Showing posts with label Mini Habitat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mini Habitat. Show all posts

Sunday, May 18, 2008

MINI Limo



Still grieving. But life goes on.

Was at the award winning Mini Habitat this late afternoon, after a long day in bed to sleep away the blues and in constant denial and in-out hallucinations (Yes, my Little Sister , Foxxxy is a huge loss and blow to my fam.)

I'm definitely considering the VW Beetle but I had to explore other options. (Just for the sake of it?)

Honestly, I always loathed at the MINI for being a small and over priced car
. So what if it drives like a dream? So what if it is stylish in side and out?

It's so darn expensive!
(It still is, BTW.)


But when the MINI Clubman came about, I realised that I could have a change of heart.


Essentially, the Clubman is like an Estate/station Wagon version of the bog standard Mini.


It's altogether a longer car which means the longer wheel base will equate to a more relaxed and comfortable ride over bumps.

It also means the boot is bigger. And most importantly, the rear passengers don't feel like they have drawn the shorter straw.

A full 8 cm longer. That's a lot.

But no, it's not a simple graft on job but an all-out effort to make the revised rear cohesive and still very retro-chic.


The most striking thing about it the split tail gate , opening smack in the middle.

And then on the driver's side, there is the Suicide doors for the rear for easier ingress and egress. And what greets you is a lot more space than a MINI ever had.

Perrrrfect.

Just like a Mazda RX8 or the Rolls Royce Phantom. Lopsided; it may be.

Yes, inside and out, the attention to detail is awe inspiring. (WOW)

The quality is top notch. (And did I tell you that I am absolutely in Luuuurrrrve with the Hot Chocolate color scheme inside out? Wooo. Faint.)

The drive is addictive. Amazing even. I always knew this was to be it's biggest draw. But didn't think it would be THIS BIG. ^^





It's still hella expensive, though.


Q



> Now, back to grieving...