Long time jeeps owner and I fell into a mini. My jeep gets 14 mpg, the wifes van 11. She wanted to get a little run around car with better mpg. We looked at a lot of cars. A mini didn't fit our budget. I happened to see one listed on craigslist way cheaper than it should have been. I fell in love with it and bought it despite it being more than we were planning to spend and having a near useless back seat. I've spent the last week fixing little things and cleaning it. It was very well used but it cleanwd up acceptably. It will never be a show car but it doesn't have to be to be fun to drive. Its a 2005 S convertible.