This from Forbes Magazine on the best cars for students, lists the MINI Cooper:

By Dan Lienert
Updated: 2:29 p.m. ET Aug. 30, 2004

As college-aged kids start making their way to campus, Forbes.com offers a guide to the most reliable, safe, stylish, practical car deals on the market.

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This is a list that assumes ideal conditions and that you and your family aren't hurting financially. Many college students can't dream of owning anything more exciting than a 10-year-old Ford Taurus, but upscale men and women of style can find a new car which will be more exciting.

Because parents rightfully worry about the safety of cars driven by their children, who are still new to driving, we made safety as big a consideration as any in forming this list. The main source for our information on this subject was the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the part of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets and enforces safety performance standards for motor vehicles.

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Godspeed.

 

That is a very nice bit of info thanks. And on a side note..........I almost didn't even look into getting a MINI because I assumed they were not very safe and I have a dangerous drive to work (it is a fun drive though). So, you know what they say about assuming..................

 

Forbes need a proof reader... Is not "MINI Couper" is "COOPER"