-modded 2005 R53 S.

By: MINIme

MINIme — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:33:16 +0000

I find this interesting considering that my R53MCS get only around 25 MPG! I think people tend to believe that these cars are miserly when it comes to fuel consumption, but there are many small cars that will run on regular unleaded that get way more MPG than the MINIs.

By: Chris W.

Chris W. — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:31:11 +0000

Given MINI’s recent rankings with JD Power, it’s almost a shame business is so good. What is going to force MINI to address quality concerns?

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:47:25 +0000

CABRIO

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:47:02 +0000

Oh of course and the top on my vabrio has not been up in three weeks. Here in ATL we do get them most of the time

By: C4

C4 — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:57:46 +0000

Brian, I haven't gotten a wave in the past 4-5 years. Quite frankly, there are too many MINIs downhere. We are like Civics.

Do I care? Not in the least. Whether I get a wave or not it does not diminish my enjoyment of the car one bit.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:41:25 +0000

Mini USA needs to tell the Sales Group to remind new MINI owners that owning a MINI is not like owning a Honda. We are a community and to wave back to other Mini Owners when they get a wave. In the last few weeks I am not getting a wave back or a headlight flash.

By: another paul

another paul — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:13:58 +0000

I'll fess up that I have recently been thinking of getting rid of my '05 MCS 'vert for a Civic Hybrid. Yeah, sacrilege I know, but I do approx 1600 miles a month for work and 40 mpg is a whole lot better than the 27 I get in the MINI. Why a Civic instead of a new MC (that would get 35ish? - I can't afford the extra $$ for the MC, plus spending $8-10k would wipe out any fuel savings for a long time.

Having said that I think I've decide to stick with my MCS until gas gets to $8.

By: Chris B.

Chris B. — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:36:41 +0000

This is great news for US to get more MINI models/variants. Cooper D anyone?

By: Mark Smith a.k.a MINIBro77

Mark Smith a.k.a MINIBro77 — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:26:28 +0000

Where I work at MINI of FFC we are out of everything. We are telling people August for hardtops, February for Convertibles, and Sept./ Oct. for Clubman. The only cars we have remaining on the lot are our test drive demos. We have everything manual and automatic to try out except for the CVT Cooper Convertible and Manual Cooper S Convertible. Otherwise people either are going elsewhere (Other MINI Dealers) to see what is available or just being patient and waiting. It is really sad that it took $4.00 per gallon or higher fuel to make us Americans finally think in the right direction. As much as we are sold out we are still mobbed with business. It’s good to be busy bud the 14 to 15 hour stressful days are wearing thin on me.

By: GregW

GregW — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:47:27 +0000

You think you folks in USA have got high fuel prices! In New Zealand our price for 91 octane has risen to NZ$2.12 a liter (x 4.5 = NZ$9.54 a gallon) Exchange rate of NZ$1.00 = US $ 0.76. So currently US$7.16 a gallon.

By: C4

C4 — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:55:26 +0000

If you have a SUV and said SUV is paid off (Or if you are up to your eye balls on debt paying for it) my advice is... Keep it!

Suck it up. Cheaper than getting a more fuel efficient car and risk losing your shirt on a trade.

By: BrewSwapGuy

BrewSwapGuy — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:47:59 +0000

paul, not sure if you were referring to my comments. I still love MINI. I went for the Jeep because it'll allow me to enjoy off-roading and more hiking since I now have a 4x4 high clearance vehicle.

The wife will probably replace her Passat with a MINI sometime in the next year.

By: paul

paul — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:08:27 +0000

It’s highly unlikely that MINI will ever be anywhere near as common as Civics and Golfs. Personally, I can’t understand the need to leave MINI because its popularity grows. Let others enjoy it for its high gas mileage. You can still enjoy yours for what makes it special to you. I wouldn’t try too hard to be driving something different just for the sake of it being different.

By: BrewSwapGuy

BrewSwapGuy — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:12:52 +0000

I can attest to the desire. I just traded in my MINI for a Jeep and they gave me top dollar for it.