THE MINI WASN’T ON MY NOMINATED final five (see page 114). Or rather it was, but then I scratched it out because I feared I might be letting nostalgia elbow its way past rigorous objective journalism. You see, the R50 Mini Cooper was incredibly influential on me because I owned one for several years.
RE51 DMO – red, white roof, Pepper pack, 15-inch alloys, no air con – was my