I believe it is safe to assume that Anna Nicole Smith Does not drive a Mini and, in fact, has never been in one.

 

Ordering a MCS 2004 in October, so can I still count? (waiting so I can get the three spoke wheel/factory rear-fogs- call me persnickity- also hoping to avoid the stumble. Test drove one with the stumble, it's annoying and somewhat unsafe- but wonderful car otherwise

Male, 25. Single. Bachelors, Upper-Middle class. Traveler... (ok- starting to sound like an americasingles ad
Previous cars:
(lease- till Jan) 2002 Corvette, 2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue GLS (own & selling)
1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue GL
1999 Chevy Tahoe LT (only for 6 months!)
1989 Pontiac Bonneville SE
1986 Pontiac Grana AM SE (my first car and a POS!)

Expierence modding cars is limited, reloaded the ECU fuel/air map on
my vette from my laptop. Air intakes on my oldsmobiles, installed
amps and headunits. Installed an HID kit on a friends car. Otherwise
just detailing, adding fluids and oil changes...

 

>>I believe it is safe to assume that Anna Nicole Smith Does not drive a Mini and, in fact, has never been in one.
>>

Thank You ! Not to give her any ideas!
That would scare me to death!

 

>>>>>>Madonna and Julianne Moore drive a MINI.
>>>>>>
>>>>... please dont remind me!
>>Hey! What's 'a matter with Julianne Moore? She's sexy, smart, and nice. A very rare combo in Tinsel Town.

she's a very talented actress too. But why is she doing those hair color commercials?!? I mean, she's been nominated for academy awards and then she goes the "I'm a hair model" route. Weird.

Oops. Sorry for the hijack.

 

Me: 31, married, male, no kids, lower-class

My wife picked the MINI and drives it to work. The liquid yellow MCS w/ white roof and wheels suits her personality perfectly - cute. I take care of it (wash, oil changes and EXCERCISE on the mountain roads). I have some modding experience. I find mechanical work a pleasant escape from daily stress. We have little interest in modding our MINI so I get my mechanical "fix" modding and riding my sportbike.

 

This is kinda fun so:

Her: 22, married (to me), graduate student (hopefully med-student soon), previous cars (in order):

89(ish) Festiva
88 Cabriolet
00 VW 1.8T Beetle GLX
03 MCS

Him: 35, married (to her), 5 y/o girl from previous marriage, BA in English, work as a technical writer (publishing repair manuals), previous cars (in order):

79 Olds (high school car)
70 Olds Rallye 350 (college car )
80, 79, 74 Chevy Trucks (after college, poor cars)
82 Chevy Blazer
92 Geo Tracker (took a 2wd and made it 4wd)
00 Jeep Grand Cherokee
98 Jeep Cherokee

Far too many motorcycles to list here, though currently without a bike (but shopping)

A couple of boats, current is a little 16' outboard/ski boat

Some experience with mods, LOTS of experience turning wrenches. Put myself through college as an automotive tech and now have spent nearly 15 years in technical publishing.

We're otherwise a neurotic couple that must ALWAYS be doing something or we go crazy: renovating the house, water skiing, snow skiing, scuba-diving, motorcycling and MOST of all Shotokan Karate.


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She let's me drive her MCS (which is good, cause I gave it to her as a wedding present)!!!

Our Baby? - she's an 03 Elect Blue (white roof/wheels) MCS, w/ all the toys (premium, cold, h/k, Nav, xenon, fogs etc) !

 

Me: 30, Married, 1 Child, BA Fine Art, Web Application Developer, Middle Class?

Current Vehicles:
2003 MC PS/B
2001 Ford Escape XLT

Previous Vehicles
2000 VW Beetle
1989 Buick Regal
1993 Mazda RX-7 R1
1987 Mazda RX-7 GXL
1985 Mitsubishi Truck
1984 Mazda RX-7 GLX-SE

 

In the process of ordering, so i guess I qualify:

42, male, lower? middle class (income level)- educator
doctoral degree in molecular biology
Took my date to my first big dance in high school in a 1975 Mini Cooper (BRG/W w/ tan seats)
Car history:
1990 Honda Civic
1997 Honda Civic
2003 Honda CRV

 

>>I'm wondering, has any one posted a thread to poll members for demographics?<<

Here's a 10-page thread from the spring.

 

Me: 31, Single, BAE - Bachelor of Architectural Engineering, HVAC Project Engineer, Middle Class

Current Vehicles:
2003 MCS IB/W "Nittany"
1997 BMW M3

Previous Vehicles:
1995 BMW M3
1993 VW Passat GLX Wagon
1988 Mercury Tracer

No modding experience unless you count installation of K&N drop-in filters. Since acquiring Nittany I have become an expert on stripe and clear bra installation.

 

>>Me: 31, Single, BAE - Bachelor of Architectural Engineering, HVAC Project Engineer, Middle Class
>>
>>Current Vehicles:
>>2003 MCS IB/W "Nittany"
>>1997 BMW M3
>>


Did you perform the Stripe mod yourself?

Which car is your winter car and which car is for summers

 

>>Did you perform the Stripe mod yourself?
>>
>>Which car is your winter car and which car is for summers

 

Me: 39, BA- Computer Science, US Air Force (Health Services Management)

Previous Cars:

67 Dodge Dart
70 Toyota Corolla
74 Toyota PU
79 Subaru Brat
78 Ford Fiesta
87 Pontiac Grand Am
91 Nissan PU

Current Cars:

95 Isuzu Rodeo
02 MINI Cooper S (No mods, just factory alarm installed week after delivery)

 

Me: 33 Married (no kids) Upper Middle Class, College Grad, Some Grad School, Homeowner, sold previous house last year and bought new house, new construction in January of 03. Currently live in Northern New Jersey and have lived in Northern Jersey my entire life.

