How does that kool-aid taste?

Why? Because it's going to sell like hotcakes, that's why. Just look at the Countryman, shits are everywhere. This car is going to be a huge success, internet car enthusiast hive mind be damned.

You're probably the type of person that complains about this stuff and then never buys a new BMW. You know who BMW caters to? New car buyers, because that's who they make money off of.

Conspicuously absent from this review is any statement noting that the convertible weighs nearly 400lb more than the coupe...

I want my 0:16 back.

You should have your eyes checked.

If you could actually buy it, dollars to donuts the average Jalopnik commenter would be complaining that it isn't available with a proper manual gearbox

Subtitle at 3:00 reads "the clutch has caught fire!!"

Subtitle at 3:00 reads "the clutch has caught fire!!"

I nominate the E21; I just got this one for $600. Had been sitting for 5 years or so. After draining the old gas and putting some fresh gas in, the thing fired right up.

The Eunos Cosmo is legal under the NHTSA's Show and Display rule

I tweeted you a photo of a Vehicross the other day, and you retweeted it. That's gotta count for something, right? Send that free pass right this way.

Pictured: Travis preparing to depart for his road trip.

NEEDS A DIESEL ENGINE OPTION

Nearly 230,000 NA Miatas were sold in the US... spending a premium for something like this would just be silly. You'd have to do a ton of work to make it roadworthy, and it will absolutely never fetch the kind of money in the future that a true "collector car" will.

Sunroof

This car has a sunroof. Real GT2s did not. It's a replica. A very good one, but still a replica.

Nice car, but not a real GT2. I spotted it parked on the street in Hoboken one night:

Agreed.

As a Mini owner, I rather dislike this car. 2 suggestions though for anyone considering it for any reason (though these really apply to all Minis, not just this one):