me too... I don?t really dislike the new one, but even though it?s an altogether "better" car than the old one, it doesn?t have the sharp handling anymore, sounds like crap, and it just lacks the theres-parts-flying-off-my-car-but-I-love-it-anyway feeling...
but then again, that?s what the classic mini drivers said about the new one when it came out in 2001, and they were proven wrong, so I?ll just shut up now...