I am a 65 year old Corporate Pilot, no desire to retire
My grandparents all emigrated from Sweden in late 19th century.

Some Memorable autos of past fifty years:

’30 Ford Cabriolet w/Rumble Seat & side mounts; (High School chick magnet)
’37 Chrysler Imperial (Loaded w/Overdrive)
’48 Oldsmobile 98
’54 Hudson Hornet Coupe
’59 Volvo PV544
’62 VW
’67 Firebird Convertible, belt driven OHC six, first New Car
’69 Pontiac Grand-Prix, last New Car until MINI
’67 Oldsmobile 98 Convertible (see below)
'88 Turbo LeBaron Convertible
’08 MINI Cooper (just past 200 miles and half of free tank of gas).

Married 37 years (no kids) and her autos:
’65 MGB
’67 Oldsmobile Convertible (that she gave to me when power seat quit)
’72 Volvo P1800E
’80 Pontiac Sunbird (bought new)
’90 Dodge Spirit (bought new)
’06 Toyota Camry (bought new)

MINI was absolutely the only auto that could drag me out of that LeBaron and I miss the super comfortable seats that it came with.
Have ordered Wet Okole’s and will see what I can do with some ‘Memory Foam’ padding.

April 28th bought brand new MINI Cooper Auto Sunroof Mellow Yellow w/Black.

Art

 

21 single female!

and my soon to be cooper will be my very first car!!!


currently in school in nyc studying education!

woot woot!

 

pics?

 

30 white male, married.

 

45 next month. Single, never married and no children. Thank you Lord!

I love my "Jim Dandy" MCS. Factory name was Dieter. My brother had a Rottweiler named Dieter. I did not like that dog. I also have my gas pig 05 Nissan Titan.

Past but not forgotten.
BMW 335
Nissan Titan
Nissan 350Z
Nissan Maxima
BMW M3 Vert
Pontiac Trans Am
BMW 528e
Ford F150
GMC p/u
Nissan 280Z
Eagle Talon
Honda Prelude
Pontiac Firebird
Chevelle Malibu
I am sure I missed one or two.

 

copy editor with Reuters in Manhattan
Jersey native
54 married 31 yrs 3 kids
motoring my first MINI which '07 chili red with white roof, checkered sunroof & mirrors, white stripes on the bonnet; hit 100 mph recently
best car I ever had
first car was '63 Saab in which had to add quart of oil when refueled
read historical fiction mostly
play Petanque in Bryant Park at lunchtime, weather permitting

Red Dragoon

 

45, married, 1 child
Born in Miami Beach, raised in Jersey
Currently on car #52 (I think)
I'm on my 2nd MINI Cooper S. I owned an '03 R53 before this one. Its my Daily Driver.
Also currently have in car stable:
'73 VW Superbug restored (with a/c )
'69 MGB Roadster restored (no a/c )
'02 Dodge Ram 1500 (gas sucker)
'69 MGB parts car (maybe I'll drop a V-8 in there someday just for kicks)

I'm in administrative for a non-profit

1st car I owned was a '65 Dodge Dart w/ no headliner or rugs. $100 special back in '79. Ran it into the ground after a year.

 

I didn't list my old cars; we have an '07 Cooper S and an '08 Jeep Wrangler right now.
I've been driving for 28 years...

Owned:
Another '07 Cooper S,
'06 Cooper S,
'06 Mazda 3 5-door,
'06 Mazda 3 4-door,
'05 Scion xB,
'04 Honda Goldwing,
'02 Honda Goldwing,
'01 Kawasaki Concours,
'00 Honda Civic,
'00 Ford F-150,
'99 Ford Ranger,
'97 Honda Goldwing,
'96 Neon,
'94 Kawasaki Voyager,
'89 Dodge Dakota,
'87 Nissan Sentra (yuck),
'84 Ford EXP (yuck),
'83 Honda Magna,
'81 Suzuki GS1100,
'83 Kawasaki KZ550,
'81 Honda CB750,
'77 Datsun 280Z,
'71 Ford Torino 500,
'71 Buick LaSabre (first car)

