Thanks to everyone who gave me suggestions from the thread "Should I get a GenII Cooper" I saw the one locally in Jacksonville, and it was ok. Then I went to Delray Beach to see the one with the painted fenders, and I really liked it...but something else caught my there eye. And the winner is...



2009 Cooper S Clubman

So it's still a GenII car, just a few more doors. I've seen Clubmans before, and thought they were kind of awkward (plus they usually are automatic,) but this one had a really cool color and a 6-speed (Minis are made for manuals.)

They had a few Minis at this place (Dealer Auto Exchange), and all of them were good for the price, but in the end I went for a little extra room. Also I went slightly over my $14k budget for this one, but I'll have it paid off in less than a year.

It's still down in Delray Beach because I'm having them paint the fenders. I saw what they did to the GenI Cooper S that I went down there for (pic below), and it was awesome! (Plus it's relatively cheap and tasteful when it comes to mods)



I'll post new pics soon...thanks to all.

 

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