Jeremy So was today the first day of spring? It was still cold enough to have the heated seats on full blast in the GP – only the brake discs were warmer after an enthusiastic drive through the Wiltshire countryside.
I’m surprised the £29,000 GP doesn’t have a rear wash-wipe like the rest of the Mini clan. The rear screen is covered in dust tonight and with a setting sun behind the car, there is zero visibility. Tricky for tight parking spaces and motorway driving. I ended up using my spotty handkerchief to clear it.
I’m also finding some of the retro switches and dials in the Mini not as easy to operate as they could be. Let’s hope the new, 2014 model will improve what is at times, a complicated and tricky centre console.
Those gripes still don’t stop the GP from putting a smile on my face every time I wind up the revs. I imagine that if you can squeeze 10,000 miles from those 17-inch wheels you would be doing very well indeed…
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