"Company Cars"
Ford Aerostar,
3 Ford E-150 vans,
1 Ford E-250,
1 big Dodge van,
50 or so Ford Crown Victorias,
1 Toyota pickup,
5 Isuzu P'Ups,
4 Mazda pickups

 

ME: 27, married to my beautiful wife for 2 yrs now, im of italian descent
current: 2006 MCSa HB/B
past: '93 olds achieva s
'93 ford escort
'88 chevy celebrity

Wife: 21 and of irish descent
current: 2006 Pontiac G6 GT black on black
past: '97 chevy cavalier
future: 2009 MCSa PW/B

 

*I am a 29 year old married white female.
*My very first car was a new 1996 Pontiac Sunfire GT
*My second car (and car I traded in for my Mini) was a new 2003 Pontiac Grand Am GT
*I now have a 2008 Oxygen Blue Mini!

 

I'm a 26 year old single white female.
Sally is my 3rd car, the 1st new one, and the 1st one I really had a choice about.
1st car: 86' beige Nissan Stanza Wagon (mom's old car)
2nd car: '93 white Honda Civic (the stanza was dying)
3rd car: '08 lightning blue Mini Cooper! (major upgrade)

 

58 year old married male

'99 Acura CL 5sp coupe
'90 Honda Accord 5sp coupe
?? Gen 1 VW Scirroco
?? Gen 1 VW Rabbit
an early Datsun s/w
'64 VW Beetle

 

07 MC-JCW, 63 white male, 02 Chev Malibu

 

My first attempt at a "pic" and I did load it in my gallery, but did not see where it went???

Turbo LeBaron is all original (paint, interior and top) bought from 'friend-of-family'
and after rash of $3k in 1st month (including HD Headgasket) it has been reliable and
trouble free for past ten years and 45k miles, nephew has it now.

Older computer should have photo of when LeBaron replaced 425HP Oldsmobile
edit:- photos of Olds and MGB added in post #111 on page 5 of this thread (and Gallery as well).
My 'gas-milage' is doubled by each upgrade, hope for this MINI to be my final automobile.

 

did u mean pics of us or of the cars?

 

Ok, I'll bite--57, married 37 years, white female. My MCS replaced a '94 BMW 325i with 190,000 miles--original clutch, engine, etc. Two kids, now 33 and 30. Firstborn has an LY Cabrio & her spouse has a Checkmate MCS. Time to brag--she's 2008 Ms. Wheelchair Texas, and going for Ms. Wheelchair America in July.

Other cars in stable:

'01 BMW 530i
'64 Porsche 356 SC Sunroof Coupe (rare, owned since '67)

Previous cars include:

'69 BMW 2002
'68 SAAB Sonett II
'70's Audi Fox
'80's Audi Quattro
'90's Mazda 626
'80's Peugeot 504 Station Wagon
'70's Fiat Brava
'80's Fiat Brava (rust in first year)
'80's Pontiac Phoenix (shouldn't have risen out of the fire--look it up, guys)
'01 BMW 325i Coupe (killed a tree in the line of duty)
Probably a few I've forgotten, and probably deserved to be forgotten.

Also in a past life:

'59 Cessna 150
'69 AA-1A Yankee
(Yes, I have a pilot's license--earned when I'd just turned 18)

 

I am a 30 yr old, white female. Been married almost 9 years, no kids, one dog.

I traded in a 2002 4 door Civic that my husband "bought" for me. That translated to him picking out the Civic for himself, realizing he didn't like it so he gave it to me and got to get the next new car.

I have wanted a Mini since 2002 when I saw an ad for them in Maxim magazine. The ad included punch out trading cards. I punched out my CR/W dream car and wondered when I actually get it. Finally got it for Valentines day!! And, I still have the punch card!

