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[phil_clubman]

when people in the que at the petrol station scowl at you whilst your filling up because you can fit through the gap they cant.






im inpatient

[Alex_grease_monkey]

....when you see your mini as a thing of beuty and cant understand what people see in modern cars
....when you say sorry to the mini for not keeping plans of cleaning it, fixing it or passing driving test
....when you slide your hand across the curves as you walk up the driveway

Minis FTW

[minimininut]

We've had this theme before, but this is easily the most inspired IMHO. Mrs T (proud owner of Rocky Cooper) has bookmarked it and is referring to it constantly. It could be published as a booklet at Xmas-time with some nice little photos of minis, do you think? Even non-mini-owners would understand.

Mr Teapot, this sounds like an inspired idea. If we did it very very well and got it published do you think that all TMF members could make their fortunes from it maybe? (to fund their minis, obviously) . Or maybe not!?

...when your holiday photos include pictures of minis you saw whilst you were there.

Hee hee, that made me laugh, is this not what everyone does when they go on holiday?! I particularly enjoyed doing this in Australia where all the minis surely must be happy in the sunshine

[djdobson]

theres always some sort of squeeke, rattle or noise that you can never find

[The_Mistro]

when people in the que at the petrol station scowl at you whilst your filling up because you can fit through the gap they cant.






im inpatient

so true, last time i did this i managed to jump infront of 4 cars in the line one was my mum

[minimad01]

When you bump into your ex and the first thing they say is "have you still got that stupid little car?"
To which your replies are...

1)You obviously loved it so much as you remembered it...
and
2)It outlasted you!!!

love it this happened to me about 3 weeks ago
oo an
when your mum comes home after a holiday to find youv got half your engine on the dinning room table :S

Edited by minimad01, 25 February 2010 - 01:22 PM.

[Burnard]

When you add up everything you want to do to your car next, and it comes to exactly £998.00

[Teapot]

Remember, a mini is for life, not just for Christmas

[mini_mad69]

people don't wonder why your hands are oily when you arrive somewhere

They assume your late because of your car

You can point out numerous places of breaking down on a regular jouney

you know your car so well the haynes manual slows you down

your birthday/xmas presesnt for the last 4 years have been car parts

passenger can't open the door

[davej]

You know/feel that behind your back friends and family members are placing bets on whether your project will ever see the road again

Oh yes I definitely know that is happening

Great thread

[Ethel]

The DVLA say you are - and not before, or else!

[danrock101]

• The smell of petrol becomes reassuring
• You always offer to drive, unless its raining
• When you park, you walk away backwards
• Your car not only has a name but it responds to it
• You will never look at BMW minis the same way
• Fluid checks happen every 3 days not 3 months
• 13" wheels are big
• When out, you look at small places and wonder if you could park in them
• You will never trust a petrol guage

I am sure there are more

that's funny because every one of those is true

[roofless]

you double pump the brake pedal - even if you dont need to.

[lawnmowercrap]

this thread is amazing...

... when you're driving down the road and you can smell something, and automatically start wondering whats up with your car

... when you look through your pictures on your phone and realise its just pictures of your mini and pictures of it dismantled

... when friends and family laugh at the fact you drive a 30 year old car, then you laugh at the fact a 30 year old car is worth more than theirs

... when you go on a long journey, you take a 500ml bottle of coke for yourself and a 2litre bottle of water for the mini

... when you realise that your mini isnt a car, its a person. And if you offend that person, it will brake down on you.

... when you have ago at passengers for offending the mini... 'shhh it can hear you!'.....

[danrock101]

... when friends and family laugh at the fact you drive a 30 year old car, then you laugh at the fact a 30 year old car is worth more than theirs

and faster