After spending hours trying to decide upon the spec of the MINI that I wantedand agonising over things just decided to check inventory on the dealers hereabouts. Found one in a town where I had to go for business-drove down , saw the one I thought I wanted and then noticed the one in the showroon with a nice discount. It was sparkling silver with no stripes or contrasting roof, xenons, hi-fi and premium pack. It looked really bland under the florescent lights but WTF I took it. BEST move I ever made. LOVE IT! The S is quick- clean running and never has gotten below 32 mpg. Having sold the last of my Ducatis this makes a great fun vehicle. Had a dealer hook up the I pod and yanked out the rear seats-replacing with a black plywood filler and a bungy cargo net. All is cool. Don

 

Sounds good. But remember you must post pictures if you start talking about your MINI!

 

Wooottt - Congrats to you. A nice early Christmas present....Enjoy

Donna