I bought a Mini for my daughter even though she is only 12. This way it will be paid off when she is 16 and I will not pay through the nose for fuel in my Ram truck until then. Thanks to the great info on the site, we have started to make some cosmetic mods. Thanks to all you out there who have helped. Here are some before and afters:

 

Awesome!

Coincidentally, when I was shopping for a new car over the summer, it struck me that my next car would most likely be my son's first car (he turns 11 next week). Of the 3 cars that I narrowed down, Pontiac G8 (I've owned 3 Pontiacs), Dodge Challenger, and Mini Cooper, I felt that he'd be best served by the Cooper. Who knows what gas will sell for in 5-6 years and although the Cooper is smaller, the other two cars have huge V8s in them which I think one could get in a bit more trouble with...

I did settle on getting a Clubman to get the extra space. I use the word "settle" loosely as I think it's just as great as the Cooper.

 

Congrats on the car and nice mods. Your daughter is one lucky girl.

 

Yay, Colorado MINIs!! Congrats to you and your daughter. Excellent choice.

 

Congrats !! My daughter (14 yrs old) already claimed my MCS