>>A teenage girl asked me what it was. After I answered, she said, "It looks like an Urkelmobile."
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Interesting. BMW did make the Urkelmobile, or the Izeta as it's more appropriately known.

I think the Chrysler comparisons come both from the retro look and the wing logo.

 

Last Friday, I was sitting at a red light when I notice two women in the next lane eyeing the MINI and then me. The conversation went something like this.

First Woman: Excuse me.

Me: Yes?

First Woman: My friend has a question for you.

Me: Yes?

Second Woman: Uh, exactly how tall are you?

Me: 4'2". (I lied.)

Second woman: No way!

Me: Really, I'm 6' tall.

Second Woman: I knew it, I knew that I could fit in one of those.

 

I always get asked what kindof mileage I get and when I say about 24-26 they said "Is that all?" I then respond with something like "I have a pretty heavy left foot.

I also get comments like "It must be cramped in there" or "How do you fit anything in there?"

I've also got asked if it was a hybrid... I just look at them funny when they ask that.

Once I was commenting on how when I jump on the highway, the MINI seems to jump to 80mph and I get comments like "It goes that fast?"

Some people are just way too clueless when it comes to cars. A lot of people are amazed and ask questions about the sunroof and how it opens.

It's amazing how people automatically assume that because it's a small car it must be a slow car.

 

>>>>A teenage girl asked me what it was. After I answered, she said, "It looks like an Urkelmobile."
>>>>
>>an Urkelmobile? do they make that in Russia?

No it was an automobile driven by that comic genius, Urkel.

 

>>It's amazing how people automatically assume that because it's a small car it must be a slow car.

Amen! I went on a rode trip this weekend and numerous times when I went to pass on the Interstate, the other car would speed up (rarely had this problem in our SUV). Either they are wanting to take a better look or they feel they can outrun that "little car." I had a blast popping her into 5th and leaving them behind.

 

At the gas station I was asked if it was a Rolls Royce! HAHAHA! I politely said "no" but BMW makes it. AAAhhh! Okay!
hahaha

 

I hate to admit it, but I LOVE telling the more ignorant question-makers that the car is made by BMW. It shuts them up fast.

I also love it when they imply that it couldn't possibly have any speed. I reply with, "Well it was built to be driven on the autobahn, so the engine does really well cruising around 110." Although not true, it gets a point across. People and their assumptions

 

Why is it so small?

I bet his girlfriend asks the same thing.

 

The one that KILLS me is the "How do you like it?" followed up by "Yeah, my friend has the other one, the ah....

(long pause - I know what they're going to say, but I refuse to fill in the blank!)

the PT Cruiser."

The other one? I swear, I've had at least three people say this exact thing!

 

I had two in one (this) afternoon.

One guy parked his Grand Prix next to me in a parking lot.

"That's pretty cool looking, what's the top speed, like 75 mph?"

Not 5 minutes later, I picked up a prescription at the drive-through.

Pharmacist: "What's the deal with those, I just get get it."

Me: "Pardon me?"

Pharmacist: "What kind of car is that?"

Me: "It's a Mini Cooper."

Pharmacist: "It's made by BMW, right?"

Me: "Yes..." (so far, I have heard about everything but the right info)

Pharmacist: "Right, what's the deal with those, are they electric or something? Is it some kind of special economy thing?"

 

So I pulled up to a red light next to a freakin' huge Ford F-250 extended bed quad-cab lift kit big-a$$ tires with a diesel. He signals to roll down my window, and then says...(with a very dumb expression)...

"that's a small car!"

The comment was so obvious I couldn't help but smirk a bit at his eagle-eye observation.

 

>>"that's a small car!"
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>>The comment was so obvious I couldn't help but smirk a bit at his eagle-eye observation.


next time, just explain to them that you're overcompensating for an enormous...

 

>>next time, just explain to them that you're overcompensating for an enormous...
>>

...Ego!

 

LOL Ryan!! Either "TMI," or "BMP!!"

 

>>LOL Ryan!! Either "TMI," or ".BMP!!"

bitmap?

 

So last Sunday, waiting to get thu the Canada USA Boarder at Blaine Washington, this stunning blonde in this brand new Corvette roadster stops next to me and tells me that I have the absolute cutest car on the road. Then asks me all sorts of technical questions. Seemed to really know her cars too. My sposal unit was not amused by the attention this car gets from other females.

 

And then a few weeks ago, this elderly couple in, get this, a 1998 SS camaro, at a stoplight asks, what is that, I say a MINI , she says a what? I say a MINI , as in Skirt!, she give me a big smile and a thumbs up.

 

>>"Who did the body kit on your Civic?"