Nothing to contribute except that I wish *my* rural mail carrier drove a MINI! Mine drives some clapped out 80s era red SUV... it's so blah i don't even know exactly which brand it is
(I actually don't really live in a far rural area, but the road I live on extends out into the middle of nowhere so I'm the last stop in civilization, and it's just easier to have my mail come through the rural system)
Ben