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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 08:21 PM
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Oceanside this evening about 6:00 - going East on Mission - CR/W MC - I was behind you in my Morris Traveller...suggestion if you are here on NAM - watch your speed going down that hill - the cops LOVE to sit at the bottom and shoot radar...

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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by 'Rita
So if you are in Claremont and see me cruising down the road, say HI!!

I live in Claremont and drive a Chili Red MCC so it might have been me waving. I try to wave when ever I see a fellow Mini owner.
I saw your car in the LaVerne Edwards Cinema parking lot the other day. That is an assumption, but a pretty reasonable one, considering it had a "'Rita" decal on the rear bumper. And your signature line displayed across the rear window.
 
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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 12:03 PM
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Hey...that was us...slightly obvious huh??

Originally Posted by mini d
I saw your car in the LaVerne Edwards Cinema parking lot the other day. That is an assumption, but a pretty reasonable one, considering it had a "'Rita" decal on the rear bumper. And your signature line displayed across the rear window.
Someone finally noticed 'Rita. It's not like she's obvious or anything

We went to see Bourne Ultimatum. I noticed a pepper white parked across the parking lot entrance when I got there. Didn't see the owner tho.
 

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Old Aug 7, 2007 | 07:07 PM
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Spotted an electric blue/ white mcs in the montclair mall.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 08:57 AM
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Spotted:

The MCS I unconciously drew in my storyboarding class last night. haha. I had to sketch out a chase scene down a city street and have some parked cars.. before I knew it, I had a little MCS right there on the street.. (with most attention in the car itself.. oops, didnt have enough time to finish the main people in the scene, but I got the car looking decent. haha)
 
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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by 'Rita
Someone finally noticed 'Rita. It's not like she's obvious or anything

We went to see Bourne Ultimatum. I noticed a pepper white parked across the parking lot entrance when I got there. Didn't see the owner tho.
Hey I live in La Verne! After I pick up my Mini (hopefully this weekend), wife and I may go see Bourne Ultimatum at Edward also!
 
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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 02:16 PM
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Good Movie! It answer all my questios from the previous movies!
 
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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Goyo903
Good Movie! It answer all my questios from the previous movies!
A little short on action tho...don't you think?? I was in my seat 3 minutes and we were off and running, crashing cars, jumping thru windows. I was exhausted when I left the theater!! It was a great movie for us action addicts!!
 
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Old Aug 15, 2007 | 06:13 PM
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PW R56 MCS w/ South Bay MINI paper plates on 405S near the 105E (ended up going on the 105E) at around 7am today. Driver was on the phone though.

My MINI and I got on the 105W and took the long way to work because of an accident on my normal exit (Century Blvd).
 
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 'Rita

We went to see Bourne Ultimatum.
Have you guys heard that they're planning on a 4th Bourne movie? It's called The Bourne Redundancy. Great movie, though I liked the first one a lot better (is it because of the mini?!).
 
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Old Aug 20, 2007 | 08:10 PM
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I got a honk from a PW/PW MCS on the southbound 405 this afternoon.

Amazing!
 
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 08:59 PM
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I think i saw MarioKart driving down 5 South this afternoon around 6? Saw the SCMM sticker on back window... and i think the plate read MRIOKRT but it zipped by me while i was in the exit lane off Avery so i could be wrong. =P

edit: acutally it was a CR/w mcs. so maybe it wasn't marioKart (sorry) but anyone know who it is?
 

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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 12:02 AM
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Dear log...
It's day 45 and still no signs of the elusive mini cars.
Will keep searching high and low.

Man I wish I could spot a mini or two around San Bernadino area..close to Rancho Cucamonga...Though I did see a Mini today...but...it was me...it was the reflection of the nice chrome diesel trucks
C'est la vie
 
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 12:19 AM
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Hey I was kind of in your area on Sunday in Rialto at the Ludikris Car Show--I think I was the only MINI there!

Originally Posted by Goyo903
Dear log...
It's day 45 and still no signs of the elusive mini cars.
Will keep searching high and low.

Man I wish I could spot a mini or two around San Bernadino area..close to Rancho Cucamonga...Though I did see a Mini today...but...it was me...it was the reflection of the nice chrome diesel trucks
C'est la vie
 
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by candiecat
I think i saw MarioKart driving down 5 South this afternoon around 6? Saw the SCMM sticker on back window... and i think the plate read MRIOKRT but it zipped by me while i was in the exit lane off Avery so i could be wrong. =P

edit: acutally it was a CR/w mcs. so maybe it wasn't marioKart (sorry) but anyone know who it is?
If it had white bonnet stripes, it could have been the MA who works at Irvine MINI getting off work; I think he drives a CR/w. He's been known to be seen in the mornings getting to the dealership. But then again, I see so many CR/W MINIS in South OC it could have been anybody.
 
