I love the way the Mini looks and I hear it drives great. I just can't get past the interior-- not so much the way it looks -- but the way its built. Everything is kind of tacky or flimsy feeling. Even the whole top of the dashboard can be moved w/ your hand. I was in Munich a few weeks ago and checked out the MINI dealer there. They had lots of them-- and all of the interiors seemed somewhat poorly built. The ergonomics kind of suck too- with the window switches as little toggle switches in the middle and a tiny radio. Yeah, yeah- i know its all about driving fun-- but you still spend a lot of time in a car just driving along--and I like to have a car w/ a solid well built interior. ACtually my e46 doesn't really fit this description either. :dunno: