[David McLaughlin]

I'm quite happy with my MINI so far. Granted I've only been in two snow storms but so far so good. If I had winter tires it would be a tank though I'm not looking to get rid of my all-seasons quite yet. We'll see what happens with the first snow over 6". My engine is just getting broken in and I've seen the mileage go up to 35mpg.

Oh yeah, and a good used MINI cold be had for around $15k. From reading North American Motoring, I'd stay away from the S or JCW models as these seem to have trouble in cold. I like my justacooper.