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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 10:46 PM
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I got a thumbs up from a white Bugatti Veyron. Can anyone top that?

and this happend where?
 
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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 10:52 PM
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I got a honk and smile from a Ford Explorer. Hey, I know there is no prestige there, but I figure his wife had the MINI today.
 
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by ChrisW
and this happend where?

Probably Miami. There are only 2 Veyrons in the United States and I know that one of them, which was imported by Braman motor cars, lives here in Miami.
 
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 07:05 AM
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Originally Posted by BlueBonnet
I got a honk and smile from a Ford Explorer. Hey, I know there is no prestige there, but I figure his wife had the MINI today.
I had my dads Mitusubishi last week, and coming home from work there was a MINI at a light, when I honked and waved she looked at me like I was NUTS!! But then I pointed to my hat (MINI) and she understood, and gave me a big ole' wave .
 
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by ChrisW
and this happend where?
Santa Monica, CA. I cringed right after, as he was stopped at San Vicente on 7th streeet, where there is a sizeable dip that I was sure he wasn't going to clear when the light turned green. I didn't have to suffer through watching him get the green.
 
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by C4
Probably Miami. There are only 2 Veyrons in the United States and I know that one of them, which was imported by Braman motor cars, lives here in Miami.
This is not true. I have also seen a silver Veyron in Malibu, so there are at least two in CA.

edit: there are quite a few more in CA: http://exoticspotter.com/listingVehi...4&location=all
 
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeremy1026
There was a very quickly thrown together Porsche event that DCMM was invited to. We are working with the Porsches for another joint run.
Actually, there is a thread here somewhere where PCA has banned MINIs in some regions from all track events. To much of a likelyhood of rollover. Do a search.

Originally Posted by Minut
I got a thumbs up from a white Bugatti Veyron. Can anyone top that?
Thats NOTHING. I got a ThumbsUP and WAVE from some MINI cooper in my RAV4!!!

That guy KNEW a FAST vehicle when he saw it
 
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Minut
Santa Monica, CA. I cringed right after, as he was stopped at San Vicente on 7th streeet, where there is a sizeable dip that I was sure he wasn't going to clear when the light turned green. I didn't have to suffer through watching him get the green.

Thats very cool, last i had heard there wasn't any over here in the states. Guess i was wrong to keep thinking that.
 
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 04:09 PM
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Its nice to get some recognition from the " expensive " guys now and then. The must have gotten " religion " somewhere along some curvey road
 
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 04:11 PM
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thanks C4

Originally Posted by C4
AlpinaMike, let me know when you plan to come downhere and I'll introduce you to your MINI 'amigos" in the "Magic City"...


There are plenty of high dollar cars around here. Today I saw a couple of Aston Martin Vanquishes, yesterday I was following a Lamborghini in traffic and Bentleys and Rolls Royces can be seen almost everywhere.

Generally I receive good response from the driver's of these machines. The road "jerks" seem to be Chevy SSR drivers (Geriatric men, with rotten attitudes, foul mouths that think they are driving the fastest rocket on the road), and most anything made in Japan. SSR driver's HATE to be passed by a MINI. I had a road rage incident a couple of weeks ago with a SSR driver that lowered his window and began to shout all kinds of profanity at me just because I passed him on an expressway entrance ramp. I didn't even cut him off. The old man (In his late 60's or 70's) was acting like a 12 year old kid. Scary and funny at the same time. This was a bright yellow SSR. Funny thing, the very next day I see another yellow SSR appear on my rear view mirror, but it wasn't the same guy. It was driven by yet another old man. What are the chances of you seeing 2 bright yellow Chevy SSRs in less than 24 hours, points miles apart in the city...geez!

I just ignored him. Too many idiots with loaded weapons in this city to try my luck.
I might take u up on that I will be down their visiting pedro from motoringfun.com and maybe the sunshineMINI chapter.

Send me a PM.

I was down in Miami before and saw my second Aston Martin V. We have a dealership in pittsburgh which has a couple of them Bobby Rahal people ya know. And the Rolls Royce dealership is 30 mins away...so they have everything else...i see so many Bentley GT's around here
and at the track met a owner of a Merc Mclaen SLR! Which looked at the MINI.
 
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