tharg, i am on my second lol i had a 3dr mini cooper auto 7 with the chilli pack it was a special edition they did.
even though it had the 1.5 engine it was still mental in sport and the fact you could put it in manual and override the auto was brilliant.
unfortunately or fortunately depending on your point of veiw i have a slipped disc and arthiritis in my back and neck so getting in and out of the 3 dr became an issue and they let me swap 6 months early so i decided to go for the countryman and upgraded to the cooper s as i wasnt sure the cooper with the 1.5 would be swift enough but seeing as how mental it can be with the 2.0l i reckon i could have gone for the cooper without any worries day to day, but it is so much more fun with 2.0l. even with the extra weight.