OK. Quite a few of you guessed the make of my new car. I spent months thinking about it and owe my decision to Builder Bloke who decided that this was the only obvious choice for me and bollocks to the fact that I can’t fit any shopping and/or children into the car at the same time. It was a good time to buy a new car and I got a good deal on part-exchange of my old car AND the Mini is 50 years old this year AND it’s got an Eco rating of 7/10 AND a top speed of 123mph .
I have to say (apart from the expense, which as I said before is going on my MIGA* card) that it was an absolute pleasure buying a Mini. It felt a bit like I was adopting a child. The girl I dealt with called me every week to give me an update on it’s progress. She got ridiculously excited about the whole process and eventually her enthusiasm became infectious. LOOK at what was there to meet me when I went to pick it up:-
Builder Bloke came with me to pick it up. I just kept saying “OMG look at the bow!!” “They’ve wrapped up my new car!! It’s got a BOW!! I can’t believe it” and he kept saying “look at the car, stop looking at the bloody bow”.
It’s just like driving a go-kart, only a little bit faster … 0-62mph in 9.8 seconds. It decides when I need my lights on and what speed the windscreen wipers should go. I LOVE it. LOOK AT THOSE WHEELS! It also apparently tells me how long I have had the roof down (a lot so far owing to heatwave) but I can’t find the dooberywhotsit that tells me that. I can even put the roof back on whilst driving to avoid having to block roads when it starts to rain or when I inadvertently get stuck under a bridge with lots of nesting pigeons above me (like yesterday).
SO, although my children’s legs will fall off due to lack of circulation if we have to go on a long journey and we will be unable to take any luggage and we will overheat because we will all be wearing 5 layers of clothing in order to save space, I have even managed to claw back some street cred from them. They are (so far) seriously impressed.
MIGA Card = “Make It Go Away” card
English Mum
June 29, 2009Ooh, it's purdy, Spongebob. I want one. Can you imagine me trying to fit Bert in the back? LOL
Fat, frumpy and fifty...
June 29, 2009Well lucky you…I'd love one but think l'd loo a bit like mutton in it…Larry wants to buy a honda crv for me and sell my lovely red berlingo..
well he who holds the purse strings and all that…
Janelle
June 29, 2009LOVE IT! sure beats my toyota land cruiser….! aw shucks its COOL! xxx j
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June 29, 2009very cool L…like it lots. But why the need to tell you how long you've had the roof down? what useful purpose could that possibly serve?
x
family affairs
June 29, 2009Yes – I know 'm' I'm not sure what advantage it is to be able to report that my roof has been down for the equivalent of a week…..completely useless information Lx
karen
June 30, 2009Gorgeous car! enjoy it xx
Working Mum
June 30, 2009I read that wrongly at first and thought you'd bought a fifty year old mini – I thought you'd joined the Mini Owners' Club and got into classic cars!
It's sooooooo lovely!
MBNAD woman
June 30, 2009That ain't a Cooper, girlie, it's a Cooper S. The most fun you can have on your own 😉
Woo hoo!
Mad
family affairs
June 30, 2009You're right MBNAD – i forgot the add the "S" -most important bit!!! Rectified now. Lx
Mud in the City
June 30, 2009Wow! I am thoroughly trumped at only buying a bike!
notSupermum
June 30, 2009Very nice! Hope you enjoy the good weather.
Dumdad
June 30, 2009Way cool. Knocks my Renault 307 into a cocked hat. (That would have to be some big hat, I guess. What an odd expression).
Expat mum
June 30, 2009Oh, whine, moan, gripe, complain – I would die for something like this but I seem to live in the Land of the Giants (see post) and no one else would fit in it.
Hang on a minute….
Mum's the word
June 30, 2009Fantastic, fabulous, gorgeous car!!
You WILL have hours, if not days, or weeks of endless fun in that little beauty.
Definitely beats walking.
xx
Littlemummy
June 30, 2009Very cool indeed, love the bow.