I wouldn't quite call this the best MINI-court related story, but here goes....BTW, a friend of mine was trying to dispute a parking ticket, and got to sit in on this one, but I'll tell it like I was the one listening to the guy...here's his story:

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I get to the courthouse, and there's a Hyper Blue MINI in the parking lot. Hmm, John has one of those. I get into the court, and the owner of the MINI is called up to the stand. He was in for speeding 15mph over the limit on an expressway. "Your honor," the man pleaded, "I will admit that I was speeding, but you see I have a very small car. And driving at those speeds, it's very dangerous and scary. There was a pack of SUVs, and I felt very intimidated and unsafe. They were bearing down on me, forcing me to speed up. Cars don't notice me or respect me because I drive such a small car, and push me around on the road." "Which lane were you in?" the judge asked [ed. note: not too sure if the judge had to ask] "Well, I was in the passing lane, passing the large pack of..." The judge then said, "Well, if you were passing them, you were driving faster than them. The officer gave you a break, a ticket for 10 over, the fine is $$$.$$, any questions?" "No sir".

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This was pretty funny, as the week had been very very very rough. If it's not funny, it isn't me, it's you.

 

You can't fault a guy for trying!

 

Not at all! It's just sorta funny. My friend has been in the MINI, on the highway, and knows it isn't scary (I drove 696 with him as a passenger), and is pretty safe.