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[Durknp]

When they see me they say "Look at that grey-haired old guy in that super Cooper 'S'". I don't care - I still can't decide what I want to do when I grow up .

73-years-old and still driving sideways (and laughing about it). I have promised to teach a young Mini owner how to do handbrake turns when I can find the time.

 

pick me, pick me

[zinzan]

I'll have to reply to this again once I'm actually back on the road...maybe June.

 

Two years ago, when I was on the road still before the resto, I was filling up one day and looked up to an elderly couple sitting at a nearby stop light and pointing and laughing all excited.  They turned into the filling station to come have a look and told me about their Mini in the 60s here in Canada.

 

Being in the land of big cars and trucks, I seem to often get "Well I wouldn't want to be in an accident with an 18 wheeler in that!" fairly regularly.

[L200Lee]

Just had one!

Went for a quick blast after spending the day polishing the mini, stopped at sainsburys watford and an old gent came upto me in the queue and started asking about it.
Mileage
mpg
Age
Price I paid
all to which I replied with a bigger grin than if it was a porsche!

[cooperdan]

never had comments at petrol station...

Mostly just people staring and... basically lost for words..

[panch1989]

Every time I use the local garage at mine the guy behind the till always asks me do I want to sell it.. to which I say "no I'll park it next to my gravestone" I could never sell it.

[andy159]

Every time I use the local garage at mine the guy behind the till always asks me do I want to sell it.. to which I say "no I'll park it next to my gravestone" I could never sell it.

a guy in america got buried with his harley maybe you could do that

[AVV IT]

Not actually at a petrol station, but having parked in the street I got out to be confronted by a chubby middle aged woman, who felt the need to excitedly announce.........

"I lost my virginity in the back of one of those!"

[mini93]

I dont recall anyone saying anything to me, I once stopped for some traffic lights for Russle Howard to cross the road in front of me, staring at my mini the 3/4 of the way, lifted my hand slightly off the wheel and he gave a half nod.

 

Another time, some folk from the mini club were meeting at a Tesco before heading down to L2B. Some "big" dude in a mobility scooter rolls up to one of the guys car "I used to have one like this" the car in question was a bright orange mini with carbon roof, carbon mig arches, split rims and a race spec engine... he was greeted with a "yeah...ok"

[surfblue]

Had lots of favourable comments and chats with nice people reminiscing about their mini ownership but my favourite comment to date was two six year olds going past the driveway discussing the merits of mini ownership, quote:- "Wow look at that funny little car from the olden days" 

Edited by surfblue, 23 February 2014 - 11:37 AM.

[mini_mezza]

Filling up the other day and in behind me rolled one of the new BMW countryman's driven by an old gentleman with his wife in the passengers seat, as they came in you could clearly see they were talking about my REAL mini, I made eye contact as they were still sat in their car, and simply pointed at my mini badge on the boot. As the man got out the car he hung his head and muttered, "I know, mines not a real mini, that's lovely by the way!" There aren't many people that can make you smile first thing on a monday morning, but this guy did!!

[SecretSugar]

I had 2 people in one day who saw my red and proceeded to ask "Is it a real mini? A real cooper?" the amount of times I have been tempted to say "No its (some random car) dressed up as one"...

[andy159]

I dont recall anyone saying anything to me, I once stopped for some traffic lights for Russle Howard to cross the road in front of me, staring at my mini the 3/4 of the way, lifted my hand slightly off the wheel and he gave a half nod.

 

Another time, some folk from the mini club were meeting at a Tesco before heading down to L2B. Some "big" dude in a mobility scooter rolls up to one of the guys car "I used to have one like this" the car in question was a bright orange mini with carbon roof, carbon mig arches, split rims and a race spec engine... he was greeted with a "yeah...ok"

i heard that Russel Howard lives (or did live in leamington)

[mini93]

Yeah, thats been mentioned a few times, one of my friends used to go to the same gym he was joined to

[Midas Mk1]

Sundays one got me laughing at a guy - not with him.

Steps out of his Bini, comes over to me as im filling her up, and he says "I could never fit in your small car, why dont you get a bigger one?"

I'm not that tall, little over 6ft, but I was towering over him lol - plenty of room!

Made me laugh quite abit. Walked into pay, and as im regular the guy behind the counter comments "you always get someone saying something don't you" - Simple answer, "it's a Mini :)"

 

[ShaunaFTW]

There's a creepy guy at Sainsburys who ALWAYS seems to be there when I go get fuel who always says he loves (me) my car. People usually just say 'oh that's an old one' or say it's nice. Only the usual stuff that people say to me in car parks older men always tell me how good they are and it's nice to see one.