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Goyo903
...Man I wish I could spot a mini or two around San Bernadino area..close to Rancho Cucamonga...Though I did see a Mini today...but...it was me...it was the reflection of the nice chrome diesel trucks
C'est la vie

Hello Goyo- If you ever see a PS/B Cooper S with the plates, "SPYC4R", (no stickers) you better wave! Also, watch this thread: https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...=Manic+Mondays

Happy Motoring!
 
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Goyo903
Dear log...
It's day 45 and still no signs of the elusive mini cars.
Will keep searching high and low.

Man I wish I could spot a mini or two around San Bernadino area..close to Rancho Cucamonga...Though I did see a Mini today...but...it was me...it was the reflection of the nice chrome diesel trucks
C'est la vie

I'm close as I live in Riverside by the 215/60 area. I know what you mean by no Mini's around here. I do see a lot of them when I go to Orange County.
 
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by candiecat
I think i saw MarioKart driving down 5 South this afternoon around 6? Saw the SCMM sticker on back window... and i think the plate read MRIOKRT but it zipped by me while i was in the exit lane off Avery so i could be wrong. =P

edit: acutally it was a CR/w mcs. so maybe it wasn't marioKart (sorry) but anyone know who it is?
It could have been me. I have a CR/W JCW and I usually get off at Avery but yesterday there was a longer line so I went further down to San Juan Capistrano and took Ortega to Antonio, and back to Ladera Ranch.

My vanity plate is MINIXTZ and I have a SoCal MINI Maniacs banner on my rear window. Here's a link to a pic from SCMM's recent club dyno day: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1267/...83b9c8d2_b.jpg

If you're not busy this Sunday morning, SCMM is having our 4th Sunday G2G at the Neighborhood Cup between 8-11AM.
Check out the monthly event here: http://www.clubscmm.com/board/index.php?topic=4407.0
 
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 10:40 PM
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Nice! i think that was you loking at the picutre! =P

i'l try to make it sunday, but its hard getting up before noon on the weekends lol
 
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 11:47 PM
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BMW 1-Series Sighting

Not a MINI, but I saw a BMW 1 Series on I-5 in San Diego yesterday. It was a silver five door hatchback model. It's bigger, especially in height, than I thought it would be. (I didn't wave, I was in my Mazda truck, not my MINI)

Now how can I be seeing a 1-Series in the U.S., where they are not sold? It had Sonora, Mexico plates on it.

I admit that automobile styling is personal, but that hatchback looked pretty ugly to me! Even the Z-3 coupe following it looked much better to me.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by bobafetts3
I'm close as I live in Riverside by the 215/60 area. I know what you mean by no Mini's around here. I do see a lot of them when I go to Orange County.

im in riverside too! hope to see you around..
 
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by AuthiMini
Not a MINI, but I saw a BMW 1 Series on I-5 in San Diego yesterday. It was a silver five door hatchback model. It's bigger, especially in height, than I thought it would be. (I didn't wave, I was in my Mazda truck, not my MINI)

Now how can I be seeing a 1-Series in the U.S., where they are not sold? It had Sonora, Mexico plates on it.

I admit that automobile styling is personal, but that hatchback looked pretty ugly to me! Even the Z-3 coupe following it looked much better to me.
Really? that bad? I was hoping to get one when it comes out... a 135i that should be a really fun car to drive... but it has to look good too...
 
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by peppy
im in riverside too! hope to see you around..
Riverside representin' here.......I too live by the 60/215/91 cluster f***, I'm always cruising around looking for other MINIs, I'll wave if I see you!
 
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03
Really? that bad? I was hoping to get one when it comes out... a 135i that should be a really fun car to drive... but it has to look good too...
Eric, what I saw was probably a 125. The pictures I've seen of the 135, especially the 2-door coupe, look much better.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 09:35 AM
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I really like the 1 series the rear end on the hatch is my least favorite part though.
I saw a cute girl in a PW/PW on the 5 south yesterday we both got off @ El Toro and exchanged waves. So if you are here love from the guy in the DS MCS
 
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