My Brain just fell out.
But before it did, I was thinking. The Cooper (As I ranted back in last June) is a great buy for the money. Recently I've discovered to my personal amusement that a well built ED9 is shorter, wider, and stouter than the new Cooper Mini. It's also lower to the ground with more interior space and trunk room. Outside of the Cooper's superior interior design and dual sunroofs, I think the ED9 is still a personal all-things-considered car.
Then you guys started comparing stick shifts to penises and my spinal column shut down.
-> Steve