I even drove another mom and toddler in this crossover, and two safety seats fit in the backseat without a problem. Much to our delight, the Countryman’s backseat accommodated our daughter’s forward-facing convertible car seat without squishing my husband in the front passenger seat. With the essential four doors, a bigger backseat and more cargo area, the Countryman became a reasonable - and exciting - candidate for our next family car. Being able to enjoy tooling around town in a car with style, performance chops and ease when it comes to transporting our family is fun for us now. It’s similar to how the definition of “fun” differs from pre-baby to post-baby.
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While you cannot directly equate a Countryman to a Mini Cooper (I’ll make this disclaimer now before the throes of Mini purists launch a full attack), the Countryman delivered just as much fun and individuality on the road for us as the Cooper did. My daughter squealed in glee each time she spotted “Mommy’s car” in the parking lot. It took about a day and a half in the Countryman before my husband exclaimed, “Once your lease is up, we’re getting one of these!” I had been thinking the same thing after only 90 minutes with it. &EMBEDDED_ELEMENT_START& &EMBEDDED_ELEMENT_END& The Countryman scratched our Mini itch, but this time it was a nearly perfect family car. It was a case of perfect timing that I got to test-drive a 2012 Mini Cooper S Countryman for a week. We’ve also reached two huge milestones: the forward-facing convertible car seat and the umbrella stroller! We still have to haul things around with us, but it’s nothing like the infant era where you practically bring the entire house along with you. Sure, lots of families make it work with a two-door vehicle, but it sounded like a drag to us.įast-forward two years and we’re now a family of three. Once it came time for a baby, we sadly decided to say goodbye to our Mini. With its unmistakable styling, great gas mileage, and fun handling and overall drive experience, we each had our own reasons for loving it.
In our pre-baby days, the mister and I were the proud owners of a Mini Cooper.