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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 02:01 AM
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When 5 minutes after you are done installing your last MOD you are searching the net for the next one to do.
 
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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 02:04 AM
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Oooooo, I like that one!
 
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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 08:58 AM
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Even my 5 and 7 year-olds scream out MINI and the appropriate color ie Chili Red, Pepper White, and whether or not it has bonnet stripes!

The worst is when we are in the "other" car, and I see a MINI it is so hard to resist the urge to wave!

Oh, and you know you drive a MINI when you must incorporate MINI into your college projects. I scored an A when my group profiled MINI for our Marketing project. The company just makes it too easy!
 
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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 07:32 PM
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When I see other small cars with sad people driving I say "NOT a MINI". Then I feel kinda bad for them.
 
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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 07:50 PM
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When people randomly offer to buy your car on the spot...

Just happened to me today!
 
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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 08:39 PM
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yep

Originally Posted by Batmobox
My Mini hasn't come in the mail yet, so I don't know this firsthand but...

You contemplate throwing a birthday party for your car. =P
that is it...mini world...once in...it will be part of your life for ever...
 
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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 08:45 PM
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LOL

Originally Posted by wandrur
Yeah, I think you covered that.
my connection is so slow at times that it skips then post my posting twice...ok though we can all laugh...

i love the mini world and the laughs i get from it... we are all a bunch of mini lovers and with a great sense of humor...
 
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Old Dec 11, 2009 | 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by mrmagoo
When you need to reset your TPMS on those morning when temps dip into the 20's.
LOL, or freeze your a$$ off because you think the tires are actually low. Fell for that one twice before I figured out that I just need to reset it.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 01:51 PM
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When you want to dart in and out of the traffic cones in a construction zone
 
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 01:53 PM
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+1
 
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Batmobox
You contemplate throwing a birthday party for your car. =P
Hey we marked the calendar for 2010 to note it was 1 year since Spike joined the family
 
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 02:00 PM
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You know you drive a Mini when......

When you get up in the morning you know it's going to be special cause you get to drive your Mini with a big smile No matter what kind of day I have, I always smile when I approach her in the parking lot.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 04:41 PM
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No matter how far back you are, you cant see the stoplight overhead!
So you try to get close and look out the sunroof!
 
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 05:06 PM
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When you wash your wheels first when it is 39 degrees out, thinking that is all you can do. But then you see all the dirt on the rest of the car and wash the whole thing. And yes, the neighbors look at you like your crazy - after all it is 39 degrees out!
 
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 05:13 PM
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Have two that havent been mentioned:

You like it when someone tailgates as you approach an on or off ramp that is one of those 360 degree turns because you know you will be alone when you finish the curved portion.

When you get into your other car that is a 5-speed manual and accidentally try to shift it into reverse forgetting that you dont have a sixth gear.

And a bonus one....When you blast through the gears, hit 70 in third entering the highway and then shift immediately to sixth.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 05:29 PM
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......when you buy a Jeep (or any other winter beater) take the brunt of the snow, salt/sand, ice remover and negative temps, just so the little guy can stay nice, warm and clean in the garage. When the roads clear it is like seeing a long lost love again!
 
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Old Dec 13, 2009 | 04:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Rixter
When you want to dart in and out of the traffic cones in a construction zone

Oh man!!!, 7 miles of In line cones the other morning at 2 Am no one around.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2009 | 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Redbeard
You know you drive a Mini when...

You sit in your chair at work and imagine rowing through the gears in your Mini while making the motions with your hands and feet...
Or one better..you're sitting at your desk at work watching a track video on Youtube while pretending to steer and shift gears as if actually at the track just so you can familiarize yourself with it. Then the boss walks in...
 
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Old Dec 13, 2009 | 03:58 PM
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how about this one, its pretty obvious:

when you have a name for your f*cking car! lol
 
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Old Dec 13, 2009 | 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Rixter
When you want to dart in and out of the traffic cones in a construction zone
Is that illegal??....
 
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Old Dec 13, 2009 | 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by JRoca
Oh man!!!, 7 miles of In line cones the other morning at 2 Am no one around.
Nice! I'm jealous
 
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Old Dec 13, 2009 | 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by mrmagoo
When you wash your wheels first when it is 39 degrees out, thinking that is all you can do. But then you see all the dirt on the rest of the car and wash the whole thing. And yes, the neighbors look at you like your crazy - after all it is 39 degrees out!
LOL! I did that just the other day and it was... 39 degrees out. Spooky.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2009 | 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by x uh oh x
I'm so there with you... Mine chimes an extra chime if the temp is below 37degrees (black ice weather) -does anybody else's? No one else I've asked has that happen. SO mine's SPECIAL!!!
Mine did this yesterday, and a little snowflake appeared on the display.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2009 | 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Davidoyo
You know you drive a MINI when:

You are 6ft or taller and people ask how you fit in the car.

At 6ft 3 this is the most popular question that I get.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2009 | 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by drewstermalloy
When people randomly offer to buy your car on the spot...

Just happened to me today!
I get that all the time with my Classic Mini...
 
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