The VW Bug and other cutsey cars?

I'm sure glad I don't hear that around these parts. I wouldn't appreciate it at all. Where is it you find these 'most people' that you mention.

 

That's funny, StG -- so because some men are insecure about something, we should all excuse sexism.

 

It's been discussed to death here over the years. Many of the early comparisons that the Mini were involved in were with the PT Cruiser and the New Beetle.

The girly thing has come up several times along with the ghey thing - frankly, it's old hat It's amazing the number of idiots who actually get upset if someone tells them they drive a car favored by women or homosexuals or ostriches, etc.

It was also in the car mags. A side note, the Mini did a lot better in those challenges than it has recently with the GTI, the Si and the MS3.

BTW - why wouldn't you appreciate it? What the heck does it matter? Are you telling me that the fact that someone compares the Mini to a Bug actually bothers you?

How does that negatively affect your enjoyment of the car? I mean, you like your car right? Does that vary depending on the popular opinion of it in the community or among your peers? If so - why?

I owned and Evo for almost a year and had to listen to all the Fast and Furious/Rice Rocket/Ugly Car crap. I thoroughly enjoyed that car and I laughed along with all the stupid jokes - I can honestly say that the only opinion that I cared about regarding my car was my own.

Life's to short to get your panties in a wad over what somebody thinks about a freaking car. All that matters is that you are happy in your decision - period.

 

Exactly - everyone repeat after me:

"The choices that other people make neither validate nor invalidate my own choices".

 

Soooo... using that logic would make anything associated with gay guys 'girly'.

 

This has been discussed in soooo many threads. Minis are cute cars, there's no getting around that fact. Get new friends or take them for a drive on a curvy road...that'll stop most of them from sterotyping. If they still ride you, ignore them and know in your heart, that you have the best car in the world.

 

Just stick up your pinkie - and say pencil di-k! If you have the where with all to drive one, you have nothing to "prove"! I look at guys in huge cars/trucks and do that gesture. Nothing like a pinkie in the air to say it all. I like a hemi as much as alot of those out there, but, a MINI - wow, that says you have self confidence and know how to have a good time!

 

I personally don't see it as a girlie car. Look at trucks. Big truck=packin' nothin'. One of the first weeks I had my car, my one friend goes "Wow. You must have like a 10" member!". And, should a girl find it "cute" or "girlie", give her a ride. In the car. Then see. Then give her another ride.

 

Some real numbers on ownership?

http://www.jdpower.com/autos/mini/cooper/2006

read the demographics. Note that it is copyrighted information. DO NOT repost here.

 

That's for 2006 .. Here's the one for 2007

http://www.jdpower.com/autos/mini/cooper/2007/hatchback

 

Here you go. Either Scott Speed has a Mini, or was in one last night:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=50Wcml6QuO4
Way Funny! THIISS BIIGG!!!

 

Amen!!

 

Hmmm........older men who like to speedwalk and plant tulips and daisies.

 

Maybe thats the new MINI stereotype? I don't wanna be a old fogie

 

I dont know about all yall- but my MINI is the farthest thing from girly!!

 

.....says the lady with the hot pink car.

 

no one i know thinks my car is girly. They know it can kick their cars butt. I know a few guys who drive the hondas that are suped up and they give me hands down on having the best car among them.I just wouldnt pay any one who called my car "girly" any attention EVER. that said, i think there should be more girl MINI drivers out on the road, i rarely ever see them.

 

I think your car is very girly. Everybody knows that Chili Red is the girliest of all Mini colors.

Follow this line of logic:

Hondas are girly.

Suped-up Hondas are uber girly.

Therefore if a group of suped-up Honda owners voted your car best (hands down, mind you) - your car is the Queen of the Girly Cars.

 

Say what, Bro? You talking about my mojo, Bro?

 

lol i know that suped up hondas are uber girly. they know i think their car is the stupidest thing ive ever seen on the road, my point was that they know any MINI is better than their junk. But chili red is NOT girly. Why would you think so? there are plenty of guys im sure that drive chili red and would not be impressed with you calling it girly. But im curious, just what is the "manly" color that you must drive? and what makes it better than anyone elses?

 

Everyone knows that dark silver is the manliest of all Mini colors - it says so in the manual.

My good friends C4 and Chows4Us both had chili red minis. C4 still has his and has reported that he is starting to like John Mayer and is buying up Coach handbags like they are going out of style.

Chows, on the other hand, realized that his urges to wear mascara and drink wine spritzers was all due to the fact that he owned a chili red mini. He did the wise thing - he sold it and bought a Porsche.

Since buying his Cayman S, he has reported that the hair in his ears, nose and back has come returned with a vengeance and he doesn't feel like watching Oprah anymore.

We are both praying that C4 wakes up and sells his girly red car before he starts boycotting Hooters, buying Mandonna records and starts sitting down to pee.

Hope that helps!

Skip

 

"I drive a MINI to compensate for my huge *****"

 

Geez, you're some kinda' unusual woman!

 

One should just ignore the stupid comments and drive what you want to drive and just enjoy what you enjoy. That being said, you can simply reply to the comments by informing them that Shaq, George Foreman, Dirk Nowitzki, and Hulk Hogan drive MINIs and those guys are not 'girly', nor are Neil Young, Bono, Sting, or Kevin Spacey.

 

Quit worrying about your image, and drive your Cooper!