I've been lurking around MINI forums and coveting all the gorgeous MINIs out there for a very long time now. Just recently I was able to purchase a 2005 MC convertible, Hot Orange color. She is 'Justa' Cooper, but damn she is zippy. Makes me wonder if I would actually trust myself with an S or JCW I think it's good start...
Thanks Thanks everybody for the welcoming. Having fun already, that night I grabbed the wife and we went trekking through the hills of Palos Verdes. There is a very ruff patch of road called 'Portugese Bend', many dips, turns lots of up and downs, the MINI ate it up like it was nothing. Only slowed down to make sure nothing was ahead of me over the hills She is stock for now, the previous owner got the Chronos Pack, she has backup sensors, I upgraded the radio to a usb/bluetooth Kenwood. The installer was surprised at how good the stock speakers were, so horray don't have to replace those.