I'm a 20 year old white male. In school and work full time for a large computer company. Came from my 1st car which was a 2000 Honda Accord EX 2DR V6. Don't miss it a bit.

 

41 Yr old White male.

Did not get rid of anything to buy the Mini, just parked my truck. Also, have 1986 Mustang convert and 1989 Mustang Hatchback. Both 5.0s.

 

43 yr old gay white male (taken)

I've had just about every vw made
Saab 9-3
Xterra (still own)
Subaru's

 

63 yrs. MWM. Replaced a Jetta TDI (Diesel). Wife's car is an '08 Honda Civic.

 

31 year old white male, single, 2008 Cooper S Laser Blue, White Roof and Mirror Caps, White Bonnet Stripes.

Previous cars: Maroon 4 door 98 Neon (standard), Blue 4 door 95 Neon (automatic), D50 Dodge pickup (standard)

 

55 year old married white male, two grown kids. 2008 lightening blue/black mcs LSD, sports suspension, cold weather package.
Former cars '02 WRX, '96 Mustang GT, '87 Mustang LS, '79 Mustang 4cyl, '73Capri, '70 XKE, '69 Mustang V8 3 speed manual, '67 Spitfire, '53 Chevy, etc... (no minivans or stationwagons)

 

21 yr old, white male. senior yr college student at loyola marymount

Previous Cars:
2005 MINI Cooper S
2002 Audi A4 3.0

 

23 - Male - White - Single

'05 MCS

Previous

'03 Wrangler TJ lifted on 33's
'00 Honda S2000
'01 Audi TT full coilover suspension, colormatched 3 piece forged wheels
'99 Volkswagen Passat
'00 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab
'91 Toyota Pickup lifted on 38's
'94 Volkswagen Jetta - very modified
'91 Nissan Stanza

 

32 Year old single white male (financially married though, own a house with my girlfriend and neither one of us is going anywhere). As you can tell from the list below, I do not keep cars very long, but that is definitely changing with this car.

Previous:
2005 Scion tC
2004 Toyota Matrix XRS
1995 Honda Civic
1996 Saturn SC2
1994 Honda Prelude
1989 Honda Prelude
1987 Saab 900S
1985 Honda Accord
1972 Plymouth Valiant

 

26 yr old married female (new owner as of 5:30 last night!)

Previous:
2005 Mazda6 Black (still own)
1997 Mazda MX6 Green
1994 Nissan Stanza - AKA Goldbox
1983 Cougar silver (RIP)

 

Age 49, MWM, one 8 year old daughter. Company got serious about our "go green" initiative and advised that they would cut my car allowance 75% if I kept driving my 97' Tahoe (which I love) for work, but would increase my current allowance it by 25% if I selected a car that got a highway EPA of 32 or greater. While a bit small, the Mini seemed to be the biggest bang for the buck fitting that criteria.

In effect, they pay for this car, but dependability is a big issue for me, and I will be watching it very closely and reporting back to NAM and my dealer any issues that arise.

BTW: My Tahoe has had nothing more than normal maintenance, and has been great.

 

Eburr, Keep in mind that a Tahoe and a MINI are two completely different vehicles so they can not be compared to each other on any level.

If you got the MINI because you really liked the looks and style then I'm sure you'll be very happy with it.
But if you got it only to satisfy your boss and are still in love with the Tahoe then I'm sure you'll find many reasons not to like the MINI
As I would if my boss forced me into something like a Tahoe.

 

34yo MWM

'90 Mazda RX7
'01 Subaru WRX
'05 Subaru WRX STi
'08 R56

My wife - 34yo MWF

'90 Buick LeSabre (handme down - I still taunt her about that thing)
'01 Nissan Xterra
'05 MC

 

50 yr-old. MWM (in full mid-life crises). Therefore, on order and in production:

2008 MC with sport and cold weather packages. S Silver with black top. Fog lights all around and rear spoiler. This baby the result of a wild afternoon ginned up on Viagra (kidding of course). Will replace 01 Tacoma Prerunner (provided I can unload it).

Wife: 2000 Mercedes.

 

 

51 yo married, retired male waiting on his first Mini (next week) in rural tennessee.

 

I'm a 51 SWM and I have owned my MINI (Emma) for over three years now. I also sold MINI's for as long and they do appeal to a wide range of folks.

 

18 - Female - White

Going to school for Graphic Design.

MY/B Justacooper (havent ordered yet but am going to in the next couple weeks!)

 

21 - Male

I'm a Industrial Design student.
I work as a Welder and a Bartender

 

37, male, married. IT dude, veteran, distance runner, photographer. Bought my first MCS in Feb '04, replaced a '90 CRX Si. Second MCS (for the missus) replaced her '95 Civic EX Coupe in Mar '04. Current MCS replaced her '04, I sold mine for an M3.

 

53 yr old (German decent) Male. Married 22 years, two grown daughters. This is my Mid-Life Crisis car. My oldest help convince me to buy this as compared to a 2009 Hyundai Sonata (the practical sedan) I was looking at.

 

46 yr old male, 20-year old daughter, 17-year old son, married 23 years, software developer, ditched my Acura MDX (passed it to daughter)

 

20 yr old
male

I'm a IT student in SoCal

MINI cooper S Dark Silver R56 2007
Range Rover 2001 White (still own)
BMW 745i 2004 Blue Sky Water (still own)

 

Thank goodness for your oldest Hyundai is for young broke college students that don't know any better.

Here is a list of others cars that friends & family don't let friends & family drive:

• Yugo
• KIA
• Matador
• AMC Pacer
• Ford Pinto, Maverick, Fiesta
• Scion Xb
• Geo Metro
• Dodge Colt
• Honda Element
• Delta 88

The list goes on and on but I think you get the point.

 

21 year old white male in a long term relationship and probably going to get married soon. I'm an archaeology and anthropology student at Oakland University. I work in an antique store as the web manager.

My previous cars include:
2003 Blazer Xtreme
1995 Plymouth Neon
1982 Oldsmobile Delta 88