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2nd Gear
Joined: Apr 2011
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From: Fort Worth, Texas
Had the same issue with my gf. She's all about practicality and saving money. Mine was easy to convince though...my last car was a 2 seater convertible with zero trunk or cargo space.
When I picked her up from the airport in the new Mini convertible and threw her bags in the boot and showed her a still empty back seat, she saw my point.
Then we drove down to the keys and averaged about 38 mpg compared to my last car which would average about 24 or 25 mpg on the same trip.
When I picked her up from the airport in the new Mini convertible and threw her bags in the boot and showed her a still empty back seat, she saw my point.
Then we drove down to the keys and averaged about 38 mpg compared to my last car which would average about 24 or 25 mpg on the same trip.
4th Gear
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 483
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From: Miami, FL
Yep, Key West is about a 2.5 to 3 hour drive for me. Maybe 4 if I take my time. I sometimes make a day trip out of it. Leave the house at 8 in the morning, get there by 11, walk around, chill, have a few beers, check out the sights, sober up, and start driving home at about 6, then get home by 9 or so.
My gf isn't as crazy about convertibles as I am so when she's with me our top-down time is pretty limited but when I go by myself it's top down 100% of the way there and back unless it's raining.
For me personally I enjoy the drive just as much as being in KW.
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