make no mistake, i love classic mini's to death, i have a clubman i restored myself cant bare to part with it so its sat in the garage for the good part of 3 years. but one thing i can say from driving it every day for about 2 years before that.. they aint the best daily drive in the world
fun for the odd weekend drive, but every day.. dont do it to yourself
for the same sorta money u can buy a car more suited to every day driving WITH AIRCON (heidi's outside temp gauge read 45 today)
obviously not anywhere near as fun to drive and no where near as much character.. but driving them everyday can be a trial
, i wont even begin with every hassle my old mini gave me.. it'd turn into a multiple page afair