On Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:33:08 -0400, Mike F. wrote:
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> The replacement is a Mini Cooper S. After a history of rwd sports
> cars, the fwd Mini is certainly different! I'm still getting used to
> it, but it is a huge amount of fun to drive. The last fwd car I drove
> seriously was a 1987 Chevy Sprint Turbo, which was reminiscent of the
> older Mini Coopers. That car was made by Suzuki and had a 3 cylinder
> intercooled/turbocharged engine that just wouldn't quit!

I had one of those! What a blast that thing was. It was so light, you
could do genuinely surprising things with it. I kept it all through
University. It was very cheap to run and got great mileage.