For Renee:
OH.... the MINI. It is so hard. I am waiting til my mother gets here next week. We will go talk to the guy. What I am hearing from everyone is that the MINI sells at MSRP. Yuck.... but it is why they have such good resale value. The other yuck is, if I end up ordering one... it could be another 90 days before I see it. Woe to me ;) For now I have been searching to find if one of the other 10 MINI dealers in the LA area have a red convertible supcharged convertible MINI with most of the features I am looking for, but not above my price range. It is not looking good. Trust me... you'll hear what happens :)