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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 05:43 AM
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Is it a he or a she?

I have been lurking around for a bit. One thing I have noticed is that MINI's do not appear to be gender biased when named. I have always thought vehicles (planes, ships, cars) are described in the female form.

So, is it a he or a she?
 
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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 06:29 AM
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The owner gets to decide. Ours are both girls. My friend Kamofrogg says you check between the tires!!!!!
 
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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 06:38 AM
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The owner gets to decide. Ours are both girls. My friend Kamofrogg says you check between the tires!!!!!
 
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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 06:45 AM
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I let my kids name our '04 MINI Cooper S. They took one like at "him" and decided on the name "Scoop Cooper".

So we have a '04 MINI Cooper S named Scoop Cooper and a '05 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer edition named Freddy Ford.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 06:48 AM
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After looking underneath the rear end and seeing a couple *****...I'd say it's a boy! Break out the cigars....
 
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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 08:33 AM
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When a new parent lays eyes on their MINI for the first time....they know.

It was readily apparent to me that LilTiger was a girl. There was no question that my husband's MINI was a boy.

You just......know. And that's about the best I can do as far as a scientific explanation goes.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 09:32 AM
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And MY Scoop is definitely a girl with bling!
(Heck, I'm the only female in my entire household, there was NO WAY Scoop would be a male!)
 
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 08:44 PM
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Your MINI will let you know what it is....maybe coming up with a name will help determine whether it's a boy or girl..

Donna
 
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 08:56 PM
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I always thought of cars as feminine and pickups as male but my Mini seems like a bud so...
 
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 09:31 PM
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We have Girls and Boys. . . . it's our theme!



 

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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 11:29 PM
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How cute! Twins all the way around!
 
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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 04:49 AM
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Originally Posted by FLMINI1048
How cute! Twins all the way around!
Ditto!

How cute, all of the twins.
 
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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 09:52 PM
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Pink Rules!

That pink mini is awesome! So jealous I just got my first mini and it's awesome. I'm assuming that it's not a factory color, where did you have it painted?
 
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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by pinkMINIgirl
We have Girls and Boys. . . . it's our theme!



You wouldn't believe how many people I've told about these wonderful pictures!
 
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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 05:19 AM
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My MINI is a girl, and she is slightly offended that you had to ask! Matilda and are are leaving now - humph.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 01:50 PM
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sorry new to the site, i really want to get one of those cool graphics of their mini coopers some people have on their signatures....can any1 help me out
 
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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by SuperMini911
sorry new to the site, i really want to get one of those cool graphics of their mini coopers some people have on their signatures....can any1 help me out
I went on Google and did an image search. Copied the URL for the image itself (not the one that is part of a website, but the full image) then went into the CP user menu, edit signature, and pasted the URL. It actually worked! Hope that helps
 
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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by SuperMini911
sorry new to the site, i really want to get one of those cool graphics of their mini coopers some people have on their signatures....can any1 help me out
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ad.php?t=71003
 
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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 06:49 PM
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Bullwinkle

Im a boat capt. and always refer to my boats as 'she' but for some reason, my Bullwinkle is a male MCS. First boy car I've had!! Not sure why the MINI had to be a boy...but he is.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 08:21 PM
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All of my cars have been girls. All of my dogs have been girls. And, all of my cats have been boys. What's that all about?
 
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 12:12 AM
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I think of my car as a girl... because I absolutely love my car to death, she's my baby.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 05:45 AM
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Originally Posted by sterfsky
I'm assuming that it's not a factory color, where did you have it painted?
. . . not a factory color. It ordered it Chili Red, and drove it straight to the body shop, and with only 16 miles on it, left it there for about a month. I had it done at MAGNUM in/near Atlanta.

http://www.magnumcollision.com/
 
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 07:08 AM
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I'm so jealous you have a pink MINI...pink is my favorite color and I'm seriously thinking that my next one will have to be baby pink.

Oh--and my MINI is a girl...
 
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 07:15 AM
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It's a Boy!

When you get emails on the status of your MINI, one of the notices was something about your MINI having a good time with all of its "brothers" on the ship. I love spending time with my boy. Our other cars are definitely girls.
Teena
 
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 08:33 AM
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My MCS (Winston) is most definately a boy. His personality is just too rowdy to be a girl.
 
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