People Eater (may be) for Sale

I had to do a double take when I saw this post this morning! It's not April Fool's day yet so this must be for real! Say it ain't so Anne, say it ain't so

I think this is more my fault than anything. After she bought her car I liked it so much that I ended up trading in my Mazda3 for my own Cooper. Originally, Andy (our youngest child) fit fine back there, but now that he is growing Anne is growing tired of getting kicked in the back of the seat and he is getting tired of not being able to put his legs down (go figure). So now with two little cars instead of 1 little car and 1 not so little, little car she is considering the clubman. Lord knows I'm not selling mine, so the thought is that she can still have her MINI fun-mobile just one that's a bit longer and more practical for daily driving with a growing 6-year old in the back seat.   We will see...it's a tough decision for her.

I was truly astounded, especially after you told me that you created your graphic designs.  That's got to be really hard to give up!

Every car I have ever had to sell, I have cried my eyes out.  I was at a dealer for my Altima in '99, and this woman was trading in her van.  As she was taking everything out to transfer to the new car, she was crying.  A salesperson sitting behind me commented how stupid she was.  I turned to him, and said it may be stupid for him, but that van was her life for however many years she had it, that it was her friend who took her everywhere, and as a salesperson, he should be a bit more respectful of peoples' feelings when they sell their car.  He just stared at me for a second, and said I was right.  I tried to trade in my MINI for an '06 MCSC, I got in it, I started it, I stared at the 6-speed gear shift, the chrome pedals, and I just couldn't do it.  Even though it was everything I wanted!!!!!  I love my little Beanybaby MINI, and it will be with me until one of us dies!!!!  How's that!!!!?  So, Anne, I know how torn you are.  With my nieces (almost 8 and 5) I know the feeling of being kicked in the back!  Believe me, they need the leg room!!  Good luck!  I know you will be equally happy with whichever one you end up with, be it a Clubman, or a Crossover.  (Personally, I would hold out for the Crossover!!!!!!!)

Do they have the clubman in purple?

custom paint job!

People Eater ... going, going, gone!

beanybb wrote: I must say, we were there - it really happened!  And it is THE MOST GORGEOUS MINI CLUBMAN I have seen!  You are very lucky Anne, to have found this one!  I feel privileged to be one of the first club members to see this dripping in Hot Chocolate Clubman!  CONGRATULATIONS!    (I have been waiting all night for you to post something!)

Wow, Anne, that's pretty cool.  I almost bought a Clubman just because I wanted the Hot Chocolate color!  So did you trade Purple People Eater?

Congrats and your right Tomio is a great MA! He helped us get our 09 MCS while you test drove the Clubman last Sat.

Congrats on the new purchase!  Tomio too is my MA and I meet with him on Friday to pick up my Clubman.

Enjoy and know that you'll make plenty more memories in this MINI as well.

Congratulations Anne. Beautiful Car!!!! I have a feeling you are going to love your Clubman just as much as People Eater. Specially when you won't have little feet kicking the back of your seat any more.

Congratulations guys. Sounds like we need a northend get together for coffee and hot chocolate. Coll

scoop wrote: Congratulations Anne!! The Cupcakes have tentatively named your new MINI "Chocolate Chip"       Welcome To The Club, Man!

Ok. Time for the "other half" to chime in here. LOL! First, I have to admit I was a surprised as anyone with Anne's move. We were down at NW MINI for some service last weekend and I asked if we could drive a clubman just for kicks since we had never driven one. Well, Anne got in a Hot Chocolate model and fell in love. Before you know it she was on the configurator all week running different versions. Next thing you know she had a mtg scheduled with Tomio for Saturday to test drive again (you know the drill, Cooper vs. S and checking out interiors and trim, etc). Well, it turned out they had several Hot Chocolate just off the truck, but the one that struck her eye was the one sitting up on the stand right in front of the freeway and boy was it a beauty! Albiet with a "few" more goodies than we ever intended! But in the end after promising she wouldn't even consider going for the Crossman until at least after 1 full year of production she was signing the papers! LOL! Anyway, we drove it to Spokane for lunch today (no kidding) to show it off to the parents and to "get to know" it. All I can say is that I'm VERY impressed with the 2nd Gen MINI. It is much more refined and even more "BMW like" than ever. The low-end torque is 100% improved over the R53. As for the Clubman, it still handles just like a MINI should and is very composed with the extra lenght in the wheelbase. The seats were fabulous and it makes for an extremely comfortable roadtrip car. The 600 mile roundtrip drive gave us plenty of time to learn and play with the nav system and enjoy the satelite radio (both new to us). In short, it's a terrific car and a great addition to the stable and a nice compliment to my R53 which will have to be pried from my cold dead hands! LOL