And it's irrelevant anyway because you don't even win a Mini or a supermini, you win a voucher to spend on a car. And you wouldn't get much Mini for 8 grand or whatever it is.
the cheapest new car in ireland is 9895 euro. raych, you'd better have about 2 grand on ya.
http://www.rte.ie/motors/2009/1117/nissanpixo.html