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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 09:11 PM
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Have you ever........

Just got in your mini and drove around.....and around...and around...for no reason?
 
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 09:17 PM
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Routinely. Its cheaper than therapy and more effective.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 09:18 PM
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yeah!

it is like those sleeping issues.
get up and drive and drive.
i drove around the round about for thee times until everyone start looking me all stupid!

I drove to work one day and park the car. i had a second thought and got into the car and drove to the corner in second gear and turn and slide and I saw my boss standing on the sidewalk snoking and looking at me!

I was VERY nice after that!
 
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 09:23 PM
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that's all I do in my MINI.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 09:52 PM
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Up here in the winter you take your sled out for fun,take your 4x4 for a drive,OR motor about in your MINI on the back roads,not going anywhere,going hard in the curves,plowing snow,and just motoring.I do 100 miles a day to work and home 5 days a week,the weekends are for fun.Playing in the snow is great.Carving Blacktop in warm weather is what the car is made to do.But just sitting in the cockpit,even at rest,is a good thing
 
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Old Jan 31, 2005 | 09:57 PM
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Just passed my first anniversary with my 04 MCS. I still look for excuses to go somewhere in it. I have four other cars but the MINI is still my favorite driver…………………mgg (MTR ON)
 
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 04:54 PM
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Yes I do and I don't care if others don't understand it.

 
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 05:03 PM
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Driving the MINI

At first I tried to come up with reasons to drive MINI, now I just go...and the family thinks I'm nuts.
 
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 05:14 PM
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everytime I am Motorin...

It's more fun when people who are none motorers are with you....

Non-Motorer: Hey why are you going this way??!!

Motorer: Why not...
 
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 05:28 PM
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I have been diagnosed with OMCS. Obsessive Mini Cooper syndrome. There is no cure at this time so I'll just have to learn to live with it. The symptoms: constant grin when looking,drving or thinking about your mini. Fabricating reasons why you need to drive somewhere, anywhere. Taking the long way everywhere. Going out of your way to find roads that are not straight.

Mike
 
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Tuls
everytime I am Motorin...

It's more fun when people who are none motorers are with you....

Non-Motorer: Hey why are you going this way??!!

Motorer: Why not...
Hahaha, exactly!
 
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 05:33 PM
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Parking it!

I have a detached garage thats about 300 ft from the front of my house. When I go out in the evening to park it in the garage it sometimes takes a couple of hours. I just can't get this thing to head into the barn.:smile: It almost seems to have a mind of its own.
 
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 05:40 PM
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thats all I did-Driving around for no reason other than pleaser is called "motoring". I would be dissapointed when I actually had to use the MINI for things other than Motoring. Why do you think I got over 8,000 miles in 2 months.
 
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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by imavunderbrah
Routinely. Its cheaper than therapy and more effective.
I am with you! I also love to wash and wax for therapy
 
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