Part of the reason I put an antenna ball on mine. Not perfect, but it helps.

 

... you make a deal with 2 co-workers to park on either side of you in the lot. Of course, make sure they have sweet rides, too cuz then you know they'll be careful.

 

You have no idea how many times my heart has skipped a beat because I momentarily think that someone has stolen my car; that is until I see the antenna ball. My latest... flying Mickey Mouse doing the twisties in Yosemite.

 

- Your other cars that used to handle great (you thought) now handle like crap.
- You look at your speedo just to see how fast you made that 90 degree turn and try to improve on that next time.
- When your friends ask if the new car novalty has worn off yet and you still say NO!
- You try to shift your other car into 6th and get quickly reminded that it's not 6th gear, it's reverse.

 

You know you're a MINI owner when...

You are seen in the supermarket buying huge jars of peanut butter and jam so you can save on grocery money for your next mod...

pac

 

Not sure if this was said already...

You know you're a MINI owner when you accidentally turn on your fog lights instead of rolling down your window. Hope I'm not the only one that does this

 

....when you drive someone elses car and pretend like its your MINI.

Ive been driving my husbands car and when I take turns he yells 'THIS ISNT THE MINI!!!'

 

 

reminds me of eating Ramen noodles in college so we had beer/bar money...

 

My boss is in the conference room opposite my cube and I'm having to pretend I have hiccups so I can get away with reading this thread. I wanted to add my own though...


...you look in your rearview mirror in traffic to see the expression on the person's face as they pull out of a corner after following you in at your speed.

...you are CONSTANTLY cleaning dead bugs off the grill/bonnet/windscreen.

..your girlfriend (who was against the MINI purchase) orders a stack of brochures from the tourist office so you can drive your MINI for an hour each way to stay somewhere 20 mins.

...You feel guilty leaving the MINI outside because your significant other got home first and stole the garage.

...you look at your one-car garage with the MINI in it and think "I could get another one in there."

 

How about when...

no matter what way you're parked you walk to the front so you can pat him on the headlight and say good job

or spend fifteen minutes re-explaining the difference between an r52 and an r56 to your wife just for the purpose of saying which style the pepper white MINI was that you saw on the way home (all the while she just nods and looks at you like you need to locked in a rubber room)

 

Great posts over the past few days! All of you have given me good laughs. Keep'em coming.

 

wow, as the op of this epic thread im surprised that its still going strong! way to go!!! nice responses, keep it up.

 

....you look in the rearview mirror in traffic to see the expression on the person's face when they see you race into the spot in front of them that they thought was too small for you to get into.....

 

when you watch a person try to parallel park for 5 mins and when they have given up, you fly in and take less than 30 secs for you.

its kind of the same but I had this happen today. Their face was great! a little bit of and .

 

You know you drive a MINI when....

you are on a two lane mountain road with no passing and you can feel your blood pressure go up (and think you sense your MINI's excitement too) when you both see the "Passing Lane Ahead 1 Mile".
And then, when you get to where the third lane appears you actually say out loud "show them what you've got girl" inspite of the fact that you have passengers with you.

 

....see a mini at the car wash, chat with them, find out they are NAM members, look up a recent CEL code then clear it, all while they are waiting in line to pay up.

Nice Meeting you Jonathan.

 

when it takes you 0.02 of a second to change lanes just because it's fun...

 

You know you Drive a MINI Cooper when...
You've got 4 MINIs behind you and 6 MINIs ahead of you, another Twistie is coming up and YOU are having the Time of Your Life!!

 

... you get in your car with everything you need for a drive except a destination.

 

Hahahahaha!!! I did that yesterday when I sneezed.

 

when your pre-MINI ownership desire for all roads to be laid out in a grid has changed to "Why would anyone want a straight road?"

 

+1

 

... when you look overhead before choosing a parking spot, scanning for wires and tree branches because you would rather park in a bird-drop-free spot. (chirp, chirp, tweet, SPLAT )

 

+1 I've taken to pulling right into the garage when I get home for exactly that reason!