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Old 09-20-2010, 05:56 PM   #1
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I won the loaner lottery

It's an S, which is awesome enough as far as service loaners go. What's more unbelievable is that it has a stick (!!).

Thank you, Mini of Sterling, for making my morning. It even has Bluetooth, so I could plug in and take my conference call on the way to work.
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Old 09-20-2010, 06:25 PM   #2
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Holy hell, how is this possible?
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Old 09-20-2010, 06:50 PM   #3
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Holy hell, how is this possible?
I know, right? They finished my car earlier this afternoon, but I kind of don't want to take the loaner back...
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Old 09-20-2010, 06:59 PM   #4
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I know, right? They finished my car earlier this afternoon, but I kind of don't want to take the loaner back...
They must be doing some seriously effective high level data-mining.

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Old 09-20-2010, 07:32 PM   #5
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does the clubman feel any different dynamically?
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Old 09-20-2010, 07:43 PM   #6
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Not much. It's a bit slower, and at least around town in actually rides a bit better because of the slightly longer wheelbase, but otherwise the only time you notice a difference is when you back up.
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Old 09-20-2010, 08:44 PM   #7
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Very cool. I also got something interesting as a loaner last week: a 335d with sport, nav, comfort access, and a few other goodies. Not half bad. Step, though.
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Old 09-20-2010, 09:16 PM   #8
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I should say that I drove the Mini(s) on the highway for the first time in a while today, and it never ceases to amaze me just how effortlessly quick they are at 80+ mph. I continue to drive faster in the Mini, on average, than I do in the M3 (though I saw Butthead's east coast cousin this week in NYC, and he managed to get the M3 up past 110 on the Jersey Turnpike, or so he said).
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Old 09-20-2010, 09:29 PM   #9
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I got a Z3 3.0 coupe with stick as a loaner once... Just after they went out of production...
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Old 09-20-2010, 10:01 PM   #10
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That's awesome. So is your driving impression since the wife wants one.
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