Interesting question. I'm not very picky in general, but I do like to enjoy what I do if at all possible (why be miserable?). I got a MINI primarily because I like Minis and wanted to enjoy motoring like I did back in the day w/ the Sprite and Spitfire. As nice as a MINI is, I still don't think of it in that regard (high quality)....it's all about motoring enjoyment for me!!

 

No to general pickiness, but I note that many on this thread have mentioned pickiness about parking spaces with which I am seriously afflicted. I never cared with other cars even when new. Also I always notice minis parked way out in no mans land in many parking lots. You don't see this even with far more expensive cars.

 

No difference here, but I've always been a bit of a quality-*****.

 

I like to purchase quality items and then take care of them. Then I can use my extra money (when available) to purchase new stuff instead of replacing things I didn't take care of.

My co-workers think I'm picky and OCD but I just think I have a good plan.

 

I'd actually say that being more picky makes one own a Mini

 

I'll second that!

 

I've had Obie since April '05, and I still do that, too.

 

AKIndiMini,

I had a 1995 Landrover Discovery. Holy crap what a night-mare that was!

My father in law just bought a Range Rover, and when he showed it to me, we recalled my Landrover and within 24 hours he had his Range Rover listed for sale! I guess I recalled too much about the LD!

 

Picky? I don't think I am a picky person. By the way, you should have put a period after "services provided" instead of a comma, used two spaces, and then capitalized "is". The following sentence should have been completed with a question mark, and the proper way to spell "comepare" is "c o m p a r e".

What was the question again?

Oh yeah, pickiness. No, I'm not a picky person at all.

 

I was very picky and I'm still very picky about 99% of everything.
That is exactly why I chose a 2009 Mini JCW over many other cars I could have had. I researched a lot of cars and the Mini just seemed to be the car I wanted.
Ronnie948

 

It has definately brought out my picky tendencies in a big way. I don't think it made me that way, just brought it out of the closet into the light of day...

 

If you mean "picky" by already knowing my next car will be another MINI then, yes.

 

Only when it comes to choosing mechanics and parts for my Mini
Qualified technicians only please!

 

When it's time to pick out a second car...then I'll be PICKY!!

 

I am a 'picky' person by nature. I tend to be one of those people that do not shop for bargains in discount stores etc, not because I am stuck-up, but because I prefer to save up for something that I really REALLY love.

Which is why I bought my Mini on Friday - nothing less would do!

cheers,
Glen

 

It's more like the other way around. I got the Mini because I got pickier.

 

I've always been picky. What's the line from Clueless? "You see how picky I am about my shoes, and they only go on my feet!" That's me.

The Saturn SL2 was an anomaly, I swear.

 

I had a '95 Saturn SL. Wasn't a bad car. Got about 80k trouble free miles before the electronics started going. Got rid of it then.

 

PICKY? I don't think I've ever been accused of being picky.
****, on the other hand is an adjective that might be used to describe some of my demands for quality.

So to the Big Three I say... Good riddance.

 

What he said

 

Ah, I had a '96, the year they changed everything. The radiator had to be replaced twice, and the starter went before I hit 50,000. It was a pain in my ***. A friend of mine had the same year and had to rebuild her motor before she even finished paying it off. I hear about owners from almost every other year that were happy with theirs, but I just have that stigma now, you know?

 

Maybe you and your friend got a couple of bad cars?

Yes, that's understandable, but not much really changed from 95 to 96. Yes, the body was redesigned, but the instrument panel/dashboard, redesigned for 95, and the entire interior was carried over from 95, as was the running gear.

On a more personal-opinion note, no offense to you or any other 96-or-later owners, but I much prefered the original squared-back body style over the more rounded redesign. I also prefered the redesigned for 95, more rounded instrument panel cover pod thingy that your car also had. So basically, I think I got the best of all the years of the SL series - the original exterior and the redesigned interior. But that's just me.

As with most cars I have owned, in retrospect, I could have kept it and been happy with it. I had the car 8 years. I might have needed to start making repairs to it, but it still would've been cheaper than monthly payments. I liked the car a lot, in a transportation-only kind of way.

 

i think if i was picky.. i would sell my mini.. as much as i love it..
33k miles.. a new tranny, water pump, thermostat housing, ps pump, door lock regulator, a/c evap on and on and on .

i have been driving 30 years.. never had this much crap break on a car.

my warrenty is up in june.
i just bought a vw tdi 05 with 22k miles for a replacement.

will be selling the mini when the warrenty is up

still love it.
but not on my dime