You know, I can't speak for other regions of the U.S., but here in Southern California and in particular the L.A. area, "Griswold predicts" that there won't be enough Minis to meet demand. Granted, the whole damn place is car crazy, but I clearly remember the old Cooper S minis and the devoted following they had way back then. They were everywhere. A couple other examples:
1. When "Datsun" first introduced the original Z car in the early '70's ?, fist fights broke out in dealerships over the damn things: there were very few available and tempers were short.
2. Honda's two seater civic sold for approx. $2,000 over sticker until the supply caught up with demand, and that took months. It was a particularly small car too.
It's true that some things have changed: nowadays we're all at risk everytime some momma in a suburban is late to watch Ophrah or is having Jenny Craig withdrawals and busts the ass out of whatever's in her way. But as for me, I'll have to take my chances. We'll just all need air bags as big as the car.
Boone
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