If you intended to keep the car longer than when everything starts going to shit on current German cars (full disclosure, I own 2 German cars), then yes, this would be very competitive

I was kind of excited when Mini announced the new Clubman, but now I’m meh on it. My wife is on her second Mini - we had a ‘12 2 door and now a ‘15 Countryman S All4. Being basically the last model year of both body styles they were/are (knock on wood) both fairly reliable (minus defective power steering replaced at…

let’s not forget that a lot of very unreliable engineering happened under his watch too.

“ I’m happy to say I think it worked out quite well.” Are you serious? This looks like a Chinese knockoff. EEWW.

12 min and that’s with a speeding motorcycle. That response time is atrocious wherever this is. Is there seriously not a closer ambulance?

I’d take this over M4 in a heartbeat based on looks alone.

Wow yeah, I’m not a lawyer but I’m pretty sure that would be considered attack with a deadly weapon and those tractors would be full of bullet holes...

‘I could have you killed and get away with it,’ - Ah yes, I forgot it’s a religion of peace...

I need new pants.

Whoever said this looks like a beefed up MK7 GTI nailed it...and so did VW...aiming squarely for people who need a Sportwagen but don’t want it because it’s a “station wagon.”

That’s likely what I’m doing in Feb to pair with my wife’s CM all4. Too bad can’t get AWD without having to spend absurb money on the R.

Bought one for my wife (midnight grey, blacked out headlights, xenons, all4) as a upsize from her Cooper. She loves it and it has grown on me. Put a Yakima Rocketbox 16 on the roof and it hauls 3 people, dog, bunch of stuff very comfortably. Put a set of winter tires on and couldn’t get it stuck this past crazy winter…

No thank you, I’ll take Boxster S...you know since real world driving actually involves occasionally enjoying slower but curvy roads.

This nose cannot be unseen.

Disagree - The Countryman actually looks interesting (in a good way) in the right color scheme. I should know as I hated it and it grew on me enough over the years that my wife was able to convince me to get one when she graduated up from her mini hardtop. So much negative about from people that have never actually…

I’ll second the brilliance of HERE for Europe. My wife and I showed up in Milan with Italy downloaded on 2 phones and a Garmin with European maps loaded as well. Got in our diesel Alfa Giulietta and after driving away discovered that the cig lighter was not actually charging anything. Good thing we had a large…

Applies to both NX and RX - once you see that protruding nose from the side, you can never unsee it. It's simply ugly.

So I see there's no love for the Countryman S ALL 4, as expected...even though it's in the price range, about the same size as some of the listed parties, AND can be had with a manual (and very easily upgraded to more powaaaahhh). My wife swore this would be her next car after her '12 Cooper, and when the lease ran…

It's definitely got curb appeal...

with weather this bad on the area why wouldn't the flight plan have been changed to show around it...or cancel altogether?