And it was the most beautiful thing I have experienced so far. (Whoever wants to, can only visit the photos below, has been a bit long) To the previous story, my mother has become about 60 on Tuesday this week and since I have made good money in the last 2 years and that fits with the round birthday great, I decided about 2 months ago to buy her nen Mini. My mother currently drives 18 years old ! Corsa 1.2L and although some now shake their head erden, she loves her 50 HP Corsa abgoettisch and once said, I connect so much with him, only for a certain car I would want to exchange him and that is the MINI. She actually rumbles from the car since her youth, the originals was however at some point too small for her and since BMW made him a little bigger and so chic again, she only raves about the car again. e.g. she tells me, if someone was standing next to her in the parking lot while shopping and sooo great a She always took part in Jauch ́s SKL competitions on RTL, because there is a mini to win, etc. By the way, she told this without any ulterior motives, because actually nobody knows that I am doing very well financially at the moment. Simply the pure emotion and enthusiasm for the car and because she is my mother, had to endure a lot (also with me), helped everyone, had an ear for everyone and there is, a heart of gold has in a time full of egoists, it was clear, Mom must nen MINI bek ommen! I went to the BMW/Mini dealer here in Hockenheim (admittedly a little late) at the beginning of Okotober. Incidentally, the first time that I had something to do with BMW and can only report good, great service, friendliness and care. Overall, 2-3 x coffee or latte were offered to me for time bridging, because sellers were in conversation etc. I also quickly looked at the new 7er, a real diplomat bomber, but looks much better than the processes r. Anyway, BMW is not the topic. Unfortunately, the seller told me that it could get scarce with the delivery, so that I refrained from ordering and asked the seller to let me know if a red demonstrator (with certain extras) or something similar came in. In Nov. he called me and then had 2 in the offer. However, as turned out without automatic, he probably would have forgotten or not noted that (or I forgot to mention it). Background is that mei a mom had an operating accident years ago and she still has problems with the left leg and therefore only automatic came into question. Anyway, I thought, well, it’s not a problem and said, “Just call me when an automatic comes in soon.” Well, what happened then can every mini expert think: The seller said, “Now we have a problem!” <>“Why?” <> “Because over 95% of the minis are ordered without automatic and we only get one very, very rarely n”. I then of course swallowed, because of course I thought that, although small car category, automatic minis would be quite common, think!”. So I told him to keep on looking and check the online autoboers. Mini entered from 2007 on, 2900 available, with automatic 115!. Shock confirmed, then the car had to be red and have a climate and at most 5000km. Unbelievable, but there was not a single one. Every day I have the newspapers and online Bo hesen retrieved, no mini, until the end of November. In the morning around 8 my search was called and there he was, red, presenter, 80km on the speedometer, automatic, climate, Pepper package etc.. By the way, is “only” an ONE. But that’s also good, for them the 95 hp are already almost too much. On the phone still short and cheeky n few hundred euros traded down (discounts are never so luxuriant with nem Mini due to the demand anyway) and then by fax confirmed the purchase. Unfortunately I had to 2x to Augsburg, since the car dealership wanted So on Monday with the re-registration, the signs drove by train 300km to Augsburg, paid, signs ran and went to my mother’s place of residence. Then I left the car standing overnight at the local flower shop, since it was still decorated the next day. Then by bus to me na By the way, nobody knew about the surprise. The next day it was time for me to come to the flower shop at around 3 p.m., as it looked decorated, then you can see below at the pictures that I attached. I drove the car to the inn and hid there around the corner and also made “invisible” a car cover that I had bought from ATU the same day. I picked it up and went with her, my niece to the guest. While all of them wanted to hand over their gifts before dinner, I insisted on being allowed to do so afterward. So, for the first time, 2 hours went to the country. After that, it became tricky again. Had to let the roller blind down to the yard where the mini should be placed immediately, because the mini would otherwise have been seen from the dining room. So wait until my mom went to the toilet, then got up and let down the roller blinds, from which f some people looked at me and asked me.” ey Lars what are you doing?” and I said, “There’s a light blinding me outside” (lol). Then I told her that I was going to get the gift and went out, drove the mini to the inn. Then I gave her a big bouquet of flowers for camouflage, as if it had been. She was happy, but then she said, but that didn’t have to wait, I do appreciate everyone!” . After 1-2 hours of fun, the whole company started collecting, and I had to wait a bit for everyone who wanted to leave earlier. At the exit, I stopped them, took off the glasses (which she was completely puzzled about) and connected her eyes, although she had told her that she had already experienced this at noon at work with her colleagues (mortem surprise) and even before she had eaten, she thought that it had made her feel really bad. But now she had to go through it again.I then led her outside and after a short wait took off her cloth. Shortly before I heard how some guests “Oh God” and her life partner :”I will say bad”. She could not see anything first, then got the glasses and first did not know what that should be. Then my sister said sideways: “Is this a rental car?” And I said: “No, it belongs to someone very special and indeed to you Mummy”. What then followed, one can only sh who describe: From behind a big down and my mom literally bagged together with joy tears. I and 2 guests could hold them just like that. At some point she caught herself again and followed a minute-long hug, where even with me the one or other tear ran. (Sorry, I’m not a pussy, but that was too much lol for me too). I had written her another card, which I had placed in the passenger seat: ” Have fun with YOURM red MINI, as well as you the Every day, the MINI is supposed to make you smile every day, you’re the best mom in the world.” Now, a few days have passed and my mom has only just realized that he really belongs to her. Several times after that, she called the first two days at night that she couldn’t accept it and that she goes to the garage in the middle of the night to make sure that this is not a dream.” . Yesterday we were together the first time at the BMW dealer in Hockenheim and there she appeared for the first time almost naturally as owner, so it must be. But now enough told, after that I have a few photos. Unfortunately at the moment the exposure of the photo failed, so that only a few pictures were captured in daylight. Anyway, what I want to say with the story is: If you have some money and have a person who is at your heart or who is up to you and his life achievement etc. (or as with my mom, where everything is true), then it does. Buying a car yourself is beautiful and makes fun, but nothing really does beats this feeling that I have experienced to fulfill another person’s dream. Maybe it doesn’t have to be a mini, but dreams can be fulfilled in a variety of ways and not only at Christmas time. Maybe she gets in touch here in person and you help her then, if she is in need. I gave her the tip anyway and I hope she welcomes her here, by the way Linda-Lou Christmas greetings from the area Mannheim – catch