Took a test drive in a Mini Cooper S and it's a really nice car.
It's not very quick but it handles really well and the interior is really well done.
I dont like the two spoke steering wheel and 17" wheel design but everything else about the car rocks.

It would certainly make for a really pleasant commute in the Mini Cooper

 

So far, I have not been able to test drive one of that. I would like to do that soon. Well, all Mini Cooper S are gone and everyone's on a waiting list here, that makes it tougher to get a test drive

 

I drove 2 hours just to test drive both the MINI Cooper and the S.

they are great handling cars. I'm placing my order the second week of january. the wait is ~12-15months

 

Yikes. I like em, but not that much... if I wait a year for a car, it'd better be the fastest, prettiest, and best handling car ever.

 

So, in other words, you would wait for an Evo