I used to make fun of men driving mini's. My gf went to buy one and i was asked if i would like to test a 6 spd MCS. I had no chance

We bought 2 and got a great deal.

Production started Oct 30, "Ask Mini" states Nov 9 Estimated completion date . Should be driving it early December.

Dark Silver/W
Sport pack, Sunroof, upgraded steering wheel, cold pack, rear fog, octagon red/leather int.

 

Welcome to NAM! It's fun to motor with your significant other.

 

Pretty funny. When I first got mine, it kind of bothered me when people would tell me it was cute. For a while I would say something about how it didn't drive like it looked. Over time my skin grew thicker.

 

Congrats and welcome what are the specs on the 2 MINIs ?

 

Hers: Cooper S Automatic, Astro/white, Premium, cold, sunroof, rear fog, armrests, multifunction steering etc.

Mine: Cooper S 6spd, Dark S/white, sport, cold, sunroof, rear fog, multi funtion steering etc.

 

delicious....just sounds delicious! LOVE THE COLORS YOU CHOSE!

 

Welcome to NAM! Hope the wait for your MINI's fly by......

 

Welcome aboard!

 

Welcome to NAM... Pull up a seat and enjoy some great reading!

 

That is a great story! It is cool how you have become converted with just one test drive. I too, fell in love at first drive with the MINI. I suspect most of us here on NAM would say the same thing.

Spread the good news amongst your friends and neighbors, who probably laughed at men driving MINI's right along side you!

MINI's aren't chick cars. They suit anyone who enjoys driving...

 

Welcome

 

You should have never tested it, now you are hooded. Next comes the mods.

 

Welcome to NAM and congrats on the pending Mini. Nice Story too!!

 

Production is complete! muhuhahahahaha!

Now the wait for transport to my dealer.

 

nice

 

Outstanding !

Welcome to NAM.
You are about to experience something truly remarkable. To truly enjoy it, you must wallow in the experience.

On our first motoring trip together, when I witnessed my wife (of 27 yrs) woo hooing at the top of her lungs while going through a tunnel . . . just for fun, I knew there was no turning back.

Our grown Daughters think the cheese has slid off our crackers.
But they haven't driven one yet.

 

I think you'll find that you're not the only one around here that had to overcome that false stereotype. I admit I felt kind of self-concious about buying a MINI until I really got in and drove one. Only in America, would such a fun car be labelled by some as a "chick car." It's probably because so many guys feel inadequate if they're driving something that doesn't resemble a semi-truck.

Welcome to the MINI community

 

Well now she just didn't know what she'd been missing did she..... we honk and holler through all the tunnels we go through.... except in New York City. Didn't think the fine folks of the Big Apple would appreciate that much

Our kids thought I'd lost it too, they still tease me. BUT my sons-in-law think I'm cool now. I talk cars with them, looked at wheels online with one and got the other to do some work with me. Yup, I'm the cool mom-in-law now.

 

Welcome ! You'll love being a 2-MINI couple... lots of fun ! Just be warned about all the detailing you'll end up with.

Not directed to you, mostly a rhetorical question. But I'm wondering... why do people see the MINI as a woman's car ? I don't think it has a feminine look or feel to it. It's not like it's a Pontiac Sunfire or a Chevy Cavalier or a Volkswagon Jetta (seems 90 percent of those drivers are women).

Has anyone ever done a poll on here to determine how many owners are male versus female ?

 

Welcome to NAM. Sounds like you will have fun and to think it was because of a test drive.
Now the wait begins...that is the hard part.
Have fun and do not forget pictures of the twins.

- KP

 

I've found from my own observations that it appears to be pretty evenly split. I know there are some past threads on the subject of demographics. But there are a lot of owners that are male and female, old and young, etc, etc. I think some people see MINIs as "chick cars" because they are small and are sometimes described as "cute." Way before I ever owned a MINI I was driving around with a friend and we were talking about cars. This girl that was with us asked us if we liked MINIs and he basically said that MINIs were only for girls (Although I don't think he should be talking because he had a "cute" little Honda Civic). I disagreed with him then and after having the fun of owning one I disagree even more. I think it's just the typical American macho attitude that you need a big, mean looking car or truck in order to "be a man." This attitude was far more prevalent when I lived in Utah (I guess us "girly" men here in DC are just more secure with our manhood). But every single passenger I have ever had, male and female, have loved my car. I haven't had one negative comment. So I think MINIs appeal equally to people of both genders. And when you look at the plethora of aftermarket tuners I think it is even more apparent that many MINI owners aren't just interested in having a "cute" car.

 

I'm a guy and I've owned a Jetta previously and it seems as though every car I like is a "chick car". It doesn't bother me though. I always enjoy what I drive and I can't say that about most of the naysayers.

As for it being a cute car I'm still wondering how to feel about it. I mean, I sometimes go into the garage before bed and take a nice long look at the MINI and the word cute swirls around my own head so... lol. But I guess since the word feisty also swirls around my head, cute-n-feisty isn't all that bad.

My wife fell in love with the MINI at the test drive and if it wasn't for the fact her BMW is only about 2 years old, we would have already gotten another. Plus we do need something a little larger so we can't ace the BMW. So after consideration, we are aiming for the second MINI about a year from now.

(I think I will have the stack of mods sitting in the garage waiting for the next one though. )

 

Hopefully, in the future there will be so many small cars on the road, that MINIs won't be the mini-est, nor will the boring and insulting "lady's" car comments continually pop up on sites like NAM...

 

just stopping by to say WELCOME!