I love to drive my MCS Convertible. In fact, I drive it every day back and forth to work. However, as it turns out, we usually are in the Mini-Van anytime we go anywhere around town. This weekend, however, was strangely warm and we had the MINI out and around town with the top down...including a sunday afternoon with 2 carseats in the back and 2 happy little boys waving their arms in the air like they were on a roller coaster. Anyway, all of that is very easy to get used to, what was more difficult was the reception of other people. On no less than 3 different occasions people actually stopped us or yelled out of their car windows to tell us how much they loved our car. One very entheusiastic lady in a giant SUV actually said "you rock". (Oddly, at the same time, I saw 2 different MINI drivers who didn't even return my wave.) Anyway, it's nice to meet people who are excited and compliment you instead of people yelling at you for no apparent reason, but it is still a little embarressing. I mean, it's not like I designed or built the thing...I just happen to be lucky enough to be able to afford a new car and bold enough to pick one with a dealer that is 200 miles away.

 

That's awesome. I never get waves or anything anymore. I believe too many "normal" people drive MINI's, and it upsets me because they are not enthusiast's, and I feel like they shouldn't drive MINI's! Ex. my cousin has a MINI, but she is not an enthusiast, and I hate it.

-Cody

 

Agreed - my MINI is one week old now and it was very easy to get used to driving it, but the reaction from other people is well, different. I like it though. I love my MINI and want to tell everybody how great it is.

 

I am also from Knoxville, I request a PM jsut to say Hi to a fellow local.

YD

 

+1 I know a few people who drive them, that know nothing of NAM. I think thats why i hate the 07's so much. They are playing to the masses instead of the enthusiast.

 

glad to hear good stories of mini-owners. i wave regardless and my wife laughs at me for doing so since no one else waves back. regardless, im happy doing it and thats all it matters because i ain't killing nobodys.

enjoy and wave on....

 

In what way? You can't be an enthusiast and like it at the same time?

I'd buy an '07 in a heartbeat if I had the means.

 

It really is amazing how much attention these cars get. I've had mine for 2.5 years and I still get asked about it all the time. And this is in the Northeast where MINIs are pretty plentiful!