JOB - Leasing Agent, Commerical Real Estate.

CURRENT CARS:

03 MCS Chili Red/white Roof, all 3 packages and HK. Front Aero Bumper and Chrome Side Mirrors. Just took delivery two weeks ago.

03 BMW M3 Laguna Seca Blue 6 speed (stolen 8/7/03)

02 Corvette Z06 Electron Blue 6 speed (MY TRACK CAR)


PREVIOUS CARS: (there are a lot of them)

1995 Covette Coupe Admiral Blue 6- speed (Previous TRACK CAR, many mods)
1994 Corvette Coupe Green/Tan interior (auto)
1998 BMW 328i Silver 5 speed
1992 Jeep Wrangler Hartop Green A/C 5 speed
1994 Mustang GT Red 5 speed
1992 Mustang GT Black 5 speed
1984 Toyota Supra Silver 5 speed
1987 Nissan Pickup 4x 4 Blue 5 speed
1984 Camaro Z28 Red 5 speed
1983 Toyota Celica Silver 5 speed

I may have forgotten a car or two, but you get the idea, only sports car and manual transmissions for me...

Car nut who loves Racing Cars (I race almost every weekend) I also love playing hockey. I am a goalie in a Men's Ice Hockey league.

If I could buy one more car, I don't plan to, but it I could, maybe a Viper, 911, Lotus Elise, or Mitsu EVO.

 

>>Goodness, where did you get those salary figures? 50k is no way upper-middle class in California where the average house costs 450k - I know, I used to earn that! Anything under 18k a year is considered poverty, so I seriously doubt that 50k is upper-middle class.
>>
>>I thought that middle-class means you're above poverty, probably paying a mortgage, upper-middle means you own your own house, possibly your own business, and have at least some income from investments. At least that's what they (the economists) were saying a couple decades ago during Nixon's recession and energy crisis. Have we lowered our sights that much since then? It would be pretty hysterical if I was upper-middle class and didn't even know it!

 

 

Age 30
male
Income 100Kish
Never owned anything but a Ford Bronco before, save a short while I drove my fathers explorer.
Divorcing
Caucasian
no religious or political
heterosexual
dog lover
and of course computer junkie, hence me being here in the first place.

 

Age: 30
Sex: Male
Ethnic Background: British Isles Mutt
Income: Middle Middle Class
Marital Status & Orientation: Single, straight.
Religion: There's a big difference between religion and belief. I believe, but I do not and will not follow any religion.
Politics: Radical Moderate. I'll kick your butt if you don't listen to both sides and make a considered choice.
Other interests: Music, my dog, music, computers and music.

Other cars in order of purchase:
1961 Oldsmobile 98
1966 Plymouth Sport Fury (Still own. Undergoing restoration)
1989 Mazda B2200
2000 Mitsubishi Montero Sport ES
1973 Toyota Land Cruiser (Still own. Undergoing repairs)

 

these seriously *do* seem like personal ads...

but here goes anyway:
- 22
- female
- asian
- recent college grad - so i dunno, lower middle class?
- single, straight
- not religious
- socially liberal/fiscally conservative
- writing

- '91 maxima
- '81 accord
...and my MINI is the first car i've chosen and purchased on my own...

 

Here's the bio:

female
41
mid to upper middle class
a BS and 2 MS degrees
self-employed
democrat (socially liberal/fiscally moderate)
opinionated
uh...not straight
musical/artistic
live in the Pacific NW
I like beer, boxers (dogs), baseball (Seattle Mariners and anyone who's playing the Yankees), one-on-one conversation, politics, running, lifting weights, and anything funny.

Former cars:

1977 Plymouth Volare (best stereo I've EVER had)
1979 Plymouth Horizon
1983 Plymouth Horizon (why, oh WHY, would I make the same mistake twice?)
1984 Ford Escort
1988 Subaru station wagon
1980 Toyota Corrolla (in 1994! I started grad school for the second time and was broke!)
1982 Toyota truck (still in grad school)
1998 Dodge Dakota truck (still have it)

2003 MINI Cooper, silk green/white
:smile:

 

The only reason I have time to participate on-line is that I'm 56, doctorate in education and RETIRED after 30 years as an educator, 26 years as a camp director (on the Main Line of Philadelphia) and 5 years as a family therapist. I'm getting married in November to a Ph.D. psychologist who I have been with for 23 years and with whom I have raised or helped to raise four kids who are finally on their own. Now I can visit my 11 month old grandaughter in San Francisco and drive my Mini ANY TIME I feel like it.......what fun!

Saw my first Mini at the BMW factory in Munich in the summer of 2001 and it was love at first sight.

I also loved my 1968 VW Beetle that I even drove to Woodstock during the years when I 'turned on, tuned in and dropped out'. It had a large orange and white daisy on the driver's door and a peace sign on the rear bumper. Drove it coast to coast.

My favorite mod is a Nittany Lion decal on the hatch. Blue and white looks great against the dark silver. Also have a cold air intake, racing ignition, short shifter, bonnet stripes and Mini luggage to boot.

My MCS makes me feel (and maybe look) younger than my years. Let's motor!

 

Beagle, female, nonsmoker, looking for a meaningful relationship. Like long walks in the park, rides in my owner's Mini, chasing rabbits and squirrels, and getting into neighbor's trash. No heavies please.