Other cars owned:
P.O.S. CRX [owned for 6 months, in my possession for 2, but not all at once]
1994 Toyota truck
1999 Saturn SL2
2002 Honda Civic

My husband has a 2007 Honda Element.

 

24 yr old (wow i feel old) white female (taken)

On Order: 08 MCS Darksilver/black M6

just sold my baby, 2000 Black/Black Trans Am WS6 M6



The Mini is going to be my first 4 banger, front wheel drive car!!

 

Me: 21 Year old White Male
Status: Not Married but happily taken with my girlfriend of over 4 years, Loyola College in Maryland, Employed by Loyola as a Resident Assistant.
Prior Cars: 2003 BMW 325i
2003 Audi A4 1.8T
2005 Nissan Pathfinder (lemon)
Family Cars: 2006 BMW 530xi
2002 Mazda Miata Special Edition

It's been pretty amazing so far, hopefully I can continue to achieve what I already have so I can drive more great cars in my life.

 

Me:
21 year old
white female

Previous Cars:
1982 Honda Accord (Grandma's old car...had it for 3 months)
1999 Ford Escort

Car Now:
07 MC Oxygen Blue which I bought all by myself! Have always admired the Mini Coopers and when it was time for me to buy myself a car there was only one choice

 

47 year YOUNG male here...
Married with 2 kids grown and gone and another 3 to go...

Current vehicles:

2007 MCS (MiniMe)
2007 Honda CR-V
2006 Harley Sportster

Past Vehicles (Bought New):

2001 Jeep Wrangler (sold to buy MiniMe)
2006 Ford F-250 (sold to buy CR-V)
2003 Ford F-150
1999 Dodge Caravan
1996 Dodge Dakota
1986 Pontiac Grand Am
1984 Toyota SR-5 4WD
1983 Toyota SR-5 2WD

Used Vehicles over the years:

1955 Chevy Bel-Air (never did get the thing to run)
1966 Pontiac LeMans
197? Datsun Sunny (B-210 equivalent in Europe)
197? Mercedes (Unknown model in Europe)
1949 Dodge Truck (took down to frame and had to sell)

Also had 6 other motorcycles over the years...

All I want now is my Mini and an electric car that can get me back and forth to work...

Mark

 

37 year old female, traded in a 2004 JCW w/Dinan suspension for my current 2007 MCS plain jane.

 

If your old then I'm prehistoric at 45

I think you'll find that your little four banger will put quite a few 8 banging gas guzzlers to shame especially
on the bends where rear wheel drive cars tend to slide out of the turns instead of steering into them.

Please post some pictures of your new baby when you get it.
And tell us if you made the right choice after a week of driving your new MINI...

 

21 year old male

Previous cars:
2003 Mini Cooper
1994 Audi 100 s

 

Why haven't I seen this thread before??

I'm a...Holy Cow. How old am I again?? Sigh...32 already. I think I like 25 with 7 years experience...

Irish/Welsh origin female. Married (a little over two years now!) But does it count if we didn't get to see each other much over those two years? (Like about 60 non-consecutive days??) Two dogs, two cats....No kids yet. We're both military.

Past cars (that I've owned/paid for/helped pay for) in reverse chronological order:
'01 Ford F150 Supercrew 4x4 (still own it!)
'04 MCS (BRG! Only sold it because I owned too many cars, including a new '07 MCS that was identical, and had to move back to the US)
'95 Ford Explorer Sport 4x4 (hoopdee)
'01 Fiat -- the computer blew TWICE, and so i ended up with my first Mini!
'98 Nissan King Cab 4x4 (w/30" racing rims)
'87 Nissan King Cab 4x4 (Baja truck that was an amateur gear-head mod, lift kit, etc. etc. etc. NOBODY thought a girl drove that truck...)
'88 VW Jetta (Loved that roller skate!)
'84 Buick Century (what a B O A T!!!)

Husband's cars:
'07 BMW 335i (current)
'04 BMW 330i
'97 Ford F150 Extended Cab (still own, but let parents use back in OH)
and some others I can't remember