Last night I got home late from a business dinner and in my haste to leave the day behind me I forgot to plug in our long-term 2009 Mini E. When I discovered my brain fart this morning I had no choice but to drive one of my personal environmentally friendly cars to work. I chose my 1955 V8-powered Chevrolet, which has absolutely zero emissions controls and burns premium to the tune of 11 miles per gallon.
And such is life living with an electric car.
Scott Oldham, Inside Line Editor in Chief @ 4,608 miles
benson2175 says:
11:31 AM, 02/ 4/10
That is a beautiful and awesome car. I bet it made the drive to work way more special and not the short bus special like driving the e.
kurt_ says:
11:49 AM, 02/ 4/10
11 miles per gallon? Call me when you get into the single digits, tree hugger.
wobbly_ears says:
11:54 AM, 02/ 4/10
Beautiful car though!
Btw, does the stock radio pick up XM? Can you drive without listening to your favorite 'special' channel??
lowmilelude says:
11:59 AM, 02/ 4/10
My Wrangler says "I can do that WITH emissions controls, old-timer!"
ptcdawg says:
12:13 PM, 02/ 4/10
Now that's an automobile....Looks Nice...
zcalvert says:
12:14 PM, 02/ 4/10
Ha! Knowing that you own that (painted like that) helps explain your sat radio station preference.
hybris says:
12:14 PM, 02/ 4/10
Nice ride I'm glad to see it proven that you must balance your vehicle ownership.
You get a Mini E you need to get a H1 Alpha or Diesel Ford Excursion so on and so on.
throwback says:
12:26 PM, 02/ 4/10
Finally a reason for me to like the Mini E. It gives you an excuse to drive a '55 Chevy, with Cragers!!
felonious says:
12:34 PM, 02/ 4/10
Nice.
ralphhightower says:
01:12 PM, 02/ 4/10
Your 55 Chevy may be on the road after an EMP disables cars' electronics.
http://www.onesecondafter.com/
brn says:
01:20 PM, 02/ 4/10
I hope to see that thing in "Editors' Personal Cars Introduction" in the Edmunds' CarPool blog.
joliveira says:
01:38 PM, 02/ 4/10
Cool.
mini2009 says:
01:38 PM, 02/ 4/10
I wish I could have been in the garage to hear that thing roll past. Awesome car!!!
tomm250 says:
01:40 PM, 02/ 4/10
WOW, sweet ride Scott. THAT'S worth buying oil over for sure! As for not plugging in, I bet it's partially because you don't have a home based charging station like the MINI-E lease participants have. You're charging with the emergency 110v cable that you probably store in the hatch so it's easy to forget. When I pull into the garage, it's stating at me and I have to walk by it to get into the house. I've never forgotten to plus in yet in the 7 1/2 months I've had it. Still, if I had that Chevy, I might forget every now and then for an excuse to drive it.
Tom
MINI-E #250 @20,700 miles
http://minie250.blogspot.com/
cr_driver says:
03:38 PM, 02/ 4/10
And such is life....
kevin_lowhorn says:
09:29 AM, 02/ 5/10
"11 miles per gallon? Call me when you get into the single digits, tree hugger." That has got to be one of the best comments I've ever read on here. Awesome! The 55 Chevy isn't too shabby either. It's nice to see that some of the staff appreciates some good 'ole muscle!
ih8hyundai says:
10:48 AM, 02/ 5/10
Shoeboxes FTW!
bimmerjay says:
01:08 PM, 02/ 7/10
Why is the front tire a whitewall?