[HonoluluDoug]

My theory is that the MINII wiindshield is more prone to cracking and chipping because it's is more vertical than most other cars. In the other cars I've driven in or passenged in, little bits in the air stream come toward the windshield, then hit the boundary layer (or whatever it's called) and then swoop up and over the car without contacting the windshield. On my MINI, these same little bits smack right into the glass.

Haven't chipped or cracked it yet, though.