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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 03:06 PM
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POLL: Daily Driver or occasional use?

I want to see how many of us use our MINIs as daily drivers.
For those that only drive their MINIs part time I want to see how often they drive them.

Please post your answer below.
THANKS!!
  1. DAILY DRIVER / MINI is my only vehicle
  2. DAILY DRIVER / I have other vehicles
  3. Occasional Use / Driven at least 3x per week
  4. Occasional Use / Driven at least 1x per week
  5. Occasional Use / Driven less than 1x per week
  6. Other


I would have liked to make this a 'poll' but I could not figure out how to do that.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 03:07 PM
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For me, number '1'. My MINI is my only vehicle and I drive it every day.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 03:08 PM
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DAILY DRIVER / MINI is my only vehicle

Plus some additional track days in between for fun!
 
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 03:22 PM
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A mix of 2 and 3.

I have a beater Toyota Echo that used to belong to my wife. I drive that about 2 times a week to keep the mileage off the MINI (70 mile daily commute 4 days a week). On the weekends, my wife prefers to take her Prius V everywhere, so the MINI stays home.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 03:34 PM
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 03:51 PM
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2 for me if my Husband's Soul counts. On the weekends unless I have a Club event to go, or we're going a distance from home and prefer to get there faster we take Molly!! Otherwise she is the Garage Queen!!
 
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 03:55 PM
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100 miles a day goes my mini! I love it!
 
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 04:24 PM
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#1 - Daily driver every day.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 04:24 PM
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My MINI Clubman is my daily driver, however I also have a 1959 Morris mini minor restored to original specs which is a very occasional driver.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 04:46 PM
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I guess #2 here. My wife takes it to work four days a week and I get to play with on her days off - but we have other vehicles too.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 04:48 PM
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2 - I have other vehicles, but they have their specific uses. MINI for commute and fun, 140+ miles a day. F350 4x4 crew cab dually, pulling trailers and other truck stuff. FJ cruiser, off road fun, and daughters vehicle.

Nik
 
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 04:49 PM
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I am a 2.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 04:51 PM
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#1: We have two vehicles and they're both MINI's—so I'm a daily MINI driver.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by speedkills66
I want to see how many of us use our MINIs as daily drivers.
For those that only drive their MINIs part time I want to see how often they drive them.

Please post your answer below.
THANKS!!


I would have liked to make this a 'poll' but I could not figure out how to do that.
  1. DAILY DRIVER / MINI is my only vehicle

Replaced my previous daily driver/pocket rocket 2006 Civic Si w/my 2013 Coupe S. its good to be a bachelor at times
 
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 05:08 PM
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i am a 2
 
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 05:21 PM
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Daily for commuting. Weekends for fun. And the top is down every time I get in it unless it's actully raining. My personal best was about 24 degrees F one morning.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 05:22 PM
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Mark me as a 2. I drive the MINI everyday to work. Wife has the Subaru that she drives everyday. I kept my Accord for occasional use when/if the MINI is in my garage getting modifications.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 06:32 PM
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number 2.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 06:36 PM
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My Mini and Vespa are my only forms of
getting around.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 07:25 PM
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Before I left for college it would be 1. However, I wasn't able to take my MINI with me to school. But my parents, my mother especially, probably drive it 3x per week so in that case I guess a 3.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 07:43 PM
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1 its my only car I have a cbr600rr for the nice days. But I have been thinking about selling my bike for alot of upgrades for my r53 : ) head cam coilovers and a few other goodies is tempting
 
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 07:43 PM
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I must say I'm a little surprised at the number of daily ( or nearly daily) drivers we have here so far.
I really did think we'd be in the minority.
To be honest I based that assumption on a few folks who live near me that use their Minis very little and seem to treat them as "toys".
 
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by kpeen931
1 its my only car I have a cbr600rr for the nice days. But I have been thinking about selling my bike for alot of upgrades for my r53 : ) head cam coilovers and a few other goodies is tempting
Funny....My Mini is my only car but I do have a Buell motorcycle as well. I've also considered selling it to do some upgrades on my R56 MCS.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 07:46 PM
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Answer #4. I have six other cars, my MINI is my Thursday car!

Dave
 
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 08:08 PM
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Number 2. I have a Dodge 2500 4x4 and my wife has her car.
 
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