Thanks for your thoughts, Spy, you raise good points...some of which I haven't asked myself yet. I always had another car when I owned Porsches, but it got to the point where I was driving the other car all the time, except for an occasional Sunday in a Porsche, because I was becoming paranoid about driving or parking them. I'm a bit that way with the SC 430, too. So I had been thinking about the MINI as the other car-the daily driver with a high fun quotient. If it's not great for freeways, I'll have to dial that in. But, my research is just beginning. I sometimes think it's as much fun discovering a car and its variations-and making an eventual choice, as it is to own it. Thats been true for me with various cars in the past (driving my wife crazy during the process) and it may be true too about the MINI. Besides who knows whats around the corner? There will be a convertible, in about a year I'm told. That could be a blast if the body is stiff enough although the advance pictures I saw made it look kinda ugly. And could it be possible that MINI might see the value in a CVT S? Anyway, I will pursue my research diligently and report whenever I have something to contribute. |