Delivery Spreadsheet - Let's Track These Inbound SEs

I am a small-car person. My first car I purchased was a brand new 1984 Honda CRX with a 5-speed manual. The Honda was fun and nimble, but was cheaply built and not very safe in the case of an accident. I owned a 2008 Saturn Astra (re-badge of an Opel) with a 5-speed. It was fun, solidly built, very nice interior, but gutless. My most recent modern-day car is a 2017 Acura TLX with a 10-speed automatic. The Acura is very solid, quiet and fast, but has a terrible sloppy transmission that can't decide what gear to stay in. My son just purchased a Nissan Versa Note hatchback, and it is fun and nimble, but feels super cheap and the CVT transmission is boring and unpredictable.

The MINI SE is fun and nimble, very high quality, very solid and planted, and full of fun technology. It is fast (at least fast enough for me), and has the advantages of the manual transmission (regen works like a downshift), and none of the sloppy effects of an automatic transmission. I refuel the MINI using an off-grid solar energy system, so it costs me nothing. I know it is still new, but I think this is the perfect car for me.

 

I miss the feeling of RWD, but driving the SE is so darn fun!

 

Yeah, I used to compare my remapped smart with coil-overs to a squirt boat (kayak), and I only really get reminded of RWD when I grab the Subaru on snowy roads and the AWD biases to the rear. Fun stuff.

 

I bicycled to my dealer last Thursday to pick up my car. Island Blue really looks fantastic, and for the past 59 miles, has driven well.

It is a good thing that I ordered it with roof rails because I could barely fit my 60cm Joe Appaloosa bike in the rear area, even with both wheels off. The front passenger seat had to be rolled all the way forward and then raised up (which seems to move the upright seat further forward).

I have another option to add to it, after which I'll post a picture.

I have a feeling I'll be doing less cycling to work, which isn't exactly good for the environment (even if my electrons do come from wind and solar).

 

How far is it to work?

 

seven miles

 

Rainy days will justify taking your SE. Might-be, sort-of, maybe rainy, cloudy days, too.

 

Don’t forget those sunny days, too. SPF and all that. Another benefit of the SE.