>>>Its a personal choice thing :-).
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>>>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.
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>>Yupp, and the german part of the heritage of the IMO most important car of the last century is quite small...
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>The BMW mini seems to be suffering from a severe case of bloating. I can't believe how big it is.
It had to be, so it could be sold in the US.