If you owned one of the country’s fastest R53s, what would you have as your daily driver? An R55 Clubman perhaps, or maybe an F56 Cooper D… something sensible, restrained and well-behaved. Luckily for us, however, Eddie Oliver is absolutely none of those things. In fact, he’s a real character; an intense ball of energy, fun and cheekiness. It’s no surprise, then, that his choice of daily driver is also full of fun, cheekiness and energy. “Well, that’s one way to describe a 385bhp convertible MINI,” he laughs.
Eddie’s story is much like every other MINI owner we’ve talked to – hooked on the first drive and totally obsessed ever since. His first was an R53 and that’s the generation he’s stayed committed to. “You couldn’t give me an R56…