When you're out shopping and you have the Mini do you find yourself monitoring your purchase as to not overflow?

Tonight we were shopping and it just so happens that we were:

A) In need of a new trash can.

B) In the Mini and had forgotten that fact.

We got our son, my wife and the 32 gallon trash can into the Mini.

-Jim

 

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Jim, does this mean that you had to walk home?

 

For me and the hubby, our MINI seems to have endless amounts of space. But I suppose our view on this is influenced by the fact that our other car is a Z3 and the one before that was a Miata.

 

I bought a bunch of stuff from Ikea and it all fit.

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>>>>We got our son, my wife and the 32 gallon trash can into the Mini.
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>>Jim, does this mean that you had to walk home?

 

>>I bought a bunch of stuff from Ikea and it all fit.
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That's what I call the true measure of what can fit in a MINI.

 

Of course, those of us who know Ikea know that most of their stuff is just a bit over HO scale

 

It is definitely a consideration when shopping...price club places like Sam's Club are fun with 50 rolls of TP in a bundle....gonna need two of those.

 

In Mexico, where the old beetles are still very popular (and sold as new cars). People say: "Everything fits in a vochito (a beetle) if you know how to accomodate things up".

Heck, if everything fits in a beetle, which by the way has a smaller trunk and interior space than the Mini.... This means we just need to use our imagination.

 

My grocery shopping trips are usually limited to what I can carry up the stairs to my apartment (6-7 bags max)...that's WAY less than my MINI will hold. I very frequently carry myself and my two high schoolers, along my brief case and their three or four bookbags in the boot. We're quite comfortable and have gobs of space to spare. Actually, now that I think of it, the MINI boot offers the same space conveniently usable in most trunks...the front part. I seldom if ever have had occasion to use the deep/dark recesses of the full trunk in other cars.

 

i have a van........for rent

 

We have a VW Passat wagon to do the real hauling, but the MINI can hold my wife and both of our Greyhounds with no problem. This is one of the main things that influenced my decision to buy. I love Miatas, have been on several test drives, and have almost bought twice, but I just can't bare to sacrifice all ability to haul anything, in exchange for fun.