R50/53 Do highly exterior modified MINI's get waved at?

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Nov 1, 2006 | 01:38 AM

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letsgofloogin

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I have a completely stock MCS (stock for now), and I still get waves from just about any MINI I see, around town or on base (Ramstein, Germany). Sometimes I'm the one who forgets to wave.

Nov 1, 2006 | 02:57 AM

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acitydweller

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know that people either wave at the car or the driver...

Nov 1, 2006 | 02:59 AM

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If someone gave me a Porsche i'd sell it and buy another Mini. Not everyone uses cars like the Mini as a stepping stone. I'm not sure why people talk about porsches like they're the end all of performance. There are quite a few other cars that can keep up with, and beat the pants off of porsches. Porsche is a nameplate, nothing more. Some people buy them because it makes them feel good about themselves. The true enthusiests buy them for the same reason most of us buy our Mini's, we like the car!

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or... its an affordable fun car that has some performance roots (MCS) that gets you by until you can afford something such as a porsche... And moding a car generally will only detract from its resale value.

Nov 1, 2006 | 06:48 AM

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actually when I went to the dealer one time, someone was trading in a porsche for a dealer

Nov 1, 2006 | 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by everytimeidie027

actually when I went to the dealer one time, someone was trading in a porsche for a dealer

was the dealer female, and hot

Nov 1, 2006 | 06:59 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by everytimeidie027

actually when I went to the dealer one time, someone was trading in a porsche for a dealer

Really? What kind of dealer did they get?

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Originally Posted by rustyboy155

I'm not sure why people talk about porsches like they're the end all of performance. There are quite a few other cars that can ... beat the pants off of porsches. Porsche is a nameplate, nothing more.

Really? What would they be? See
http://www.supercars.net/PitLane?vie...ID=0&tID=10073

We wont even talk about the Carrera GT, just the other 997s like the GT2, GT3 or TT. So which one OEM cars can "beat the pants off them" at the RING? BTW, don't mention "modified" cars because you know you can "modify" any car.

I am curious as to why would make such a statement with the facts dont seem to back you up

Nov 2, 2006 | 07:58 PM

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rsimpson

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Well I can say this as a "stock" owner, I prefer to leave mine stock (at least for now) for a few reasons, primarily because I just recently got it and because I happen to think that it is beautiful just the way it is.

I consider myself way beyond an enthusiast, considering I have been salivating over MINIs since the day I first saw a classic Mini before the BMW version was released.

I can say this as well: I know of at least a few modded MINI owners that are not MINI enthusiasts, but rather modding enthusiasts. I think it is hard to tell how much of a true MINI enthusiast a person is by just looking at their ride...

With all of that out of the way... I wave at any MINI I see, but I don't always get one back...