R59 MINI USA's Travelling R59 Roadster

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Feb 3, 2012 | 05:25 PM

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Island Don

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Originally Posted by sequin

Me again.... the husband & I made the long drive to the Houston auto show last Saturday so we could see a Roadster in person. We thought it would be nice to see one before mine went into production.

Wow, you ordered yours without even seeing one? I'm impressed. Felt like I was taking a leap of faith by merely ordering before driving one!

(ok, to be fair - had driven a Coupe this fall)

Don

Feb 3, 2012 | 05:56 PM

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sequin

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Originally Posted by Island Don

Wow, you ordered yours without even seeing one? I'm impressed. Felt like I was taking a leap of faith by merely ordering before driving one!

(ok, to be fair - had driven a Coupe this fall)

Don

Yep, ordered blindly, so to speak! I did at least get to test drive a Coupé back in January, right before ordering the Roadster. This is our 4th MINI from this dealership and they said I could order with no strings attached. Well, as long as I ordered with specs that would have some mass appeal, I suppose.

I know I will love it when driving it with the top down. I'm a bit more concerned about how much I will love it when driving top up. My daily commute takes me through some sketchy parts of town, so I might have the top up more than I'd like each day, darnit.