Nice looking MINI. Love the black rims. I think you definitely made the right choice. Hell, for $40+k, you could get a 3-series that would obliterate the MINI in every facet possible. Or, which is my thinking recently, a Shelby Cobra kit car.
That said, beautiful MINI. As an addendum to my lack of complaints on the car, I actually have one: When it's raining out, I can't roll the windows down. It drips in the front corner, towards where the speakers are. I worry about the viability of my speakers. In the interim period, that's my additional gripe. So, my gripes are 0.
If you're inclined, the vast after-market modification market on these cars is unbelievable. For a $40k expenditure (original purchase included), you can not only surpass JCW but Corvettes in straight lines, never mind track days.
I hope you continue to be thrilled with the car.