R50/53 You might be a MINI owner if . . . . . . . .
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You might be a MINI owner if . . . . . . . .
- You spend three hours with a box of cotton ***** and a bottle of 3M Imperial Hand Glaze working on a scratch that can only be seen through a photographer’s loupe.
- You sleep with your car.
- Your spouse has never driven your car.
- You swerve to avoid grass clippings.
- You won't go to events that have unpaved parking lots.
- Your friends ask where to send the get well cards when it's in the shop.
- You drive 6400 Miles, just so you can take a Sunday drive in some different mountains, and on the way back you take a little detour... The Rockies.
- You make 12 trips to the grocery store, purchasing one item each time.
- The Weather Channel tells you which car to drive.
- Anything less than synthetic oil and premium high-test gas, is only for the lawnmower.
- Following semi's and SUVs any closer than a quarter mile is a cardinal sin.
- You peek in the garage at 3:00 am to ensure it's ok.
- You go to the next station because this one's gas octane rating is too low.
- The only place on the internet you check every day is the NAM Message Board.
- You throw yourself on top of your car in a hail storm.
- Your idea of packing for a long trip is a pair of jeans and a shirt.
- You think the commute to and from work is fun.
- If a cop asks if you know why he pulled you over and your answer involves multiple choice.
- You spend more for shampoo for the car than for your hair.
- There are more care products in the garage than in your bathroom.
- You keep the vacuum cleaner in the garage.
- People ask how the baby is and you tell them you just bought him new tires.
- You get a Christmas card from Zymol.
- Your answer to "Did you drive it today" is "It looked like rain"
- You've owned your car for 13 months and still don't know where the wiper switch is.
- You can talk your husband into that too expensive camera and software by smiling seductively and whispering "Honey- we can take pictures of your CAR. . "
- You and your husband wear matching shirts which also match the color of your car...
- You spend $200+ to have a 52 1/2-in. picture of the Midnight MINI Dragon Run framed and you can't even see your car...
- You have the ramp to your driveway repaved so that you can safely pull your car in without risking scraping the bumpers...
- You learn html for the sole purpose of posting pictures of your car on the internet...
- You never get tired of reading about windscreen problems on the Message Board...
- You get a cold air intake because it is there and what the hell - Dang, I want one.
- You have considered charging your neighbors admission when you open your garage door.
- Your Windows pattern says MINIMINIMINI... and surrounds a picture of your car, or the group photo from the last Reunion.
- You put up a bird feeder in your neighbor's yard.
- Your car is a daily driver and you still look for excuses to get behind the wheel.
- You move 9' X 12' carpet from house to garage.
- You get depressed because you found another paint chip.
- You feel joy because what you thought was a paint chip is only a dead bug/bit of mud.
- Newspaper on the garage floor is for your drool.
- You attend more driving school events than your kid's school events.
- There are more photos of your car than your family members.
- There's more mileage on your car than your spouse.
- Doing chores and errands for your spouse is no big deal (if it means driving someplace).
- You have more sets of shoes for the car than for your kid.
- Your car gets a bath twice as often as your kid.
- At lunchtime, everyone packs into a sedan and you ALWAYS drive also, mostly alone.
- You wash your car more than your laundry.
- From behind, you think your MC/MCS looks better than your significant other.
- The Griot's Garage and Moss Motors catalogs replaces the Victoria's Secret catalog in your bathroom.
- You describe colors using MINI terminology: "The sky is a nice Electric Blue today" "S.O: Which sweater should I wear? You: How 'bout the British Racing Green"
- You stumble when playing with a Yo-Yo.
- You consider the reward of midnight motoring to be greater than the accusation of insanity from your s.o., friends, etc...
- You start thinking about what the next color and options will be for the second Mini and your first one is only two weeks old.
- The kids are still waiting for dinner because you've got to read just a few more NAM posts before starting to cook.
- You drive 1400 miles in the 1st few days of owning your MINI just so you can start revving over 4500 RPM's.
- You were really sad that The Italian Job didn't win any Oscars.
- After a week or two of driving your new car, you begin to entertain thoughts of becoming an Air Force fighter pilot.
