Rate this Mini Cooper please!

[Gunk]

And of course it has a desired soft top, in none marking black as well. Unlike my beige one which is hard to keep clean.

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What the **** is that?

 

[Drago]

All the cool people drive vans. Easy to get in and out.

Indeed. You. Me. BA Baracus. The Great Train Robbers.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Indeed. You. Me. BA Baracus. The Great Train Robbers.

Is that a confession?

 

[CentralCommuter]

Too low down for comfort I've decided. Also, very hard to climb out of, especially in an emergency situation! And they look and sound far too long for my parking abilities!

Could you give us a ln example of an emergency situation you may face that would require you to launch yourself at speed from your car?

 

[fossyant]

Could you give us a ln example of an emergency situation you may face that would require you to launch yourself at speed from your car?

Toilet stop

 

[Drago]

Could you give us a ln example of an emergency situation you may face that would require you to launch yourself at speed from your car?

OK. Accy is driving past his favourite gents outfitters. Traffic is heavy. He glances across and sees they have his favourite tweed McMadman deer stalker in the window, with a small sign saying, "last one, hand made, the milliner was executed for treason so no more. Only £409."

The shop is busy, lots of hatless customers, any one of whom might steal away the prize at any moment.

No where to park, no time to then walk back. Accy pushes himself back in the drivers seat, flicks the top of the gearstick open with his thumb and presses the ejector seat button. The roof rolls back and the seat activates, firing Accy in his Martin Baker zero-zero seat towards the shop.

While airborne Accy cooly reaches inside his waistcoat for his change purse, and as he lands in front of the counter in the shop he slaps the cash down on the top and laconically drawls, "one tweed deer stalker if youd be so kind, my good fellow."

 

[tyred]

So we're looking for something that offers al fresco motoring and is easy to park...

 

[Bonefish Blues]

So we're looking for something that offers al fresco motoring and is easy to park...

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And room for a family of 6

 

[Accy cyclist]

Could you give us a ln example of an emergency situation you may face that would require you to launch yourself at speed from your car?

I'm thinking crash sets car on fire, with fuel tank about to blow, or car breaks down on railway crossing, with 500 tons of train coming at me!!🤔 🙄

 

[Jenkins]

All the cool old people drive vans. Easy to get in and out when you've got bad hips

FTFY

 

[Accy cyclist]

Could this one be dodgy? It's a private sale and Cat S. Hence the price, with the seller saying it'd be £7,000 if it wasn't a Cat S car.🤔

https://www.gumtree.com/p/abarth/abarth-595-convertible-2015-manual-1368-cc-3-doors/1506145874

 

[Accy cyclist]

The seller brought it up to east Lancashire for me today. I had a test drive in it. It's nice and tidy inside, very nice in fact and it's quite powerful though not far more powerful than my Fiat 500. Certainly not twice as powerful as I thought it'd be with my Fiat 500 only having around 65 to 70 bhp, while the Abarth has a bhp of around 140. I'd say the Abarth has around 25 percent more power than my Fiat 500. Now for the real negatives! Unless you can pump the seat up, it was very low down. So low in fact that I had difficulty climbing out of it, even when using the handle above the door. With the seat being so low I couldn't fully see over the dash, and with that rev counter thingy on the dash, it added to the lack of ability to see all of the road ahead. Now for the big disappointment! It didn't bang and pop as Abarths are renowned for! I thought the seller had turned the sport control off, but no he hadn't, yet although it had that kind of rumbling sound when not moving, the exhaust didn't bang. I'd say the car looked and sounded more like a glorified/souped up Fiat 500 than a full on Arbarth. A bit like when they made Ford Fiesta Sports, which weren't quite XR2's. Maybe it wasn't what I expected as it's the lesser Tourismo model rather than the top of the range Competizione model. I'm glad I didn't buy it as if I had I'd be sat here now trying to convince myself I'd done the right thing, but having that niggling thought that I'd made a big mistake. The seller wasn't that too friendly either. I think he thought he was delivering the car for me to buy, but no, I had him bring it to me so I could try it out, not just buy it there and then. You could feel him losing his temper when I asked if I could pay with my bank card, with him replying sharply 'I told you, it has to be a bank transfer! I sent you a message showing you how to do it'! Anyway, he left saying if I want the car I'll have to travel down to them, or pay them to deliver it to me!🙄


It's nice, but does it look like an Abarth?!🤔

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Having said all that, as I post I'm still tempted. I've been looking at Fiat Abarths and 500C's online and it seems to be in the top 10 of those for sale, plus I've driven the car, which helps.🤔 The car's interior, as I said earlier is so nice, it makes buying it tempting again!🤔

 

[CentralCommuter]

Having said all that, as I post I'm still tempted. I've been looking at Fiat Abarths and 500C's online and it seems to be in the top 10 of those for sale, plus I've driven the car, which helps.🤔 The car's interior, as I said earlier is so nice, it makes buying it tempting again!🤔

I think you need professional help. And not from someone in the car business! Reread your post - you didn’t like the car, it disappointed you, you p*ssed the seller off and the whole thing sounded like a massive waste of time.

And now you’re tempted by it again. This is madness, madness I tell thee!!!!!!!

 

[CentralCommuter]

There’s only one way to resolve this.

Drago goes to visit Accy and they go out looking for cars. Nobody leaves until a car is purchased!!!!!!

 

[Drago]

There’s only one way to resolve this.

Drago goes to visit Accy and they go out looking for cars. Nobody leaves until a car is purchased!!!!!!

Im sure he'll enjoy the resulting SsannYong Rodius.