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Okay.... but with BMW's penchant for "customer engineering" (some latent, potentially very expensive, flaw in each model) what might the first-generation electric Mini do to its owner?<br>
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"Break My Wallet".<br>
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I thought the gas Mini was kinda heavy for a "small" car, though I don't recall hard numbers. Electric power wouldn't go well with that. <br>
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And, of course, BMW WILL NOT build an economy car... look what happened with the 1 series, base price upwards of $30K... and not a fuel efficient motor in it, either. Apparently they have utterly conceded that market to others. Well, it's their choice. Brand loyalty will only carry so far, but I think they've gone beyond that too, marketing and selling to ego-driven buyers for whom a car purchase doesn't represent a major expense.<br>
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I think small fuel efficient cars ARE the future, and large cars will shortly become a thing of the past. We are seeing, I think (hope?) the end of large vehicles. Yeah, there are holdouts, and haulers for commercial use will always be here, but I can't think of anything that would get me into something larger than my coupe. Mostly I ride a 2-wheeled BMW where multi-child pick and delivery is not imposed on me.<br>
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