College is expensive. Mini’s Oxford Edition eases the pain. I have a kid in college, so I get it. The idea of adding $20,000 or $30,000 to the college bill is difficult, maybe even impossible. But the reality is that if you want your student to work, to reduce expenses by living off campus, to…
Mini Cooper S E Countryman All4 Review: Gas Electric Hybrid, Yes, But Also, Fun and Full of Personality
The little car that could. And did. There is so much packed into this little car I hardly know where to start. So I’ll start with the elephant in this car. Why would you buy a gas electric hybrid plug-in car that only gets 10 miles on a charge? Isn’t the goal to do all…
2017 Mini Cooper S Clubman Review: For Those NOT keeping Up With the Kardashians
If You Love to Drive and Love a Clever Car, Keep Reading. I love clever. Clever intrigues me, delights me, makes me happy. And clever was what hit me the first moment I clicked the key fob to open the driver’s door: the Mini Clubman flashed its logo on the ground outside the driver’s side…
2016 MINI Clubman: MINI’s Family Car
A new generation for the MINI When the MINI first launched in the United States in 2002 (with the Cooper and Cooper S hardtop), it changed our view of what a small car could be. The first generation of the Mini Clubman, launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2007, featured an extra right-hand door…
From San Francisco to Boston: MINI Takes The States
Cross country roadtrip to celebrate the iconic car. Last summer, Sherlock, a three-year-old, five-pound Yorkie from Indianapolis, and his owner, Lana Trent, drove the St. Louis to Chicago leg of MINI TAKES THE STATES (MTTS). The driving partners were among 4,000 MINI owners from around the world who were traveling along the 5,142-mile route from San…