- The ride to and from the amusement park was the best ride that day.
- CAI, ECU, GIAC, 15%, Helix13, NAM, Pulley Party... all make sense to you.
- your co-workers actually understand what you mean when you say you have to leave early to go to a MINI-meet.
- at MINI-meets nobody knows who you are until you introduce yourself as your screename.
- you refer to your online MINI friends in real-life by their screenames.
- heaven is actually called The Dragon or Autocross.
- you have a Talkabout set to channel 7 sub 21.
- you think paying MSRP for your car is actually a good deal!
- you have 'You touch, you die' decals on both door windows.
- you chase after MINIs to say "HI" even if you're walking. Sometimes it's tough keeping up with them.
- you wave at other MINIs even when you're not in yours, and then you realize that they have no idea why you waved.
- you scour your local map for the twistiest most curvy road in your county and pray that it's paved all the way through.
- you drive around the parking lot looking for an open end spot, preferably one that's on the passenger side of the car next to you, and is still wide enough that you can open your door without touching the other car. You then proceed to get as close to the curb as possible to make even more room.
- you buy a garage with an attached house.
- During an "intimate moment" you scream your MINI's name instead of your partner's.
- You ALWAYS type MINI in uppercase letters when sending emails or posting on the internet.
- All the kids in your neighborhood wave to you when you drive by.
- You haven't been through an automatic carwash in 2 years.
- You never complain, or even notice for that matter, about the lack of an armrest.
- You clean the UNDERSIDE of the car.
- You show your significant other this and he/she agrees with it all!
Please post your additions to the list!
- You spend three hours with a box of cotton ***** and a bottle of 3M Imperial Hand Glaze working on a scratch that can only be seen through a photographer’s loupe.
- You sleep with your car.
- Your spouse has never driven your car.
- You swerve to avoid grass clippings.
- You won't go to events that have unpaved parking lots.
- Your friends ask where to send the get well cards when it's in the shop.
- You drive 6400 Miles, just so you can take a Sunday drive in some different mountains, and on the way back you take a little detour... The Rockies.
- You make 12 trips to the grocery store, purchasing one item each time.
- The Weather Channel tells you which car to drive.
- Anything less than synthetic oil and premium high-test gas, is only for the lawnmower.
- Following semi's and SUVs any closer than a quarter mile is a cardinal sin.
- You peek in the garage at 3:00 am to ensure it's ok.
- You go to the next station because this one's gas octane rating is too low.
- The only place on the internet you check every day is the NAM Message Board.
- You throw yourself on top of your car in a hail storm.
- Your idea of packing for a long trip is a pair of jeans and a shirt.
- You think the commute to and from work is fun.
- If a cop asks if you know why he pulled you over and your answer involves multiple choice.
- You spend more for shampoo for the car than for your hair.
- There are more care products in the garage than in your bathroom.
- You keep the vacuum cleaner in the garage.
- People ask how the baby is and you tell them you just bought him new tires.
- You get a Christmas card from Zymol.
- Your answer to "Did you drive it today" is "It looked like rain"
- You've owned your car for 13 months and still don't know where the wiper switch is.
- You can talk your husband into that too expensive camera and software by smiling seductively and whispering "Honey- we can take pictures of your CAR. . "
- You and your husband wear matching shirts which also match the color of your car...
- You spend $200+ to have a 52 1/2-in. picture of the Midnight MINI Dragon Run framed and you can't even see your car...
- You have the ramp to your driveway repaved so that you can safely pull your car in without risking scraping the bumpers...
- You learn html for the sole purpose of posting pictures of your car on the internet...
- You never get tired of reading about windscreen problems on the Message Board...
- You get a cold air intake because it is there and what the hell - Dang, I want one.
- You have considered charging your neighbors admission when you open your garage door.
- Your Windows pattern says MINIMINIMINI... and surrounds a picture of your car, or the group photo from the last Reunion.
- You put up a bird feeder in your neighbor's yard.
- Your car is a daily driver and you still look for excuses to get behind the wheel.
- You move 9' X 12' carpet from house to garage.
- You get depressed because you found another paint chip.
- You feel joy because what you thought was a paint chip is only a dead bug/bit of mud.
