here's mine...

long story short, I was getting shouted at/called out by a couple white trash goodolboys today, one of which had a prison tattoo eyedrop.... normal instincts were in full effect, saw an exit and I took it to get away from them rather than get myself into a 2-on-1 fight (alone, unarmed, and without celphone).

Then the larger of the two picked up a rock and chucked it at my car....

It did NOT hit the car and had I just kept going I'd have been gone before they could have jumped in their truck.

But damnit, they threw a ROCK at my MINI!!!!!

I threw it in reverse and went full throttle back towards them, running them off the road and into the ditch.... turns out it's a lot easier to fight if you take the seatbelt OFF before doing something like this, which I quickly realized as soon as they got up to my open car window.....

Anyway....

Nobody got hurt, the car is undamaged, and we all walked/drove away with our pride and self respect intact.

Next time the seat belt comes off first, just in case....

I don't know what I was thinking to go back after them like that, and I think they were wondering too.... was just crazy enough of a response to possibly scare them as much as I should have been....

 

You drive 1400 miles in the 1st few days of owning your MINI just so you can start revving over 4500 RPM's.

 

>>- You spend $200+ to have a 52 1/2-in. picture of the Midnight MINI Dragon Run framed and you can't even see your car...

So Nick_T which picture did you have turned into giant poster?

Alien lights shining into the sky calling for the Mother ship or Vanna White revealing the final words on the Crossroads of Time message board?

 

Thanks to

Your contributions have been added to the list.

 

You were really sad that The Italian Job didn't win any Oscars.

 

You look at the on-coming traffic for other MINIs to wave to closer than the traffic you are traveling with.

 

After a week or two of driving your MINI, you begin to entertain thoughts of becoming an Air Force fighter pilot.

 

The ride to and from the amusement park was the best ride that day.

 

CAI, ECU, GIAC, 15%, Helix13, NAM, Pulley Party... make sense to you

 

>>CAI, ECU, GIAC, 15%, Helix13, NAM, Pulley Party... make sense to you

Uh huh! seeee? conclusive proof a'la MINI, that the computer/technology field is not cornering the acronym market.

Good one,
Tatt

 

"...your co-workers actually understand what you mean when you say you have to leave early to go to a MINI-meet"

"...at MINI-meets nobody knows who you are until you introduce yourself as your screename"

"...you refer to your online MINI friends in real-life by their screenames"

"...heaven is actually called The Dragon or Autocross"

"...you have a Talkabout set to channel 7 sub 21"

"...you think paying MSRP for your car is actually a good deal!"


Awesome thread Nick_T!

 

"... you have 'You touch, you die' decals on both door windows."

 

You chase after MINIs to say "HI" even if you're walking. Sometimes it's tough keeping up with them

Lois

 

I got more than a couple of good laughs out of this thread! Thanks Nick!

... you wave at other MINIs even when you're not in yours, and then you realize that they have no idea why you waved.

...you scour your local map for the twistiest most curvy road in your county and pray that it's paved all the way through.

...you drive around the parking lot looking for an open end spot, preferably one that's on the passenger side of the car next to you, and is still wide enough that you can open your door without touching the other car. You then proceed to get as close to the curb as possible to make even more room.

_________________
My MINI makes me want to do the happy dance!

 

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>>...you drive around the parking lot looking for an open end spot, preferably one that's on the passenger side of the car next to you, and is still wide enough that you can open your door without touching the other car. You then proceed to get as close to the curb as possible to make even more room.
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so I do this at work. Get there at the crack of dawn and park on pole position slot sidewalk on one side. It has a very low kerb and it dead ends so it is not a traffic area at all, so I usually cheat up on the kerb and a mack truck could park, they wouldn´t hit my car. So a security guys call the other day..."This is site security, you have to move your car.....your're parked on the side walk".....think about it, don't really know what to say.....I am about to tee off on the poor guy when inspiration comes to me...softly I say...."So sue me.....OK? Thanks." click Haven't heard from them since.....
then again, we are reorganizing so perhaps I'll get a package and can go off into the sunset to play golf and race cars to my heart's content.....

 

You buy garages with attached houses......

 

This list is great! Here are my additions:

- You ALWAYS type MINI in uppercase letters when sending emails or posting on the internet.
- All the kids in your neighborhood wave to you when you drive by.
- You haven't been through an automatic carwash in 2 years.
- You never complain, or even notice for that matter, about the lack of an armrest.
- You have magazines and catalogs delivered in your MINI's name.
- You always have extra carwash quarters in the ashtray.
- You leave your coffee in the car EVERY morning on accident because the travel mug you use only fits in the rear cup holder and is out of sight.
- Sometimes you stop for a quick half-carwash and only wash those critical areas like the rear end, mirrors, wheels and those pesky corners on the two side windows.
- You have 3 windshield chips and you don't mind (because they're on the passenger side!)
- You wish the MFSW came in lapis blue to match the shifter and e-brake gaitors.
- You have a MINI room or a MINI "spot" in your home.
- just for fun, sometimes you tell people that it's a hybrid or electric!
- You are already considering your next MINI.

 

bump

 

All this is true for me,well I can still yo-yo with out stumbling,as I have a MC
But the family and friends think I keep Poco looking good for them,but he's
MINE all MINE

 

I love 'em all! Thanks, Nick T.

 

Great list Thanks for posting.


Hera are a couple more:

Every time you see your spouse they ask "So what's new In MINI land?"
and "all of your speed dial numbers are for Randy Webb, MossMINI, Alta etc"

Cheers,
Jack

 

You clean the UNDERSIDE of the car....

 

My fav.

But really this was a shameless bump. Too cool a thread.

 

When lately you've taken more pictures of your car than your kids.
Shelly

 

Or when people ask you when you're going to have kids, and you say that you have a MINI instead.