Comments on: Why Your Next Car Must Be A MINI Cooper http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/ Adding a punchline to your bottom line Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:16:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Mike Hammel http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/#comment-215253 Mike Hammel Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:06:18 +0000 http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/#comment-215253 I'm sure that my next car will be a Cooper! I’m sure that my next car will be a Cooper!

]]> By: Google Street View Mini Coopers http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/#comment-213368 Google Street View Mini Coopers Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:08:07 +0000 http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/#comment-213368 Click on my name to see some Mini Coopers caught by Google Street View! Regarding price, Coopers are pretty expensive in the UK - around £13,000 or about $21-22,000 US at today's exchange. Click on my name to see some Mini Coopers caught by Google Street View!

Regarding price, Coopers are pretty expensive in the UK - around £13,000 or about $21-22,000 US at today’s exchange.

]]> By: Is One Gasoline Brand Better Than Another? | Punny Money http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/#comment-211989 Is One Gasoline Brand Better Than Another? | Punny Money Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:59:33 +0000 http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/#comment-211989 [...] Shell “loyalty” is because I thought it was a superior gas back when I first purchased my MINI Cooper. That’s because many MINI drivers on the internet recommended Shell’s V-Power premium [...] [...] Shell “loyalty” is because I thought it was a superior gas back when I first purchased my MINI Cooper. That’s because many MINI drivers on the internet recommended Shell’s V-Power premium [...]

]]> By: What Sort of Lunatics Bought the 55,000 Hummers Sold Last Year? | Punny Money http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/#comment-176133 What Sort of Lunatics Bought the 55,000 Hummers Sold Last Year? | Punny Money Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:47:58 +0000 http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/#comment-176133 [...] I pumped that $3.60 premium into my 32-mpg MINI Cooper this morning, I saw an H2 and two H3s go by in less than five minutes. It occurred to me that those [...] [...] I pumped that $3.60 premium into my 32-mpg MINI Cooper this morning, I saw an H2 and two H3s go by in less than five minutes. It occurred to me that those [...]

]]> By: The MINI Cooper is sick! at Clever Dude Personal Finance & Money http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/#comment-133975 The MINI Cooper is sick! at Clever Dude Personal Finance & Money Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:00:46 +0000 http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/#comment-133975 [...] 45 minutes, he was outside with the flatbed. I had to run out and make sure he didn’t take Nick’s MINI (in case he’s color-blind). He pushed the car out of the driveway himself (up a little hill) [...] [...] 45 minutes, he was outside with the flatbed. I had to run out and make sure he didn’t take Nick’s MINI (in case he’s color-blind). He pushed the car out of the driveway himself (up a little hill) [...]

]]> By: Obbop http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/#comment-101080 Obbop Sat, 13 Oct 2007 04:50:17 +0000 http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/#comment-101080 For 20 grand I got me a full-size pick-up with an 8-foot-long bed. Plopped a camper shell (topper and other terms used elsewhere) atop the bed and I am ready for whatever financial calamity awaits. No Hooverville for me, buckaroos and buckarettes, if financial calamity occurs I have a place to live that will keep the rain and snow and wind and bugs off my decrepit carcass. A couple hundred bucks of camping-type porta-potty, a propane stove, and a few other goodies and I can hunker down to await better days. Of course, I am a single old coot who can rough it. Families and today's wimpy overly-civilized bleating sheep citizenry would likely be appalled at the thought of using a truck as a home. Beats Hooverville, though.... or attempting the same in a Mini or any standard car. For 20 grand I got me a full-size pick-up with an 8-foot-long bed. Plopped a camper shell (topper and other terms used elsewhere) atop the bed and I am ready for whatever financial calamity awaits.

No Hooverville for me, buckaroos and buckarettes, if financial calamity occurs I have a place to live that will keep the rain and snow and wind and bugs off my decrepit carcass.

A couple hundred bucks of camping-type porta-potty, a propane stove, and a few other goodies and I can hunker down to await better days.

Of course, I am a single old coot who can rough it. Families and today’s wimpy overly-civilized bleating sheep citizenry would likely be appalled at the thought of using a truck as a home.

Beats Hooverville, though…. or attempting the same in a Mini or any standard car.

