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Old 09-15-2009, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by jd3544
Yes that would be depressing. Last weekend another Mini pulled up beside me at a stop light. Instead of waving, the woman lifted her t shirt and quickly displayed a nice pair of naked breasts. When the light turn green, the her shirt came back down. Now that is better than just waving anytime. Maybe the female Mini drivers out there could start a trend!
LOL NICE!!! Hahahahhaa
 
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Old 09-15-2009, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by jd3544
Yes that would be depressing. Last weekend another Mini pulled up beside me at a stop light. Instead of waving, the woman lifted her t shirt and quickly displayed a nice pair of naked breasts. When the light turn green, the her shirt came back down. Now that is better than just waving anytime. Maybe the female Mini drivers out there could start a trend!

LOL I don't think so but I think my fiance would enjoy that ALOT!
 
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Old 09-15-2009, 03:49 PM
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Still wave at all of the MINIs I see. Here in the StL area, I would guess an 75-80% return wave.
 
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Yesterday I had TWO MINI drivers flash their lights and wave!
 
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again waved at a few minis and nothin back
 
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Old 09-17-2009, 03:31 AM
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for the first time since i got my MCS a few weeks ago, I had someone wave back. it was a red cabrio.
 
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Not really – that is not unless someone else waves to me – it’s just not special anymore
 
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Old 09-17-2009, 10:33 AM
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If you were lucky enough to be on the leading edge and have had a MINI awhile I guess it may get old....but like the bikers I know it is part of the culture. I love the community feel rather than the blank confused look!
 
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Old 09-17-2009, 10:41 AM
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To wave or not?

I wave at every mini I see, even if they don't wave back. We have a dealership in town and quite a few minis on the street. Only a few wave but I like that the car comes with this group of friends with similar interests attached. I used to drive a Vett, and I always waved at other Vetts. Like anything else, you get out of it what you put into it. Keep the wave going!
 
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Old 09-17-2009, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Tsiggy
If you were lucky enough to be on the leading edge and have had a MINI awhile I guess it may get old....but like the bikers I know it is part of the culture. I love the community feel rather than the blank confused look!
I agree.

I have been riding a motorcycle or a scooter for a LONG time and I still wave to others on two wheels.

When I owned a Series II Landrover I waved to other Rover drivers.

Now that I own a Mini, that community extends to Mini drivers.

20 + years and still not getting old. It's all in the attitude.

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Old 09-18-2009, 11:49 AM
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i still wave at Every MINI and VW GTIs because that was my last car lol
 
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Old 09-18-2009, 01:42 PM
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So many Minis on campus (University of Maryland), but nobody waves.

Since the semester has started, I've gotten one wave from a red r53.
 
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Old 09-18-2009, 01:47 PM
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Still wave. I get a lot waves back. The owners of the Gen 2 MC (not MCS) are the most fun to watch because they don't seem to expect a wave. Guess they thought they were getting a econo car.
 
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Old 09-18-2009, 01:56 PM
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Got a nice wave from a pepper white Cabrio today in Sugar land.
 
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Old 09-19-2009, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by rgc0233
I'm afraid the MINI has reached the masses. People buy them because they're cute or something. They have no interest in mods or motoring and they don't understand the wave. When you pass an enthusiast, they will wave!
Don't need to mod - the MINI is great as-is. I want the wave.
 
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Old 09-20-2009, 08:02 AM
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I've passed a woman in a PW cabrio a couple times. The first time I waved, she didn't. The second time she waved. I wasn't expecting it so it took a couple seconds to wave back. Hope she saw me.

There's a guy in a murdered out MCS that never waves.
 
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Old 09-20-2009, 08:13 AM
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I still wave with maybe a 50/50 responce rate (some days a bit better.) Can to a light the other day with two other Clubbies.. no waves from either
 
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Old 09-20-2009, 08:39 PM
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I'm a woman, I always wave. Not as many waves back but some.
 
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Being a new mini owner, got my '05 MCS about 3 weeks ago, however being a motorcycle owner who waves alot to fellow riders, I naturally started waving to other minis and have gotten about a 50% return. My wife, who rides with me on my Bonneville, while cruising the back roads of Vermont in the mini this past weekend, told me she felt the mini is the car version of a motorcyle. So much fun! We are both hooked.
 
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When i first got my car nobody waved back, now I pull up beside people and always give a thumbs up or a wave and the return is always positive. Everyone seems to love their MINI. I saw a couple last week that have to be 70+ motoring around in a Cooper. Such a nice thing to see people of all ages, even those used to cars that need two parking spaces and a commercial drivers license to parallel park.

I did have one guy this morning blow me off. I was getting gas and he pulled in and i yelled "That better be premium!" just messing around. He looked at me, pretty much said something like "beat it" under his breath, and went along his way.
 
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Originally Posted by malteseracer
When i first got my car nobody waved back, now I pull up beside people and always give a thumbs up or a wave and the return is always positive. Everyone seems to love their MINI. I saw a couple last week that have to be 70+ motoring around in a Cooper. Such a nice thing to see people of all ages, even those used to cars that need two parking spaces and a commercial drivers license to parallel park.

I did have one guy this morning blow me off. I was getting gas and he pulled in and i yelled "That better be premium!" just messing around. He looked at me, pretty much said something like "beat it" under his breath, and went along his way.

dang! i would of said nothing but the best for my MINI
 
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Old 09-21-2009, 04:07 PM
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no one waves at me.. =\ I dunno why.. austin is not a mini town =\ wished the minis here at APPLE would make a group
 
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A three armed Chili/W Cooper S with Bonnets and Bling came at me yesterday and arms were everywhere....passenger, driver side and from the rear seat out the open glass top! It is such fun when this happens (Oh, and to the too cool to even bother to look gal in the DkGray/B Cooper S...boring!)
 
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Old 09-26-2009, 04:05 PM
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I wave, honk and flash - ALWAYS - no matter what! Gotta spread the joy
 
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I still wave, but don't get many back. But I live in the Dallas, TX area where people are not that friendly. I grew up around Austin. Back in the day, If you were outside the city limits and someone was coming the other way on the road, you just put up your index finger as a kind of salute. Everyone who livend out in the country did it. But it ended about thirty years ago.
 


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