Strangers come up and comment on our Clubman often.
Sometimes, their comments are hilarious or just don't come out right.

1)What has someone said that was strange or funny?
2)Who said it(Hummer driver, UPS dude, etc.)?
3)Where were you when this happened(grocery store, mall)?

Here are my strange ones:

1) At the grocery store, an American Airlines pilot, in uniform said,
"I'll trade you straight up for an AirbusA300 and you keep the gas in the wings."
Tempting, but I'll keep my Clubman.

2) In a parking garage elevator, a dude said to me,
"I like the view from the rear!"
Hey now! I'm a guy and those are fighting words.
I looked at the dude and scowled.
He said, "I meant your Clubman."

 

but if he signed over the title to you imagin how many clubman's you buy with the sale of that.

He really meant you. You just scared him into saying that.

 

 

a guy pulls up to me at a light in a new BMW 328 coupe ...

"I like it. Is that the new one? That door for the back seat ... opens like ... uhhhm ... like and oven?"

"Yep, like and oven"

Laughter ensues

Me: "I'll trade you mine however for your car"

Guy: "its not mine"

 

That's priceless!!!!!

This list has real possibilities, folks.

 

Apparently, a Clubman doubles your chances for a date on Saturday night!

 

+1 on the possibilities of this thread.

DragonWagon's second story notwithstanding...

 

When we get ours I gotta ask my wife:

"Do these sport stripes make my boot look big?"

 

Richs10, I know the link below is just for a regular MINI but it still fits your post:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chHpV...eature=related

 

Kind of slow with comments...
Are many of you shy and don't talk to strangers who smile as approaching you and your Clubman?

Relatives of Mini owners come and ask questions.
Several have noted the sub-floor boot as a good place for a rifle or shotgun.

 

That was pretty funny!

 

FTTT, those ladies didn't look like the dude in the elevator!
Nice video...from 2003. It didn't air in the US that I remember.

 

This doesn't exactly fit in this thread, but here goes:

Tonight on my way home from work, I'm at a stoplight in the center lane of a three lane highway. Windows down, Sunroof open, music on. I look to my left and there is this guy in a big black Ford SUV smiling away while he looks at the Clubman. He rolls down his passenger window and starts talking to me about what a great car I have. Then I hear something to my right. I look over and there is a huge Ford Pickup on my passenger side. He starts talking to me about the car while the guy on the left is still talking to me. Now both are talking to me and my head is bouncing back and forth from left to right. I thought I was gonna get whiplash! They were both pretty excited talking about the Clubman.

One great exchange from the guy in the pickup:
He says "How many mile per gallon do you get?"
I say "The car says I'm getting about 30."
He says "Dang, you're getting twice the mileage I am."
I say "Yeah, but you could carry me and my car in the back of that truck.
He then says "Yeah, but what's the point of that?

Just imagine an SUV or Big Truck owner saying that a few years ago. He was obviously just lookin' for some decent mpg's! The Bravado of the Big Truck owner is fading fast.....I kinda felt sorry for the poor guy!

 

OMG!!!!!

 

I should of never clicked on the youtube link I spent countless time watching ALL the mini commercials on there, some of them are really funny.

 

+1

 

Dang.....I click on that youtube link and it says I need to update or add adobe flash...so I go through the steps and finally it says installation complete but the youtube does not open, none of those youtube mini commercials open,.....and when I go into the programs on my computer the adobe flash is not even there...I did this twice and it says the installation was complete but not there...any ideas?

 

I get approached almost everywhere I go. I was loading groceries one day when I heard in a low whisper. . ."I want your car. . . " RIGHT behind me. It was a dude gathering the shopping carts. Scared the crap out of me.

 

I like to watch the people pointing in my rearview. They see a MINI coming, but see a Clubman going.
2200 miles-love this car.

 

Me too! LOL

 

I guess I am finally getting used to one or more people standing/walking slowly around my car, but at first, it was disturbing. I almost expect to find somebody looking at it, pointing at it, or whispering about it.

I've heard "what is that? The stretch version?" Many variations on that...

I've never had a car like this.

A little off topic, but I saw a Lotus Elise while driving today. I've loved them since first sight -- but for the first time, I didn't want one as I looked at it. I was not jealous of the owner.

Like I said, I've never had a car like this.

 

I'm out of town on vacation. A neighbor to my friends(where I am now) has a little Mini MC. The Mini owning hubby and wife didn't give me the time of day until my friends mentioned that I have a Clubman.
Guess who showed up @ 10PM with a bottle of scotch and plenty of questions about the Clubman! THEY jus twent home. Storage space is their main issue. Shocking.

 

I was at a water park today, and when I returned to my brand new Clubman, had a family approach me. They were very interested in my car and asked me all kinds of questions. It was kind of surreal. Then one of the ladies mentioned it was..."like a mini Suburban". I left that one alone.

Then I got in my car and started it, and a guy walked by and mouthed the words "cool car".

Combine both of those incidents with the sheer pleasure of driving which I've never experienced before, and I am on cloud 9.

 

I look forward to driving anywhere -- even my office. It's only 4 miles, and I'm a little disappointed that it's over when I get there.

Watching people react is part of the fun.

Not sure if I've shared this before, but...I've never had a car like this before. Can't stop grinning.

 

Went downtown Sat. night for sushi. Had to park pretty far away because it was the Bele Chere festival and all the streets were closed off.

After dinner, as I was walking down the street towards LadyG, there was a husband, wife and their son (on hubby's shoulders) in front of me.

When we got about 6 car lengths in front of LadyG, the husbands hand shot out, pointing at her... I picked up my pace to catch up with them, and went to get in.

They stopped dead in front of her, and I saw drool coming from hubby's mouth. "Awesome MINI! I have been looking at these online!" he says. Wife rolls her eyes and says "Yeah, I don't really know if we NEED this."
I replied "OH, you definitely NEED this car! Wanna see?"

So I opened up the club door, showed them all the room in back, showed 'em the cargo area, under floor storage, etc. They were both standing there with their mouths hanging open! Wifey says "WOW, that is a really nice car, and I LOVE the color!" To which I replied "It's called Hot Chocolate. Wouldn't you LOVE to drive a chocolate car?" She says "Well I could easily get used to it I think!" (as I glanced at hubby, he's grinning ear to ear. You're welcome for selling your wife on your new car! LOL!)

They walked away and both turned back around to catch one last look. Another notch added to LadyG's belt!