One thing that I considered is installing a second battery in the trunk. Build a circuit to charge it only when the car is running, and it should keep pretty much anything in sleep between drives.
Ok, so a couple things. First. Go do your research. Minis are well known for being agile and fast. They're built very well. They might well be popular with the baby boomer 'I want to buy charisma' types, but they are not crap cars. Try driving one.
I'm actually on the waiting list for one. It won't have 'bonnet stripes' or white wheels or anything like that. They strike an excellent balance between fun to drive and practical. That's why I like them.
And yes, I thought about putting in a mac mini. GPS software out for macs right now kinda sucks, so I'm thinking of going PC.
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There are mac GPS options. In my (albiet limited) research, it didn't look like any of them did route calculation. IMHO that's what's important.
One thing that I considered is installing a second battery in the trunk. Build a circuit to charge it only when the car is running, and it should keep pretty much anything in sleep between drives.
Ok, so a couple things. First. Go do your research. Minis are well known for being agile and fast. They're built very well. They might well be popular with the baby boomer 'I want to buy charisma' types, but they are not crap cars. Try driving one. I'm actually on the waiting list for one. It won't have 'bonnet stripes' or white wheels or anything like that. They strike an excellent balance between fun to drive and practical. That's why I like them. And yes, I thought about putting in a mac mini. GPS software out for macs right now kinda sucks, so I'm thinking of going PC.