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hands down the funnest car I ever drove but it seems most people see it as a girly car... i dont really care i love my car but its annoying
amen.... i dont think the jokes to them ever gets old..... bottom line is though.. .it is your car, ignore what the naysayers might say, they can claim this and that but in the end of the day, who's driving the fun mini and who's driving the boring jetta?
Funny? One of the young guys I work with introduced me to the notion of "chick cars" and pointed them out to me. It ruined several for me - not that I was going to buy any of them, but after finding that out, I could never think about them without thinking of that. He never mentioned the MINI. I don't think he was just being nice, since he has talked about getting one himself.
Maybe it depends where you live. I would find it annoying, too. People here seem to respect them.
People will ask if a MINI is a chick car only to try to get on your nerves. IMO, the only people who can question the "masculinity" of a car are those guys driving around muscle cars that they work on themselves, as I think they've earned the right to tease others.
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Only cars where we live that my wife and I agree are "chick" cars, are SUV's. That's who 80% of the drivers are.
Though, this particular car might be a chick car...
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I've got two easy answers to such questions depending on the situation:
1) Yes, this is my wife's car. . . my MINI is green.
2) No, this is my car, my wife's MINI is purple.
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Wow. It's almost like this topic never gets old - which is cool, because this way I get multiple opportunities to bring up the generally offensive nature of considering anything as "chick" appropriated, particularly when it's always derrogatory.
Honestly, I NEVER get sick of making this point, and I just can't wait til the next opportunity rolls around (oh please. oh please. let it be tomorrow.)...
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Wow. It's almost like this topic never gets old - which is cool, because this way I get multiple opportunities to bring up the generally offensive nature of considering anything as "chick" appropriated, particularly when it's always derrogatory.
Honestly, I NEVER get sick of making this point, and I just can't wait til the next opportunity rolls around (oh please. oh please. let it be tomorrow.)...
I used to get the "chick car" thing all the time in my Silver 2K VW Beetle.
The only comments I have gotten in my Mini have been good ones.
I have gotten alot of questions and big smiles.
My teens friends love it....they've seen the Italian Job
I guess where you live is a factor. Mini's are rather rare in my neck 'o the woods.
And I agree, most SUV drivers around here are women with cell phones growing out of their ears and 1.2 microscopic children somewhere inside them.
Only cars where we live that my wife and I agree are "chick" cars, are SUV's. That's who 80% of the drivers are.
As a SUV driver, thats pretty insulting ...
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Originally Posted by OmToast
Wow. It's almost like this topic never gets old - which is cool, because this way I get multiple opportunities to bring up the generally offensive nature of considering anything as "chick" appropriated, particularly when it's always derrogatory.
Honestly, I NEVER get sick of making this point, and I just can't wait til the next opportunity rolls around (oh please. oh please. let it be tomorrow.)...
But is a chick, gay, clown and toy car ... everybody know that already.
This must be like thread #217 on this subject .... doesn't anybody do searches anymore before just bringing up the same old stuff over and over again
OK, its OK, we can go over it again.. .
No, its not a chick car, No its not a gay car ... No its not a clown car ..... But it is CUTE Car ... if you dont like it being called cute ... tuff ... its cute
And gromit ... :impatient considering its the holiday season.
Haha, just be like, "No its mine" and if they have any sort of flashy, expensive, or large car just throw in "Nice car you have there though, what are you compensating for?" and point to their car lol.
Ok this whole compensating thing is getting old, what size car you drive has nothing to do with the size of anything else.
Chows its not CUTE or even cute, its bad---.
Next time fire up your engine and don't waste oyur time with those who want to ridicule your car choice life is too short, fire up the engine chirp the tires and eb done with them.
One of the young guys I work with introduced me to the notion of "chick cars" and pointed them out to me. It ruined several for me - not that I was going to buy any of them, but after finding that out, I could never think about them without thinking of that. 
He never mentioned the MINI. I don't think he was just being nice, since he has talked about getting one himself.
R56 PW/B usta car-R53 RG/S 
