It could be the title of the thread, or your way of phrasing it that has brought out the naysayers. I believe that most of the replies were only trying to help you solve your child seat problems.
And unlike your previous statement, I don't think that any of us "jumped into a MINI purchase", it took 377 days of agonizing research for myself and alot of others, until we were able to own the cars. I'm afraid that you're late to the party my friend, and NOW have a great deal of experience on this website to draw from.
Like I stated before...it's your loss, not ours.
