I have a '72 type 2.

 

My 2nd ride is a JEEP Grand Cherokee, which I didn't trade off when I got the mini. They share the garage, ahhhhh. Decisions, decisions......njp

 

We have in our stable:

1987 BMW 735i (My daily driver till I got the Mini)
1999 Lexus RX-300 (for towing the Sea Doo)
1973 Dodge B200 van (for towing the Boston Whaler)
1967 Camaro RS (Mary's Mom bought it new)
In the older days I owned a pair of Lotus Cortinas. Wish I still had them sometimes..almost as much fun as the MINI.

So that's the menagerie to this point. No plans for new additions except maybe a few mods. QXXOTIC will be the MINI's new license as soon as the inmates get done producing it!

:-)

Jim

 

Still waiting for my Mini to arrive. It's replacing an 89 Honda Civic that refused to die. Someone else finally did it for me. Other car is a 2003 Saab 9-3.

 

In addition to my "Wicked Wanda," an all-Jet Black 2003 MCS (she replaced my 2002 all-Pure Silver Cooper), we have are the original owners of both a funky old White 1988 Isuzu Trooper ("Troopie"), and of a pristine 1991 White Corvette ("Scooter").

 

An 05 Cabrio

Mark

 

I love the VW microbuses. We had a '79 VW Westphalia Camper that took us on trips from Newfoundland through the Civil War battlefields of the Eastern US. The latter trips started as I worked my way through all of Bruce Catton's books (in case anyone is interested in making such a tour, that's a good way to do it). Anyway, we put about 250,000 miles on her until one day, as we approached Fundy National Park in New Brunswick (Gulf of Maine), she just shut off and then caught fire. At 1am, in winter, and about 40 miles from any civilization. We had an old ivory one-armed budda statuette on the dash ... we rubbed that belly for a long time until someone showed up about 530am and brought us to the airport. Paid cash to have her hauled away, flew home, and never saw her again. Sad! Still love them tho they do have that tendency to self-immolate.

 

I have two others....



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o my dad used to have a 91 vanagon
that thing was awesome
ya gotta love the vw buses

 

'05 MCS
'07 Pontiac G6 Coupe (wife's car)

 

Me: trading a blue PT Cruiser for the MCS.
Wife: '07 Saturn Vue V-6 AWD - wicked nice little SUV.

 

A '94 Ford Ranger.
A '78 Cessna 172.

I have been driving the MINI a lot more than flying the 172. Both are a lot of fun, but I can drive the MINI in all kinds of weather.

 

Since I have owned my Bus for the last few years, I hear these kinds of stories often. Many people will stop me and ask about my Bus and tell their story. Almost all the stories also involve some kind of mechanical failure at some point. This is one reason why I loved the movie "Little Miss Sunshine". That movie is to the Bus what "The Italian Job" is to the MINI/Mini as far as the vehicle being an integral part and essentially one of the characters in the movie. I and apparently many others can relate to the adventure that owning a Bus is including all of its failures.

 

My daily drive is a 2004 MC HB/W, My wifes until last week was a 2004 Chrysler Pacificia that was loaded however every three months it was going to the dealership for repair for things that the dealer would say "I've never seen that part fail before". She has had it loose power and quit at least 3 times requiring it to get towed in. Now thanks to East Bay Mini she drives the 2007 MC MY/B Convertible thankfully it has heated seats because it is top down a majority of the time. Now my older two daughters of 19 and 17 are thinking that by 25 they will have Mini's...

 

In the stable;

2005 Crossfire Roadster
2004 Nissan Armada LE
2002 VW Beetle
2005 Mini Cooper

 

White and black 1998 beastly Ford Expedition XLT dubbed, "EL GRANDE FEO" (the big ugly)

1967 Ford Mustang Coupe

 

New to me MINI




And 300 SRT8

 

Wow. Some bizarre combinations here...

 

1951 Ford F1 (all original/flathead V8/6v pos gnd)
1991 Ranger 4.0l V6
1993 Ranger 4.0l V6 4WD
2002 Lincoln LS V8 (loaded! wife's ride)

 

Parked next to Basil is my wife's 06 honda element - love the rubber floor! Our son drives a toyota matrix, 03, but he has to park on the street....

 

I have a strange combination.

2004 Toyota Tundra DoubleCab(deer hunting and trailer towing)
2004 Toyota 4Runner (wife's car)
2003 VW Jetta GLX (was my primary driver now my daughters)
1955 Chevy Belair (small block 4 speed)
2000 Yamaha V Star 1100 Classic (Dragon experienced)
2007 Mini S (manual)

Always looking

 

I cant remb if i've posted here before,
but dads got a 02 passat wagon as a daily and a saleen s281 as a toy
moms got a 01 golf 1.8T,
big bro drives a 25th anniversary camaro, in fire engine red:thumbusp:
and i got my MINI

 

Oh yeah ... my other car is a bike ... '05 Honda VTX1800C. The Mini will help keep my mind off the fact that I can't ride again until spring.

 

2nd car? I don't need no stinkin 2nd car. Just kidding
-1988 260E Mercedes (Love it also)
-2000 Mercedes 320 ML
-1990 Toyota Truck

 

'06 CR/W MC that sits in a lean-to until i can someday repair it and fix it up
'07 AB/AB MCS that I drive all the time
'07 MY/B MC that mom drives and she never drives my Coop