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Old Jul 10, 2004 | 09:54 PM
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We're off on vacation next week, so maybe we'll see ya in a couple!

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Old Jul 10, 2004 | 10:10 PM
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If you want to see me just look right in front of the police car stopped by the side of the road with the lights on. (and that makes three)

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Old Jul 10, 2004 | 10:16 PM
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Bummer Earl......you gotta be more careful.....seems there are a lot more officers on the streets these days - at least - I've noticed a lot more especially since school ended.

I spotted from the Coaster, a DS (I think) maybe a PS that was stopped on the 5 going north the other morning.

Chow!

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Old Jul 10, 2004 | 10:30 PM
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Sorry to hear about that Earl.
Is there a part of town that isn't MINI friendly?

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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by seashelly
Sorry to hear about that Earl.
Is there a part of town that isn't MINI friendly?

Shelly
I don't think it is that they are not MINI friendly, just that when the radar goes off they look up and see my LY/B MINI and assume "that's the car that going fastest" because everything else out there is so DULL gray, tan, silver, beige, etc.

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Old Jul 14, 2004 | 10:14 PM
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Earl, I know what you mean about those boring gray and silver cars. We had a silver colored Volvo S60 for 6 months or so. I had to stop driving it. I kept losing it in parking lots. And I always know where my car is parked.

Ah, but LY, that's an attention getter! In some cases, the wrong kind of attention. My car was originally ordered as LY/LY, but then I realized I've never been ticketed in my big white truck. So I changed to PW/PW, thinking maybe a lil white MINI would have the same luck.

And today, driving thru Rancho Santa Fe I saw another PW MINI! Headed in the opposite direction, both of us going around a hard turn (me right, he left), we both managed a big smile and thru the sunroof wave. It was kinda like seeing my car in a mirror.

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Old Jul 15, 2004 | 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by seashelly

And today, driving thru Rancho Santa Fe I saw another PW MINI! Headed in the opposite direction, both of us going around a hard turn (me right, he left), we both managed a big smile and thru the sunroof wave. It was kinda like seeing my car in a mirror.

Shelly
Isn't it great to see yourself going the other way?

PW was not available when I got my MCS or I would have gotten PW/B.

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Old Jul 15, 2004 | 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by 10851CS
Isn't it great to see yourself going the other way?

PW was not available when I got my MCS or I would have gotten PW/B.

Earl
Seeing double...

 
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Old Jul 15, 2004 | 02:16 PM
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So I've been meaning to post this for a while...

I always see 4 or 5 MINI's at my gym whenever I'm there- wondering if any of them belong to anyone here...Bodys In Motion on Olympic in Santa Monica?

Just curious-

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Old Jul 15, 2004 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by pxlmxr
So I've been meaning to post this for a while...

I always see 4 or 5 MINI's at my gym whenever I'm there- wondering if any of them belong to anyone here...Bodys In Motion on Olympic in Santa Monica?

Just curious-

-S
I've been spotted.

Dark Silver / White Roof / White V-spokes
 
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Old Jul 15, 2004 | 06:19 PM
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Dark Silver/W MCS- northbound fast lane (ha, ha, that's a misnomer) on 405 between 105 and Marina Frwy. License plate read "CKPRGO"
 
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Old Jul 15, 2004 | 07:09 PM
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BiM Santa Monica on P2

Tonight:

- Red / White COOPER with silver 5-stars (IIRC ) near the elevator
- Red / White COOPER in the corner with USC license plate holder
- Indi Blue / White COOPER with silver holies
- Black / White COOPER with 8-spokes in the corner where the ramp heads up to P1
- Electric Blue / Black COOPER S with Silver S-lites on the ramp between P1 and P2
- Dark Silver / White COOPER S with white V-spokes on the far wall near the P2 elevator (mine)


pxlmxr: was the Black / White COOPER yours, sporting the stock wheels?
 
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Old Jul 15, 2004 | 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by MiniCD
Seeing double...

Very nice! :smile:

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Old Jul 15, 2004 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by DiD
Tonight:

- Red / White COOPER with silver 5-stars (IIRC ) near the elevator
- Red / White COOPER in the corner with USC license plate holder
- Indi Blue / White COOPER with silver holies
- Black / White COOPER with 8-spokes in the corner where the ramp heads up to P1
- Electric Blue / Black COOPER S with Silver S-lites on the ramp between P1 and P2
- Dark Silver / White COOPER S with white V-spokes on the far wall near the P2 elevator (mine)


pxlmxr: was the Black / White COOPER yours, sporting the stock wheels?
Nope- not tonight - I played hooky

You can see what I mean about the MINI population at that gym though right? Out of control
-S
 
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Old Jul 15, 2004 | 07:56 PM
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I should have been there!!!

Originally Posted by MiniCD
Seeing double...

Nice, nice shot (from a PW/PW MC owner :-)). Where did you take it?

 
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Old Jul 15, 2004 | 10:31 PM
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The Pannikin in Leucadia. The picture was taken last October.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2004 | 10:51 PM
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Hmmm, PW day at the Pannikin!
 
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Old Jul 16, 2004 | 08:56 AM
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:smile: Spotted a LY/W S this morning going North on the 5 - in the area of Mission Bay about 6:55 - you here?

Chow!

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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 07:55 PM
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Yesterday - Sunday - in the parking lot at the San Juan Capistrano train station - an EB/W S with personalized plates "USSA"....we saw ya...

This evening about 5:00 pm - spotted an EB/W S getting on to the 5 North around the Mission Bay area...you around?:smile:

Cheers!

Donna
 
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Old Jul 20, 2004 | 10:23 PM
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I had my MINI in for service today and rented a big ugly grey Mitsubishi Sedan. Out of habit, I was waving at all the MINIs I saw on the road. The funny thing is, I got more reaction than I normally do when I am in my MINI! So if you saw a crazy guy in a Mitsu today, it was me.

And for the very friendly and pretty girl in the yellow S in Huntington Beach, How You Doin'?
 
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Old Jul 21, 2004 | 07:34 AM
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This morning - parked near Seaport Village - Trolley side - CR/R S with personalized plates - maybe you were having breakfast at the cute little outside place?

Cheers!

Donna :smile:
 
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Old Jul 22, 2004 | 09:31 AM
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Yesterday (7/22) DS/W on the 405N to 118W connector, and behind me to about Tampa...
 
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Old Jul 22, 2004 | 09:37 AM
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Today in Marina Del Rey...




Snapped this pic- kinda funny

U know who you are... tag yer it

-S
 

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Old Jul 22, 2004 | 09:52 AM
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If you all want to have a group sitings come by Steve'sAuto clinic in North Hills the weekend of 7/31 and 8/1. We are having a little Mini get together / install party with Armenian Bar-B-Cue on sunday .There should be a good turn out of SCCM members .You can call 818 891 6109 for details.

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Old Jul 22, 2004 | 04:00 PM
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Yeah, or join us this Sunday at Village Coffee Roaster in Woodland Hills. Mostly TMMZ, and some SCMM heads. See the other thread in the SoCal forum for more info. :smile:
 
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