Do find yourself calling your car a "MINI" or a "Cooper" (or "Cooper S") more often?

I say "MINI" more often, but I would like to start calling it a "Cooper". Just sounds better...IMO.


What do you think?


-Steve

 

For me it's just one word.....Minicooper. "Is that your minicooper?" "Where did you get that minicooper?" Even if I say "It's a MINI Cooper" people will say "what brand is it?" or "who makes it?" People seem to get confused if I say just Mini or just Cooper S.

 

I find myself calling it,"Coop".

 

miniS

 

kar

 

Usually, it's "The MINI" or just plain 'Earl'. . .

Which is odd, because I don't say "The Honda" - it's always "The Pilot". . .but I do say "The Jeep" and never "The Wrangler."

See, that's the benefit of naming your cars! Cuz cars, like people, usually have a first and a last name. "Mini Cooper," "Honda Pilot," "Jeep Wrangler," "Chevrolet Corvette," even "Yugo GV". . .so instead of having to choose the familiarity of a first name (MINI) or the formality of a last name (Cooper,) you can just call 'em by name. "Let's take Earl for a spirited motor today" sounds better than "Let's take the Mini Cooper (S) for a spirited motor."

In my opinion.

 

For me sometimes it's minicooper and sometimes it's just cooper even though it's an s/works. :smile:

 

Good point, Bill!


"Actually, DANGER is my middle name..."

 

Sand Danger Toast? Interesting. . .

 

Exactly.


Just out of curiosity Bill, does your British Navigator ever refer to herself?

Ms. Cooper, I presume?

 

Its the MINI, errr Mini, I don't yell it, (as often all caps would indicate) that would be weird...........

When we have more than one I may have to re think what to call them. Till then just MINI (sorry, Mini)

Nik

 

I call both on them Mini, if I have to differentiate I'll call the new one a Beemer and the real one a Mini. But if I say to my wife to take the Mini she KNOWS that she is not to touch the 67 Cooper 1275 S!

Lee

 

Pictures??? Please.. :smile:

Nik

 

I think for me and the wife, "minicooper" is the choice of phrases (as mentioned above). As sandtoast says, I usually call it the Mini, but would prefer to get used to the Cooper.

Our dog's name is Minnie, so occasionally the name gets confused in our household. :D

 

I am still waiting for my MCS, but already only refer to it as "Nigel"

 

Funny, i have NEVER called it a Cooper. Always MINI.

I just like saying that word. MINI. Makes my heart all warm and fuzzy.

 

i just say "it's a MINI." unless, of course, i'm in my Mini. then i say, "it's a Mini."

a lot of times people will ask me if my classic is a mini cooper and unless i can really see that they are interested in a long story, i'll just say "yes."

 

I call my mini cooper s "Lucy"

"lets go for a drive in Lucy"
or
"Lets go get in Lucy for a night on the town!"
^^ this one gets me in trouble because I usually say it on accident when I am at work... which there is a Lucy (not a Mini) I work with.

-Josh

 

Everyone else calls my car the short bus. I still refer to it as "my mini."

 

Whenever I see another one I excitedly yelp, "MINI!"

I call MINI Coopers, "Coopers;" MCSs are called "Ss." When chatting about them with civilians, I refer to all of them as MINI Coopers.


Clover

 

I refer to it as a MINI. Only when I'm referencing a model specific option/feature/issue do I refer to it by model. Why? Because I am a total geek!!!

 

How's the "Cooper MINI?" one of my co-workers used to say 'til I straightened him out.

My wife and I refer to "April" as OUR MINI.

Dave :smile:

 

No, its Caa as in "you take the caa and I'll take the truck"

 

Thaat kaa is whick-id aa-some... Mih-nee Coo-pa, sweet!

 

I say MINI, sometimes MINI Cooper. But I NEVER say, and set anyone straight who does say, just a Cooper.