Completely agree with you, Mr Moderator.
Given that only 1000 are to be produced, I would have to wonder if Mini would bother making it in a RHD version. If not, it automatically rules Australia out.
Bu then again, it is only coachwork etc being altered on an existing model (which comes to Australia)... So the big question is - will it make it here?
When the John Cooper Works version came out a few years back, the price premium was around $10k beyond the Cooper or Cooper S.
As the Goodwood is in such limited numbers, I would not be surprised if it were $15k above the sticker price, so wouldn't flinch if it were around the $70k mark on road, but if it is closer to $80k, I'd have to seriously reconsider. After all, it is still only a small hatchback. A colleague threw close to $100k on a B200 Turbo about nine months ago and for all that money the car IS fully optioned, but it's still
just a B-Class...
My better half may flinch a whole lot more than me (and more quickly) and put the foot down on my head quicker than I can say "Honey, we're selling the C-Class..."
Two minor things to detract from the car though - it should have a sunroof at least as an option and the seatbelts ought to match the interior colour.
Beige interior with black seatbelts is so passe. 
