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capsfan13 · Sep 11th, 2003, 06:37 PM

You're right...what's the rush? The only problem is that I use the hell out of my car

and I simply don't want that to stop for anything. If I was to trade/sell the car to get a more family car, I'd rather do it sooner while I still have trade value in the MINI...but that choice is oh so hard.

Her pro-SUV argument goes thusly: sitting up higher simply equates to better safetly b/c you can see trouble up ahead much better than being at a smaller car's height. I agree with this point; however, this is nowhere near enough justification to dump the MINI, in my mind. She's the first to point out that most traffic accidents involve a cellphone and/or an SUV. She just feels that the height alone is worth the price of admission.

I still feel the right thing to do is hold onto the car. I'm just going to have to get used to wearing the "Bad Guy" pants... Thanks for the insights.

Sep 11th, 2003, 06:37 PM	#8
capsfan13 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Frederick, MD Local Time: 12:58 PM Posts: 13 Offline	You're right...what's the rush? The only problem is that I use the hell out of my car and I simply don't want that to stop for anything. If I was to trade/sell the car to get a more family car, I'd rather do it sooner while I still have trade value in the MINI...but that choice is oh so hard. Her pro-SUV argument goes thusly: sitting up higher simply equates to better safetly b/c you can see trouble up ahead much better than being at a smaller car's height. I agree with this point; however, this is nowhere near enough justification to dump the MINI, in my mind. She's the first to point out that most traffic accidents involve a cellphone and/or an SUV. She just feels that the height alone is worth the price of admission. I still feel the right thing to do is hold onto the car. I'm just going to have to get used to wearing the "Bad Guy" pants... Thanks for the insights.