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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 12:10 PM
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I see 2 or 3 a week -- mostly when I'm in town (Longmont) as opposed to commuting (to Loveland and back). I like it this way -- I want my vehicle to be unique rather than ubiquitous (like my Wrangler).

It would appear as if there are a couple of local MINI/Mini groups in the area, but the dealership is about an hour from my home, and it looks like that's where they meet. Must be a bigger concentration of MINIs in that part of the Front Range.

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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 12:22 PM
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I've been seeing them more since I've been plotting to buy one. It's usually one every couple of days. I usually end up tailing them so I can see what year/options they've got.

Sometimes I even start to half wave, and then realize that I'm not actually driving a MINI yet.
 
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 07:04 PM
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I usually see at least one if not two on the commute in to work. There's probably 6 different ones, but I see one or two.
Once I get to work there are two on the first level of the ramp, then two more that park on my level with one always parking next to mine. Then on the way home I see maybe 2 a week.
As with anything, you tend to notice the things you have...
 
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 07:08 PM
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I know I can count on seeing 3 every day. 1 in the apartment complex and 2 drive by my office every day.... Normally out on the road I'll see 2 to 4 a week. Of course, that doesn't include my fellow DMC Minis!!!
 
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 07:11 PM
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A bunch..........
 
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Old Mar 2, 2008 | 04:39 PM
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I live on one side of San Francisco, and work on the other. Needless to say one day i counted the number of mini's i saw on a morning commute= 13 minis. that's just on the way to work, people in SF love them some minis (me included )
 
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Old Mar 2, 2008 | 05:08 PM
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I probably see about 4-6 a week. depending on where im driving. the upper income neighborhoods like scottsdale will have a lot more on the road.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2008 | 06:24 PM
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There seem to be a lot here in NorCal. Even more in Berkeley. I see several a day.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2008 | 06:40 PM
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I'm sure to see 3-4 on my 25 mile RT commute outside of Boston. Since we've put in the order for ours, my wife and I are sure to point out each and every one we see. I think that's because we can't wait to have our own, so we make do by ogling over others' MINIs!
 
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 01:55 AM
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I usually see at least one on my way to/from work. There's 8 MINIs in Kodiak now, so I'm starting to see more of them on the road now.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 05:40 AM
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We didn't used to see them every day, but now it seems rare to be out driving and not see at least one a day. I usually see the same 2 on my way to and from work, and sometimes a different one that I usually never see again. So, 2-3 a day.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 05:57 AM
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I feel like I always see more MINIs cruising around when I'm *not* driving mine...
 
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 06:50 AM
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Maybe 2 or 3 a month
 
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 06:51 AM
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I'd say at least 3-4 a day...I live 10 minutes from a dealer. In the DC metro area, they're ubiquitous...we have 3 dealerships within 50 miles of each other..
 

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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Yucca Patrol
I always see the two in our driveway. Most days I don't see another but sometimes see a few. Still not a ton of them here in Alabama.
I see quite a few here in northern Alabama (Huntsville), perhaps being closer to a dealer (Nashville) than you in Birmingham (Atlanta). My MA in Nashville says he sells quite a few to people from Huntsville.

During the week, just back and forth to work I may not see any. On the weekend being out and about I see them quite frequently.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by SandiePepper
Maybe 2 or 3 a month
Same here. I have seen three in the month since I placed my order.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 10:00 AM
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I get excited if I see a Mini at all because I rarely see a Mini. If I have to go to the post office, I know I'll see one parked in a nearby parking lot....and I will see other ones on occasion in town....I see another Mini maybe 2-4 times/months, depending on how much I'm traveling and all.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 10:05 AM
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About a half-dozen a day, minimum, usually more... Of course, being in the PA/NJ area and having about 5-7 dealers within a 100 mile radius doesn't hurt.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 10:06 AM
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I usually 2-3 on the road per day. I can see more if I drive around the corner to the MINI dealership though.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 12:02 PM
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About 6 a day, on the commute to work or school; lots more if i drive to the MINI dealership across from where i work.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by IanF
About a half-dozen a day, minimum, usually more... Of course, being in the PA/NJ area and having about 5-7 dealers within a 100 mile radius doesn't hurt.
Yeah I went out for a little drive yesterday, about a 20 mile round trip & saw one in the parking lot I parked at, and passed five on the way home. Mostly 2007 models, and no one waved back. I guess the wave is officially dead? That was the most I have seen on any one drive, starting to feel like a fool for waving to people who don't give a ****.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 02:01 PM
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I think the question in SF has become, how many other cars do you see that are not Minis
 
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 02:28 PM
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Only Mini I see (after mine) is the one that sometimes visits the parking lot where I work. Usually see it 3 or 4 times a week
 
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 03:20 PM
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It depends where in town I drive. Sometimes I will see 5-7 in one day and sometimes I won't see any for a few days. There is one MINI I see almost everyday on my way to work, its a silver R53.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 03:34 PM
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Popular in the city but pretty rare in the burbs

I live 65 miles north of Manhattan (Times Square). When I am in town to visit my daughter I see quite a few. The further North I go the less I see so by the time I get to Putnam Country I will only see a few in the course of a week.

You see them more in the more affluent communities closer to the city (Westchester and Fairfield Counties).
 
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