A Quandary

I drove one of these babies during my college years while living in The O.C. My 1977 Mustang was blue. All of the other students at UC Irvine drove chocolate brown convertible BMWs, but I'm not bitter or anything. Anyway, this golden girl is up for sale near our house. Meanwhile, a few blocks away...

this sweet thing is also on the market. I've been wanting to trade in the Dodge for a Super Duper Mini Cooper for EVER. The Cooper is adorable of course, but the Mustang has a lot more room for junk in the trunk. If I was going to get one, which one would you recommend?

How did my very first car end up in Portland?

I drove a 1978 Ford Mustang just like this one when I was 20ish. The car first belonged to my older sister, Karen. Later, when she bought a vintage black Mercedes, the Mustang got handed down to lucky me! Can't you just picture me driving onto the UC Irvine campus in this baby, when all the other California girls had chocolate brown convertible BMWs? Also, by the time it was mine, the blue paint had faded so badly, that the car looked like it was fashioned from naugahyde. It was a little like driving a big, ugly, blue couch down the Coast Highway.
P.S. Tell me about your first car!