Does it make sense to use a mini as a daily driver

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I've used minis as daily drivers for the last six years. I don't own any other type of car, so I use a mini come rain or shine. I've used a 1275E and 1098 Deluxe for a longer commute (about 70km a day) without any problems apart from running a bit warm in crawling traffic on heat wave days. I've been using an 850 for the last 2.5 years and it's never let me down although that is for a short commute (about 20km in total). All my cars have had their factory spec engines and gearboxes. The 1098 and 1275 would cruise happily at 100-110km/h and the 850 at about 95km/h (I don't like to abuse the little old engine). I've never had problems with brakes not being adequate and they've all had bog standard drum brakes.