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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 01:15 PM
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i'm not big into naming cars, but if i had to do so, i'd have to name my nfr Christine. Psycho car!
 
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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by benji_mini
haha nice - which city are you refering to? thats actually a damn good name because of the dodging i gotta do in NYC lol
NYC...LOL
 
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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 05:33 PM
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ahaha yeah cab drivers are the worst - and if they hit you - its not their fault, its your fault..i noticed that...where abouts do you live around nyc?
 
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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by benji_mini
i swear i think ive read that book...
If you jump to Conclusions, you'll have to swim back. I liked that part.
 
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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 11:43 PM
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The Artful Dodger lives on the Queens/Nassau border.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2007 | 07:28 AM
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I named mine Betty as in the comic "Archie's". I was a big fan when I was a kid. Finally got a chance to pick up one of the names . I thought of naming my mini after some male name but I have a motorcycle thats called Benson so both go together Benson&Betty. My idea of license plate is HYPRSNC(Hyper Sonic - 5 times faster than speed of sound). These are fast cars people!!!pick a crazy license plate :D
 
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Old Nov 21, 2007 | 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by TurboBlu
One of my customers has a Red/white Cooper and she named hers Minnie Mouse, and i helped her work on getting a personal tag. She finally came up with MINILUV. I think it fits perfect for her. She was probably the most excited to ever pick up a MINI. She came by the store while hers was on order just to take out the Demo's so that she could get her "fix", as we called it, until her car came in. Lucky for her, it came in 3 1/2 weeks. Almost a record in my opinion. She also came in to pick up her car wearing all Mini Attire.

People don't understand how much us MA's love excited Mini customers and owners
There is someone in San Francisco with an R53, Red/White with that same personalized plate. I see her every monday morning in the parking lot.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2007 | 12:04 PM
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so do i - on the nassau side - great neck - how about you?
 
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Old Nov 21, 2007 | 12:40 PM
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Mine is named Mr. Bucket (pronounced Boo Kay) after the characters in the british sitcom Keeping up Appearances. My best friend wants to ride in it wit the windows down and a long scarf trailing in the wind, and when people say 'look there's Mr. Bucket' she will yell out 'That's BOOOOKAAAAAAAAAAY!'
 
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Old Nov 21, 2007 | 01:10 PM
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No names, my R56 is usually just the mini or the new mini and my '66 is the old mini.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2007 | 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by benji_mini
so do i - on the nassau side - great neck - how about you?
Okay, now this is too funny. I'm in Great Neck too!
 
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Old Nov 21, 2007 | 02:34 PM
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My car's name is Twiggy. For those of you who remember the '60's there was a British fashion model named Twiggy with big eyes.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2007 | 02:45 PM
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my wife named her chilli red mc cappucetto rosso which means little red riding hood in Italian.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2007 | 02:56 PM
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So mine is named Scrappy, when I first ordered my car, my mom was telling a story about a woman who was freaking out to get on a plane to Vegas for a MINI get together, after telling the story my mom says "all that over a crappy little cooper?" Well that hurt my feelings lol, and my husband thought it was hilarious and calls it crappy all the time (so I added the S), even though he loves Scrappy and steals the keys whenever we leave. My mom now wants one! After driving it, she see's the addiction and her face lights up everytime she see's him (yes.. it's a he, because a lady would not do the things he does HAHA).
 
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Old Nov 24, 2007 | 05:18 PM
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well, i've decided on my car's name. Trouble. I know for a fact that i'm going to get myself in trouble with the car, so i may as well name it aptly. lol
 
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Old Nov 24, 2007 | 05:26 PM
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The Black Pearl. I do refer toher as Pearl just like she is another person, good thing I have lots of MINI friends who understand, the restof the world tends to take a step back. More photos in my signature.

 
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Old Nov 28, 2007 | 02:05 PM
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Well my wifes MINI is name Walt after Walt Disney she is a big Disney fan, she thought about getting MOUSE for a license plate so it'd be a MINI MOUSE.

 
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Old Nov 28, 2007 | 02:08 PM
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NO I did not name my kar.
 
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Old Nov 28, 2007 | 05:11 PM
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BowZer!!

Yup - BowZer likes to growl and bark!
 
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Old Nov 28, 2007 | 05:19 PM
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I get mine next week.
Algernon if it's a boy. Winnie if it's a girl.
 
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Old Nov 28, 2007 | 05:22 PM
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I named mine Shelby JR.

It's the same color combo has the Hubby's new Shelby GT500. I sort of talked him into the Mini rather easily due to him wanting to get me out of the drivers seat of his GT500.

I had personalized plates on reserve that read SHLBY JR, but decided to keep my plates off another truck that represented my love for the glass beading hobby. So my plates currently read N2 BEADZ, and I had chrome like letters made that stick on the rear window that read SHELBY JR.
 
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Old Nov 28, 2007 | 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by JillBean
I get mine next week.
Algernon if it's a boy. Winnie if it's a girl.
Winnie Cooper?
 
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Old Nov 28, 2007 | 05:30 PM
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Yeah, I saw that someone else here named theirs Winnie too.
I think it's funny.
 
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Old Nov 28, 2007 | 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by JillBean
I get mine next week.
Algernon if it's a boy. Winnie if it's a girl.
how will you be able to tell if its a boy or girl?
 
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Old Nov 28, 2007 | 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by JillBean
Yeah, I saw that someone else here named theirs Winnie too.
I think it's funny.
I think it is funny too. When I was in high school I worked for a pet store that had a 13 foot Burmese Python. I named him Monty.
 
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