Journal blinder's Journal: We Got The Mini 23
we picked up the car this evening. boy is it pretty. i stalled it out a few times getting used to driving a manual transmission again.. but solemn was there with with the hazard lights, and with just a few impatient boston drivers, i managed to get us over to the store (getting supplies for the days of the dead dinner) and then home again without trouble.
anyway, i really like this car. its got a lot of spirit (for driving around the tiny little streets of cambridge) and just has a lot of nice small details that will make it quite fun to drive.
i know its going to take a few more outtings for me to get fully comfortable with the transmission, but yeah, driving around boston in a sporty little car is quite fun. heh, its also cool to pull out of the dealer with a new car with 14 miles on it
we'll post some pictures soon.
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Notes from the field:
Cigarette lighters (& power plug in the boot) go off with the ignition (well, accessory setting, anyway).
Hitting the blinker with the car off will light the signal indicators and the under-door lights on that side (IIRC)
The detached boot cover fits smoothly over the headrests of the folded-down back seats.
The gas cap point fits into the little loop on the arm instead of hanging free - i'd never seen that before.
You can fit a rug cl
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Loved the Monster Garage episode where they made on into a snow mobile.
Cool you got something that you like a lot. If you need a ride just put your car in the back of either of my 'hybrids'
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well, heh, you know this car is actually bigger than my last (porsche boxster). it felt like a damned suv with all the space inside and not with a huge engine right at your back.
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What colour? My wifes is red with a red roof. It's a nice car, but I wasn't allowed to drive it yet. (She may drive my car though, but she doesn't like driving with it.) I guess, she must have broken the 10000km by now, but I don't know for sure. It did have only 7km on the counter or so.
I personally found the trunk way too small. It is smaller than both her old Mercedes A-Class or my own car. But, hey, since I usually go grocery shopping that doesn't need to be a problem.
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Enjoy that Boston snow... (Score:2)
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(of course, today, oct 31st its 68F degrees)
but with the wide wheel base, front-wheel drive, standard transmission, traction control, abs, we'll do just fine in the winter.
at least with this car, it'll actually be able to be driven in bad weather. the porsche couldn't go out in it, and when we get another porsche, that'll always be garaged in bad weather.
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The thing grips corners like you wouldn't believe.
So have you been practicing being snarky at home in the corner, or is it just your first reaction to everything these days? What's up?
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No, there was that winkie emoticon in my original post as it was just a little joke... midwesterners call small little cars 'hockeypucks' just cause in heavy snows most people around here don't know how to drive them, so they end up in medians and stuff, stuck. Sorry it came off as so offensive (never been double teamed by the SG and blinds... like I said... was meant to be a silly joke).
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I've been practicing at home in front of the bathroom mirror.
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The mess snow makes in the cities around the Great Lakes has to be experienced to be believed.
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but that being the case, porsche has always been a bit more roomy than your average hi
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i'm looking at either a 911 or a cayman in the next year or so, and while the 911 ha