I just ordered a CM yesterday, and I will happily wave like a nutjob at any and all MINIs I see on the road until they figure it out. I bet it will help that mine will be Cosmic Blue with a white roof and white racing stripes. That probably says "MINI" louder than a body color roof and no stripes.

 

I have not been getting any waves back, after 1 week. Although I have to say I'd rarely get a wave back in my R56 either.

 

Could it be partly regional? I'm in CT, and my friend with an R56 says he gets waves regularly. Maybe it's less common in the NYC metro area?

 

My Countryman S is at the dealer now and I will likely pick it up this week I get waves all the time in my MCS...but am expecting none here in NYC with the Countryman.

With the ever increasing number of cars/models in the SUV/Crossover group, plus the fact that the Countryman seems too big to be a Mini (and yes less sporty looking) most folks who aren't Mini fanatics don't notice it...

 

I got a big thumbs up at a light yesterday from a guy in a silver clubman. He seemed almost excited to see my car (and I was excited to finally get a spontaneous wave from somebody).

 

I've had the CM for 3 weeks, and it definitely gets noticed.
Some will say something positive, some will remark that
its too big. Most positive comments happen when its not directly
compared to a MCS. It seems that the CM will have to carve out
its own niche. I believe my Crystal Silver with white roof, white
mirrors and white 18's is the only CM in Brooklyn, NY.

I recently drove it to a BMW show in Winston-Salem and there
was one other CM--the blue color.

 

I got my first wave yesterday, from another CM that I'd pulled up behind at a light. It was a white with black top justa.

 

TunaBall, are you in PDX? Your photos look like Mini of Portland / PDX airport.

We just got our Black on Black on Black All4S and are in the PDX area, so if we see you, we will wave!

 

It must be regional... I've crossed the paths of dozens of MINI drivers and rarely receive any form of recognition...

 

We are receiving quite the nods and waves on the road - and many of them on Non-MINI's. Makes me smile and want to motor that much more!

 

Saw a great looking C-Man S today coming the opposite direction. We both made an extra effort to exhibit a wave. Nice warm and fuzzy feeling. This is only the third R-60 I've seen in the past six months. One of the other did the wave thing also.

Brought me back to the days when I had a 1964 356 SC Porsche. We did the wave and light flash routine then also.

 

We got the wave on our test drive!

 

I get the wave all the time (for the two weeks I've had my CM)! And being in Miami, that says a lot.

 

I had my hood popped in the Target parking lot today to clean some leaves out of the corner, and a guy in a silver MCS honked and waved like crazy as he drove by. That's the second time that I really felt like I was a part of an international brotherhood. Freaking great.

 

Now that it's been almost two months in my CM, I actually think I'm getting more waves than in my MCS.

 

PDX as well, and yeah, not so much. Mostly confused looks from 'regular' MINI drivers, but it does get notice from randoms (thumbs up, craning to look, etc.) and did have a guy in a mint blue metallic '64 Impala come up to me while fueling and ask "Why is your MINI all jacked up?"

Haven't seen another CM other than at the dealer, so jury's out on a potentially higher percentage of recognition...

Whatever... doesn't cost me anything to wave. I'll keep trying.

Cheers,
Tad

 

My wife got a wave the first night she drove it a couple weeks ago from I guy in town who has a Copper S. I have yet to get one and it is my daily driver.

 

I see a MINI, I wave. I don't discriminate based on the model.

 

I saw a light coffee Countryman this morning on my way to work (my second ever wild Countryman sighting). I was coming to make a right turn, and he was on that road, waiting at the light. I passed within twenty feet of the guy, grinning and waving like a nut, and even flashing my lights, and he either didn't see me or pretended not to see me. Maybe I'll see him again before summer vacation. This time I'll swerve in front of his car honking if I have to.