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Lodging Planner for Lake Tahoe Weekend Run - May 18 - 19, 2024

Saturday and Sunday overnight run to South Lake Tahoe. Enjoy the backroads, less traveled, and even more scenic than your usual run up the f...

Road & Track Updates Long Term Test of 2011 Countryman S All4

With 11,947 miles on the clock after 169 days Road & Track updates its long-term review of the 2011 MINI Cooper S Countryman All4.  Their quibble:
The seats lack lateral support but offer decent comfort for long-distance cruising. And aside from its fairly primitive and pixelated iPod interface, the one truly vexing aspect I discovered is the sun visor—seemingly repurposed from a smaller Mini—that provides little to no UV defense as evidenced by my one-sided sunglass tan upon arriving at my destination.