[wjones14]

Originally Posted by Conissah

Anyone here daily (or have any experience with) an R53 Mini, specifically 05-06? Looking into one as a good mpg daily that's not going to bore me to death.

Originally Posted by TheirThere

a good friend (bmw mechanic) told me to avoid them at all costs.

the idea of owning one sounds fun but i don't want to mess with having it in the shop.

Your BMW mechanic is right on the money. I had a 2003 R50 (non-S) which was an absolute blast to drive. The car is so tiny that it always felt like it was flying and that made it super fun. Plus it was a manual and had the super-quick first gen steering, which just added to the unique experience. But... I spent over $10,000 on that car in the 6 years I owned it. Literally one thing after another, and the total mileage on the car was only 115K. The cylinder head replacement ($3000) was the last draw for me.

The 2015 F56 Mini is not quite as fun and darty, but it sure is a lot more comfortable, modern, and reliable. And more BMW-like.

[MikesBMW]

On the daily

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by Lucky1

Agreed

I have four (4) BMWs. All are at a minimum over 100,000 miles. The oldest is 22, the youngest 11. Any one of them gets daily'd 80 miles and 1.5 hours from home when I commute to work. If a person is afraid to drive their modern car more than an hour away from home, they should either improve the servicing of it, or get rid of it.

[Run Silent]

I daily drive a MINI F56S with a tune and absolutely love it. It's a little rocket.

[Rmtt]

Originally Posted by Run Silent

I daily drive a MINI F56S with a tune and absolutely love it. It's a little rocket.

I bet that thing is a blast to drive...especially where you live at!

[Run Silent]

Originally Posted by Rmtt

I bet that thing is a blast to drive...especially where you live at!

It is - it has the Burger Tuning JB4 on it and some other mods, so about same hp as a 330i, only it weighs 2,400lbs.

[pennsiveguy]

When I'm home I daily my F15 50i. When I'm at the cabin I park the F15 and do all my running around, what little I do, in a 2004 Ford Excursion. It's got some fairly mild Gale Banks mods on a PowerStroke diesel. Very comfortable, since the seat has been formed to my ass for almost 200K miles. It sounds pretty nice and it's a great gear hauler for trips to the hardware store, the rifle range...pretty much any occasion when you need a cavernous and beefy SUV built on a 3/4-ton truck chassis. I used to plow snow with it until I got a tractor for that.

[Run Silent]

Originally Posted by pennsiveguy

When I'm home I daily my F15 50i. When I'm at the cabin I park the F15 and do all my running around, what little I do, in a 2004 Ford Excursion. It's got some fairly mild Gale Banks mods on a PowerStroke diesel. Very comfortable, since the seat has been formed to my ass for almost 200K miles. It sounds pretty nice and it's a great gear hauler for trips to the hardware store, the rifle range...pretty much any occasion when you need a cavernous and beefy SUV built on a 3/4-ton truck chassis. I used to plow snow with it until I got a tractor for that.

My snowplow for the driveway.

[pennsiveguy]

Originally Posted by Run Silent

My snowplow for the driveway.

I tried a blade mounted to our little Yamaha Grizzly 350 ATV, and it didn't work very well though it was really fun when it did. Hard to get the snow completely off the narrow driveway, so it kept getting narrower as winter went on. And when we got a 12" dump that was wet and sloppy on the bottom, it was useless as a second row of tits on a boar hog. The snow pushed the ATV, instead of the other way around.

[Lucky1]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

I have four (4) BMWs. All are at a minimum over 100,000 miles. The oldest is 22, the youngest 11. Any one of them gets daily'd 80 miles and 1.5 hours from home when I commute to work. If a person is afraid to drive their modern car more than an hour away from home, they should either improve the servicing of it, or get rid of it.

Pssst. Sometimes its a mental anxiety thing.

[Rmtt]

Originally Posted by Run Silent

It is - it has the Burger Tuning JB4 on it and some other mods, so about same hp as a 330i, only it weighs 2,400lbs.

That's all it needs. Weight is everything. I'd love If my little 128i weighed that amount. It feels pretty peppy now for what it is. Plenty for a daily that's fun.

[Run Silent]

Originally Posted by Rmtt

That's all it needs. Weight is everything. I'd love If my little 128i weighed that amount. It feels pretty peppy now for what it is. Plenty for a daily that's fun.

It honestly feels faster in day to day driving than the 360. I know it isn't, but with the torque, it feels that way and that's all that really matters.

Sound doesn't quite match that flat plane v8, though.

[SoCal_NSX]

Originally Posted by Lucky1

You're a man after my own heart. Although Latina is my next choice Asian is where I'm going with the life lady friend. But for cars - those two Bavarian Beauties are the way to go

Thanks....I blame getting the BMW for me getting the Porsche.

[Lucky1]

Originally Posted by SoCal_NSX

Thanks....I blame getting the BMW for me getting the Porsche.

Do expand on that

I will say for me it was a case of "one thing led to another"

[SoCal_NSX]

Originally Posted by Lucky1

Do expand on that

I will say for me it was a case of "one thing led to another"

Well, I had a 1992 NSX for the last 5 years or so, absolutely loved that car, but after I got the F32 a couple years ago, I started getting use to the luxury comfort fit and feel and the tech of the newer vehicles that the BMW gave me and I started wanting those things in a sports car....the Cayman was logical choice and the perfect fit, it is basically a modern day NA1 NSX (original NSX) with its mid engine naturally aspirated flat six.... Though not as cool as the NSX, it's on a completely different level of performance. Wish I could have kept the NSX and still got the Cayman, but after having three NSX's over the last 17 years it was time for a change..

[3002 tii]

2018 i3 Rex

[Glina]

Just picked up brand new 2019 Nissan GT-R Premium in Solid Red with premium interior to replace my 2017 M3 Competition. This is going to be my daily driver, all 4 seasons, except when is salt on the streets.

[Z4M_Coupe]

2019 GTI Manual....FBO, some suspension mods, bits here and there, nothing crazy. It is my second FBO GTI since 2016 and I couldn't be happier with it as a daily driver....minus the factory clutch that cannot support any power gains hahaha

[1MOREMOD]

Hey PM me what you did to the GTI trying to decide on modding my 19 rabbit

[Luc@Speed&Tech]

Traded in my M4 for a Model X which I'm dailying at the moment. Still have my Fiat 500 Abarth that I daily'd when I had the M4 but planning to replace it with a new weekender once I decide what I want.

[fastboatster]

I'm dailying my e90, of course) still get excited almost every time I need to drive it.

[FuriouslyFast]

Originally Posted by Glina

Just picked up brand new 2019 Nissan GT-R Premium in Solid Red with premium interior to replace my 2017 M3 Competition. This is going to be my daily driver, all 4 seasons, except when is salt on the streets.

Then it's a 3 season daily for you