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A BMW under $20K...sort of
by laurapetrie | Apr 11 '02
Pros: Super stylish car at a super cool price, impressive standard features
Cons: The crash and mechanical reports aren't in yet, will it hold up?

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OVERALL RATING
Product Rating: 4.0



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by hearseman
"I don't understand all of the negative comments about this review"

There are a LOT of dufuses on Epinions right now. I don't know why they waste their time causing trouble for others.

Sometimes I get negative comments and ratings from people I can tell never even spent 3 seconds reading the review. I wonder if some of them can read at all, based on the comments they leave.

I do think the History of the Mini was a little much. Other that that, it was fine.

Leave an update or more comments when you get your new car!!
Jun 10 '02
3:35 pm PDT

Oh, Rob...! (Reply to this comment)
by eddie-rascalle
Hey Laura,
Great review, I'm a real Mini fan from my experience with them overseas. I can't wait to try out a new model.
E-R
May 11 '02
6:44 pm PDT

That's better! (Reply to this comment)
by scmrak, scmrak is a Lead on Epinions in Cars & Motorsports
Even your limited exposure to the little guy helps "personalize" your review -- after all, 99 44/100% of the people reading the review have never even seen a Mini Cooper, so you have an infinite exposure compared to them!

Sorry it took me so long in getting back to this -- but I'm upping my rating to VH. Thanks for considering the comments of the other members of the community. Again; well-written and a good synopsis, the personal interaction puts it over the top.

Regards,

scmrak

Apr 22 '02
5:16 am PDT

Great Review! (Reply to this comment)
by lemonngrrl
I don't understand all of the negative comments about this review. I thought it had a lot of good information. I really liked the history, I didn't realize this was a re-make of an old car.
Apr 16 '02
3:55 pm PDT

Re: :) (Reply to this comment)
by laurapetrie
I thought I was clear in saying that I've only driven this car on a test drive for an hour. I don't know what kind of gas mileage it actually gets or what problems it has because mine won't be delivered for another 3 months : (

I did however include my impressions of driving it under "My MINI Experience".
Apr 16 '02
6:10 am PDT

:) (Reply to this comment)
by disartain
How does it drive? What kind of problems does it have? What kind of gas mileage do you get when driving?
Diane
Apr 15 '02
7:02 pm PDT

Re: Sorry... (Reply to this comment)
by scmrak, scmrak is a Lead on Epinions in Cars & Motorsports
Well, it isn't plagiarism -- as far as Google, Teoma, and I can tell. But it's not a review, either: it's a synopsis.

Your readers want to know the things that aren't available from reading brochures, press releases, and websites. They want to know what it's like to drive the car; the sensation or the experience.

Since you've done a good job of collating the information in one place, it's a helpful review. Once you've driven the car and tell us what the Mini-Cooper experience is all about, then it will become very helpful. When you add such information, please email me the URL and I'll be very happy to re-read.

Regards to Rob, and say hi to Millie and Jerry.

scmrak
Apr 15 '02
7:05 am PDT

SH (Reply to this comment)
by Suzer
Sorry about the rating, but I was hoping for personal experience as opposed to strictly information from a website.

Suzi
Apr 14 '02
11:04 pm PDT

Personal Experience (Reply to this comment)
by sweetcece
Since you do not own this car and it looks like you've never driven it, I can't accept just the facts in your article as a personal experience.

Epinions is different than other services, because individuals who have had experiences with this product should be the ones that write how they feel about them.

I probably could get similar information from an auto magazine.
Apr 14 '02
1:20 pm PDT

Re: Re: Hi this is a great review (Reply to this comment)
by jo.com
Please note in your review what comes from where. If you don't I hate to use the word but it is plagerism. Let me know when you have done that. Thanks..jo
Apr 12 '02
9:45 am PDT

Hi this is a great review (Reply to this comment)
by jo.com
and I'm not an auto advisor but where did all this info come from. I will put your comment page on alert so I can get the answer. Thanks..jo
Apr 11 '02
4:00 pm PDT

They're Back! (Reply to this comment)
by megugrrrl
I love minis! My neighbor has one (an older one) and and we're all envious of the great parking she gets.

This was a thorough and well-written review.

Viva la mini!
Apr 11 '02
1:56 pm PDT