23 Yr Old White Male. Will be married in the next year or so.

Came out from a Ford Taurus in high school (sea foam green) and a 97 Eclipse which was fun but horribly slow. And a 2001 SV 650s (motorycle).

I never used to be a car guy, only a bike guy, but owning a mini is slowly changing that!!

 

A year or so??? What the hell you waiting for??? I think I answered this before, but, if not: Male, 52, married. 4 remaining varments, 2 mine, 2 inheritted. My wife bought me my Mini.

 

35 single male, easy girls, there's enough of me to go around 7 Y.O. boy, thank god for that !! Drove a 97 Pontiac Transport for the past 8 years. It was pretty dorky, but it could hold some stuff Loved the Mini for years, and one test ride was all it took !

 

55 year old white male. Previous car was a 91 Mercury Tracer Wagon (at least it was a stick). My wife drives a '97 Mercury Villager. # 1 son drives a '97 GTI, # 2 son still working on getting his license.

 

I am 21, Male, reside in Colorado. (lack of sentence structure FTW)

- 1991 Accord (my first car), left me when she had 287 thousand miles. I still miss it
- 1997 GTi, first car that I bought. biggest piece of carp.
- 1991 GTi (8v) Funnest car I have owned thus far. Got it hoping I would have sold my Civic last Fall.
- 2002 Civic Si, Current car, the more I learn about it the more it makes me sick to own a Honda.
- 2006 MCS, My heart is reaching for it and my wallet stretching. I hope to have her by the end of the summer.

 

30 yr young latino male. Just sold my Mitsubishi Galant. Gonna miss her but I needed something smaller to help with parking on these damn city streets!!

 

46 white male.

It's my wife's car, but I am also on the title. It's her daily drive, I get visitation rights on weekends and am prefered driver if we ride together. I hunt for reasons to go somewhere. Anywhere.

 

Wow...feel like adopting any grandchildren??? I'm available!!!

 

21, single male, about to graduate in June! woopwoop

i was driving a Dodge Spirit 1991 'Chadillac' (crazy bare bones, no casette player, manual windows, but I still loved it!) that died 2 years ago in the summer heat. So I've been a pedestrian/passenger for a while now. But I'm getting a MINI to celebrate! and for driving to work in August

 

Me: 42 years old,
Current car: 08 MCS
Previous cars:
2005 Pt Cruiser GT Convertible
2002 Pt Cruiser Dream Cruiser
1985 VW Rabbit Convertible (fun)
1992 Land Rover Range Rover Country
1985 BMW 528E
1985 VW Scirocco (daily driver for when was not driving Corrado)
1980 Rabbit Pick-up (modded out)
1992 VW Corrado VR6 (best car ever had)
1987 Jetta GLI
1989 VW Jetta (2 door with many mods)
1980 VW Scirrocco S (many mods)
1978 VW Scirocco (First car in high school)

Wife: 27 years old
Current car: 2008 MC Clubman
Previous cars:
2005 Scion XA
1993 Pontiac Grand Am
1985 Honda Civic

 

22 year old, single white male. Graduated with double major (BS Psycology, BA Marketing, minor in advertising) from NYU last May.

I bought my MCS as a daily driver when I had my 1970 Chevelle SS 454 (gauge pack, 4spd) which has since been totaled

 

35 Asian American
Current cars: 08 MCS 00 M Coupe 02 330i
Sold my 02 530i to buy the MCS
Also owned: 95 318i sedan, 96 GTI VR6, 88 Subaru XT, 86 Hyundai Excel, 02 MB C320 <- worse car owned thus far

 

Single 32 year old male currently on my third MINI.Ive always been a fan of German engineering(all my previous cars were bugs('69-'73).See my sig for other current toys.

 

My turn:
32 year old male , married, 2 youngins

My previous cars were all either Honda or Toyota. They were all Practical, comfortable and lots of bang for the bucks.
My Mini is none of this things but it's the one I want to keep forever.

