I had a nice cooper S while the girlfriends mini was in for a service, wouldn't let me try any of the sporty Bmws however
On the subject of micra's my first car was a K12 micra with them being cheap to insure and run, and I still run an older k11 now, i put updated shocks, Arb and lowered my k12 got her set up lovely surprised many a person on a spirited run, just don't expect any drag strip heroics or pleasant motorway cruising