R55 Need some advice...
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Good Luck!!!
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Sorry, but I don't get your Wife. I'm a girl married to a guy, he's not the Car Nut...I am!! But we ARE compromising on how the MINI is equipped, color and all. I didn't want to spend the extra $$ on a Metallic Color, that wasn't what was important to me. I had a Budget I wanted to stick to, and ONLY went $3,000 over budget, I think that was pretty good!! Molly was ordered on Feb. 19th, my 45th Birthday, but she will be OUR Car. If you and your wife cannot compromise on color, then let her pick all the options, if that will make her happy. Maybe she'd like NAV!!??
Good Luck!!!
Good Luck!!!
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Fortunately I got to pick everything around it, so I guess it's a wash. Nah, it's not. I'd love to be able to row my own again. The paddles are nice, but they aren't the same.
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For me this car is going to be my dream Clubman. She has agreed to let me pick and choose (as long as it isn't Hot Chocolate - although she backed down last night). I've tried to teach her how to drive a manual but she doesn't want to learn. I may try it one more time. I know if she drives it she'd love it and maybe want one!
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I don't know if there is trouble in Paradise, but.... She seems truly reluctant not just to the color but of the car. Is she a "driver"? My story is that I order HC/S in 10/07. I waited and waited. My wife thought both the MINI and I were nuts. I took her to the open house for the Clubman------the next day she bought a MCS!! We are now a 2 MINI family. The latest statistics say that MINI owners are the most sociable. Now what is her real beef? You have to get the true understanding of her reasoning and then determine whether it is your car and your choice or whether there are other "factors" to be determined. There is something to be said for instant gratification, but on the other hand I waited over 6 months for my car.
I didn't say anything here , but you must understand what her real motivation is and whether she is preventing you from making your own decision on this isssue. PSYCHO-BABBLE
I didn't say anything here , but you must understand what her real motivation is and whether she is preventing you from making your own decision on this isssue. PSYCHO-BABBLE
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Joep, a man's toys are very important to him and if you aren't happy with that toy, you just aren't going to be happy. Put your foot down and get exactly what you want. Hot chocolate will just have to grow on her because after all, it is your vehicle. Let her continue to navigate the highways an byways of this great land in HER Honda. But as I have said before, if I had to do it all over again, I would pick Pepper white with silver. It looks so good! Good luck with the difficult decision buddy boy.
Doogs, I'm right there with you on BSG! I have to force my wife to watch.
Doogs, I'm right there with you on BSG! I have to force my wife to watch.
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I don't know if there is trouble in Paradise, but.... She seems truly reluctant not just to the color but of the car. Is she a "driver"? My story is that I order HC/S in 10/07. I waited and waited. My wife thought both the MINI and I were nuts. I took her to the open house for the Clubman------the next day she bought a MCS!! We are now a 2 MINI family. The latest statistics say that MINI owners are the most sociable. Now what is her real beef? You have to get the true understanding of her reasoning and then determine whether it is your car and your choice or whether there are other "factors" to be determined. There is something to be said for instant gratification, but on the other hand I waited over 6 months for my car.
I didn't say anything here , but you must understand what her real motivation is and whether she is preventing you from making your own decision on this isssue. PSYCHO-BABBLE
I didn't say anything here , but you must understand what her real motivation is and whether she is preventing you from making your own decision on this isssue. PSYCHO-BABBLE
Last night, I told her to come out here and look around. She went to the thread about the Hot Chocolate Clubmans and realized that there is a following. She looked at me and said if I wanted it to go and get it. I can't argue with that.
She is a car person, even though she drives a van - it hauls our pet around. A few years ago, she test drove a MDX and scared the living crap out of me and the salesman. Took a turn at about 50 that I thought shouldn't have happened. She turned around and chuckled at me. I thought she was certifiable but I found out that route everyday and knew the limits.
One other thing. She understands what owning a MINI means. I owned an 05 MCS DS/B, but sold it because of personal concerns. So she understands the MINI family situation. That cannot be overlooked! ha ha ha
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My puppy is our child. She's showed up on our door almost eight years ago. Her name is Rusti and she's a Lab/Chow mix. She's a big girl and she and I need to go on a diet.
Here she is:
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