Aargh, you people are killing me! You've got my MINI! (Well, ok Blue is actually my second choice color, but it is a close second). At this point I think I'd do the same as you and jump at the chance and pay a somewhat higher price to get the car sooner if I could get one that had most of what I want. Congrats. Thanks for the CVT review. I was wondering what the sports mode was like.