Hi everyone
Just ordered a Mini Cooper in Midnight black from Harry Fairbairns in Glasgow. Got the Chili pack, white indicator lenses, anthracite roof lining, interior trim piano black, and 17" flame spoke alloys. Estimated delivery at the beginning of September. I tried Douglas Park and Harry Fairbairns, but Fairbairns did the better deal.
I've traded this in for the Mini:
I've been a Lotus owner for 3 years now. Had an Elise for a year and this Exige for 2 years now. My girlfriend has an Elise too, this one:
We've decided it's getting a bit ridiculous being a 2 Lotus family in the current economic climate!!
I've been thinking about saving myself some money for a while and getting a more "normal" car again. It's been 3 great years of Lotus ownership and I've had loads of fun. I know I'll get one again, but decided to save a bit of money for a couple of years. Plus, I can still drive my girlfriend's Elise
We thought about getting a really really cheap little car, but decided to go half way there . . . We thought a Mini would be a great compromise as it saves us a fortune compared to the Exige, but it's still a great looking funky wee car and is still loads of fun to drive It's frightening what we're going to save compared to the Exige when you look at fuel usage, insurance, tax, servicing, tyres, brake pads, etc, etc.
Although I'm sad to see the Exige go, I'm really excited about picking the Mini Cooper up in a few weeks time. It's such a fun wee car and I'm looking forward to having BMW build quality instead of my Lotus falling apart every other week hehe
We go on a lot of runs with the Lotus community and I'm looking forward to becoming a part of the Mini community too and coming along on some of your runs.
Cheers,
D