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It’s a MINI Cooper. May 21, 2005
Kim and I test drove a 2005 MINI Cooper today. We're looking at ordering a red/red Cooper with the sport suspension and sport seats. Kim is getting tired of good sized gas bills in her 6-cyl automatic LL Bean wagon and wants something fun to drive. For 18,300, you get a brand new car that gets 36 mpg...kind of hard to beat. She thought of getting another Beetle (this time a TDI) but we think the Cooper would be the best as it's also a good autocross car for the both of us.
That said, it means that I'll need to get something that's capable of towing a 1500 lb. boat and would make a good project car when the SE-R wraps up. We've got a few "holes" that we've never filled before, like the Subaru WRX or a 1.8T powered Audi or VW. It will need to have four-doors and a wagon would be nice. Since I'll have a autocross car for the weekends...it doesn't even need to be built for any specific class, just something fun that would be good editorial and a reliable daily driver.
MINI on order May 28, 2005
Kim and I ordered our MINI today. The good news is that it was relatively painless and the car will be here in early July. The bad news is that they don't bargain much on these...we got free floor mats, which is actually better than most people do on MINIs.
We wound up getting Chili Red/Red Roof/Red Mirrors, sport + suspension, sport seats, multi-function wheel, silver interior trim (standard) and grey leatherette. $18,550 +TTL........H Stock, here we come!
Now we're looking for some 16x6.5 wheels...there are several options out there, so I'll start combing the net.
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Ft. Myers Bound Jun 2, 2005
According to the MINIUSA.com website, our new baby is "On order" As if to tease expectant MINI owners, you can track your car through the whole process. But, you know what they say. "A watched pot never boils."
Like Expectant Parents… Jun 7, 2005
Kim's MINI has started production! We've been tracking its progress online at MINIUSA.Com and today the car switched from "on order" to "scheduled for production"
Our MINI is built! Jun 13, 2005
According to the MINIUSA site, Kim's MINI is now built and awaiting transport.