Mini Convertible vs Pontiac 1000
The Convertible costs less to run, by the official figures: about $590 a year less in New Zealand, $490 in Australia, £360 in the UK and $450 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,231 (better)
- $2,817
- Australia
- $1,846 (better)
- $2,333
- United Kingdom
- £1,356 (better)
- £1,711
- United States
- $1,724 (better)
- $2,176
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.9 L/100km (better)
- 8.7 L/100km
- UK
- 41 mpg (better)
- 32 mpg
- US
- 34 mpg (better)
- 27 mpg
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
Convertible or 1000?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mini Convertible or the Pontiac 1000?
The Mini Convertible: about $590 a year less in New Zealand, $490 in Australia, £360 in the UK and $450 in the US than the Pontiac 1000 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mini Convertible or the Pontiac 1000?
The Mini Convertible, at 6.9 L/100km (41 mpg UK, 34 mpg US) to the Pontiac 1000's 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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