So. . . I bought a MINI
 

And I love it. Just the way it drives is awesome, and being so small is a tremendous help in parking. It's a 2009 S model, by the way. I'm looking forward to learning about how these work, and how to work on them, and hopefully I'll eventually be able to contribute as well. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna hop on over to the technical section to find out about the idiot light that came on when driving it home. . .