Luxury Lexus IS200 or Mini ?

[tillyh345]

Which wud u prefer?

[gingejbee]

I wouldn't want either and I wouldn't have two such disparate cars on my short-list.

[carlton23]

Depends on what you can afford to run.

[jno]

I've got both of course, but the butler mostly uses the Mini and I mostly use the Roller.

[AlBags]

Smooth or Hard ride?

Mini's are rough and rather noisy for a start.
They are also prone to some expensive failures .. like power pump.

[ChuckFickens]

What's a power pump?

Power steering pump maybe?

[flip_flop]

Mini - everytime, even though its a girls car.

The Lexus is for old men.

[Ratty2E]

A luxury Lexus which I would sell and buy lots of real Minis.

[AlBags]

Power Pump = steering pump yes.
Common failure .. £800 ish job.

Plenty of faults with Minis .. maintenance can be dear.

Lexus built well and very nice drive .. silky engine/quiet.

[Hopkirk]

Every Mini I see makes funny whining noises

[chas2008]

2 entirely different vehicles, cant see how you can compare them

[MantaRay]

Unless I really needed a car with small dimensions I would prefer the Lexus as I really don't like the jiggly ride of the Mini.

[MantaRay]

Hopkirk, that's probably the supercharger whine you can hear.

[Hopkirk]

I don't care where the noise comes from, I wouldn't buy a car that sounds like a Scalextric toy