The open meter would do not good for those with hard tops either... would always register as "down" with with a top...

I agree it is senseless and only good for bragging purposes but I still think it's fun

I would love to know the number of miles out of my 38,000 that the top was down... geeks love data

Would be especially cool if it tracked outside temp and weather conditions

 

While lending some support to all "sans tin tops"...I find myself allergic, (defined as itching in the wrong places ) to most boxy cars. We're talking some under-worked styling departments here.

It's got to make Pininfarina, Ital Design, Zagato & most creative minds in the styling world's, blood run cold. I do think what's under the cover, like "inside the cover of the book" does matter, but come on now-let's show a little flair & verve here!

Boxy is related to a shoebox, or a brick w/wheels attached. With a hardtop it's a smaller box/brick attached to a bigger one. Note; this includes my personal SUV's as well.

In terms of how we pursued our mate, did anybody intentional go looking for the "wall flower"? Well typically not, would popular (as a Mini) matter there too?

As for the Mini, I do "get" their colorful history, back in the day...lifting the inside rear wheel, while cornering @ the local SCCA club races. Odd & out of syc compared w/ the typical field running, i.e., Ferrari T/R 250, Mercedes Gull Wing, Lotus, Jag, Healey, MG, etc.

The current Mini's performance raises my blood pressure, it's styling lowers it.

There's lots of ways to be hip! Chasing after the "latest darling" on the showroom floor isn't my way.

S2K owners go ahead & celebrate your good taste, you own a neo- classic, it's styling plays well.

S2K, "The 3/4 Scale Supercar"!

 

And perfect for a BMW, even if it is a BMW Lite.

BMW's normal on-board data acquisition computer has for years taken all sorts of virtually useless data...

 

I hate these things with a passion, and I find it sad, just plain sad BMW which promotes itself as a performance company has these stupid displays in almost everything. Does anybody really believe the average M3 owner gives a fat rat's butt about the mpg...

 

 

My brother has an '08 M3 and he DOES NOT give a rat's butt, I can tell you that.

 

Mmmmmmmmmm, nice, V8!!!

Exactly, which is the way it ought to be anyways.

Just because you can acquire the data, does not mean the data should be acquired...

 

You said a mouthfull there. Applicable to good government as well as good engineering.

 

I tease a friend of mine all the time, he is an engineer and has this insidious desire to gather data, but often enough, although the data is interesting, it is virtually useless, sort of like trivia.