Is it just me or do fewer and fewer people who are driving Mini's wave, flash lights, whatever?

Is there a way to get the word out? Is there a flyer to print and leave on peoples windshields or something letting them know we are a community and recognize a fellow Mini-thusiast

 

There's a long, but current, thread going on, about exactly this.

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ach-other.html

Dave

 

I agreee-very frustrating! I've had my MINI for 6 months, and I can count all of the waives on one hand that I've gotten in that period of time. I live in a metropolitan area, so MINI's are very popular. Even more disappointing, ALL of the Countryman drivers I've seen on the road so far, have ignored me when I've waived to them. All have also been female drivers. The first time I saw a Countryman, I was in the fast lane of a highway, but I slowed down to match the speed of the CM in the next lane to make eye contact and waive-but the woman didn't reciprocate.

 

This makes me sad :( I've noticed the same thing! Why can't more chicks wave?! I waved to two today and just got weird looks

 

I think Mini needs to put out a commercial showing all their different cars driving around with the drivers waving and flashing the lights to acknowledge each other

 

yes! that would be awesome

 

Would be a far more useful ad than the Super Bowl one.

 

It's still awesome that there was a MINI super bowl ad

 

As far as waving or flashing lights most drivers are yapping on their cell phones, texting, checking the stock market on their IPads, etc, etc.
In this age waving to somebody could be taken as an insult or as a hidden meaning.
Same thing with lights.
I use to wave to fellow MINI drivers because we use to do it in the old days of sports cars (50-60's).
Don't bother now.
With all the illegal drivers who can't read English or drive a pedal car, it's better to concentrate on what you are doing, driving

 

I got a wave, honk and a thumbs up from a fellow mini driver the other day in Arlington, TX

Maybe you're more likely to get a wave from fellow mini drivers in areas where we're more heavily outnumbered by giant gas guzzlers!

 

ive literly given up, when i pulled up to a red light i saw a mini pull up across from me, then over to my left then right as the light turned green another to the right of me, it was legitimately an intersection of mini's....albeit people that drive civics/corola's dont even have that happen to them.

That very same day i counted a total of 23 mini's....including the person that has a new clubman in schools parking lot But only 2 of them were R53's the rest were R56's....proof that the mini has become a grocery getter/ puddle jumper

i want the days of the R53 back, I miss those where it was rare to see another mini on the road, i really miss my R53 too

 

Don't give up!

The other day on my new 4.5 mile commute we were crusin italian job style, a red one, blue (me), and a white, it helped that I had literally watched the newish italian job the night before I had a smile on my face all the way into the office

 

Jeeze! I get about 65% return waves here. If I flash my lights too, it's more like 75%.

Dave

 

I told you that you shouldn't have followed them home.

 

I didn't see someone wave to me in time to wave back, and it made me feel terrible. From that point on, I wave to every MINI I see. I also ride motorcycles, another community who waves, so I'm just in the habit of waving. If people don't wave back, I figure either they didn't see me in time, or they don't matter. I don't let it get to me. Driving a MINI or riding a motorcycle are enough to keep the smile on my face.

 

I agree- a wave commercial would be awesome. The "cram it in the boot commercial" was just plain silliness. Me no likey.

 

Just keep waving ..... don't give up.

 

OMG! I agree! The MINI driver's here in Chi_town are terrible! I feel like a complete idiot when I wave or gesture and get nothing in return!

 

There is one mini I pass almost everyday on my way in to work. We wave to each other every time Saw a lady driving the other day waved and got a weird look. So it's hit and miss but I'm not giving up. always makes my day when I get a wave back.

 

i wont start the wave to someone but if they wave to me, ill wave back...i think minis are all too common now...kinda like waving to the guy driving a honda accord when ur driving a honda accord...everyone has one...it seems...almost...the wave may have been cool on the 1st gen 1st year of production but now theyre everywhere

 

well, a place to start might be realizing the difference between a MINI and a Mini.

I find that Mini drivers do wave


and when I first became a MINI driver we did too.


and then the car became popular with soccer moms . . .

many local clubs have templates for bus' cards you can print to 'tag' cars and encourage enthusiasm

http://www.sunshineminis.org/media/s...esscardsh1.pdf

 

I still wave. Don't get many waves back. I wave because it's fun, friendly, and I like to do it. Not gonna stop anytime soon.

 

The waves were imported from Europe after WW2.
The troops were bring home these crazy little things called "Sports Cars".
You could 2 months before you saw another Healey 100-4.
The "sports car" people started waving to one another because there were so few of them on the road.
Eventually the "fad" caught on for all those in weird little cars with names like Triumph, Jaguar, Maserati, MG, Austin, Saab, Simca, etc.
Got first wave in 1958 driving a MG TC.
I think it was a wave, could only go about 50 mph at the time.

How many people know what MG stands for?

 

Waves are nice, I saw 3 MINI's yesterday and got 1 wave..... 33% oh well.
Like was said before "Just keep waving... don't give up".

 

I wave when I'm in my MINI or Mini, but I see more MINIs when I'm driving my xB.