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Since diesel is all the range on MotoringFile these days, we thought it appropriate to point our readers to our first diesel related review on our sister site BimmerFile. The 335d is the first BMW diesel in the in recent memory to be sold in the US and proves that efficient powerful diesels can actually come to market in the US. Something MINI Cooper D fans certainly love to hear.
+ BF Review: 2009 BMW 335d / BimmerFile
<p>Gabe,
This is a MINI site, but it seems you are groping around the bottom of the barrel for things to write about. First you recently told us about your 2004 BMW, and now this.
Please keep this a MINI site, and forget about MINIs owner – When another company buys us, then do we have to have articles about the other company.
Please keep this pure MINI, or just don’t write anything at all.</p>
<p>Further to my earlier comment.</p>
<p>Gabe, I read this because I own and love my MINI. I lose interest in your site if you clutter it up with all sorts of stuff from other brands of auto.
If you want to do that, then perhaps you might want to think about starting a new column and entitle it: All Things Automotive – That would be interesting – But please keep this MotoringFile site devoted to MINI. Thanks.</p>
<p>@<a href="#comment-259888" rel="nofollow">Michael</a>: so by your rational you’d rather have us shut down MotoringFile completely than to do a story or two a month about related technology that many readers have told us they’re interested in. Furthermore we should disregard all the readers who have told us they like reading about all things automotive from time to time?</p>
<p>I apprecaite your passion for the site and subject very much however There is a world outside of MINIs. While we don’t talk about it much here, we do mention it one or maybe twice a month when we feel it might be relevant or at least interesting. If you don’t find it either I’d recommend skipping it and moving to the next story. We have thousands of them just waiting to be read.</p>
<p>Nice comment back Gabe!</p>
<p>I do have to agree with Michael. This site is beginning to be about the writers and not the readers.</p>
<p>Too many stories about Mac’s and BMW’s…</p>
<p>I don’t mind the occasional story about other technologies/cars especially when they are relevant to MINIs.</p>
<p>Michael,</p>
<p>I don’t understand your frustration. Gabe posted a link to an article on a sister-site that contains information and insight into BMW’s, MINI’s owner, approach to engine availability in the US. It isn’t the complete article, just a paragraph intro and a few photos. You don’t need to click nor do you need to read. You should appreciate that BMW’s experience marketing diesel in the BMW range may have direct implications on what power-plants BMW provides US bound MINI’s. Just look down the page for evidence of BMW’s integration of MINI in it’s future chassis (1 based MINI models) and engine development. While I do appreciate the enthusiasts perspective (an R53 lifer myself), MINI is part of a larger corporate whole and really shouldn’t be regarded as otherwise.</p>
<p>Gabe and MF Crew,
Keep up the great work that has made this site what it is. Don’t change a thing.</p>
<p>So many people here, including myself, were interested in what Gabe was going to get after he sold his R56. What lead us to MINIs and where we go afterwards is of interest to a lot of us. If it’s not to you, then as Gabe said, move on. Not everything (or anything for that matter) is going to appeal to all.</p>
<p>Also, I feel that what’s happening with BMWs is important because a lot of that technology, style, etc is going to trickle over/down to the MINI whether you like it or not.</p>
<p>Keep up the good work, Gabe and the others. You’ve put together a world class site that even those who should know but don’t (MAs in particular) look to for current information.</p>
<p>The 335d story actually shows (sadly) how unlikely it is there will be a diesel MINI sold in the U.S. any time soon. The 50 state engine technology is still probably too heavy, too complex, and too expensive for MINI.</p>
<p>A relative of mine in Germany had a M badged BMW station wagon. Looks like the same engine. It was very smooth and quiet, a very nice engine.</p>
<p>This may be a Mini site, but the car does not exist in a vacuum. For many of us, it’s just one car (Admittedly a good enough one to have gotten money from us to buy one) among many. To me, knowing the competition and what’s related to Mini is just part of caring about the brand and it’s long term health…</p>
<p>Matt</p>