Wow, my enthusiasm for the MINI while not any less certainly has been shaken after a venture into the inner depths of NAM I found out things that perhaps I'm not sure I wanted to know.

1. The MINI is a "Chick" car
2. The MINI is a "gay" car
3. The MINI is ignored on the road, people don't see you.

I'm still thinking about a MINI, I enjoy so many things about it from the very cool company site, the local dealer site, the very quick response to an email I sent to MINIusa.com, the enthusiasm I have yet to have for just about any vehicle, but man, what else is there that I have yet to encounter? :impatient

 

This comes up in cycles every few weeks so lemme try to answer this simply ...

WHO CARES????

It's your money ... Your ride ... Your pride and Joy ...
and you don't have to give two hoots to the wind about what anyone else thinks ... unless your insecure and need validation from others. If you need validation from others, than perhaps the youfication idea of a MINI isn't for you?

Think FUN!

 

Every time I get into my car I think to myself "I love this little car!".

Every time

 

Everytime I get into my car, I instantly become gay, a "chick," or invisible to all other cars, and sometimes when the moon is just right I become all three.

 

When the moon is right ... After all, we got some bat ppl here

 

Right on, Chowsie! Either you get it, or you don't... the vast majority of people here get it.

 

This car is the most fun car I have ever owned! Enough said.


However...

It is my car, so I don't really care what others think. If they want me to drive something that fits their definition of the "proper" car, they can buy it for me--and then I might think about driving it.

The comment about the "chick car" always gets my wife laughing(so that answers the comment about being a "gay" car). My wife says "chicks" notice me now that I have the MINI.

As for being ignored on the road, I don't see that as being true. I have more problems with people running off the road, across the centerline, etc because they are looking at my MINI. At some intersections with a lot of traffic I have even had problems with people slowing down to look at the car, thus bunching traffic up so I can't pull out. Yep, we're ignored!

 

Ignore the ignorant!! The car is whatever YOU want it to be.

 

I think this phenomenon is color-specific. Orange is not one of the colors.

 

True ... they see ME and

 

who cares...if an individual needs some big effing truck or car or SUV or boat, etc., etc., etc. to validate his masculinity or self worth then there is something seriously wrong with him and not you.

just motor and enjoy the drive!

 

The MINI is an "everybody and everything" car. It is not relagated to one group type or walk of life. The MINI is most certainly not ignored on the road, just ask those who have been in the middle of a pack of cars and get signaled out for a county buget increase, but it will fit into blind spots (esp. when people don't setup their mirrors right) and there are other folks on the road who don't pay attention.

 

Oh no!!!!I love MINI's & I love women. Oh God I'm a lesbian!!!

 

Are you looking for people's approval or are you looking for a great car?

 

I sure hope I'm not a lesbian.

 

People can think whatever they want.
Stereotypes abound.

My MINI is-
Not a "chick car"
Not a "gay car"
And my MCS kicks butt (when I want it to).

And I get regular attention from friendly strangers that wave to me (my MINI).

I never have felt ignored.

 

But some call it a clown car

 

I'm proud that MY MINI IS a chick car! And I'm proud to be a chick!

I am also proud that 3 very secure guys have driven Malibu Stacy.

MINIs just plain rock! For girls, guys, and everyone in between. Let's motor!

 

Great post- This post was of course with some tongue and some cheek. I'm doing a search on something called Finam air horns? I like to use the horn when necessary. Just yesterday I was boating in my wifes old Windstar minivan (is it really windy on stars?) and a guy (I think it was a guy, there was a small hairy head peeking above the dash) in a mini truck tried to combine his mini truck with the side of my mini van. Knowing this would not work, I of course already practicing my MINI skills in anticipation of someday owning one, was on the horn before a MINI second could pass. I have never thought about this, but I think maybe it has something to do with the very word MINI. I enjoy the variety of folks here, especially those with a sense of humor. I actually sat in, breathed on and looked at the motor on a MINI yesterday, Wednesday, March 29th 2006 for the very first time. Oh man, you guys haven't even begun to do this MINI Cooper justice, it is so much neater then anyone has yet described, it is so so cool, IT just IS. I want one, I really do. Thanks, Signed- Mr I'm Driving a 98 minivan and an old anemic, IDI non turbo, 93 Ford F250, extended cab with a turning radius of 38 yards, that does 0 to 38 in 13.576 seconds. (not at the same time)

 

MINIs just plain rock! For girls, guys, and everyone in between. Let's motor!

Wow, interesting to ponder that!

 

1. Be your own man. A man is secure enough not to care what others think.
2. See #1.

Here's the deal. The MINI is a tremendously fun car to drive (especially with the JCW tuning kit!). I'm not ignored, I get lots of looks as I cruise around with the top down, I get questions at the fuel pump, and the lady at the drive-through post office today told me about the MINIs she and her daughter own.

Top down, this car is the best driving experience I've had since I had a motorcycle. One of my passengers today, a former biker, also remarked that the ride was like being on a motorcycle.

So go your own way - who cares what a bunch of mouth-breathing sedan-driving clones think!

And if you strike out with the ladies, well, you'll know in the MINI you can always bat from the other side of the plate.

Paul

 

I agree with everyone so far.

No matter what car you buy someone isn't going to like it.

I went through this when I first got a Miata. "Dude, that's a gay car." Great, my "gay" car just dusted your 5-series BMW!

(It happened once, don't ask me how)

This last weekend, I attend my first club event with CMMC. I rode along with Steve (Hi, Steve!) and when we were parking to go to lunch, this hairy "manly man" said, "Does everyone have one of those?" followed by a derogatory, "Why?" Steve's only response: "Because they're fun!" And this guy was driving in a minivan!

Seriously, if you're looking for some validation from each person you run into, you might as well crawl in a hole. If you like it, then that's all that matters.

 

The Miata a "gay" car, I always kind of thought of it as a "chick" car.

 

True, actually it takes two colors to make orange!

Of course we buy MINI's to show our individuality. Some of us buy Hot Orange MINI's to really show our individuality!

 

Aw heck, that's any car that I'm in. Clowns rule!