I posted a link a few weeks ago from MSNBC that was not positive, This is from Newsday which is a Long Island Daily paper. A positive review and also amusing about the royals.
http://www.newsday.com/classifieds/c...lies-1.2981727

 

Thanks - nice review and consistent with my observations.

 

That review was actually taken from cars.com, which has images to go with the article:

http://www.cars.com/mini/cooper-s-co...s/?revid=57243

You can see the carseat and the groceries in the car...

 

I enjoyed the review...agree with "thumbs up" on roominess. I had a booster seat and a rear-facing infant seat on the back seat and a 10 yr old in the front passenger seat this week-end...and no complaints! Of course, the "grands" thought the CM was the "bomb"! (So do I!!)

 

We car camped as a family in our Countryman this weekend - with 2 small dogs! We got the roof rack and a soft-sided luggage carrier and fit all of our camping gear up top, with our clothes in gym bags in the boot! A great family car that the whole family LOVES!