- Newspaper on the garage floor is for your drool.
- You attend more driving school events than your kid's school events.
- There are more photos of your car than your family members.
- There's more mileage on your car than your spouse.
- Doing chores and errands for your spouse is no big deal (if it means driving someplace).
- You have more sets of shoes for the car than for your kid.
- Your car gets a bath twice as often as your kid.
- At lunchtime, everyone packs into a sedan and you ALWAYS drive also, mostly alone.
- You wash your car more than your laundry.
- From behind, you think your MC/MCS looks better than your significant other.
- The Griot's Garage and Moss Motors catalogs replaces the Victoria's Secret catalog in your bathroom.
- You describe colors using MINI terminology: "The sky is a nice Electric Blue today" "S.O: Which sweater should I wear? You: How 'bout the British Racing Green"
- You stumble when playing with a Yo-Yo.
- You consider the reward of midnight motoring to be greater than the accusation of insanity from your s.o., friends, etc...
- You start thinking about what the next color and options will be for the second Mini and your first one is only two weeks old.
- The kids are still waiting for dinner because you've got to read just a few more NAM posts before starting to cook.
- You drive 1400 miles in the 1st few days of owning your MINI just so you can start revving over 4500 RPM's.
- You were really sad that The Italian Job didn't win any Oscars.
- After a week or two of driving your new car, you begin to entertain thoughts of becoming an Air Force fighter pilot.
- The ride to and from the amusement park was the best ride that day.
- CAI, ECU, GIAC, 15%, Helix13, NAM, Pulley Party... all make sense to you.
- your co-workers actually understand what you mean when you say you have to leave early to go to a MINI-meet.
- at MINI-meets nobody knows who you are until you introduce yourself as your screename.
- you refer to your online MINI friends in real-life by their screenames.
- heaven is actually called The Dragon or Autocross.
- you have a Talkabout set to channel 7 sub 21.
- you think paying MSRP for your car is actually a good deal!
- you have 'You touch, you die' decals on both door windows.
- you chase after MINIs to say "HI" even if you're walking. Sometimes it's tough keeping up with them.
- you wave at other MINIs even when you're not in yours, and then you realize that they have no idea why you waved.
- you scour your local map for the twistiest most curvy road in your county and pray that it's paved all the way through.
- you drive around the parking lot looking for an open end spot, preferably one that's on the passenger side of the car next to you, and is still wide enough that you can open your door without touching the other car. You then proceed to get as close to the curb as possible to make even more room.
- you buy a garage with an attached house.
- During an "intimate moment" you scream your MINI's name instead of your partner's.
- You ALWAYS type MINI in uppercase letters when sending emails or posting on the internet.
- All the kids in your neighborhood wave to you when you drive by.
- You haven't been through an automatic carwash in 2 years.
- You never complain, or even notice for that matter, about the lack of an armrest.
- You clean the UNDERSIDE of the car.
- You show your significant other this and he/she agrees with it all!
Please post your additions to the list!
Last edited by Nick_T.; 06-21-2004 at 07:32 AM.
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>>>>Your mini spends more time at the dealer than you driving it....lol
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>>or
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>>You spend more time whining about your MINI than you spend driving it!
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Very hard to drive when it does not start, Has the most annoying Dash rattle, Squeaky seat, or the Airbag light comes on over and over again.
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>>or
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>>You spend more time whining about your MINI than you spend driving it!
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Very hard to drive when it does not start, Has the most annoying Dash rattle, Squeaky seat, or the Airbag light comes on over and over again.
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05-18-2004, 03:11 AM
"- You drive 6400 Miles, just so you can take a Sunday drive in some different mountains, and on the way back you take a little detour... The Rockies"
-Hah! You drive 10,000 miles in your one-week-old MCS during your first cross-country roadtrip from Los Angeles, CA, which takes you through 20 states, and includes a trip to the first MINI Dragon Meet.....YAY!!
-Hah! You drive 10,000 miles in your one-week-old MCS during your first cross-country roadtrip from Los Angeles, CA, which takes you through 20 states, and includes a trip to the first MINI Dragon Meet.....YAY!!
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