Mini Cooper

Arthur and me

I had a meeting yesterday and I didn't get home until late, hence no post.  I spent a lot of time in my car yesterday, so it got me thinking just how much I love driving my Mini Cooper.

I have loved the Mini Cooper since they first came out in the US in 2002.  Unfortunately, when I bought my first car in 2005, I didn't have the funds to buy my dream car.  I settled for a perfectly nice midsize Saturn LS, which I named Bubba.  Bubba met an untimely end in 2007 when we ended up in a ditch.  I have not enjoyed jelly beans to this day.  After a few weeks of internal debate, I decided to go test drive Mini Coopers.  I wasn't sure if it was practical of me to buy such a little car, but it was truly my dream car.

After test driving both the Mini Cooper and another Saturn, I knew the Mini Cooper was for me.  I bought Arthur, a pepper white Mini Cooper and was very happy.  Then my sister backed into Arthur in the driveway in the summer of 2008, and he was never the same.  In the spring of 2009, a Mini Dealership near me was having a sale, so I traded in Arthur for my current Mini, Captain Hastings.

Captain Hastings and me

Everyone who has ridden in the Mini has loved it, even Mr. Logical who drives a BMW M3.  It is a pretty spiffy little car, great for commuting and good in bad weather.  Mr. Logical is already planning my next Mini (manual transmission!).  Best thing I have ever bought.