Was at the Laundromat the other day.. a stranger with a strong foreign accent comes up to me and says:

"How you like that MINI?"

I let him know I love it.

To that he responds, "I used to have one a long time ago. It was sh*t. All cars were back then were sh*t though. Looks like they make them different now."

 

Haters gonna hate!

I get comments about my rood all the time and since being in Cali I have people asking me about it all the time.

 

LOL I don't think it was hate... He said back then all cars were *****.

 

LOL. People are usually surprised by the size of the sunroof and always ask "hey,does the rear one open!?"

I also get: "where's the window switches in this car!?"

And its quiet funny/strange to see non MINI folk trying to get out the car, they always struggle to find the door handle for some reason

 

The most common question I get is " what is that?"

 

My R58 JCW, does the roof come off?

 

I always get " What a cute car" I used to always respond with, " Its fast too!" Since that pretty much gets ignored, I just say, "Thanks. " If people don’t know, you can't tell em.

 

"Look, it's Mr. Bean!"

 

I get that a lot with my mini pickup. If they ask it that way I just say a pickup, haven't you ever seen a pickup before?

 

I've owned my mini for three years and never got a disparaging comment. Matter of fact, I'm surprised as to just how many people know exactly what a mini is!

 

My ex-wife calls it a "Clown Car" & says it's ugly. I sure don't miss her.....

 

My favorite was the guy who asked me if it was electric.. as I was filling up at a gas station.

 

A toothless guy on a bike told me "that's one beautiful car!" We chatted for a while....Another fella in skinny jeans said it was "bad azzz" and wondered if the wheels came stock (18" cross spoke black over JCW brakes drilled and slotted rotors....). I smiled and said "nope"...

 

I get a lot of people that pull the door latch the first time and say "the door is broken I can't get out." Haven't had one person try pulling twice on their own. I disappointed my friend with a newer corvette. We asked a female friend who she would go to dinner with on car alone and she picked my mini...girls love the Mini Cooper

 

As I was getting a parking permit for my r56 the person asked me whats the make and i told her MINI, she replied whats a mini? Whats the model/ make? And again im like MINI cooper its a MINI. I had to gointo into the history of the car and mention its part of BMW but ensure that the make is MINI. ... I dont think she took my car seriously :D

 

Thats halarious, i always get asked about mpg while im there

 

Aren't you glad you kept the MINI

 

#1 question I get is: how do you fit in it? lol
then when they get in, they are surprised by the roomyness (up front of course)

 

See attached.

 

They are usually surprised the MPG is so low. I guess they were expecting to hear 100 mpg lol. I always reply, well know know, you can have horsepower or gas milage and I have OVER 100 HORSEPOWER.
(LOL)

 

1. What's the MPG on that car?
2. Do you know one of your reverse lights are out?

 

+1

I'm not *that* big (6'0, 225), but I get that a lot, too. Most are surprised at the front seat room, and that you can get them so "nice" inside if you want.

 

When I was up in New York doing work for FEMA after hurricane Sandy a couple of people asked if I actually drove "that" from Florida. As I was told long ago, argueing with an idiot makes you look like one, so I just said no I walked up.