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I know how much people love their mini...I haven't got mine yet but because I spend so much time commuting to work and weekend drives, the pleasure in driving was key to my decision in buying the mini. I spend no less than 3 hours a day driving back and forth to work and on some days as much as 5 hours a day in the dreaded Washington DC commuter traffic.
I made sure I had every luxury I could get inside that includes, but not all, a sunroof for a sunny day, satellite radio to listen to talk radio or my favorite genre of music and navigation just to have different commuting options.
So what say all of you. How much time do you spend or plan to spend in your mini on a daily basis?
You have a much longer commute than I do. But I usually spend about an hour and half in my car per day during the week. On weekends though, I travel a lot. Ski season is coming up and I will be spending most of my weekends going north from CT to VT and NH. Good idea with getting those added features....you will be happy you got them later down the road
__________________ 2003 CR MCS One Ball Exhaust / Alta CAI / Alta 15% Pulley / M7 STB / 05-06 Xenons / ATE Slotted Rotors and Hawk HPS Pads / Weds Sport TC-005 with General Exclaim UHP 215-45-17/ Full JCW CF Dash / K40 Front and Back Radar Detector with Lasar Diffuser / JCW CF Shift Knob and E-brake Handle with both JCW Alcantara Boots / JCW CF Boot Handle / and of course ...White Viper Stripes
On an average work day, maybe an hour? And that's if I go out for dinner. Weekends, though, lately, it's in the 3 hour or so range
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Ordered 8/3/07.... born 8/22/07... bye bye WRX 8/24/07... aboard the Patriot 9/1/07... huzzah! Delivered on 10/2/07. Pics of my MINI
'Jeeves' 2oo7 LiB/W MCS, Manual trans, Sport Package, Sport suspension, LSD, leatherette, Anthracite Liner, White turn signals, Alloy trim, Automatic AC, iPod adapter, Front driving lights, Standard carpets
My commute to work, if I choose to drive, is about 5-10 minutes. So most of my driving comes when I just can't stand it anymore and just go drive. I usually try to make some errand out of it, but usually take the long way home.
__________________ "These pretzels are making me thirsty."
Average weekday: about an hour.
Weekends: anywhere from zero to six or eight.
__________________ 2006 MCS-JCW No. 15543, BRG/W, Sport Pack, Chrono Pack, M7 SRP I love deadlines. I love the "whooshing" sound they make when they go by. - Doug Adams ambientpixel@mac.com
I know how much people love their mini...I haven't got mine yet but because I spend so much time commuting to work and weekend drives, the pleasure in driving was key to my decision in buying the mini. I spend no less than 3 hours a day driving back and forth to work and on some days as much as 5 hours a day in the dreaded Washington DC commuter traffic.
I've lived in the DC area for 10 years, and since traffic is so bad here, every car I've had, must be a car that I'm in love with and love being in.
My commute also ranges from an hour to several hours, and the way I look at it, being in my Mini is like a sanctuary. Even though I have the full bluetooth prep, I try to avoid calling people (I will take calls, but usually will not call people). I listen to my music with my mp3 player plugged into the Aux. If traffic is bad, I'll ask the Nav system to take a new route. And with all those things, the length of the commute doesn't bother me. Some people have joked that next I'll burn aromatherapy candles and incense in my car.
Ok, so I'm a little more aggressive in the morning since I'm tanked on 6+ cups of coffee and I usually have to be some place by some time, but in the evenings, I just drive and it's the one time of the day when I don't have to deal with all the other crap that fills my day.
__________________ 07 MCS CR/W. Leather Punch Carbon, Anthracite Headliner, Convenience Package, Premium Package, Sport Package, LSD, Sport Suspension, Chrome Everything, HIFI, Nav, Piano Black, PDC, Stubby antenna, Factory Alarm, Sirius Radio, Rear Fog Lights.
My commute is almost exactly the same (75ish miles, 3-5 hours daily) through the Seattle area- not quite two weeks of driving the Mini so far and I love it! Even on the longer drive days, once I get closer to home I'll hit the back roads for a few extra corners
My reasoning was the same as far as options go too, as many nifty comforts as possible I did skip on the Sat radio though, since I'm okay with many of the public radio stations in the area, especially with the added quality of the HD radio.
I went with the leather seats too, for the lumbar support in addition to the other normal reasons.
We got one of the Unofficial Motoring Manuals in the mail shortly after I placed my order, and everybody that's carpooled with me had a good laugh at how it pokes fun at 'wallet fatigue' since I was always taking my wallet out because of it- hasn't been a problem with the Mini though. It's very comfortable even on the long drive days.
My commute is typically 2 hours roundtrip, but I'm also in outside sales. So I can sometimes spend 8-10 hours a day (like yesterday) working in and out of my car when I'm not in the office. Even with how much time I spend in the car during the week, I still enjoy driving it on the weekends just for fun. Great car...
I am a sales rep. and I use my MCS for work. I am in it approximately 3 hours a day during the work week and maybe 1 hour a day on the weekends. Whenever I dread going to work, I remember that I get to drive my Cooper and my attitude brightens up quickly!!!
2 to 3 hours a day, longer on the weekends and the suumer months when commuting to the summer house
__________________ Burn-em upus asphaltus,04 MCS Indi Blue, Auto Climate Control,Cruise,Heated Seats, Nav,JCW Carbon Fiber shift knob, Blue LED Speedo and Tach, Front and Rear Fog lights, Sports Package with DSC, M7 Air Diverter, 15% Helix Pulley, Helix CAI, Aero Grill, 17 inch Rota RBs in Hyperblack
I spend about 3 hours a day round trip M-F. Then theres misc. errands after school, and the weekends. This car is the first one Ive owned in 33 years of driving that I dont mind spending so much time in traffic. I bought the car with the Premium and Sport Packages, the Premium mostly for the sunroof (I can set AC controls without needing 'climate control,' tyvm, but its nice to have). It took me a while to break in the 'sport' seat. The standard seat in the showroom was more comfortable, but I wanted the 5-spoke wheels (not shown in my avatar).
