PhilipMSPT

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The cost of depreciation, paying taxes on a new/used car, and other fees such as title and registration; may be MORE than the savings from paying less at the pump.

Think about it...

suorum

I can tell you what I see here.....prices are going high, so everytime you stop at the gas station you go like:"...crap!! This is damn expensive...." then is when you remember how you SO LIKE THE MINI COOPER S and just by coincidence you would fill the tank with half the money...hehehe....I read you man!! I have been on a fight for a month already trying to convince myself that the prices are so dramatic that I do not have another choice...I NEED A BIKE!!! sporty, crazy and GAS SAVER!!!!
After the boring paragraph......I would lease another car just because I am not a fan of the MINI COOPER.

ISF_GG

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If the cost of gas is really killing you, you should sell your IS, and lease or buy a (new or used) Prius, or maybe a Yaris. Then you definitely won't be spending as much money on gas.

crzyis

^DITTO.

Not another Thread about how you bought a car you cant afford the gas or maintenance on. Stop Crying about it. If you wanna Feel the pain come drive my 4.8is X5 for a week and then you will seriously consider getting a different car. That stupid tank of a SUV gets 10-12 miles a gallon in the city! but you don't see me running back and buying another car.

Brian231

I had a buddy who owned an 02 Mini without the turbo and it obtained bad MPG in relation to the size of that rollerskate. It also had many sensor issues and was always in the dealer.

Hartawan

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We have the mini s and get about 24-26 mpg combined. And its up on autotrader

suorum

I definitively think that you gotta chill out man!!! As I posted before many people fall into buying a DD or a smaller car because of the gas prices and the sensation of paying less for filling your tank. And If he is thinking to lease a second car and keep the IS, I do not think money is the problem......if you are capable to afford a $38K car, you do not die out of filling your tank. So now go and enjoy your 12 MPG man.....

crzyis

The whole point is that a year ago it was 3 bucks a gallon and if you filled 15 gallons that cost you $45 bucks , now its 4 bucks a gallon so now it costs you $60 bucks to fill up. I don't think someone should run out and buy a new 25k car let alone cry about spending an extra 15 bucks a tank to fill up because at the end of the month whats it gonna cost you an extra 60 or 75 bucks to fill up.

thats all! im cool as ice now worries!!!!

Little E

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I once dated a guy with an 06 Mini Cooper. That car had sooo many issues. He finally came to his senses and traded it in for a truck. IS350 ftw!

Buds

If I had a shorter commute to work, I'd seriously have to take a look at a Segway. Dorky? Absolutely. Efficient? You bet!

sammy5001

Just do the math and balance this equation:

(Cost to operate Mini for X miles) = (Cost to operate IS350 for X miles)

Assuming you have to pay $400 per month to lease the Mini and you've paid off the IS350 already, and the Mini costs around $0.15/mile for gas and the IS350 costs around $0.22/mile.

(I've tracked the gas usage for my Prius and it costs $0.07/mile and my IS350 costs $0.22/mile).

Then you'll have to balance this:

400 + 0.15X = 0.22X
400 = 0.07X
X = 5714

So you'll have to drive at least 5714 miles per month to justify that leasing a 2nd Mini is more cost effective then just driving your IS.

Tajman82

I'd stick with the 350. The financials just don't make sense in you getting another car and the MINI gives you about 25-28mpg hwy, which you can achieve in a 350 by not speeding as much. I'm in the same boat as you, all I did was ease up on the pedal

ba-b4

Your friend is a liar no way a mini gets close to 40mpg. Go get yourself a yaris or fit. But if I were you I'd just trade my IS350 in for a IS250. Then you get to keep pretty much the same car minus the power but get over 30mpg.

ssmoked

that is with highway and city combined. I do 100% city in my 250MT, and I only get 18mpg

2slow

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ROFL! I'm not crying about. I'm more like asking for advice.

I actually don't care. The bunch of cars you have are already consume a whole lot of gas. Why are you only complaining about your x5?