]]> By: dosibule http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/#comment-15615 dosibule Wed, 13 Dec 2006 23:17:03 +0000 http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/#comment-15615 yes mini cooper is a great car .. i think i will buy one for christmas yes mini cooper is a great car .. i think i will buy one for christmas

]]> By: Cancel Citi Credit Protector, Get a Penguin? | Punny Money http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/#comment-7668 Cancel Citi Credit Protector, Get a Penguin? | Punny Money Sat, 09 Dec 2006 15:03:51 +0000 http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/#comment-7668 [...] Sounds awesome, right? Just two problems. First, the deadline for submitting receipts is December 31, 2006. Second, my MINI Cooper gets approximately 60 bazillion miles per gallon, so $100 of gas by December 31st would be tough to pull off. I could just pick up receipts off the ground at the gas station or steal them from my neighbors’ trash cans, but both of those would be morally and ethically wrong. And one of them would be legally wrong, too. (In Maryland, you’re not allowed to pick trash up off the ground. We’re pro-littering.) [...] [...] Sounds awesome, right? Just two problems. First, the deadline for submitting receipts is December 31, 2006. Second, my MINI Cooper gets approximately 60 bazillion miles per gallon, so $100 of gas by December 31st would be tough to pull off. I could just pick up receipts off the ground at the gas station or steal them from my neighbors’ trash cans, but both of those would be morally and ethically wrong. And one of them would be legally wrong, too. (In Maryland, you’re not allowed to pick trash up off the ground. We’re pro-littering.) [...]

]]> By: Lisa http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/#comment-6838 Lisa Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:08:37 +0000 http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/#comment-6838 A gret review for the mini… I like the retro look and set for buying one next year… Lisa A gret review for the mini… I like the retro look and set for buying one next year…

Lisa

]]> By: Clever Dude » Blog Archive » Is the Honda Ridgeline the best truck ever made - Part 3 of 3 http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/#comment-925 Clever Dude » Blog Archive » Is the Honda Ridgeline the best truck ever made - Part 3 of 3 Tue, 13 Jun 2006 05:26:19 +0000 http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/#comment-925 [...] Now, maybe the next purchase would be a new Mini Cooper for my wife. Check out Punny Money’s article Why Your Next Car Must Be A MINI Cooper. [...] [...] Now, maybe the next purchase would be a new Mini Cooper for my wife. Check out Punny Money’s article Why Your Next Car Must Be A MINI Cooper. [...]

]]> By: Personal Update: I Write Big Checks When I’m Bored | Punny Money http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/#comment-807 Personal Update: I Write Big Checks When I’m Bored | Punny Money Sat, 03 Jun 2006 01:47:47 +0000 http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/#comment-807 [...] May was a financially boring month with one pretty big exception: I decided to pay off the loan on my MINI Cooper. Why would I do such a thing when my savings currently earn more interest than I pay on the car loan? Eh, I was bored. [...] [...] May was a financially boring month with one pretty big exception: I decided to pay off the loan on my MINI Cooper. Why would I do such a thing when my savings currently earn more interest than I pay on the car loan? Eh, I was bored. [...]

]]> By: Nine Days to a Lawsuit-Free Life, Day Two: Driving Away Lawyers | Punny Money http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/#comment-740 Nine Days to a Lawsuit-Free Life, Day Two: Driving Away Lawyers | Punny Money Sun, 28 May 2006 02:24:08 +0000 http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/#comment-740 [...] Drive a vehicle that’s safe for all. Sure you can cart you and your family around in a Hummer or monstrous SUV and you’ll absolutely plow through any passenger car that runs a red light in front of you. But if you’re at fault for that accident, you could see your financial future plowed through instead. So instead of driving down the road in eight tons of metal, look into a more sensible mid-sized car or light SUV instead. There are several such vehicles with high government safety ratings (*cough*MINI*cough*). [...] [...] Drive a vehicle that’s safe for all. Sure you can cart you and your family around in a Hummer or monstrous SUV and you’ll absolutely plow through any passenger car that runs a red light in front of you. But if you’re at fault for that accident, you could see your financial future plowed through instead. So instead of driving down the road in eight tons of metal, look into a more sensible mid-sized car or light SUV instead. There are several such vehicles with high government safety ratings (*cough*MINI*cough*). [...]

]]> By: inagm http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/#comment-718 inagm Thu, 25 May 2006 23:13:22 +0000 http://www.punny.org/money/why-your-next-car-must-be-a-mini-cooper/#comment-718 We should just have a better and more extensive train system, as well as a more reliable bus system. (the buses in SD are often 30 min late) We should just have a better and more extensive train system, as well as a more reliable bus system. (the buses in SD are often 30 min late)

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