It's been awhile since my last post, but I've been thoroughly enjoying my cars over the summer - especially the Midget with the hotter temperatures we've been experiencing. I can't get over how great the Midget has been in recent months. It's running so smooth and it's always a blast to drive. In fact, consistent with past summers, car troubles all around have been kept to a minimum. At this time, the only problem is a malfunctioning gas gauge in the Mini. I think it's the fuel sending unit but haven't looked into what swapping in a new one all involves.
In bigger news, I purchased a third vehicle: a 2003 Mini Cooper S. I had been searching for an inexpensive "replica" of the 2002 S I sold two years ago for quite some time. It has more mileage (almost 70,000 on the clock) and more dings and scratches, but it was also half the price. It's kind of nostalgic to drive it which I think is also kind of ironic.
It really is a completely different car than my classic mini: 400% faster, 50% bigger, 70% heavier and all the modern day luxuries like leather seats, air conditioning and power steering. Still certainly not as fun as the classic but fun nonetheless.
It's crazy for one person to own three cars, I know. But I'm happy I got it. And I hope people aren't so quick to judge me on my decision. I plan on using the new car for longer, non-vacation related trips and during the winter when the salty roads would normally erode my two most loved cars.
