>>Its a personal choice thing :-).
>>
>>One of my favourite driving experiences (apart from motorcycles) was a friends souped up mini. He was a decent mechanic and worked in the motor trade, it was extremely powerful, light and I can only describe the driving experience as raw.
>>
>
>Yupp, and the german part of the heritage of the IMO most important car of the last century is quite small...

The BMW mini seems to be suffering from a severe case of bloating. I can't believe how big it is.