dark silver r53 at UCLA parking lot 3? I always see it there.. and then a couple of days ago I saw it had a parking ticket on it, and now I dont see it anymore. Had quads. It was always on the first floor, I saw it as i walked up to the 2nd floor where i park.

 

Silver cooper with black bonnet stripes and checkmate decals in Yorba Linda.

 

got a wave from a PW/B R56 on Bake in Lake Forest this morning. Anyone here?

 

I had an all black R53 with Union Jack mirrors following me from 163 South onto 8 West this morning. I don't think I went through the ramps fast enough for him...

 

got a wave side by side on the 405n last night about 6pm from a first gen cooper cr/w. had to speed up tho, sorry the carpool lane opened up and traffic was massive.

 

In the mornings I usually see a CR/W MC40 with white arches and trim headed east on the 78 and a CR/B R53 headed west coming from 15N...

/waves

 

Drove over Colima Ave. today with a Dark Silver? (I was wearing dark sunglasses) R56. We exchanged chirps with the horn.

 

Got an enthusiastic thumbs this morning up from a silver/black RHD Classic.

Poor guy looked a little chilly!
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spotted a cr/b r53 at my gym last night plates "lovin02" with a mini cooper badge on teh windshield

 

around 6pm on the 405south don't expect to get any waves those people have no idea about the wave thing and i see 6 of the same minis everyday and i get no wave

 

i must have gotten lucky then haha, i feel bad

 

I really like this car - I pass by it on my road bike when it's parked. I usually do a couple circles to check it out... the owner probably thinks I'm crazy.

405S, North of Sunset? I always wave, but I agree, they are pretty rare at that time.

 

405S, North of Sunset? I always wave, but I agree, they are pretty rare at that time.[/quote]

Agreed. The ratio of convertibles:hardtops is pretty even too. Go SoCal weather!!

 

i knew the redbull cars were out but i didnt know they now have R56 RB cars!

 

yea i wave but there is never a response back and if there is lol it isnt a wave its just a strange look like im crazy for waving.....

the 405s around the culver city area right before the LAX....2 ride with me all the way to orange county every day and still i get no wave back :(

 

That's where I drive as well--Culver to OC--and never get any waves--despite passing atleast 6 MINI's every morning, lol.

I still like to drive up on MINIs though and see if they wave. A couple of days ago, I got behind a Purple Haze MCS and soon found a PS Cooper --3 of us driving along and nobody waved--well I looked over and gave the peace sign to the guy--the girl in the PH was gabbing on the phone, and the guy in the Cooper seemed pretty much--look "Who the F** are you looking at??" kind of attitude, lol.

 

There are a lot of people out there that buy a Mini just because they like the way it looks and for the good gas mileage. I think they probably look at it as just another car and not the way I/we do.
I realized this the other day talking to a girl at a taco place in Brea, she just bought a new 08 CR Cooper but really had no clue about specs or features of the car, the culture, NAM or anything. She bought the car because it was cute, in her price range and got great gas mileage. So I still wave at everyone, but I just don't get disappointed anymore if I don't get one back, because for those people it's just another car.

 

Yesterday was my first day as a MINI owner, and I got a wave on my first encounter... not at first, though. I looked as I was passing a PS/B and they were deep in discussion, but they caught up a minute later to wave. It made me, and my grandmother who was my passenger, very happy.

Grandma then tried to get me to race. Crazy old lady!

 

Wow, I've never seen someone so anti social before with the whole waving issue. I was driving north about 8:30 this am on the 73 toll road (near Laguna Canyon) when I saw a CR/W ahead. I weaved (wove?) through traffic, and pulled along side. No eye contact at all. I moved forward, changed lanes in front of CR/W (she was leaving a substantial gap - I did not cut her off), and tried to wave again. No response. I then moved into the fast lane (she was in #2) and sped up. With traffic, she caught up, and we stopped right next to each other. I looked over and she stared straight ahead. No fun at all.

I don't want to generalize or stereotype, but it was a new R56....

 

lol was the guy in the ps mini? cause if so lol that was prob me im sorry if you felt that way but sometimes i do look a little mean when im driving but im totally not lol i was prob just looking to see if you would wave cause i have been waiting for waves on that freeway lol but then again there are 4 ps minis that do the same drive as us....again if it was me im sorry

In Culver city on the streets during lunch i get a lot of waves but on on the 405 i get none :(

are you in a mini group in the OC if so thats cool i would like some info on it i cant seem to find anyone who isnt 60 years or older on the streets in the OC with a mini

 

dude, you were blocked by "total consentwayshun"! I think brand new car disease can bring that out in people.

 

Don't mess with the over 60 crowd (I'm not one of them), cause a lot of times they've got the money and time to make their cars kick ***.....

 

Hey, I am R56 and I try to wave at all MINIs. I may miss some of you though. Because you know, "driving" and avoiding SUVs.

 

Hmm do you have a beard, mustache, or facial hair?? lol. Actually my memory isn't that great, but I thought thats what I saw. As far as I know, I'm the only Jet Black Cooper S that drives that way during that time. I saw the same Purple Haze girl (white roof) this morning. I dunno, kinda frustrates me--I was about 12 cars behind her--everyone was on their bumper cause it seemed like there was a ton of traffic, then as we approach a curve--we see there's the Purple MINI at the front with no cars like 5 or 6 cars ahead of her--and again, everyone is packed in front of that car... I eventually passed her, but drives me nuts when people (MINI owner or not) drive slower than the flow of traffic when they could choose ANY other lane that is already going that slow.

Ok, one more pet peeve to voice--and this all comes from the fact I'm driving 100 miles a day and little things get to me. I notice a large part of the population doesn't take into account the RATE at which someone is closing in when they change lanes. The typical driver sees an opening so they move over, for what reason?? They were in a lane that was already going that slow, and they move over into the next lane with nobody in front to slow them down, yet drive at the same speed. The considerate driver see's that I'm closing in, waits until I pass, then changes over--and everybody is on their merry way.

I wish that California drivers drove more like people in every other state that I've visited which uses the #1 lane as a passing lane. Ok off my soapbox--I know this is the wrong thread of this...

re: MINI Groups
I have a club with members all over the country, but we aren't very active...c3club.org. Might try SCMM.org.


Richard

 

lol yea sorry that was me then i do have facial hair lol my bad...that was my first time seeing you....when you meantioned what color you was then thats when i remembered lol i wasnt looking mad at you lol i was actually admiring your car