I pulled up to a gate to play golf with my hubby, and the gate person says " I see you brought your own golf cart!"

 

My Co-workers asked if my mini came with a zip up carry case with a handle!

Cindy

 

Yeah, that is a memorable experience, --I had the same experience. Was like being told it was okay to sleep with other women(!)

 

I was at a large budget meeting and I was approached by a senior leader and asked if I drove the MINI. He asked me how I liked it, of course the answer was emphatic... he then said how he would love to buy a "sports car like a MINI." I know how much fun the car is and I consider it a sports car, but I never expected his comment.... but of course he drives a minivan and anything is sporty compared to that!

 

Officially switched and adapted are two TOTALLY different things. I have an office in the UK and can tell you from my latest trip last week (been going over for 5 years) that highway signs and speedometers are still in Miles and MPH. Milk is still delivered in gallons and 1/2 gallons. Sad but true.

 

Imperial gallons you mean. If you read the Mini specs in a British publication they are about 15% better than here, presumably because the Imperial Gallon is larger. Or perhaps a British mile is shorter??

 

The other day a few of my coworkers and I went to lunch and all piled in the MINI. I parked next to this hot rod that probably only gets driven twice a year. My coworker who is majorly into cars got out and was admiring the hot rod. The owner came over and she was telling him how much she liked his car when he (assuming she owned the MINI) asked if she wanted to trade. He then starting going off about how he drove a MINI once and how much fun he had...

Made my day!

 

Most memorable:
Before purchasing my mini i took it for a testdrive. Dealer instructed me to drive a few extra rounds on the roundabout. I thought he was kidding until I actually came across the roundabout and did 'a few' rounds. SOLD!

 

One great one that I had was on my test drive too.....i was at a stop light just 100 feet away from the Mini dealership and the salesman looked at me and said "Give 'er the beans kid!" lol....sold me when i broke traction from first to second and again from second to third!
Another one was at a parking garage....there was a long line of cars and the attendant pulled my car to the side and put me in the rockstar spot. When I got out he just looked at everybody else in there cars that honked and gave him the happy finger....his response was simple "They don't know style like this." hahaha....happy times

 

Let senior officer drive Mini = advancement!

 

Not really something someone SAID...

The other week I was at college, driving through the parking lot. Came across a lady and her adorable little toddler. I stopped at the stop sign and let them cross infront of me. As they passed, the cute little girl turned her head and looked right at my car with the biggest grin on her face. It made me wonder how many adults want to do the exact same thing, but are afraid of looking stupid. I was smiling for the rest of the day.

 

Hmm. I guess one of my favorites is one I get a lot... When parked with top down and all I get a lot asking if they can have their picture taken in it... Happened most recently 5 times in two hours or so at a wine tasting where the winery was over run by MINI's on a run...

 

I was walking towards my car after coming out of Target on my lunch break recently. There were about 6 or so contractor/construction guys walking a good distance in front of me. I always park wayyyyyyy in the back of parking lots. All of a sudden when they got up to my car I hear this guy yell out "DUDE, this is the car I was telling you about. It's fast as **** and blankety blank this and that." Then he exclaims "It's bad ***!" He was going off like it was an Enzo or something. Made my day.

 

Well, as of three hours ago the most memorable think i've heard about my 3 week old 2009 MC was "**** dude, sorry. I didn't see you there". I'm now driving a Pontiac rental.

 

FRAP!

What's the "rest" of the story?

 

Basically it's the usual car in front of me slams on the brakes, I barley stop in time, the Jimmy Johns delivery guy behind me does not. Not even close. I'm ok, but the muffler was pushed so far under the car it wasn't visible. The bumper (along with the metal plate it's attached to) was tight against the passenger rear wheel so I had to have it towed. We'll see what the real damage is tomorrow.

But the Prima "Hydro" I used on it this weekend made the accident pictures look wonderful. I don't have the heart to inflict the community with the pictures of my car, but here's what the one behind me looked like.

 

Scratch one pizza driver.

 

At least there's a visible "blood" trail.

You OK, tripp?

 

Dude, that sucks. I'm sorry :(

I was at the hand car wash on Sunday, and a girl and her boyfriend are waiting for an Accord (stock) to finish. They pull Marissa around and the girl asks her boyfriend, "What is that?" He says, "It's a Mini." She says, "Yeah, but who makes it?" Him: "I don't know. I think it's Japanese." (!!) Her: "It doesn't look like it can go very fast." Him: "Yeah. And it's not even worth it unless you sink thousands of dollars into the suspension." (!!!!!)

I didn't say anything. It would obviously be worthless to get into a discussion about it with those two.

 

i just had some kid ask me to do a wheelie in the herbie car

 

That made me go , "AWWWWWW..." What a drag!

I have a Beatles sticker on the driver's side rear window. I was stopped at a red light and the driver next to me says, that his daughter, who was sitting in the passenger seat, commented that my car must be really old. I laughed and said to her, the car's not old, just the driver! She smiled, the light turned green and I was on my way!

 

My 90 year-old neighbor told me she thoght it was "a cute little duffer".

 

I had a police officer ask me if it really does 150 mph.

 

Someone once said to me.
Hey that car looks like a MINI.
It was an 98 year old Man.I think the MINI reminded him of a MINI.

 

I was returning from San Antonio enroute to DFW with my wife and daughter, a trip of about 275 miles. We'd been on the road quite a while, and the girls were getting hungry and restless, so I stopped at a Dairy Queen in the tiny town of Hamilton, Texas. While they went inside I walked to the rear of the parking lot to smoke. As I was standing there, about 50 feet from my car, an elderly couple came out of the DQ; 70-somethings, he in denim overalls, she in a floral print dress. They were looking at the Mini, and I heard her say, "I think that's one of them new Kia's. Or maybe a Hyundai." As they got a bit closer she said, "it says Mini on the front - I'm not sure what it is." His simple reply: "I'll tell ya what it is - it's too goddammned small!" They then got in their 1980's GM land yacht and drove off into the sunset.