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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 03:08 PM
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What I hate about my MINI...

Is how gaggles of little soccer kids stare at my car as they walk slooooowwwly in front of it when I'm trying to get out of the parking lot.

We know we all love our cars, and we know everyone else loves our cars, but is there anyone else out there who sometimes just wants to ignore all the admirers and go Go GO?

I know you're out there...
 
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 03:39 PM
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It's the nose prints that get to me! The hardest thing to clean in any auto I have owned is the glass....Nose print away...sounds like a good product name!

As far as admirers go....I like it! But when it's time to go...I go and that new Milltech exhaust growls enough to let em know "step back from the ride"!
 
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 04:49 PM
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Thats just part of owning a MINI. People STARE!

You should take it as a compliment!
 
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Old Aug 26, 2006 | 05:46 PM
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Other Mini owners stare too...just before they wave

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Thats just part of owning a MINI. People STARE!

You should take it as a compliment!
 
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 06:38 PM
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A little positive attention is nice every once in a while. It makes you feel good.
 
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by HaveBulldogWillTravel
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Great sig

Hey folks love these cars

Mark
 
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 07:06 PM
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What I hate about my mini is...that I can't just change the color of it every single day!
I'd like to have one of each...a red one, a blue one, an orange one, a yellow one, a black one so I guess I'm stuck with my purple haze "Garfield" that's how I call it...I LOVE MY MINI!!!
 
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 07:24 PM
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I hate the "challengers." You know, those people in fast cars/trucks that ride along with you giving you that look. <sighs back>

Today it was a lifted 4x4 diesel pickup. It was a 35 mph speed limit on suburban streets and he liked goosing the accellerator belching black fume plumes out in my path. I'm sure his dad must be buying the fuel. Anyhow, our turnoff came along and we were gone. I kind of wish he had followed so he could run the curves we were heading for.
 
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 07:35 PM
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I hate the dust that builds up on the boot of my otherwise clean MINI


 
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by minileti
What I hate about my mini is...that I can't just change the color of it every single day!
I'd like to have one of each...a red one, a blue one, an orange one, a yellow one, a black one
Here Here!~

I love our space blue, but there are so many other color combos...stripes and stripeless. too many choices. I only wish that I could afford to have 2.
 
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by OctaneGuy
I hate the dust that builds up on the boot of my otherwise clean MINI


Hooooooollly moses. My OCD-ness is twanging just looking at that!
 
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 08:50 PM
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OctaneGuy, I feel your pain. Try living on a dirt road and keeping the MINI clean. ACK.

The only thing that bugs me about my MINI is the brake dust build up on the front wheels. I'm beginning to understand why people buy dark grey wheels; they already look dirty so who is to know otherwise?
 
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Old Aug 27, 2006 | 09:10 PM
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i hate my MINI because I can't be driving it 24/7, but I guess thats more work, eating, sleeping, and urinatings problem :-D
 
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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 08:39 AM
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Yeah, I can't stand the almost constantly dirty wheels. I'm gonna go with different brake pads soon.

BTW, 'bug-and-tar' remover does a great job on the glass.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 08:48 AM
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"hey, is that car electric?" 4 years and 300,000 cars later and I still got this question yesterday
 
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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by holdenontoit
"hey, is that car electric?" 4 years and 300,000 cars later and I still got this question yesterday
thats when you shake your head slowly, with your eyes closed in dissaproval, and say "no..."

 
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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by minileti
What I hate about my mini is...that I can't just change the color of it every single day!
I'd like to have one of each...a red one, a blue one, an orange one, a yellow one, a black one so I guess I'm stuck with my purple haze "Garfield" that's how I call it...I LOVE MY MINI!!!
That's why you get PW! If you get tired of the color, CooperFlags is ready when you are and you have a neutral base for any color stripe/graphic!
 
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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 09:25 AM
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I hate that it can't reproduce on it's own and have mini MINI's.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 09:37 AM
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I hate that there aren't more mods out there that I can afford!

Also don't like that my wife doesn't understand "why you have to modify a brand-new, perfectly good car." At least she still lets me do it!
 
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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by SheaJeff
I hate that there aren't more mods out there that I can afford!

Also don't like that my wife doesn't understand "why you have to modify a brand-new, perfectly good car." At least she still lets me do it!
tell her its kinda like putting new furniture in a perfectly new house.
Atleast thats what i tried to tell my step mother. The same reasons she likes to fix up her house is the same reason me and my dad like to fix up the cars.

BUT!...if she gives you that crazy eye right after you say it...RUN AWAY!!

 
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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 09:47 AM
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BUT!...if she gives you that crazy eye right after you say it...RUN AWAY!!

best advice EVER!
 
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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by ToBFree
I hate the "challengers." You know, those people in fast cars/trucks that ride along with you giving you that look. <sighs back>

Today it was a lifted 4x4 diesel pickup. It was a 35 mph speed limit on suburban streets and he liked goosing the accellerator belching black fume plumes out in my path. I'm sure his dad must be buying the fuel. Anyhow, our turnoff came along and we were gone. I kind of wish he had followed so he could run the curves we were heading for.
Here, here!!! It has now been three weekends in a row where some penile challenged over-sized pick up driving moron had something to say. The last mental giant crossed my path yesterday as I was coming back from a nice dinner with my wife. This fool pulls up in his jacked up crew cab Chevy/Ford/Dodge monstrosity, blows his air horn and yells: "Want to race for pink slips?" I looked back at him (through my sunroof) and yelled back: "Want to race for brains? I'll let you win". By the time he thought about it and figured it out, I was long gone.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 02:03 PM
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I hate the fact that I do not have the time to take every admirer on a quick ride around the block and watch them run out and buy a mini the next day!
 
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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by MLWagner79
Hooooooollly moses. My OCD-ness is twanging just looking at that!
Yeah...thanks alot...I had to go wash my Mini a second time just to feel clean
 
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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 02:27 PM
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I hate that my MINI won't stay clean. And I hate non-wavers. No, not really, I don't "hate" them. I feel sorry that they don't enjoy the motoring lifestyle.
 
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