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www.usminiclub.com Obie: my '05 MINI Cooper - Jet Black, Premium and Sport packages, chrome side vents with white/clear repeaters, M7 STPs, K&N 57i intake, Megan Racing MINI Cooper cat-back exhaust, TSW engine damper, Alta 19mm anti-sway bar, Ian Cull anti-nanny circuit.
I spend 1.5-2hrs a day in my MINI commuting M-F. I do like to however add errands in like the library, gym, shopping, etc at night and on the weekends. I just love being in this car. Just to drive it makes me want to come to work and sit on NAM and talk about my MINI.
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2009 DS/B MCSa Cold Weather(lol in FL), rear fog retrofit, 17" OZ Ultraleggera : Graphite Silver, LightInSight, 15% tint + sunroof, Black LED side markers, Black beltline, PULSAR, & shorty antenna. PlastiDiped: Grill surround, headlight rings, inside of headlights, taillight trim rings, gas cap, "S" side scuttles, & hood scoop. 2002 CR/W MC White roof, mirrors, and wheels, bonnet stripes, USA flag on roof, came with intake and Borla cat-back exhaust.
about an hour a day. a little more if i decide to drive to school. most of the time i ride my bike. i usually go blast through the twisties after work tho
About 2.5 hours for my "normal" commute during the week except on days when the open road starts calling our name on the return trip then it's about 3.25 hours!
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Going WHHEEE WHHEEWHHEEWHHEEE all the way home since 03/2010!
2009 MCS Convertible, 6-speed, cold weather package, and a WHOLE lotta fun!
__________________ SCOOTER2009 MC, Chili Red/White, Automatic, Cold Weather, MFSW, Sport Seats, Center Armrest, 25.5mm Rear Sway Bar, Falken Azenis RT-615, Valentine V1, Now Alive and Well in Salt Lake
I will tell you how much time I spend in my MINI, not enough! It takes me between 15 to 30 minutes to get to and from work. The weekends here lately I have been going out every weekend so I could spend as much as 8 hours in it each day. I wouldn't trade ot fpr the world.
Commute: 20 min each way (40 minutes total)
House to gym: 10 min each way (20 minutes total)
Weekends:
As much as possible if I'm not washing/cleaning her.
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2010 MCSa Laurel Sport Edition, PW Peerage #1.9, Pepper White/Laurel Sport Colors, Premium, Cold Weather, Harman Kardon, 6spd STEPTronic, 17's, Black Leatherette, some other little things...
Im in NV/DC Metro area so i understand. I live in springfield and work in Merrifield and if i take 495 it takes me an hr to get to work. Back road trip gets me there in 20 min
__________________ 2010 MCS Laurel edition 1 of 100- Sport package, Cold weather package, Harmon Kardon SS, RMW Tune, ALTA FMIC, Invidia Piping to fact. JCW exhaust, NM Eng. CAI, NM Discharge pipe, NM Charge pipe, BSH OCC, KW Coilovers,H&R 15mm spacers all around, NM Strut brace, Open hood scoop, Stri Boost gauge, Craven Speed shiftwell(black), Whalen Shift machine (engraved with the Laurel* insignia) , JCW Suede steering wheel, Hella 500FF's, 2011 Sparco Evo 2 seats.
2003 CR MCS One Ball Exhaust / Alta CAI / Alta 15% Pulley / M7 STB / 05-06 Xenons / ATE Slotted Rotors and Hawk HPS Pads / Weds Sport TC-005 with General Exclaim UHP 215-45-17/ Full JCW CF Dash / K40 Front and Back Radar Detector with Lasar Diffuser / JCW CF Shift Knob and E-brake Handle with both JCW Alcantara Boots / JCW CF Boot Handle / and of course ...White Viper Stripes
07 MCS CR/W. Leather Punch Carbon, Anthracite Headliner, Convenience Package, Premium Package, Sport Package, LSD, Sport Suspension, Chrome Everything, HIFI, Nav, Piano Black, PDC, Stubby antenna, Factory Alarm, Sirius Radio, Rear Fog Lights.
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[up next: alta 19mm rear sway bar, fmic, ECU]
Burn-em upus asphaltus ,04 MCS Indi Blue, Auto Climate Control,Cruise,Heated Seats, Nav,JCW Carbon Fiber shift knob, Blue LED Speedo and Tach, Front and Rear Fog lights, Sports Package with DSC, M7 Air Diverter, 15% Helix Pulley, Helix CAI, Aero Grill, 17 inch Rota RBs in Hyperblack
SCOOTER 2009 MC, Chili Red/White, Automatic, Cold Weather, MFSW, Sport Seats, Center Armrest, 25.5mm Rear Sway Bar, Falken Azenis RT-615, Valentine V1, Now Alive and Well in Salt Lake
2010 MCS Laurel edition 1 of 100- Sport package, Cold weather package, Harmon Kardon SS, RMW Tune, ALTA FMIC, Invidia Piping to fact. JCW exhaust, NM Eng. CAI, NM Discharge pipe, NM Charge pipe, BSH OCC, KW Coilovers,H&R 15mm spacers all around, NM Strut brace, Open hood scoop, Stri Boost gauge, Craven Speed shiftwell(black), Whalen Shift machine (engraved with the Laurel* insignia) , JCW Suede steering wheel, Hella 500FF's, 2011 Sparco Evo 2 seats.
