...when your friends and family refer to your car by name as if it is a person.
...when your backseat passengers always have their hands on the 'oh ****' handles.
...when you bought a small car thinking you'd get out of driving people everywhere but now your friends think it is fun to pile 4 adults into your MINI.
...when you drive the long way home just because it has more twisties.

 

when yours is being garaged and you look at one out on the road and become jealous b/c they get to drive thier MINI still.

when you had collectibles of anything about the MINI before you bought the car

 

You (I) dust it every morning because you want it to look pretty for the day!

 

Don't know if this one was mentioned:

You know you own a mini when you are in a different car and go to find what time it is and look up!

 

When you have your MINI clubs decal on your other vehicle and it is not a MINI.

 

and I thought that i was the only one that does that!

 

LOL, my wife laughs at me when I start to wave and then realize I'm driving her minivan. My hand actually moves enough for her to know how goofy I am

 

My son is 3 and says "Let's take the race car daddy" and once on the road all he can say is " go faster go faster" I have to explain why 80mph is the fastest I will go with him in the car. But he does love the curves.

 

Apparently owning MINIs means we're breeding the next crop of race car drivers... Who knew?!

 

When NY State decides to change license plate colors, you decide to pay the additional $25 (even though it's optional) because the new color works with the color of your MINI.

 

When your spouse takes the MINI to work to "put gas in it" on the way home and then you get into the other car and find the gas gauge is just a hair above E...

 

OR they forget to reset the trip

 

You know you drive a MINI when...

-you put the top down to put groceries, luggage, or dogs in the back seat.
-you refer to the garage as "Roxy's room."

 

...When you get a ticket, and you're smiling and laughing with the cop because while the penalty is bad, it was not only worth it, but you knew you were going MUCH faster just a second before he clocked you.

 

I have to agree with that one!
However, in my case, she got me as I was still speeding up; and I didn't receive a "you're welcome" when I thanked her for coming along when she did, rather than a few seconds later.

 

Youre good at Tetris. Couple 20-25hr trips from MA down to FL with my wife and LOTS of luggage

 

You drive past the store fronts in the shopping center just to see your reflection while driving your MINI, especially if you never let anyone else drive it.

 

You know you are a mini owner when you start to think of your mini as a hobby and give it a nick-name...

 

You see it's late and the clock goes from 11:59 to 0:00 and you explain this phenomenon to the passenger as "entering the motoring zone".

ps- the girlfriend thinks I'm nuts by the way.

 

When you're planning surgery on your left (clutch) knee, and your biggest worry is about when you can start driving your MINI again, instead of the actual procedure and rehab!

(BTW, the answer is < 2 weeks ... my wife watched me climb into the MINI and said, "you need professional help" )

 

That is too funny, sparky63. You can tell your wife alot of us would probably do the same thing.

 

Sparky63 I bet if you got a long stick you would be able to operate the clutch with your left hand. You would not be able to steer at the same time though so that may or may not work for you...

You could also rig a pulley system that would allow you to pull the clutch down using a piece of line that came out above the gear shift. that way when you reached down to change gear you would be able to pull the rope and operate the clutch. A far more practical solution but I suspect it would take a while to build. I'm also not completely convinced that mounting a series of pullies underneath the pedals would be safe/legal...

Just kidding!! Get well/Motoring soon!

 

When you come home from vacation and the first thing you do is open the garage door to admire your MINI!

 

... when you always take the "scenic route"; and you deliberately choose the longer, more-turns way instead of the direct one.

 

when your family is shocked that you bought a NEW MINI ('10) when the old one had so many problems ('07)....