the available selection at the dealer was slim and i ended up taking a 2002.

i love it. instant gratification is a bit underrated on this board (almost everybody seems to be waiting for delivery). not me.

i highly recommend downtown mini in orlando, fl. i worked with christine mullen and she was my kind of sales person. not only was she "no pressure" but she was able to negotiate a multi-state lease agreement (this is a company car) where all of the parties were not present--all in the span of about 3 hours. i'll add this to the dealer rating of course. here is how to get in touch with her:

cmullen@iwantamini.com

no, i am not her brother or her boyfriend.

http://www.miniusa.com/link/buildyou...HKNFKT3EQPMXND

if you see me in ocala, beep and i'll wave through my sunroof. the weather here is turning cool and so i can turn off that automatic air conditioning and open the windows.

ahhhhhhhh! freedom at last.

 

>>no, i am not her brother or her boyfriend.
>>
Her manager???

 

no, i just met her yesterday. i swear. i think there was someone named mike (which is also my first name, michael actually) there--either her manager or another "motoring advisor" but neither of them are me as far as i know.

anyway, i just had the car detailed and it is the best looking car in ocala imo.

also, i locked the doors with the windows down and stuck my arm in to get my coffee cup and a shrieking alarm went off. i had never heard it before and it was a bit of a surprise. you should have seen the dogs run. they are scared of the car now.