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[doormatt]

*Kids pointing at my car sitting in a bini* "Thats not nice a mini like ours"

I don't normally hate kids but man was I angry!

[stotty01]

 

Today's quote from a complete stranger at the next pump on the forecourt.... "Nice car, it really suits you!"

So what's that supposed to mean exactly? That I'm also small, old and rapidly falling apart? (Sadly that's actually a fairly accurate description though)

ha I usally get "how the hell do you fit in that?!"   im 6 ft 3 lol

 

i get that to! tried fitting  in my mate who plays for england basketball team and that was a joke!

 

the women on the kiosk was surprised when i said £30 is a full tank and does about 200 or so miles xD

[minimaxie]

I remember once, I finished filling it up, went to pay the clerk inside and with her typical Essex accent went "oh isn't it laaaavly". Just smiled and thanked her, always get the typical "how do you fit in that?" question too, to which I just show them "like this" lol.

 

Cleaning it once, and a Copper on the beat was walking past. Just finishing waxing it and the sun was out so it was gleaming. He came up to me and complimented it :) get the usual history about how they had one, which is always nice to hear I suppose. It's just always followed by, "is that a Cooper S?" no it's just a Rover Cooper "ah that's not a 1275 is it?" .... yes, yes it is

[megamini_jb]

I just got one about half hour ago.

Was filling up at morrisons and oldish chap got out of his old land rover to fill up and all I heard was "a real miniiii" so I giggled and said yep. Then he said " I can't see how these German MINIS wear the Union Jack on the roof "

Edited by megamini_jb, 25 March 2014 - 05:09 PM.

[IainNeon91]

I've heard conversations like... 

 

Kids: "Dad look at that car!"

Dad: "Yeah that's a proper mini" *puts his thumb up to me* 

 

And elderly couples looking round my car pointing at everything, only then to notice me sitting in it eating my lunch on my lunch break at work... haha

[3ltrmini]

Filling up at the garage on a Sunday morning and a voice behind me said WOW nice car i bet that would be good for drifting !!!!!!.i turned round to see Mr policeman standing there ! i said yes its a bit lively sometimes....He then said well it looked rather good going round the roundabout sideways just now !!!  I thought bugger nicked ! BUT nice chap said as there was no people about he wasnt going to nick me...sweat over...he then said any chance of a look under the bonnet ??? and we spent the next half hour chatting about the car..  There are some nice policemen it seems....

[jsiggee]

Occasionally get 'Nice mini cooper' to which I have to say, its not a cooper, It's a Mayfair. I've also had 'Who is 'Mary-Eleanor'' before... its the cars name... 'Oh *shakes head and walks off*

[MiniMadNox]

I haven't had any at petrol stations, but I've had someone try and buy mine whilst i was driving it shouting out his car window. And another pulled to the side of me blocking the other lane to ask questions about it! Feels great!

[GenLightening]

I just had one when dropping a friend off at the airport here on Maui. A guy asked if I ever got "mixed up" when driving it (it's a RHD)? I just laughed! Most comments are if it's legal to drive it while sitting on the wrong side.

Edited by GenLightening, 06 April 2014 - 05:08 AM.

[Ethel]

Had to give Gen a like for the X-ray!

[mingy]

Good for you cooperman! And I agree with you! I'm 27 in February but don't look it or feel it! If you feel good doing what you do, then carry on you're only here once so let's take your attitude and enjoy it take my hat off to you Sir!

I am 53 and just love to take on Golfs, Corsas, and anything else in my 1380, I out cornered a BMW 1.6 a while ago and when we both pulled up at a junction he wound his window down and shouted " what the xxxx is under your bonnet ?? ", i said , just my legs.

[Stuart_BRG]

Cleaning the interior of my Mini outside the house last Saturday the postman said: 'That's a nice Mini!'

 

And then I was outside washing the JCW this morning and the same postie comes wandering up to the house: 'You've got another Mini!' I just said I can't stop buying them. To be honest, I felt a tiny bit self conscious. He must think all I ever do is clean my cars at the weekend, when in fact it was just a coincidence! The MINI usually just gets run down to the local car wash once in a while.

 

Had a long chat with an older gentleman last Saturday too, who asked to have a look inside the Mini. The sunny weather always seems to encourage looks and friendly comments - makes the cars look shiny I guess. Anyway, he said he owned one 60 or 70 years ago and I didn't have the heart to tell him he couldn't have done!

Edited by Stuart_BRG, 05 April 2014 - 10:08 PM.

[BronkoMini]

The other day working on my mini in the garage with the door open a yellow pages ladie said "nice mini, a bit like my household landy and a mini" anyone on here?

[Minimoke8394]

Used to do a bit of delivery driving in my Neon when I was at College, would to always get comments on it. burbling away on their driveway. Probably helped get me a few tips too I reckon. 

[woodley miniman]

I once had a bloke offer me £5000 for my Mini. Of course I said no. When I got my first c, which was a vauxhall chevette for my 17th birthday from my brother I was paying 80 pence a litre. When the vauxhall dealership in Reading, moved from Vastern Road to Portman road in the 90s they were selling off there petrol cheap, just to get rid of it 20 pence a litre. Bring back the good old days.