Hey Scott!

(...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.)

That is so very true!!

 

If you feel like you are in the middle of the grand canyon in any car larger than a Prius, you might be a MINI owner.

 

When you get outta the car after 4 1/2 hours of driving, and wish you could still be driving!! Bummed out that the drive is over and Im home for the night! Love this car!

 

Lmao! When I went up to CT. for Memorial Day and came back home only about 30 minutes after I got settled in I wanted to go back out and drive =D

 

So im not insane??!! or are you insane too John lol was in north conway NH with the family. Had to drive up separately (ahem cough cough) cuz I had to come home tonite for work. Took the looooooong way home which included driving the Kancamangus Highway. AWESOME!! Twisty turney face-busting smiley fun!! Almost no one on it Did I tell you it was AWESOME??!! lol Im whipped, but found myself still wanting to drive.....I have a problem I think......

 

Here's a good one: You know you are a MINI owner when you are insane =D


I've gone home the long way many times as well, much more fun.

 

Only time I get sick of driving this car is when the road is long, flat and straight, and then I'm just wishing the road would turn into some twisties so I could have some fun!

 

... you have your 9 & 10 year old trying to convince your wife that they would get some quality time with dad by motoring 200 miles one way to meet up with some other MINIS for burgers and ice cream. In another state.

 

+1!!

 

... people in the grocery store parking lot stop and stare in amazement as you load 12 shopping bags, and yourself ( I'm 6' 2", 200#) into your Mini & drive off!

 

You know your a Mini owner when you come out in the morning to find that some time overnight your windows went down by them self while it was raining.

 

Sweet the thread lives again!

...when ever you put something into your car you fasten it down regardless of length/distance to be travelled.

 

Definitely guilty as charged. My girlfriend makes fun of me for it too...

 

...when you see a Smart car and get a kick out of thinking "mine's bigger!"

 

Along those lines I've noticed that I can only look down into 1 and 2 gen Miatas. Everything else is up.

 

You can look at someone in a Smart car and think; 'They gave up so much, for what?'

 

When you remember tha date you adopted your Mini, but for the life of you, can't remember your Grandkids birthdays....

You put the stuff in the recycle bin one at a time so you have an excuse to open the door and gaze at your Mini just one more time...

When you pass wind in it and apologize to it...come on admit it, you do that too!!! :D

 

Whenever I hit a bump I always say sorry and pat the shifter or the steering wheel :(

I cringe whenever someone holds the door by the glass; one because the glass gets prints and two because there is no frame around the glass >_<

 

I live on a dirt road right now. I do a lot of apologizing to my dirty girl.

 

+1 on the thread revival, had not seen this one, and it could get lively. I'll review prior posts in a while.

and,

+1 on the "fastening things down" aspect. *Yes*, I'm now conscious of items in the car, and ensuring I have them "stowed" properly in the (now likely) event that a freeway entrance/exit cloverleaf will be too tempting not to strafe.

 

You know you drive a MINI when you just spent half your day reading this thread so that you can go home and prove to your wife that it is not just you that do crazy things.

Also Me and my friends have started the MINI game. Its like punch bug but with MINIs instead, this one my daughter plays along. She hates Punch bug now.

And I've got to say I am guilty of getting off at some exits because I know the next entrance ramp is sweet.

 

Learned my lesson Monday. I had a bin of mixed recyclables in the boot, (forgetting that) I said to myself "that looks like curve I can have some fun with" and the bin with contents went clattering and crashing up against the rear window.

 

That's awesome. One of the first pieces of advice I got about driving the Dragon in May was, "Tie EVERYTHING down!".

 

You know you drive a mini when you dive hard into a turn and see a duck/s scoot across your dashboard!

...........when you try to convince anyone looking at cars to buy a mini b/c they will love it.

 

Cloverleaf ramps must be driven with the pedal mashed to the floor