Tell me about your Mini Cooper...

[GLC1968]

The Countryman drove totally differently than the regular Cooper S. It was still fun and quite zippy, but definitely not the same car. The one I test drove was AWD, too, so I'm sure that had something to do with it.

Oh, and yeah, the cargo space was smaller than the Clubman - or at least, it *felt* that way...technically, I think it might still be bigger. It just didn't seem as useable in terms of how the space was configured. Really neat looking car though!

Our dealer said that sales of the Clubman have totally taken off since the introduction of the Countryman. The theory is that (like us), people are drawn in to try out the 'big' MINI Cooper Countryman, but end up realizing that the Clubman actually better suits their needs. Personally, I had no idea how large the Clubman was until I saw it up-close-and-personal at the dealer. So yeah, had we not been pulled in by the Countryman, we might not be picking up our new Clubman day after tomorrow.

ASammy1 - Saabs in FL are not in demand. Many of the things that make a Saab great (particularly the convertible) mean nothing in FL (like a rear glass window with a defroster). And the image is that only old people drive them. I lived in Tampa which was not as 'old' as some places in FL and yet I never saw a single person under the age of 50 in a Saab convertible (except me!). There is so little demand for them, that dealers cannot resell them and therefore trade-in sucks. Mine was in incredible condition (seriously, showroom condition - I bought it from my mom a year earlier and she hardly ever drove it!) and had hardly any miles on it and yet I got half of blue book for it! I asked in NC after we moved there what our local dealer would have given me for the same car and it was more than DOUBLE what I got in FL. Honestly, had I known we'd be moving out of state, I would have held onto it to trade it in!

[ASammy1]

Wow, I would never have thought that the Saab was an "old person's car!" Hmmm... I only see people around my age (33) or a little older driving them around here or in VA where I bought the car.