My wife purchased us our 1st Mini in July and we just wanted to say HI to all the other North American Mini owners out there.

Just a little history on how we came to acquire such a fine vehicle: My wife purchased our Mini while I was out of town on business; now, we both have loved Mini's ever since they were re-introduced to the US in 2002 but we never expected to get one until our 4 children were out of school; however, in my wife's usual mode, she purchased our mini on a whim without ever driving it.

Boy, am I glad she did! The Mini is everything I hoped it would be and more. It is Chili Red with a white hardtop and looks very traditional Mini.

Our personalized license plate comes from one of our favorite characters on Fox's Family Guy TV show, Quagmire. That's all for now and I'm finally glad I can say that I am a Mini owner. :

 

Congratulations! Sounds like your wife did a fine job of getting your Christmas, birthday & anniversary present.