So after several interviews and even a denial, i have found new employment. Going from Public school IT guy to Private sector consultant. The down side? I will be travel 4 to 5 days a week so i won't be able to drive the mini nearly as much!

I start in 4 weeks. Gotta get lots of motoring done!

 

Well congrats on the new job. With things like they are right now, ya gotta take whatever you can get.

Look at it this way ... the amount of time you'll be spending away from home will make you appreciate your MINI that much more!

 

At least you don't have to sell the MINI.

 

fantastic! good luck. it'll make gettin back to the min that much better.

 

2 years ago I sold my Jeep (that I had owned for 13yrs) when gas hit $4+ a gallon. At only 16mpg the jeep was costing me about $400 in gas per month, -my daily commute was 60 miles per day.

I sold my jeep and bought a MINI. literally about a week before I picked up my MINI i was let go from my job (it was just before the economy went down the tubes). In the past year and a half I've been doing consulting work and making more than I was at any full-time job I've ever had. Funny thing, gas went back down, and I now work from home and rarely have to commute ...so my MINI only has 4k miles on it and is almost 2yrs old!

Anyway, congrats on the new job, ...I think when economies are bad and employers don't want to commit you need to roll with it and make the best out of contracting/consulting jobs. I've managed to acquire 4 clients that keep me very busy now. No reason why you can't keep looking for more consulting work to add to the new job you have.

 

Congratulations on the new job, in this day employed is the word we all want to hear. Your MINI will probably miss you, but you can make it up to it on your days off.

 

Since i won't be home during the week I am thinking of just leaving it at my parents house. Since i moved to hoboken last year and i don't have a garage. Leaving it the parents makes much more sense. Plus this way my mom doesn't have to get a new car like she thought for her 1.3 mile commute.

 

My commute: 0.9 miles :-( *that's* definitely less-MINI.

I do sometimes take a longer way around...

 

I commute on the internet. My 2007 MCS has less than 12,000 miles on it.

 

I DON'T communte on the internet. My 2008 R56 has 36.5K on it. all highway, all the time

 

yeah, my commute is about 35 feet. My 2008 only has 4100 miles. ...i average about 200 miles a month ...mostly weekend driving.

 

I have a 4 mile commute, but already have 6500 miles on my 09 MCSC. Delivered on 7/24/09

 

Whew, I don't see how you folks keep from going stir crazy. My commute is about 20 mi and I thoroughly enjoy every foot of it.

 

My commute was 22 miles ONE way. hoboken to 495, to 95 to 80 to the GSP to 17.

Almost every major highway in northern NJ.