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I thought I saw a good start on a list of don't do's in a MINI, but I can't find it. And yes, I've done the whole search routine. So, it was suggested I start a new thread on the subject and then someone will chime in that "we done that already" and post the link.
So, do we start anew? Or can we post the original list and add to it?
I thought I saw a good start on a list of don't do's in a MINI, but I can't find it. And yes, I've done the whole search routine. So, it was suggested I start a new thread on the subject and then someone will chime in that "we done that already" and post the link.
So, do we start anew? Or can we post the original list and add to it?
....Les
Don't dos????
Do NOT try to take on an Elise in the Twisties ... You WILL lose
Do NOT try to out accelerate a 911 ... You WILL lose
Do NOT try to fit a King Size mattress inside .... It WILL NOT fit
Do NOT try to microwave a pizza AND grille a hotdog in the backseat simulteansly. One or the other will overcook
Attack a Ford Explorer. Drive up on a curb.
Drive in a low driveway at the wrong angle and scrape EVERYTHING...
Attack trees.
and most of all...
FORGET to take your MINI to MINIs on the Dragon so she can be reunited with her friends and family
Yeah DONT drive up on a curb, or get too close to one and turn because you will scratch your rim..........i learned the hard way, its hardly noticeable but it still bugs me.
DONT park too inside a parking spot because you will get some OLD ladies in a Buick thinking that half empty spot is actually a full parking spot
__________________ 2006 CR/W MCS w/ Bonnet Stripes Sport Pack | Cold Weather Pack | Rear Fog | Enkei RS6 17" | Falken Ziex 912 | Union Jack or Chrome mirror caps | Aero Grill
Hella 500 Amber fog lights |11 ball Whalen Shift Machine |K&N Typhoon Intake |Clarion FB275BTB Head Unit
Don't mess with the toggle switches.
Don't scream as we enter the S curve on Scwartz Road.
Don't stick your finger on speedo glass and say "What's that for?".
Don't pull on the inside door latch just once. Do it twice.
Don't complain that the whine is too loud. (It's supposed to be loud!)
Don't complain that it rides stiff. (It's supposed to be stiff.)
Don't bring anything but water into the cockpit.
Here's some do's.
Do smile from ear to ear.
Do scream as we enter the S curves on Scwartz Road. (Only at 45 or above.) (Potential Lock, I can feel it in my bones)
Do ask all kinds of questions about the car.
Do wish you had one.
DONT park too inside a parking spot because you will get some OLD ladies in a Buick thinking that half empty spot is actually a full parking spot [/quote]
The Do's:
DO wave to other MINI drivers
DO smile at the less fortunate (i.e., owners of other cars) when they gawk and point
DO blip the gass when downshifting, even when no one else is around to hear it
DO try to talk about non-MINI things, at least for a few minutes, at parties (those "other" drivers just don't get it!)
DO race the mustang 5.0 through the really, really twisty road. You WILL win!
The Don'ts:
DON'T leave the moonroof tilted open in the rain
DON'T take the MINI on the golf course. Greenskeepers will not be convinced that it is really an elaborate golf cart
DON'T mount tires with directional tread backwards
To prevent the above, DON'T mount tires when taking cold medicine
Spunky the Tuna
06 HB/B MCS
No insult intended, my Wife is actually out driving my car right now.
