Mini has always struck me as a gimmick on wheels. In the US The cars sole purpose is an ego stroke for insufferable anglophiles... the kind who refer to every

Mini has always struck me as a gimmick on wheels. In the US The cars sole purpose is an ego stroke for insufferable anglophiles... the kind who refer to every bar as a pub and flog the premier league like some sort of religious talisman. Its built in mexico, owned by BMW and speaking as someone who makes a living working on cars, is a piece of garbage in ways only BMW could aspire to achieve. Agonizing turbo locations, self destructing interference engines that exist to skirt the warranty claims department, and a transmission configuration that makes a lada look positively formula one by comparison. And now finally the Union jack themes come to bite them in the ass. Save your money and buy a Mazda CX crossover.