Aaaaaugh! I was driving home last week. I just got on the freeway and bam! A rock hits my windshield and a crack appears. That sucks! Luckily I lowered my insurance deductable for the windshield replacement down from $250 to $50. It seems like the Minis are susceptible to cracks because the windshield is more upright than other cars. When I got the Mini, I picked it up at Pleasanton. Five minutes on the freeway, bam! Luckily that crack was small and repairable. I guess it's one of the few drawbacks to owning a Mini Cooper!