I have had my '12 Mini for five weeks now and have covered 4,000 miles. I bought this to drive. First, its blunt. I do a lot of driving at night and bugs have a hard time dodging the flat front end and fairly upright windshield. Its easy to see that effect when shifting, it will lose a mile or two an hour before snicking the next gear. It is a very tight chassis, very little body roll. The speedo is not very accurate, but sometimes that adds to the fun. Hoping to solo it in a couple of weeks. I won't have some stickier tires by then, but that won't matter the first time. I have a long work commute and have taken it through all the curves I anticipated and have not been disappointed. Overall, its want I dreamed of and more.

 

Glad it's what you expected and you're enjoying each mile. Here's to 4,000 more!