Congrats Kevlar, we told ya! I agree though the price tag is hard to swallow. And that last thing your missing in the premium package? CRUISE! Yes you need to get a $2000 package just to get cruise, GRRRRR
I agree with the shifter, it was huge, but I got use to it pretty quick, that's an easy change I'm sure there are some cute aftermarket ones for the mini.
I'm looking used, I see '03 cooper S's for $23k and '03 and '04 fully loaded coopers for around the same $$$. It's on my list!