Ok, i've just had a look on the Mini website for used cars (which has to be an auto and has air con + cd player). As I don't want anything less than a Cooper, so the cheapest seems to be £11,250-£11,995 and the colours are... British Racing Green, red and silver...
I also had a look at used Swift's as well, but the cheapest is £9,495.
Does anyone know what Suzuki engines are like in terms of reliability? If I do get the swift, i'll probably be keeping it for quite some time as my mum and my sister will still use it even if I don't want it anymore.. In which case, depreciation doesnt matter too much if i'm gonna keep the car? or not? lol.
I really do like the Swift though... I've had a look at some other small cars as well like the Yaris and Clio. Prices are similar but with not as much standard equip... I'd probably want to keep the new car for at least 5-6 years, so the build etc has to be good, with good equip and no slower than 12secs from 0-62mph!
So.. I really don't know what to do... and I need to make a decision soon

And if I do get a used car, i'd only really want to buy it from the dealers directly..