I have an '04 MCs and my wife drives an '09 Justa.

 

Two justas in our house.

 

Wife has Countryman All4 2011. I just traded my R52 Mini convertible S today for PW 2013 Roadster cooper.

 

We have 2 MINIs, 2 Mustang convertibles

 

We have 2 MINIs, 2 Mustang convertibles and a Tundra. So we are an odd household. However we did get rid of an Explorer to get the Countryman S. it hasn't been a problem and when the kids are with us we have plenty of room. We may have to rent a bigger SUV for our summer trip. Teenage girls tend to pack a lot. I drive a MCS hardtop as my daily driver and the hubby drives the Countryman as his daly driver.

 

Taking both minis might get better mileage combined than a single rented SUV

 

Considering it will be 4 people and 2 dogs on a 7 hour trip it would be easier too. We don't get the kids much (they live out of state ) and my step daughter always wants to ride with me. So he probably just would rather everyone ride together cause we don't get to do it often.

 

I went from 16 years of having a mini can to having a Justa for my kid and a Countryman for myself. My long legged son (36 inch inseam) needed space and though I liked the clubman it didn't have the legroom. So far I haven't missed my van at all. No one is calling me to volunteer to haul stuff and I don't miss that either

 

Not a mini can... A mini van

 

My wife has an '08 Clubman S and I have an '04 S Hardtop. Oh, and I also have a '75 Clubman Estate and a Moke. We use a trailer behind either one of the big MINIS when we want to haul something. If we REALLY want to haul something, I can use my daily driver - my employer's 1 ton stakebed.
We're pretty much covered...

 

His & Hers

 

 

I have a 2012 MCS JCW Hardtop and my wife has a 2006 MCS JCW Hardtop. You'd be surprised what you can cram into a MINI with the seats down! We've really had no issues. And with a tarp lining the rear, you can move 'dirty' loads (topsoil, dump trips (side story - you should have seen the looks we were getting dumping two MINI loads of demo from house upgrades at the county landfill! ) etc.). And if you need a little more room, you can remove the back seats in a matter of minutes.

For the money you save by not owning a big 10 MPG truck, you can rent one occasionally for the really big loads. I've done that *maybe* a half-dozen times in 7+ years.


-Paul!

 

There's a local 2010 JCW clubman that really has my interest. May be a great compliment to the countryman. Going to check it out tomorrow.

 

His: "Der Krautenküper" (back)

Hers: "Frau Blau" (front)

 

We have 2 (see signature) and #3 is about 18 months off (for the kid who is 14).

No issues, no regrets. Love them both.