I’d wanted a MINI when they first came out – what Brit wouldn’t want to be part of a recreation of history? But tales of huge markups, poor sales attitudes and long wait times put me off.<\/p>\n
But I keep reading about them, seeing them in San Diego and now I know someone who is picking theirs up real soon. Enough of this dithering, that downpayment on a Cessna 182 I was saving for can go on a spanking pretty Cooper S.<\/p>\n
So, did some research, sent some emails to dealers and now I wait.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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