Hola Amigos from So Cal's Inland Empire! So now everyone's over here, huh? I was just getting acquainted with the gang over there, having only become a MINI owner less than 3 months ago. Here's a few shots of our new baby... An 09 Clubman So far, 4k miles and averaging ~30mpg. Wife and I still fight over who gets to drive it! (And in the pic above, my 7 year old likes to pretend it's hers already.)
Welcome We have a 08 Clubman S, and on the Run to the Black Hills last month, we put 2500 miles on it in 6 days, averaged 59 MPH, and got 34MPG. Just under 2000 of those miles were Interstate, cruising about 6% over any posted limit, the rest was mostly spirited runs in twisties. Mark
Thanks for the welcome, guys! Wow, 6% over in an S... that's restraint! Around here 10 - 14% over (on fwy) means you're being considerate and going with the flow. I remember years ago driving up into Washington state where the posted speed limit was 65. Not a single car going over 66 all lanes. Troopers everywhere.
Yes it does take restraint, like when you can see so far down the road, it's tomorrow on the horizon, and your the only one out there except for cows:lol: I set the speed on the cruise using our GPS, as it does not read the 3-5% over actual speed like the OBC/speedo does in a MINI. Speedo reads 83mph, GPS reads 79mph. Mark