27.5 mpg. The MINI has to be serviced at MINI dealers. Mine was 99 miles away. I was worried about it's reliability over time. They have a neer vertical windshield that chips easily from stones. 18,000 miles and one windshield replaced.

 

The light color is not so bad. I had the whole car scotchguarded, and so far, nothing has stained the the seats. Plus, the seats are far more comfy then the Prius II.

 

Thanks ScarGo and 50Plus - very interesting comments. I suppose the rest of the discussion is for another thread at another time - I'm a good 5 years from replacing my HCH anyway :-) I'm surprised by the numbers (high 20's) - I would have expected much better.

 

I have ivory interior. Got dealer installed leather that so far is working out nicely. Tried the ivory rubber floor mats but they showed too much dirt. Traded them in for black and so far i am happy.

 

Thanks scargo, my black all seasons arrived and look awesome in my ivory interior. The came just in time. I'd already started to wear a hole in the floor mat on the drivers side.