This morning a lady in the passenger seat of a Jetta motions me to roll down my window.

She asks how many miles do I get in that little car? I was on the conservitive side 27-29 in town and mid 30's on the highway.

She replies we get 50, I said well I have a supercharger in this she says nothing...

As they drive off I notice the back of her Jetta says TDI


Next time I am going to say I get 1mpg at the race track and smile

 

Actually, you might be surprised at how zippy the TDIs are. (Ref Audi R10)

It’s not going to challenge your Mini S, but it’s no slouch.

BTW, I get 37 in my Mini and 47 in my Golf TDI.

 

nice that she failed to mention the TDI alternative. But at lease VW isn't afraid of sending their diesel's to this side of the world.

 

I always say you don't buy an 'S' for the mpg. I like the 'race track' answer though!

 

+1

 

Those are rather high numbers for a 1st gen S. Do you really get that much?

Our previous car was a Passat wagon TDI. It had good low end torque and could go 800 miles on a tankful.

 

too many of my customers at my work always ask me how many mpg i get on my car..
i like to tease them and say 10 mpg and sometimes 50 mpg.

 

Off topic, but I've seen your mini driving around millersville about a month or two ago. I remember you, because of your checker pattern on the fender. Small world!

 

That's ~ what I get. Maybe 1-2mpg lower. Got 36mpg once, but not on our crappy CA gas. Avg 28-29. 13.8 on the track.

 

My favorite comment was at the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix last weekend, as I pulled in as car number 5 in a 78 Mini caravan, a guy looks at the line of cars and, right outside my window, says to his wife...

"Minis are for small men"

Since I'm driving by at maybe 3MPH, I had time to say to his wife (with a smile)

"No, Mini's are for large men - we don't HAVE to compensate..."

She turned to her hubby and LAUGHED, saying "OOOOh, he got YOU!"

Funny stuff...

 

Excellent come back on that one.

 

In my case, that isn't teasing. Well, maybe on the 50 MPG end. But, I have to chuckle when the fisrt thing someone asks is what kind of MPG I get. Just shows they don't know what the car is all about. My usual response is, "If you are looking for a car based on the MPG it gets, the MINI isn't for you." Now, before I get flamed for that, I am not saying MPG doesn't count. But, if you buy a MINI based mainly on MPG, you will likely be sorely disappointed, at least with an S. IMO, the MINI requires just too much of it's owner to be viewed simply as a fuel economic car.

 

+1. Love it!

 

Zing!


I hit the mid 30's on the highway in my '03 S too

 

really? i might have seen you around. i dunno tho. i see too many mini's and half of em dont wave. but oh well. i have my checker pattern along with my stripes down the middle. hope to see you around!