When Bunnies Attack

I had a relatively small car before. It was a 2-door coupe. An RSX to be exact. 172.2 inches in length of happy driving experience. And yet, for the life of me, I couldn’t find a parking spot in San Francisco. I mean, c’mon, it’s a small car! Almost all of my friends drive decently-sized sedans and whatnot, so I felt I was definitely on the more petite side of things. But in SF, even a car as small as the RSX is overbearingly huge compared to those tiny little spaces between driveways. (Which, if you go over, can cost you a $75 ticket or a tow-away or both.)

However …

I think I can live with this. At only 145.6 inches, 26.6 inches shorter, the MINI easily fits almost anywhere, and I’m very surprised when it doesn’t. I’m 12.5″ smaller than the Kia Rio, 11.8″ than the Honda Fit, 9.7″ than the Scion xB, 4.4″ than the Toyota Yaris. Granted, the MINI is pretty wide at 75.8″, but still it’s the length of the car that counts.

I love it love it love it.

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