[jpnh]

Having a bit of a hard time choosing my next car.

Requirements are that its a manual transmission, is fun and a can get a dog crate into the back seat (crate has to me altered slightly for 2 series)

The three cars in the running are:

JCW Mini Cooper
230 (M suspension and track brakes)
M240

The car will largely be a daily driver for a couple years until I pick up a beater to put a lot of miles on and I also have a 4x4 truck.

To get the 230 the way I want it I'm looking at a 40k 4cyl car......for a couple thousand more I'm into a 240 which is pretty much exactly what I want in a box stock base configuration.

The JCW is the least expensive of the bunch and is about 8k less than the M240

Price isnt a deal breaker by any stretch.

I would probably drive any of the three to ~80k and sell/trade in for a new vehicle

I'm going to assume that the M240 would probably hold its value best except for the fact that it would be a rear wheel car which isnt the most popular option here in new england

The M240 is hands down my favorite.......

Thoughts?