AH.. ok, so it was the CX7 and the CX9..... I apologize for that. I was Cornfused for a minute there

Just looked it up... DEFINITELY quite awesome... Sorry about the cornfusion. I knew there were 2 CX vehicles back then, just forgot about the CX9, and didnt know there was a CX5. lol

I really like the CX5, especially with a roofrack...

I cant speak for those others you mentioned though, because ive never messed with any of them. They all look pretty decent though.

Im still a diehard MINI fan though... lol
I drove the countryman, and it is incredibly sturdy, and very fun. And at the time, it came with a snowboard rack, and a complete Burton snowboard.... So TAKE THAT CX5... lmao jk
I just wont buy a countryman, because i like the regular Mini Cooper body. I bought it because its a Mini. But IF i wanted a bigger Mini, thats what i might go for. idk..

No worries man. Mazda really stepped up their game with the CX-5.

I currently sell the Forester, the WRX and the Mazda. I have previously sold the Escapes, the SportWagen, and the Tiguan. I am familiar with all of them, and they're all really nice vehicles.

I have never driven a Countryman, but have sat in them and read about them and am just not impressed. Maybe they really are that much more fun to drive, but I can't imagine paying that much for a vehicle that is so small but still so heavy. If it's gonna be heavy, shouldn't it at least be big? And a 1.6l? Nope.

I think it IS the fun factor that sells them... Owning a Mini myself, and having driven one... I can HONESTLY say that the handling is surprisingly VERY similar. And the AWD makes up for the weight (compared to a regular mini) Making for a bigger heavier vehicle that handles just as well.
Now, im sure on the track the Cooper will have the Countryman hands down, but just driving it, it is very surprising. lol

Yeah, it probably is pretty good to drive. The magazines didn't seem to care for it much but that could have just been their Mini traditionalism.

It really doesn't matter which one I would buy, either, since I'm not going to buy any of them. though I'd go for a CX-5 diesel or a sportwagen TDI and will likely do it within the next 5 years.

double post fail

Its the growth hormones in the milk...

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1384818109

Pretty cool picture.. Seriously, the R56 looks so big to me in real life. I park next to them in parkinglots just to prove that my Mini is mini-er than their Mini.... And the NEW mini??? that thing is HUGE!
In comparison, they are ALL huge compared to the O.G. Mini. lmao

Wow. I actually didn't realize the sorta-new-but-not-the-newest-new-new-Mini was bigger than the first new Mini. I really like those.

I hate what they've done with the taillights on the newest ones. They make me think of this:

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1384822046

It looks like they did the same thing to the old mini taillights, with the same result, as what they did to that cat's eyes.

I didnt even notice the taillights til you said that.... lol I was looking at the overall profile... but DAMN.... those taillights are horrible...
And The car in general is so damn big now... i bet the Toyota Yaris and Scion XA are smaller than the Mini finally, because of the new one.

I read somewhere that it's still a foot-ish smaller than a Yaris. It's still a tiny car by American standards. But I do think it's awful. So awful. P.S. The xA is no longer sold in the states, replaced by the xD.

XD

Havent seen the yaris lately. Has it changed since its Debut??? I remember the first one wasnt too far off from the mini.... That was the little 2 door hatch that i compared my mini to side by side

Forester: not enough rear seat space for rear facing infant seats (friends just sold one), also very long like a limo. MPG estimates are similar.

BMW X1 awd starts over 32k with no options. mpg comparable. oh and it didn't exist here in 2012.

Jetta SW: why is this forum in love with those things? TDI: no way. I barely pass any gas stations on my commute and most don't sell diesel. otherwise it's big and ugly.

Ford Escape titanium 1.6 4wd: similar price, similar specs, probably not as fun to drive. also much bigger.

tiguan: much bigger, at least as much money, worse mp geez.

WRX: see forester and subtract interior room.



I don't think you understand why I bought the car I did. I found the closest thing to a miata with rear doors and room for a huge rear-facing child seat. The only reason it costs as much as it did is because I got all sorts of crazy options. yes, all those other cars you list are very large and in charge and that's why I didn't want them. I can parallel park this in tight spots on the street in the city that everyone else has to pass up. If I need cargo space, I can toss a roof pod on it.

I could have picked up a base model with nothing on it and compared it to your oranges and apples and probably been out the door at 20k even.

You should really go drive an S All4 with the sport suspension. You'd be shocked. Even if you hate the car because of some personal childhood trauma, it drives REALLY well.

Yes... It IS quite impressive... And that's saying a lot being a regular Cooper s owner. Lol

All valid points, but goddamn it got smashed into a coma with the ugly stick. Twice.

:dealwithit:

ah yes, "it's ugly"

as is your mama.

Maybe, but she doesn't have a 25k? pricetag ;)

Haha I do need to drive one. I need to get out and do some test drives. Need to drive the Fiesta ST and the Countryman. I certainly don't dislike it for any sort of biased reason -- I'm all for the development of a brand. But I just see it as a very overpriced little car. The price is comparable to bigger cars that offer similar MPG and performance and features, but have much more space and practicality. I don't have to regularly park in an urban environment, however, so the small size I see as a drawback instead of a perk. If it works for you, rock it.

Great snowboarding trip vehicle...

True, the AWD is great. It starts out driving all four wheels and as you increase road speed, uses only the fronts.

Ultimately I'm not a big car kind of guy for a daily driver. Sure there are tons of other cars I could have loved and bough and spent more or less on, but this is where we ended up. Remember I also have a wife who gets her say and could have easily ended up with a Prius V. That unchecks pretty much all the boxes execpt MPG and I was not going to be happy.

I wonder if I could convince her that we need a Tesla S when we sell her 15 year old civic.