Glad everything worked out OTP!! It killed me not to be able drive Molly for 10wks. after having Heart Surgery last March!!

 

my kids want to be seen when I drop them off at school now!!

 

Wow...that's sayin' something for the MINI now isn't it??!!

 

... you get roasted at an office party and your MINI is mentioned more than you are.

 

 

You know your a mini owner when......... You've read all the posts and smile and nod your head in agreement

Kevin

 

+1!! AND

 

When.........neighbors stop by now to see what if anything Ive done to my car! Its like theyre rooting for me to tweek it! This thing makes everyone happy to look at! need more of that vibe in the world

 

^^^it's funny you say that... when i first got mine everyone within viewing distance of my driveway loves to come and ask about it

 

You know you drive a mini when:

You find a parking spot no one else can fit in.
You wave at other mini's with your secret club wave and they wave back.
You can't fit all your luggage in the care.
You have to ride in someone else car because you won't all fit.

PROUD TO DRIVE A MINI!

 

...when you park backwards in your driveway so others driving by can see the front and share in the beauty of your Mini.

...when the "cruising range" gauge goes backwards.

 

...when your wife sneaks out and goes joyriding in your mini. (Mine did this just last night. I could tell because the seat was WAY too far up this morning. )

 

Haha, my E46 bmw had these dual stage door handles too. It is very irritating though when people pull it once and then try to keep pulling back when nothing is happening.

 

I've thought about this one before. It's because, in life, many things aren't as good as they are in your mind. However, every time I see my MINI, I think "damn, that's a good looking car!" because I simply can't remember how awesome it is. It's actually better IRL than in my head.

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OK, I got one.

You know you're a MINI owner when, seeing another MINI (especially one that looks like yours), you have to catch up to it to ride in a pack. Even if it means doing a U-turn!

 

I have a hard time with this one. Everybody else seems to be just lumbering down the road and my Mini is impatient sometimes

 

Love this one. I don't think my wife minds either

 

When you are leaving for the Hawaiian islands in 5 days but you're equally mad that you have to leave your car for over a week. But the day after I get back I'm cruisin 600 miles up to northern California, so it's all good

-When you always hit DSC instead of the window opener.

 

When you just found out you need to go to Virginia on business and are trying to find a way to convince your boss to let you drive down rather than fly!

 

When you go to the flying field to show off your new model airplane and everyone comes over to help you unload and only takes photos of the mini and all want to sit in the car or go for a ride. From now on i am taking my wifes car, its a Ford...

 

wait...does that mean you're jealous of the MINI?

 

I do the same thing. I dislike commercial flying and rental cars almost equally, so if a business trip is less than about an eight-hour drive I just take the MINI instead, especially if I'm going to be there for a week or more. The government has no problems paying my mileage since it always comes out cheaper than airfare plus a rental car.

And this one applies more to the autocrossers, but if you see a bunch of construction cones on the road and find yourself mentally calculating the best line to run a slalom through them, you might be a MINI owner!

 

You know you're a Mini owner when you gently pat your Mini's nose after parking it.

I always tell Murphy to "have a good snooze" when I have to leave him in the parking lot for a while.

 

I just showed this to my wife to prove that I'm not the only one.

 

I sometimes get home late at night and give Kazzie (my lil Clubman) a pat on the hood before going to bed.

 

Ya know i never thought of it that way, but it sure sounds like it..