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Old 09-08-2006, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by fiveten
EB/W with White Bonnet Stripes going south on Lincoln, south of Lincol and Kedzie

I waved, but you didn't see me
Hey fiveten Hope you're coming out for the Fall Drive in a couple of weeks!!! You'll get practice parking MINI style
 
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Old 09-08-2006, 04:09 PM
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Well I saw ore than 20 MINIs this afternonn and not a SINGLE WAVE returned So I'm not posting who I saw.
 
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Old 09-08-2006, 04:23 PM
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hummm... the one week i had the MCS out for 4 days out of the week,
no one spotted me?
 
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Originally Posted by kenchan
hummm... the one week i had the MCS out for 4 days out of the week,
no one spotted me?
i spotted your car today, although it was in a parking lot and no one was driving it
 
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Old 09-08-2006, 08:02 PM
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Spotted a PS with aftermarket exhuast on James Miller road, and Got a wave.
 
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Old 09-09-2006, 05:09 AM
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Originally Posted by shukes24
i spotted your car today, although it was in a parking lot and no one was driving it
yeh, it was sitting at Patrick the whole day. a/c's leaking again but
the leak is so slow they could't locate it. will be back in a couple of weeks...
hopefully by then the dye will mark its hole/crack.
 
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Old 09-09-2006, 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by MiniMac2005
Hey fiveten Hope you're coming out for the Fall Drive in a couple of weeks!!! You'll get practice parking MINI style
I will be there and I have been practicing parking MINI style at work. lol. I'm ready to get out and drive with other MINIs
 
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Old 09-09-2006, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by motor on
Well I saw ore than 20 MINIs this afternonn and not a SINGLE WAVE returned So I'm not posting who I saw.
i live in dupage county and i've only had 2 waves ever returned. :(
 
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I wave, but, due to tint you may not see it, I also try to flash lights.

With so many MINI's and so few DRIVERS it's going to be harder to get a wave.

Maybe one day, all MINI's will be owned by DRIVERS and we'll all wave in peace, between shifting and laying down power in the apex.
 
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Old 09-09-2006, 09:27 AM
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On my home from work yesterday I saw MANY MINI's and I waved and waved and got no wave back. Then, on 88 there was a silver MINI headed east and I saw him wave but I didn't see in time to wave back.
 
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Old 09-09-2006, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by fiveten
I will be there and I have been practicing parking MINI style at work. lol. I'm ready to get out and drive with other MINIs
We have the Milwaukee MINIs Fall Drive next week, then the CMMC LSD/Sheridan drive the following Sunday. I'm planning on doing both I want to do part of the Great Lakes Crossing the following weekend... but I think my wife is going to kill me for doing too many MINI runs
 
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Old 09-09-2006, 10:10 AM
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I spotted a Blue/white Classic Mini yesterday around 7pm at the gas station on the SE corner of Cumberland/Lawrence - Harwood Hts. I was going to pull over to check it out, but there was too much traffic.
 
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Old 09-09-2006, 01:04 PM
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a CR/UJ MCS on Eola in Aurora @ 13:10 heading north being followed by a CR/W MCS. Did a wave, no wave back.
 
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Old 09-09-2006, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Electric Shock
I am not from Rockford but I am there frequently for business. Often two or three times a week. Whenever I go there with my MINI, it is a definite rarity there. Of all the times I have been there I have only seen one other MINI and it had a checkered roof. But I think it was black. I could be wrong, it was a long time ago.
I have seen a Jet black and checkered roof MC parked downtown rockford sometimes, maybe its the same one youre talking about?
 
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Old 09-09-2006, 08:03 PM
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i spotted a gray cabrio today with its topdown heading south on
plum grove between Golf and Higgins. i think it turned into the
McD's parking lot just before GasCity. it was quite a bit ahead of
me so couldn't get a close look. it was about 9am or so.

i was out motoring like 7am today. hehe.
 
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Old 09-11-2006, 09:18 AM
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Saw two MINIs last weekend - and both waved

LY/W near downtown Geneva (peace sign)
IB/? near the Walmart on St. Charles east side (headlight flash)

Thanks for the waves!!!
 
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Old 09-11-2006, 10:15 AM
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I spotted motor on Saturday evening westbound on Route 22(?) in some town in Lake County. I had no idea where I was. Thanks for the wave.
 
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Old 09-11-2006, 11:16 AM
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hey Ken - I see you added SOMA FM to your sig... LOL. That's the only site I listen to... Groove Salad 48K aacPlus If I didn't have XM, I'd stream their mobile version to my phone and listen via aux in
 
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hey Ken - I see you added SOMA FM to your sig... LOL. That's the only site I listen to... Groove Salad 48K aacPlus If I didn't have XM, I'd stream their mobile version to my phone and listen via aux in

 
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Old 09-11-2006, 05:57 PM
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Only 3 today
CR/W MC with de-chromed (red) bumper inserts, Bill Jacobs plate frame At a county Building just outside Kankakee, unoccupied.
CR/CR MCS on 55 by Weber, you were sittign in traffic as I was going the other way
HB/W MC (looked really good condition and CLEAN I-355 and I-55 you were still south on 355 when I passed.
 
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Old 09-12-2006, 06:56 AM
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Got a wave from a PW/B on Edens near Old Orchard. We were both stopped in traffic on opposite sides of the x-way.
 
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Originally Posted by kenchan
oops my cache was screwed up in my browser... for some reason it replaced your smiley flag with a cached somafm logo...
 
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Old 09-12-2006, 01:21 PM
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CR/W 14 and Kelsey in Barrington about 0650
 
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Old 09-12-2006, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by paulr
oops my cache was screwed up in my browser... for some reason it replaced your smiley flag with a cached somafm logo...
i c. im kinda in the late 80's early 90's contemporary jazz...
something like Russ Freeman type music, but i also listen to a lot of
pop music too.
 
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Two Parked MINI Sightings on Damen Ave.

AB/Checkered Top MC with White Bonnet Stripes with Michigan plates parked on Damen south of the Damen Brown Line 'L' Stop

SB/S Checkmate MCS on Damen Ave by the ex-Ravenswood Hospitol Parking Garage (I've seen you parked on Damen a few times now)
 


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