Hello TMF !
I have recently bought my first mini, and yes, I love him (Milo!). I have a rover mini cooper 1.3i, he is quite nippy actually. Got a few bits to do as the lad before me tinkered with him a bit, my list grows each week! I've been to a couple of Mini Festivals - Brands Hatch and Lydden Hill. We'll be going on the London - Brighton run 2014 as we missed out this year. I think this year that was the sunday I travelled to Essex to pick up Milo...
I am new to the mini scene, so any tips on the cars or events that would be a good day out, let me know!