Did you see this over at Jalopnik today?
Lego’s + El Camino = Awesome.
So close to 200k I can practically taste it!
Actually, this is a little low. I haven’t been driving as much as I normally do for the last 3 weeks. If I had been, this would be closer to 192K.
Still runs like a champ! Even with the leaky radiator and bad suspension. Not too shabby at all. Oh yea, still getting 30+ MPG too. And, doesn’t use a drop of oil.
All that and I still smile when I see it in the garage or driveway. What a great car!
Fans of The Show know by now that, of the three of us, I’m the only one that likes the current factory aero kit. At least, it doesn’t bother me as bad as it does Todd and Gabe.
Until today.
I saw a PW/PW R56 with the kit installed. And, I have to say.
I didn’t like it. Not even a little bit.
Granted I did see it pass me on the other side of the road at about 50MPH. Usually that’s a test of how things look. For me, this time, the Aero kit did not pass.
And interesting piece I found last week. More opinion that news, but it’s still very interesting.
“One of the things I think is very important to realize is that the growth in the world oil consumption is not that strong.” —David Kelly, chief market strategist, J.P. Morgan Funds; The Washington Post, May 4, 2008
“…There is substantial evidence that the large amount of speculation in the current market has significantly increased [oil] prices.” —U.S. Senate Staff Report, The Role of Market Speculation in Rising Oil and Gas Prices, June 27, 2006
The piece was written by Ed Wallace of Business Week. Worth reading if you have the time.
Updated
Welcome Googler! You are here because you are looking for information about the MINI Cooper R60. This post is fairly old and we have since seen what this automobile actually looks like.
I have updated my thoughts on the R60 here if you care to read it, and everything anyone knows about the new MINI Crossover can be found at MotoringFile, including high resolution images and full specifications.
This is a re-post from the comments at Motoringfile . It’s something that has been bothering me for while, so I’m going to post it here as well.
I really don’t understand how many of you are totally caught up in and/or pissed off about a MINI SUV. Besides the few comments in this post and a few others, I currently have several emails that are of the hateful variety in my inbox.
This is a vehicle that nobody has seen (AWD Clubman test mule spy shots don’t count) and the only thing we know about it, for sure, is that it will be AWD and based to an extent on the Clubman and 1 Series.
The Clubman. A car that is 9″ longer than the R56
A car that gets the same MPG as it’s R56 brethren.
A car that, still, barely has room in the backseat for 2 full sized passengers.
Quite a number of you are acting like it’s the end of the world because MINI will be building a replacement for the Ford Excursion. When, in reality, this will be a car that, I can only imagine, will be quite a bit smaller than a RAV4 or CRV and still get over 25mpg. I also think it’s going to be only slightly larger than a Clubman. Larger to accommodate 4 real doors, seating for 4, possibly 5, and a bit more boot space than the Clubman has now with the seats up. To me, this sounds like the makings of a nice sized wagon, not an SUV.
But, I too am only speculating. I don’t have wild dreams of gas guzzling MINIs terrorizing the city-side. Instead, I’ve gleaned the information right from Motoringfile. Check out this post and this one for the most comprehensive information we have to date.
Maybe before everyone gets all riled up because in a press release somewhere MINI used the term SUV, we should not worry about it until we see what the car will really look like or get some honest-to-goodness specifications about the car.
And, don’t worry. If it’s a fire-breathing, gas-guzzling Suburban killer, all of you haters can line up behind me.
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