Rog you and I disagree on so much, the mini is one of the most overated owners cars there can be IMHO.
I do agree the handling is ace, but they are REDICULOUSLY expensive for what they are, REDICULOUSLY unreliable and rust faster than you can say rust. My ex had one totally rebuilt and resprayed, with new panels built for her 21st and within 12 months both doors were well on the way with other patches coming out. I had to fix it numerous times (thank god they are simple) so if you're remotely interested in reliablity, don't bother. I could go on at this point but will leave it.
To be fair I didn't feel like this when I was 17 though, maybe I'm just getting old! However the Nova's I had at 17 were a much better car for racing all over the country.
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