 

27 yr. old single male

when I got my licenses 10 yrs ago I drove my parents Chevy Cavalier SW. Went to Europe after high school for a couple of years and drove my parents 1985 Rover 213 SE(manual, dark blue interior, power windows. No A/C , great for driving in the Portuguese summers ).

After I came back I drove my parents '02 Trailblazer(POS) and then me and my sister shared a '95 Ford Probe(even bigger POS).

Finally 3 weeks ago my Mini arrived

 

Nice work Dark Knight! (You know what I mean)

Me: 24, male, single, Northern California, came from a 2000 Audi A4 Avant.

 

49 year old male, married.
Currently also own:
2005 Toyota Tundra Double-cab
2005 Toyota Highlander
2000 Toyota Solara

Past vehicles:

2004 Toyota Camry
2004 Toyota Sienna
2004 Toyota Corolla
2003 Lexus ES300
2003 Chevy Silverado
2003 Toyota 4Runner
(another) 2003 Toyota 4Runner
2002 BMW 325i
2001 Toyota Sienna
2001 Toyota Tundra
2000 Toyota Tundra
1999 Toyota Landcruiser
1997 Mazda Miata
1997 Toyota Tacoma
1997 Chevy Silverado
1994 Toyota Camry
(there's more - that's enough for here, though)

 

33 male,
04' MCS

bought this car because I love mini and well I've been driving a 64' chevy pickup and well filling up every week was a bit excessive. Now it's my weekend trip to local whatever car. I use the mini for both commuting locally to and from work and for weekend getaways and loving every minute.

 

19 - white male - single - My MCS will be my first car. before this i've had to share my sisters 05' jeep liberty...bleh...well techincly this will be my second car because i already had got a mini but then got into a accident 12 days after i got it, waited just about 10 months and now will be picking up the new one hopefully tomorrow. so yea this is my first car as in i havent had anything eles prior to a Mini.

 

I'm not so sure you'll get much statistical significance out of a forum poll You'll just get who regularly visits the mini forums. But single 23 male for me, and RSX-S before

But, as everyone already knows the MINI has an appeal that works in several different demographics. Offering great gas mileage, practical car for people who don't have to lug a family, in a common price range and the two big ones a "cute" retro appearance and very focused performance. The last two giving appeal that reaches across automotive enthusiast and people who just want a unique or neat looking car. (yeah thats performance for me )

 

40 yo Indian guy, married, 2 kids
I'm waiting to replace my 96 Maxima (base model, stick) which is dying (come on week 22!)
Wife drives '00 323iT (manual)

Prior cars (a shameful list...)
78 Dodge Omni
79 Mercury Bobcat (didn't blow up )
76 Mercedes 450 SEL
88 Mustang GT (stolen and stripped )
86 Subaru GL (shared w/wife as one car family for 6 yrs!)

 

MWN, 54 - Replaced a '03 GMC Yukon

 

25 (really? damn) Single white male. These dang cars are infectious, something the MA should have told me. Sticker price does not reflect the amount of time and money spent modding...and I've barely scratched the surface

Previous cars were totally uninspiring though practical:
1983 Ford Tempo
1990 Ford Ranger
1999 Pontiac Grand Am

 

26 Vietnamese Straight male.

 

OOOHHH YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am 35, 10 years YOUNGER than you!!!! (damn that hairline of mine)

A special thanks to my almost 30 year old wife NicoleNY for making me feel old.



oh and cars I have owned (most recent first)
2004 Chevy Silverado Ext cab (still have)
2007 Fj Cruiser
2000 GMC Sierra Z71
1996 Honda Civic EX Coupe
1999 GMC Jimmy
1998 Chevy S-10 Ext cab
1998 Dodge Neon R/T
1992 Cavalier Wagon
1989 S-10 Blazer
1996 Honda Civic EX Coupe (sold it then repurchased it)
1989 Honda Accord Lxi Coupe
1988 Accord 4dr
1992 Mercury Tracer
1988 Mercury Tracer
1986 F-100
1982 Monte Carlo
1979 Monte Carlo
1980 Chevy Citation X-11


I may have missed one or two