Nope. It didn't happen.

It's still a MINI dream:

Nope. I still can't afford the MINI even after trading in TWO cars.
Guess I will just have to continue staring at my wallpaper or the MINIature model on my shelf.

And I'm sick of having my hopes raised and then smashed in an instant. The lesson learnt is never to be too enthusiastic about possibilities parents give on helping you to change to a car... THAT THEY LIKE.

Waste Time, Waste Sleep, Waste Hope.