Dont touch it



Dont drive it, put it under a car cover in a climate controlled garage.

Dont look at it the wrong way. Dont taunt it. Dont say things about MINI behind MINIs back.

 

Don't hit a deer , no matter how little damage the moose-sized deer might do...

 

Not just big rigs, a 4 door GM something ran over a piece of steel and flipped it under by 2K miles Goldwing 1500. Knocked a hole in the case and all the oil dumped out, I had pulled it right over and was just ECSTATIC it hadn't flipped it thru my windshield and into ME...

 

oh no!

 

hummm wat not to do...

don't smoke in your MINI?

 

Once again, I'm confused about why there is the need to claim superiority over other cars and car owners. I have a PT Cruiser, first model year. I have been to a number of PT Cruiser events, most of them for charity. The last one I went to had about 60 cars, it was a last minute fun run thing. I don't think I saw any two cars alike at that event. PT folks love their cars too, and have just as much fun modding and personalizing them. Alot more of it seems to be for looks and kitchy style things, but that's what I got my PT for so I get it. It's a CRUISER after all, not a performance car, but fun nonetheless.
Oh and I've had my first model year PT for almost 5 years and it has NEVER been in for any service other than routine oil changes and the like. Can't say the same about my MINI which has only 550 miles on it and is ALREADY in the shop to deal with ABS issues, a computer chip glitch of some sort and to figure out why the windows seem to always be cracked about 1/2 an inch!!!!
I love my MINI and my PT but I don't feel the need to belittle VW Beetles or any other car for that matter, I guess I just don't get it.
Annette

 

Dont let ppl sit on your mini...
Dont take your mini to wallmart to change the oil
Dont have ppl wipe dust off of it with a damp cloth

 

is right.

Because Civics are about all we'll be slaughtering from a light. Well, them and Echos!

 

chows4us [quote=minizeeg ...I have done it once, and while it was some of the most fun I have had in that car it was pretty dam dangerous and ended in two mini's with speeding tickets over 110 MPH and a bad rep with the local PD.[/quote]

Of course you didnt do this on a public road with speeds in excess of 100 mph because of this .... https://www.northamericanmotoring.com/guidelines

Of course not. Having an S as a first car, I made some very bad decisions in my first year of driving. Thanks for giving me the heads up on the guidelines. I didn't know about them.

 

I second that. A few years back they forgot to tighten the lugs on ALL FOUR wheels! (thankfully not on MINI but on an Eagle Talon)

Almost killed me and my passanger when we pulled out onto traffic! :impatient :impatient

Also, never let anyone tell you it's a "girlie car".. That's BS

 

Don't wash the windows with the sunroof open
Don't foreget to check the speedo
Don't let your MINI become lonely
Don't waste time on long flat straight roads
Don't be so negative

 

How to explain

IMO, call it a cult thing. Call it part of the British motoring heritage with all the quirks along with German engineering. Call it youification.

It's uniqueness. Its fun. It gets in your blood. It becomes part of who you are.

how many other cars can you say that about? (OK, "Maybe" a Ferrari )

MINI owners have been known to go to great lengths like:

Getting up at 2 AM to go look out the window or in the garage at the car (have you done that with a Chrysler???)

I guess you could call it "love affair"

 

And whatever you do, don't put off changing your oil til the last minute before going to the track, get in a rush, have it changed at Jiffy lube as they've no idea what to torque your drain plug to and as a result it loosens up, falls out and all your oil dumps out on track. The session stops, everybodies got to spred the speedy dry and sweep a whole bunch instead of having fun motoring to the max. Nobody likes you much after that even if you do own a MINI. (happened to an acquaintence of mine)

 

Don't EVER let your spouse drive your MINI. You will never get to drive it again. (We need to become a 2 MINI family - soon!)

 

Ooo, thanks for the heads up. I was thinking of taking my car there since they are so close. Guess I'll have to do it the expensive dealer way. Or be sure they properly torque the drain plug - if I can find out the torque specs. Hehe.

And as for letting the spouses drive - that seems to be a common problem. I have some friends (a married couple) that keep one-upping each other. One buys a 2002 MC, so the other does too. Then one buys a 1978 Mini 1000, so the other buys a 2006 MC. Not to mention the flurry of scooters, hehe. All in one 2 car garage!

 

Dont let Jeremy (sarcux) drive your car!!

Remember the smokey burnout at the classic meet?

 

Brat.

I only do that with my own vehicles.

 

Yeah I was just giving you a hard time, you must remember we took some "presents" home with us too

 

I'll pretend I don't remember that - stupid idea.

 

which classic meet was this?

i did a few of them at the last one mid-trip, lol

 

Ummmm im confused. The answer to your first question is any car. I have a friend who loves his BMW enough to stare at it at 2 AM in the morning. I have a buddy who has a modified civic that he feels is part of who he is. I know someone who has spent hundreds of hours working on a pt cruiser out of love...

To think that a MINI (and maybe a ferrari) is the only car you can have a "love affair" with is just goofy.

So i guess that mine would be....don't feel elite for driving a MINI. Just enjoy it for what it is..... a car you love.

 

Yes. Yes. Don't **** of people who love their Cruisers.

Got one in the garage and it is a great car. My MCS and the PTC will (still awaiting deliver, despite my MCS at the dealer for a week) get along great. Each with its own strengths and weaknesses.

 

The one at the stadium.

 

DONT rent a car at Avis and compare it to your Mini. It will dirve you nuts all week. I just had a Buick as a rental car. It was painful!

 

My point exactly, and yes, I along with thousands of PT club members have gotten up at 2am to check on our new PTs. A good year or so before the MINI hit the dealers here
What I was trying to say is that there are all types of cars out there that people fall in love with and obsess over, some of which I'd never understand, but that doesn't make it any less thrilling for them when they get their new car!
So my don't is -Don't belittle the other drivers out there that don't have a MINI, it's not their fault they haven't evolved yet
Annette