White Roof Radio #168
Who knew that Gabe could snap like Bozo the Clown? Once that was discovered, Gabe chatted a bit about the upcoming 1 Series (who knew it would be so heavy?) Then we spent some time talking about Porches (who knew the 914 was so small?) which then turned us a little bit toward Volkswagon (who knew the Thing was so cool?).
Then, a bit of listener feedback. Voicemails from MINI United (who knew db could not really remember the girls in the windows?) and 1 from Ian about automatic transmissions (who knew we could still be talking about this?).
We finish talking about the Clubman and would be very interested in your opinion! Leave a comment below Clubman MC vs. Clubman MCS (we already know that we won’t get the diesel Clubman in the States).
Woofcast #168: [audio:http://www.whiteroofradio.com/podcasts/woof168.mp3]
DIESEL, DIESEL, DIESEL!!!!!!! We need good diesels in this country!!!!!! They can be made to run clean. We have low sulfur fuel now. Send us diesels!!!!!!! If MINI started selling diesels tomorrow I would be the first in line to order mine!!!!!
I can understand why people choose automatics. I have driven manuals for many years in a number of huge cities, can say that driving a manual is second nature. I understand Ian’s comments about zoning out, do have to say though for me personally driving a manual isn’t exactly rocket science.
Todd, you should totally get a Clubman, it just the perfect reincarnation of the Scion Xb. It’s a MINI! you’re wife will love it!
Interesting to hear a Wehrmacht-inspired VW so well remembered. Clubman numbers will prolly depend on the success of the automatic version, I predict. Since it will be the wifey’s choice this time, the proof will be in the pudding, for sure. Ah, the El Camino – a station wagon without the weatherproofing. As an aside, most dealers were ambivalent towards the El Camino, as they couldn’t figure how to market it, and it was often used as a light truck which it wasn’t really, so they had more service work than intended.