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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 09:26 AM
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How many MINIs do you see every day?

We all agree there are a lot of MINIs out there ...that being said...

I must have seen 50+ MINIs on the road this week. And two days ago, a very rare sighting for me - IT WAS AWESOME!!! I saw 7 Mini's (2 JCWs) at 4 way stop light. For a moment I thought they were filiming the Italian Job Part 3, cause at one stop light, there was PW, CR, and Blue.
 
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 09:54 AM
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I see about 2 a day average

Mine and a worker at a local McDonalds

once in a while a third one but not usually

Iowa is MINI no mans land some times
 
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 10:01 AM
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Where I live I'm lucky if I see one a month. I recently completed a 2,000 mile trip from central PA out thru MI and WI and back. I was amazed that I only saw one other MINI on the entire trip and I was very near Chicago on the way back.
 
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 10:14 AM
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A year ago I would have said I was lucky to see one other MINI a day. But in my area (Milwaukee-ish), I now see anywhere from 3 - 5 (or more) a day...

I'm really glad to see the car getting more exposure, but I have to admit a part of me (the selfish part) is a little sad some of the "mystique" or uniqueness is going away ...

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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 10:18 AM
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I work in the same building as Butler, Shine, and Stern (the ad-agency for MINI) so I see LOTS everyday! One day they were having a photo shoot in the parking lot with bulldogs!
 
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 10:19 AM
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I always see the two in our driveway. Most days I don't see another but sometimes see a few. Still not a ton of them here in Alabama.
 
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 10:20 AM
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My area is weird. I won't see one for a few days to a week then in 1 day, I can see 6. I don't think I have an average but if I had to guess, 3-5 a week maybe.
 
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 10:24 AM
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Tons in the San Francisco Bay area, too many to count (and with the large numbers BMW/Mini plans on producing and putting out there I expect it to get even more saturated).
 
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 10:26 AM
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I live in a small town, and there's 6 of us with MINIs. Well, my car has been shipped to Northwest MINI for warranty work...so I guess that's 5 MINIs now...

Prior to mine leaving Alaska, I think only 3 including mine were daily drivers...
 
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 10:37 AM
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Not counting driving by the dealership, I see on average 5-10 a day during my 100mi RT commute.
Lately I've been seeing 2-3 dark-silver ones... not that I am biased or anything
 
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 10:48 AM
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Average? Zero a day.

MINI's are very uncommon around here. I see one rarely; last one I remember was a BRG Cooper outside a Staples parking lot a couple weeks ago.

Actually, now that I think about it, I also saw a Yellow Cooper with a white roof last week. I think that's the extent of my sightings lately.
 
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 10:53 AM
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Notwithstanding the two in our driveway....I see 2-5 MINIs each day during my commute to and fro. I'd say there's also a 65% chance I'll get a return wave from them!
 
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 10:56 AM
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Usually 1 or 2 a day. Last weekend was really great weather, though, and I saw 4 or 5 on the road.
 
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 11:02 AM
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No more than 2 a day...if that.
 
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 11:08 AM
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How many do I see every day? Just one....mine!

I can go days or weeks without seeing another one, then see 4 in one day. I drive 100 miles a day on the highway so I see quite a variety when I do.

I live near where they made that Chevy specialty thing, the SSR. I see those almost daily, year round. Far more than MINIs.
 
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 11:10 AM
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Not sure if I should say, some of you guys are very lucky you only see few MINIs or NOT so lucky that you don't see enough.

Like eVal I live in Bay Area, so we really do see a lot of MINIs every day. I'm not complainting, except I wish I saw more modified MINIs vs. stock.

Believe it or not, considering how many MINIs are rolling around the Bay Area, this year alone, I only saw 1 MINI that was modified. And this guy was driving so fast, I couldn't catch-up to give him thumbs up.
 
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 11:13 AM
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Not counting mine, I see less than one per day on average.
 
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 11:13 AM
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I see usually around 5 a day, but I do A LOT of driving. I've already seen 3 or 4 today and it's only 2 and I've been at work all day
 
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 11:16 AM
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i see the same 3 on the way to work...every few days or so, i'll pass one on the road
 
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 11:16 AM
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I very rarely see one here. I might average 2-3 sightings a month. I think I've seen a total of about 5 unique MINI's here.

PW/PW MCS
AB/S MC
BRG/? MCC
CR/W MCS
CR/B MCS
 

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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 11:25 AM
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I see 2 or 3 a week. Even though this isn't a massive town, there are alot around, but I don't think many are daily drivers. It's almost winter so those toys are probably in storage by now while mine will trudge through the snow everyday to work
 
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 11:35 AM
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Usually I see none. Today, however, I actually was stopped behind one (a nice orange convertible) at a light.

It was one of my first chances to give the wave but I got no response.

I know from the boards that there are a couple others around me, but I never see 'em.
 
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 11:45 AM
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On average, less than one a day.
 
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 11:48 AM
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i havent seen one in a couple weeks. there used to be a MY/W MC in the parking lot at the bank but its not there anymore.
 
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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by robn999
Usually I see none. Today, however, I actually was stopped behind one (a nice orange convertible) at a light.

It was one of my first chances to give the wave but I got no response.

I know from the boards that there are a couple others around me, but I never see 'em.

Honestly I'm starting to believe its a Jeep and motorcycle thing.
 
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