Andrew’s dad, who was in the motor trade all his working life, always says “bits of metal, bits of board thrown together makes a Ford…” Perhaps they weren’t thrown hard enough in your case…? Though, coming from a Porsche, I’m pretty sure disappointment in build quality was inevitable?
Fuel economy is a surprise though. The MINI (4 cylinder, 2 litre, 190ish bhp) will do high 40s when used sensibly on a long journey. The Merc (4 cylinders, 2 litre, 300ish bhp) will do very low 40s in the same circumstances, and indeed did last weekend when I went to Suffolk. Nothing has fallen off either car, though the MINI feels like it’s better built I think and still feels like new.
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