[kiteboy]

There's a Mini dealer down the street from me and just for laughs I decided to check it out when shopping for the TSX. When I adjust the driver's seat to fit, the seatback is within an inch of the front edge of the rear seat. I'm 5'8" with short legs.

A Cooper S with the options to match the TSX costs upwards of $37k Cdn. A TSX here is $34.8k. Nutty.

 

[kiteboy]

You know what they say about fools and their money... if the dealers can sell them at that price, all the power to them.

I do give props to BMW for releasing the Mini Classic, which at $22k Cdn is a much more sensible choice as a fun-to-drive urban runabout. If they can get the reliablity up, that is. I heard Mini is among the 10 worst brands rated by JD Power.