Hello all! Been lurking here for the past 2 weeks while I considered getting a MINI Clubman. Read lots of posts, hopped onto MiniUSA.com to configure and re-configure multiple times until I had what I wanted figured out. Arranged financing with my bank Monday and scheduled a test-drive for tonight. Just got back from my first time inside a MINI and wow!

As soon as I got out of the Clubman, I told the MA "Where do I sign?!" My girlfriend and 7-year old loved the ride, too (the big girl can't wait to play with Pandora while I'm driving, and the little one has already dubbed the club door "MY door") I plunked down my deposit and they'll be putting my order into the system tomorrow for my 2013 Clubman! (British Racing Green with Silver Roof & Stripes)

Getting back into my Ford Escape at the dealership, I told my girlfriend that I've got 8 more weeks with "The Beast", and they're going to be the longest 8 weeks I can imagine! Glad to be in the cult of MINI with all of you, now I know where the smiles come from! Can't wait to start obsessing over production and delivery...