I have the Union Jack on the roof of my MINI. Someone asked me why I had the Confederate Flag on my car, and why I'm a racist.

 

At that point, I would have pulled out a gun - inserted it into my OWN mouth - and pulled the trigger. Wow!

 

That's a nice PT Cruiser!
Had this comment several times.

 

Oh noooo! Ouch!

 

haha these are great. a good laugh in the morning is always appreciated
i frequently get that italian job car... but yours is way cooler (because its in person) :D
also sometimes people wonder why the spedo is so big and in the middle of the car??

 

(Note I haven't even taken possession of my '11 yet)
Neighbor: wow, you're getting a MINI? Does that even have an engine in it??

...what, do you think I'm going to be Flintstone-ing my @ss around??

 

ROFLMAO

 

 

Be SURE to take them for a ride...

 

i got the PT Cruiser quote and "aren't mini drivers mostly gay dudes?" earlier today from a guy who drives a tin can.. i mean toyota camary. i must love my car a little too much cause i wanted to rip his head off

 

I was at the grocery store Saturday loading my weekend football food. An alpha male type in a huge pickup pulled in next to me and proceeded to ask where I put the key for my toy car. Before i could reply, his girlfriend said "Why did you say that? I know you want a Mini". Nuff said.

 

So far I have one legitimate question from a retired gentleman who had recently purchased a smaller base model toyota SUV because he was told it would get 28+ mpg, he was mad because he says be gets 21-22mpg and asked who made the car, what it was, and how much mpg it gets. I then told him all about it and he though it was just the coolest thing and then his jaw dropped when I told him I get 30 mpg no problem, even with pushing the turbo occasionally. Made me feel good.

But the usual stuff come from work, how do you get in that thing, how do you fit, is it comfortable to wear, is it hard to take off, etc etc. Some if it comes from the fact I used to own a larger truck. I do not regret one minute the trade I made for this fun car.

 

I have a Union Jack decal on the roof.
A woman at the rest area asked, "Did you drive that all the way from Britain?"

 

I have a Union Jack decal on the roof.
A woman at the rest area asked, "Did you drive that all the way from Britain?"

 

Hope you told her "Yes"! LMAO

 

My automatic answer to that comment, whether about my car or anything else, is always, "Well, I don't know, sounds like you're the expert on that."

Leaves their mouth hanging open every time.

 

Both hilarious. Thanks for posting.

 

"my low tire pressure light is on, what does that mean"

 

A possible hard vacuum between the ears!

 

It's the Inner version of Outer Space...

 

some punk with his friends walked by me an my friends around my car and the punk said "Arnt those cars for *****'s?" i turned around and told him " No these cars are for women and men that are sexually secure with themselves that don't need a big *** truck for the need to feel adequate." as they were getting in to a big *** lifted rig.

 

I had a kid at Sonic tell me my car was "rice" because the hood scoop "didn't do anything."

I actually gave him an interesting lesson on aftercoolers, ideal gas law and volumetric efficiency, but it was still interesting to have someone I dont know come up to me and say that.

 

What does your neighbor drive? He'd be surprised to hear there is probably no such thing as an all-American car anymore. Most "American branded" cars have tons of Mexican, Japanese and Canadian parts. Some people even thought Saturn was all-American. Guess what the Saturn Astra's country of origin is? Belgium! Another interesting point to consider: I used to own a Jeep Cherokee. EVERY time I had to replace a part, it was imported from FRANCE!!! And oddly, my dad says he saw only ONE Jeep in Paris the last time he went there on a business trip.

 

Saturn's big thing was the no-BS dealerships. No haggling over prices. The cars were originally very reasonably priced, the colors were named simply (red, yellow), and the process of buying a new car was pretty straightforward, at least compared to other brand dealerships I had been to prior to that time (1995). The car itself was pretty average. It didnt break down much until after the warranty was up. Computer modules began failing. I sold it in 2003.

 

an asian middle-aged professor (i met him in a university parking lot) came
up to me after I parked my car and ask" hey your car looks nice...what brand is this? Me: MINI ...MINI by BMW"
two seconds later he goes"is this made by Nissan?"
Me: No not nissan...it's BMW...
I gave him a smile and he just left
(p.s. i'm asian)