Posts about MINI

2011 Los Angeles Auto Show

Last year, the Lotus Esprit blew me away. This year, my vote for “Car of the Show” at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show has[…]

2011 Orange County Auto Show

I know this post is a bit late since the LA Auto Show is in town and in full swing. I still think it’s a[…]

2011 MINI Lease Rates – May 2011

If you were expecting the Countryman to lease well, think again. A base model already starts in the low $300s, so once you add on[…]

The Wall: BouncewithB’s 2011 MINI Cooper S

Name: BouncewithB Location: Louisiana What He’s Got: 2011 MINI Cooper S What It Cost: $420/ month, 36 month 10k/year, Only 1st payment at signing. 27,900[…]

2010 OC Auto Show

Sorry for the delay in posting the photos. I’ve been busy this past week with work, nursing a sports related injury and spending time with[…]

2010 MINI Lease Rates – October 2010

My Take: I’m a bit surprised to see how high the money factor is still. Not sure I would recommend it unless a lot of[…]

2010 MINI Cooper Lease Rates – November 2009

My Take: High residual values make the MINI a fairly good lease despite the higher than average money factor. Just make sure you don’t opt[…]

2010 MINI Cooper Lease Rates – October 2009

Update: Found the rest of the rates for all Coopers. My Take: The 2010 MINI numbers as not as good as the 2009 models due[…]