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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 09:12 AM
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Hi Guys and Gals -
My name is Kevin and I live in Georgia.

I just recently purchased a 2006 MCS Dark Silver/White with all three packages (Cold, Sport, Premium). I have owned her three weeks and I am loving every minute of it. I just spent all day Saturday detailing her only to have a bug spill his guts right on the front grill first thing this morning. Go figure.

Any way I have two funny stories and both include my son.
Story 1:
My little one is almost 2 and a couple of months back his grandfather brought him a car from their trip to Holland. It was a replica of a MINI that you could put on the ground, pull back, and when you let go it would shoot forward. He loves those kind of cars. So I come home with the new Cooper and he and his mom walk outside to greet me. He has his MINI in hand and he stops and looks at his MINI and then at my MINI and then back at his. He immediately puts his MINI on the ground and walks towards mine both arms streched out infront of him claiming my car for his own.

Story 2:
I have been pondering the last couple of weeks of MINI ownership as to what I should name my car. I have gone back and forth between girl names and guy names but just couldn't decide what I wanted to call it. Well I came home the other day and as usual the wife and son meet me at the car. So as I was walking to the door carrying my son, I pointed at my car and asked him "What's this?" He looked at me and smiled and as plain as day said "Mimi". Needless to say, my car has been called Mimi ever since.

Ya'll take care and I will see you around
RASCH
 
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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 09:22 AM
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Hey Kevin! Welcome from a fellow Georgian.
I love how kids are drawn to the MINI, both of mine love El Kabong and refer to him by name.
Come check out Atlanta MINIs, a very active group that is alot of fun.
Annette
http://atlantaminis.net/
 
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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Rasch
Story 2:
I have been pondering the last couple of weeks of MINI ownership as to what I should name my car. I have gone back and forth between girl names and guy names but just couldn't decide what I wanted to call it. Well I came home the other day and as usual the wife and son meet me at the car. So as I was walking to the door carrying my son, I pointed at my car and asked him "What's this?" He looked at me and smiled and as plain as day said "Mimi". Needless to say, my car has been called Mimi ever since.
Just confirms my belief that names happen to cars. We don't give them names, names just happen to them. Or, as some people like to state, the cars tell us their names, sometimes using 2 year olds as their muse.

My MINI remains nameless thus far in its short life... but one day she'll tell me her name. Maybe she just wants to get to know me better.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by sfodoug
My MINI remains nameless thus far in its short life... but one day she'll tell me her name. Maybe she just wants to get to know me better.
me too! SHE is still undecided
 
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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 01:17 PM
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Welcome aboard Rasch! Great stories, I appreciate your sharing them.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 02:36 PM
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the MINI appeals to the kid inside all of us.

great stories. Welcome to the forum.!
 
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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 04:24 PM
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Welcome and Congrats!

Great stories!
 
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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 04:54 PM
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Welcome to the club - great stories! Be sure to post some pictures of the little guy with his two MINIs.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 05:56 PM
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Welcome to the club. Great story.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 06:30 PM
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Welcome to Mini-World Rasch and Mimi
 
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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 07:20 PM
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I definately agree that the car decides it's own name, but how do you decide the car's sex? I don't know whether to call it "he" or "she".
 
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Old Jun 13, 2006 | 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by rhawth99
Welcome to the club - great stories! Be sure to post some pictures of the little guy with his two MINIs.
I will definitely do that.

RASCH
 
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Old Jun 13, 2006 | 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by BCDS2003
I definately agree that the car decides it's own name, but how do you decide the car's sex? I don't know whether to call it "he" or "she".
Well, some people buck tradition, but machines, boats, etc. are always female. Goes back to your days in latin, remember?
 
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