How many MINI owners drive their MINI as their honest daily driver?

I drive my MCS for business/pleasure/auto-x at a rate of 18K a year Interstate and city combined. I love it and it makes work much more fun.

 

I trade off: MINI most of the time, but longing to ride the 'bike more ... probably about 70% Cooper and 30% Triumph.

 

>>How many MINI owners drive their MINI as their honest daily driver?

I drive my modded MCS as my daily driver since Feb 03 (8600 miles on a tiny island 40 miles across). If I look at the MINIs in our local club I would say that easily over 90% are used as daily drivers. Even modded MINIs make for great commuting cars. It's a waste to be sitting around in rush hour congestion though but that is what the stereo system is for.
I guess you could rev your engine and make alot of exhaust noise for fun.

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MINI all the time, back and fourth to work and school. I don't have another car so I have no choice. 17000 miles in 9 months.

 

I've driven "Pepper" every day since I picked her up in August '02, back and forth to work and daily errands as well as trips to Watkin Glen for Vintage weekends and various other "motoring".....truely a "daily driver". She still attracts attention and comments everyday...a very fun ride ! :smile:

 

Every day to work and any other place I want to go...12,000k in 8 months so far.

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Daily driver for a year. Wouldn't want to have any other car on the road.

 

Hey there minifinn! You know mine is a daily driver... 15 months, 33k miles and LOVIN' IT!

God speed.

 

Daily driver - 17 months - 27,600 miles

 

Daily driver. Four months and almost 10k miles.

 

Definitely my daily driver. 5K miles since i got her in August 03... though the car has 18K miles on her....

I've never had a fun car before, just functional little pickups, etc...for fun driving, I'd drive my motorcyle to work...

Since I got this car, my motorcycle has just been sitting in the garage...first time I ever really thought about selling the bike--the car is so fun to drive, I smile when I think about getting in it, even if I'm going to work! Used to get the same thrill out of the motorcycle, but my MCS is way more comfortable...only in rare stop and go traffic do I think about being on the motorcyle...idling in the MINI sucks...

but I don't have to do it often--I work kind of around the traffic stalls...with luck

 

Daily Driver. I drive the backroads on weekends about 120 miles just to get a hamburger. the burger is just an excuse to drive. BEST car I have ever had.

Earl

 

Daily driver all the way and I can't imagine wanting any other car...after 7 months I still make excuses to run extra errands

 

7 months, 3 weeks, 2 days & circa 3 hours.

14,050 miles & counting.

Motoring to & from work, road trips to nowhere, autocrossing, you name it.

Ollie & I have a good time.

 

I go everywhere in mine. It's fits exactly 140 lbs of 2 dogs and 2 boxes of t-shirts.
1 year 16, 890 miles.

The classic Mini goes out at least once a week. Carries 1 cocker spaniel and 2 t-shirts.

 

Daily Driver for me 24,000 mi.

 

Daily driver @ 11k. Wouldn't have it any other way.

 

My everyday car. Just went over1250 miles today. Took the long way home to baptize her. Lot of twisties, high revs, and got to floor it too. Had a blast. Life might never be the same after today!

 

daily driver except when my wife comes up with a good reason to drive it, or I'm in trouble and have to let her have it for a day

 

Daily driver 'cause I don't own another vehicle. My MCS will be a year old on 12/04 and I have 24k on the car now.

 

100%, baby !!

 

Daily driver to work and play. I also have a 2002 Mercedes SL 500 which is a garage queen and will only be used this winter on perfect days. Last winter the car was not used at all and only went short distances to "run" it. I traded my SUV for the MINI MCS and haven't looked back! BEST auto move I ever made Gotta love the MINI!

 

Daily for me, also Autoxing, if its not sleeping at night in the garage, its moving me from point A to point B, but going around the rest of the letters with a big

 

Daily Driver
17 months
27K
(~1600 miles/month)

Peace,
D

 

My MINI is a daily driver....all day long somedays!!! Coming up on two months and already have 8,400 miles