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The good ship MINI has sunk. We are all survivors of the shipwreck.

 

Soon, it has been raining every day since I brought it home. You know me an rain and possible hail storms. But I will be out for a short one, so maybe. The 2016 was traded in with 28,207 miles and a major service was being performed as I bought the JCW.

 

IF I were to buy another MINI, it would be a PACEMAN. I do not want a 4 door COUNTRYMAN, as a 4 door car is just STUPID when there are only 2 people in my family. My friends have all moved away, so I don't need a car with 2 extra doors. Sizewise, hell, my wife and I have grown in size, too, so the PACEMAN would be a more comfy ride and our dog would have more room as well. Besides, since PACEMAN is no longer produced, I am sure there are some low mileage ones out there for sale and that would enable me to buy a used one cheaper than getting a higher priced model.

 

Well I will not throw stones as from my other posting, some might have picked up on the fact I fell into the Kool-id jug. Again! Just not in Coral Red. Ugh!

 

I kinda dig it, but that's one of those colors you are going to have to see in person. It might be 'wow' or 'ugh' and you won't be able to tell in the pics.

I'm glad that there are standard 3-door MINIs still being sold, but they are really getting big. I might go for a Countryman as a crossover type of vehicle, but the the Cooper (and S) have lost the cute/city-car/hatch vibe for me.

 

Kind of a mini Countryman but without 4 doors...just 2 and a hatch.

 

I think the external dimensions of the Paceman & Countryman are the same. The Paceman is just a 2 door.

Nothing mini about it. Justa jumbo MINI with 2 doors.

 

To me, that's why I'd get one of the big models. I don't get the connected, visceral drive that I get from my R53 from the current Cooper model and it's not really a city car size anymore (sure, it's smaller than most Ford offerings in the US, but that isn't saying much), so that just doesn't make sense to me. It's a model that has become so generic that it has lost the differentiating features. To me, it's just 'a car.' At least the larger models make more sense for my lifestyle. If I needed to replace my daily driver, the Cooper just wouldn't make sense... it's not small enough to be small/fun and not large enough to be practical.

Unfortunately, once I get done with the configurator, the price on the larger MINI offerings are maybe $5k cheaper than a similar Audi offering and the Audi has a nicer interior, better service and better longevity, so it's a tough financial choice when I realize that I want a MINI for a brand and features that MINIs haven't had for the past 10-15 years.

 

Bean Counters.

 

This will save you some time looking.

https://www.autolist.com/mini-paceman#page=1&make=MINI&model=Paceman&buyer_intelligence=true&sort_new_cars_last=true&location=West+Chester%2C+PA&latitude=39.9845&longitude=-75.586&radius=any

 

Porsche still keeps the iconic 911 as it crown jewel.

MINI got greedy with it’s BMW ownership and wanted more and cut off its nose to save its face. Now it looks like Micheal Jackson before and after.

 

Actually, it's "neither does BMW", which has lost sight of what the MINI really is and has always been...NOT a MINI BMW or a "Bimmer Lite".

 

Even a slow guy like me picked up on that.
How about a picture or two of the new ride?

 

U-G-L-Y and even more expensive than ever! Gimmie a freaking break!

 

Not my cup o tea, but someone will buy it.

 

Now that is an ugly pink!

 

Hopefully for MINI it looks better in person.

 

OMG that is so fugly. I keep saying MINI can not make an uglier car than the F56 and then they prove me wrong and release this abortion.

 

I wonder if there are any unsold or low mileage Pacemans left. A Countryman would be too big for my wife and me, IF I were going to buy a "newer" MINI of any model.