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I currently have a 2010 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited (4 door). I like this car. Let's get that out of the way. But I'm not one of those bros who goes around chest-thumping and saying "It's a Jeep thing". Whatever. It's a car. I've been fairly Jeep loyal for a long time because they last forever, and they keep their value. And because I used to be very into outdoors life. But you get older, you have kids, things change. I don't find myself really ever going out in the thing.
On top of that, the thing gets horrible gas mileage. That's not an enormous issue, because I live 5 miles from work. So, unless I'm going to a 100 eMPG electric, I'm not going to notice a giant gas savings. I did the math. It's also terribly, terribly common around here. I can literally get into double digits counting just the 4 door Wranglers on my 5 mile commute. No joke.
The car I'm considering is the Mini Cooper S. I test drove one, and I was bowled over. It's fast and sporty, and it sips gas. Being a BMW, though, it has reliability issues. My Jeep is nearly paid off, and it's trade value is huge. I think I paid 24000 in '10 for it, and the trade I've been offered is 19000. When I lived in Boston, they were fairly common, but they're nearly non-existent in Houston.
Anyway, point is, I can do an even steven swap for the S I've picked out (year old used--I'm not paying that depreciation). Just looking for opinions.
On top of that, the thing gets horrible gas mileage. That's not an enormous issue, because I live 5 miles from work. So, unless I'm going to a 100 eMPG electric, I'm not going to notice a giant gas savings. I did the math. It's also terribly, terribly common around here. I can literally get into double digits counting just the 4 door Wranglers on my 5 mile commute. No joke.
The car I'm considering is the Mini Cooper S. I test drove one, and I was bowled over. It's fast and sporty, and it sips gas. Being a BMW, though, it has reliability issues. My Jeep is nearly paid off, and it's trade value is huge. I think I paid 24000 in '10 for it, and the trade I've been offered is 19000. When I lived in Boston, they were fairly common, but they're nearly non-existent in Houston.
Anyway, point is, I can do an even steven swap for the S I've picked out (year old used--I'm not paying that depreciation). Just looking for opinions.
