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Old 01-06-2006, 08:51 AM
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51,male,IT, waiting for the hovering layoff axe to finally fall, then it's pension draw and a normal job. LOVE this car, I've only had it about a month, can't get over how well built and fun to drive it is. I don't need the power of the S for commuting, would have gotten an S except wanted to keep the cost down, so ordered a MC with xenon,sport pkg, cold pkg, premium pkg, chrono... Have had some serious motive hardware and driven them on track, but gave up that obscenely expensive habit (B5 S4, E46 M3, Carrera 4S). Now it's 2 unique, light, fun cars and the occasional autocross.

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Old 01-06-2006, 09:30 AM
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Nearly all the members of NM Mini Motoring I go to lunch with, (except for Susie) are M >40 (being kind.) I see lots of F >40 (being kind) driving MINIs around but they never flick, or wave. Must be too intent on enjoying the MINI motoring experience, or dodging the trucks and SUVs that dominate the desert SW.

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Old 01-06-2006, 12:05 PM
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Single and left handed.
Physical therapist with a prior degree in the visual arts (photography).
Currently own a 06 PW/B MCS for the last 2 months.
Prior car was a 95 Miata which, in Florida, is thought of as "the drug dealer girlfriend's car" - I got tired of being mistaken for a drug dealer's girlfriend.
Other cars: 57 Studebaker Scotsman (firts car), 54 F100, 64 Chevy, 72 Plymouth Satellite, 74 Dodge Duster, 72 Datsun pickup, 76(?) Mazda RX3 rotary engine, 72 VW, 69 F100, 82 F100, 84 Suburu Justy.
 
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Old 01-06-2006, 07:33 PM
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Im awaiting delivery of my 06 CR/W MCS
Right now i drive a 93 olds achieva with 157,000 miles (mostly highway) but still a lot, so the MINI is taking over after its delivered in a few weeks!
 
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Wow! An Olds Achieva with 157K miles??

I have seen one of those suckers down here in the past 2-3 years. Most of them are in the scrape yard.
 
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Male 57 but I seldom get to use it. Usually use the R32

Wife 55 uses the MINI and loves it more than me I think...MCS 06

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40, female, college graduate (BS Nursing w/Biology minor). Work is bidding miscellaneous building materials for commercial construction jobs. I have my college diploma hanging in my office. I look at it every month when I write my student loan payment check & think hmmmm, what a pretty piece of paper

I was toying with the idea of one day buying a BMW or AUDI TT convertible in Sept 05 when I ran across the Mini convertible while surfing the net. I ordered my Mini a month later.
 
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31. male. married w/ 2 boys (5 and 3). BS in Biology. I working in IT for a large Pharma here in NJ. No student loans of my own but inherited my wife's loans for her PhD!

2006 MCS PW/B
 
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just got an 03 LY/B MCS about a month ago

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31. male. married w/ 2 boys (5 and 3). BS in Biology. I working in IT for a large Pharma here in NJ. No student loans of my own but inherited my wife's loans for her PhD!

2006 MCS PW/B

Which Pharma company? My wife used to work in IT for Pfizer
 
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Co-founded online advertising company

Also have a 2002 Toyota Tacoma, lifted, bumpers, camper shell, yada yada.

Just picked up the RG/S JCW 'S' in my sig a couple weeks ago. Loving it! Glad I went with the mini over a M3.
 
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26/m, quality assurance manager... but looking at changing careers over to IT/management within the year...

no student loans but will be aquiring my girlfriend's loans from her BA... plus whatever is borrowed to finish up the BS in nursing that she is currently in for.

MCS, right handed...
 
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Old 01-09-2006, 01:39 PM
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Unix gurus.....

You guys never cease to amaze me.
 
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because of their incredibly high singing voices?
 
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23 yrs USAF (now working Stealth)
Close to finishing Profesional Aeronautics Degree before retirement.
The 03 Mini S (Mighty Mouse) was my 1yr belated 40th B-day gift to myself.

Someone commented that most of the mini demograghic are young white males and females, or older w/males and females. Having been to many events accross the country I have to agree. In the past 3yrs I have seen about 10 asian, 10 hispanic, and 3 black owners to include myself. Not that ethnicity really matters, I just wonder if practicality of the mini is an issue to those groups. I was asked to hand in my "Brother Card" when I bought my mini.
Ain't dat a b!tch!!
 
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27/male, mortgage loan funder at a direct lender. my previous car was a 95 m3. reason to get the mini is I crashed the ///m, so try out a different car for a change.
 


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