Mini's Speedo In The Centre

[japthree]

Surely it must be hard to drive at the right speed when its not straight in front of you!? Don't you get neck ache turning your head to the left all the time?

[sparkystav]

Have you only just found this out?

Its not that hard really, you tend to start looking at the rev counter instead.

[Boxbrownie]

As hard as it is to turn your head to look into the rear view mirror all the time!

Sorry.....was that a serious question? ;)

[Rob's Lexx]

means i can keep a better eye on what speed the missus is doing when she drives!! and then i can promptly remind her that the accelerator is the one on the right

[ormi]

their is a button on the wiper switch puts the speed on the lcd display which is infront of you(were you get all your trip info)

[aztecbandit1]

Not all the Mini's have the trip computer matey :)

You do get quite used to it after a bit or like me when you've had 13 mini's over the years On the newer BMW versions there is an option to have the speedo and the rev counter behind the steering wheel and have the sat nav fitted in the centre of the dash, bit costly though or like i did and get hold of the speedo unit and fit it yourself :)

Love mini's and i'll be having another one day as there great fun to drive :D

[Saraj]

means i can keep a better eye on what speed the missus is doing when she drives!! and then i can promptly remind her that the accelerator is the one on the right

classic

[Anees]

Yep........its actually pretty good to be honest. My sister has a black Cooper that I drive often :)

Even my mums old Yaris verso had the speedo in the middle

[Anuj]

my sisters got a mini aswell, i cat stand such a small car tbh, but she loves it. the speedo is a bit dodgey if u have passengers who are watching it as every1 in the car can see it.

Anees. was the 1 in the verso the one thats not there when the cars off then it is like really far away, hard to explain but im sure u know what i mean?

[edeath]

Yeah the first yaris has a digital speedo projected onto a mirror so as to appear further away and make it easier to focus quickly on it. Had a Yaris as my 1st car.

[jsj24uk]

I would have loved the Mini as a driving school car for that very reason. As an instructor it would have been perfect to have the speedo in the middle but I couldn't justify the outrageous price they are. By the time I specced one up with aircon and electric mirrors it was almost double the price of a Nissan Micra with the same kit and I can't help but think that the Micra will cope with the abuse better than the Mini.

[Parthiban]

Yep you're right about the price, when my sis got her mini it cost £15k and all we added was climate and folding mirrors I think - ludicrous price. Think I remember speccing a cooper up to the same level as an IS200 and it was more expensive

The centre speedo is good for keeping an eye on her speed, but can't help thinking myself as well that it must be quite annoying - the ones in the Yaris are higher up so not such an issue, looking at the speedo in the Mini means quite a move of your head which is probably a little dangerous, especially as most mini drivers are women :P

There was an option that puts the speedo with the rev counter on the steering column, and turns the original speedo into a nice guage pod, but I think it was £500 which seemed a ridiculous expense!