Newkirk
Active Member
After a long wait, my MINI finally made it home on July 10. What an amazing car! I had to go out of town shortly after getting it, so I’ve only had a chance to drive it three times, but in that time I’ve driven 70 miles and used only 44% of the battery (efficiency says 5.1 mi/kWh). The best part is that I haven’t tried to drive conservatively at all. It’s all been in Mid mode and usually accelerating pretty hard, though I’ve been driving a lot on back roads at 35-45mph.
When I was growing up in the mid 1980s, my dad had a classic white Mini, like the one below. We all loved it, but my dad had to sell it after we moved to another country. My dad still feels sad about it.
I’ve wanted a MINI ever since, but for various reasons, buying one never made sense and wasn’t practical until now that my family needs a second car. When I found out about the SE, I knew this would be our next car!
I love the BRG with white roof, as well as the Roulette Spoke wheels! I test drove a MINI after BMW introduced the new MINI in 2001, and I loved it. I must have talked about it a lot because when I left my job two years later, my co-workers gave me this little MINI RC car. I even ended up with the same color combination!
By the way, if anybody in Florida is looking for an SE, I highly recommend Ferman MINI of Tampa Bay. Everyone there was great to deal with, especially my sales advisor, Dallas Crider. They even delivered the car to me! The dealer is almost 300 miles away, and I would have had to stop to charge at least 3-4 times, so it saved me a whole day of driving and a lot of headaches, especially since my wife and kids would have had to take me there. They seem to have an Iconic in BRG with black roof in stock, and possibly another BRG and an Electric Collection.
I’m looking forward to many miles in this beautiful car!
When I was growing up in the mid 1980s, my dad had a classic white Mini, like the one below. We all loved it, but my dad had to sell it after we moved to another country. My dad still feels sad about it.
I’ve wanted a MINI ever since, but for various reasons, buying one never made sense and wasn’t practical until now that my family needs a second car. When I found out about the SE, I knew this would be our next car!
I love the BRG with white roof, as well as the Roulette Spoke wheels! I test drove a MINI after BMW introduced the new MINI in 2001, and I loved it. I must have talked about it a lot because when I left my job two years later, my co-workers gave me this little MINI RC car. I even ended up with the same color combination!
By the way, if anybody in Florida is looking for an SE, I highly recommend Ferman MINI of Tampa Bay. Everyone there was great to deal with, especially my sales advisor, Dallas Crider. They even delivered the car to me! The dealer is almost 300 miles away, and I would have had to stop to charge at least 3-4 times, so it saved me a whole day of driving and a lot of headaches, especially since my wife and kids would have had to take me there. They seem to have an Iconic in BRG with black roof in stock, and possibly another BRG and an Electric Collection.
I’m looking forward to many miles in this beautiful car!
