I like Mini Coopers. Want one myself. But not a regular Mini. I want the Cooper Works Clubman S. I need the extra space, and I want the extra power.
I don't know what people have against the Mini. They're actually great cars, and they get remarkable gas mileage, and they're very reasonably priced, and they can be customized to make the one you own completely unique from almost any other Mini on the road. That and with proper tuning, can go really fucking fast....
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