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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 12:30 PM
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spotted around 10:45 60/176 in Mundelein
Eb/Eb MCS ...no wave, no lights (safety first!)

12pm rte. 12 in Spring Grove
CR/B MCC
 
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 12:04 PM
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Last Sunday (right after I had gotten a carwash got a big wave from a guy in a Red (chili pepper?) and white mini at Elston and Webster.
 
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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 11:55 AM
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From: Greater Chicagoland. Ich Bin Ein Midwesterner!!!
Yesterday I saw a MY/W with checkerboard roof graphic at the Schaumburg Convention Center. While I was there I met BtyMini as she was lured in by the sight of my MINI and all the shiny Carbon Fiber parts on display.

On the way home I spotted a MINI, it was dark and traveling north on Orchard road in Aurora. I was in the truck and my MINI was in the trailer in front of me.
 
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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 10:57 PM
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01.21.08 @ 4:30ish pm
Gotta a Wave!!!
Too dark for positive ID, but definitely Blue/W MCS WBS
I90E from Roselle to I290 Merge
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Old Jan 22, 2008 | 12:55 PM
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Wow...

Kinda sounds like mine -- except mine happens to be pulled apart in the garage right now .
 
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 09:13 AM
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spotted my twin MC version. IB/B with aero-kit, 16's.
i think it was 2percooper's old ride. looked fantastic without
bonnet stripes. i took mine off too.

10am Algonquin & Brinker in BarringtonHills.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 09:00 PM
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20:46 PS/B Crystal Lake Rt31 NB j/S of Rt 176. I was SB
 
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 10:26 AM
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IB stock MC at Route62 carwash around 10:30am(?) Sunday morning.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 05:19 PM
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I saw a bunch of Minis around the clark and roscoe area today. My S was parked on Roscoe just West of Clark. I was in the Pick Me Up Cafe with the girlf.

anyone around that area today?
 
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Old Jan 27, 2008 | 06:44 PM
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Nope, but I like your choice of eating places

I was in Wicker Park earlier today and parked in front of a red Cooper. Still there when I left.
 
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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 04:32 AM
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Tagged a Purple MSC parked at Portillo's in Oswego around 1:45 yesterday.
 
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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 07:59 AM
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01.26.08 @ 8:30 pm
It is so dark in the side streets of Harwood Heights that, all I know for sure is that it was a MC?S? DS/B heading north on Olcott at Ainsle. I got back what I thought was a thumbs up Again, that dark, I couldn't even verify type of response.

YAY! Another MINI In my neighborhood? Wow, that would be cool!

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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by mauberley
Nope, but I like your choice of eating places

I was in Wicker Park earlier today and parked in front of a red Cooper. Still there when I left.

haha, thanks. it is quite delicious. The Vegan Tostadas are awesome!


Received a thumbs up today from my twin (Red with white roof and mirrors). On 63rd before 53. I gave one back!

And then not 2 minutes later I was on 53 (around maple) and was behind another twin! triplets!
 
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 02:44 PM
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9:10am, RTE 60 in Mundelein:

the sun was in my eyes and i got a wave from what i think was a IB/W MC<S?>

12:30ish, RTE 60 in Mundelein:
LB/W with stripes...no wave...
 
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 01:15 PM
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Dark Blue Mini by 94/120 on Sun, January 6, license plate 905 00**.

http://roadragers.com/database/viewe...20080106160201

Sounds like the way I drive when I see an exit ramp curve beckoning to fling my car around! LOL at the dingleberry who wrote that and doesn't realize curves and offramps are posted with a "recommended speed", and that making a Mini do 20mph behind them on an exit ramp is akin to cruel and unusual punishment to the Mini driver.

Anyway, just curious if this is someone here who would confess to driving spiritedly.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 02:19 PM
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02.04.08

11::30 AM
MCS HB/B @ Parking at Richard Walker's in Schaumburg
License Plate: ZERMA**

12::30 PM
MCS CR/Checkerboard Roof WBS turning west onto Lawrence from Pittsburgh Ave.
2nd Encounter
Got a Wave!!


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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 07:43 PM
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Spotted whilst riding in the brother's F-150:

- LY/B MINI westbound on Rt. 120 in McHenry
- EB/W '02-'04 MCS, peace symbol and "IMPEACH BUSH" stickers on boot, at the McHenry Wally World
 
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 07:01 PM
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Spotted today going to and returning from the Auto Show:
  • HB/W MCS - eb Golf Rd/Harms @ 8:20am - Thanks for the headlight flash and wave
  • CR/B MCSC - wb 90 b4 90/94 split @ 1:50pm - nice looking cabrio! Thanks for the wave
  • CB/B MCSC - sb Waukegan Rd/Golf Rd @ 3:40pm - thanks for the wave
 
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 08:06 PM
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Looks like you had a good day for waves!
 
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 06:37 AM
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mauberley, do you cruise through northern mchenry county kinda often?

i always get people telling me that they see "my car...only it had a black roof!" (well then it wasn't me, brilliance!) as far as i know, i'm the only grey Coop in 'round these parts.

there's only room for one, you wanna duke it out?!
 
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 04:27 AM
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double post
 
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by zagadka
mauberley, do you cruise through northern mchenry county kinda often?

i always get people telling me that they see "my car...only it had a black roof!" (well then it wasn't me, brilliance!) as far as i know, i'm the only grey Coop in 'round these parts.

there's only room for one, you wanna duke it out?!
I've got family in the area so I do cruise around there a bit.

You wanna throw down, let's go.
 
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 02:27 PM
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i'm 113lbs of pure whoop@ss.

watch out!
 
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 04:47 PM
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At my school, North Central College, I spotted a Chili Red MC parked and saw a Chili Red MCS with a JCW vinyl on the side. Pretty sweet lookin JCW!!

 
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 04:50 PM
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Post# 2000 !!!! great job everyone!!! keep on spotting those MINIs!!!

See you down the road!!!
 
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