R56 MINI Demographics
#101
46, female, married (24 yrs 340 days but who is counting), 2 teenagers - 14 & 16 (eek)
currently we (hubby is 45) own:
'07 MCS - My daily drive
'07 Hyuandi Santa Fe (hubby's daily drive)
'05 Toyota Hilander (still need a soccer mom mobile) goes back & forth to school with our oldest offspring....
'05 Corvette (hubby's toy)
previously:
'05 Dodge Durango
'03 Chrylser Town & Country
'02 Mercury Mountaineer
'00 Chrylser Town & Country
'99 Ford Explorer
'98 Merc. Sable
'96 Ford Explorer
'95 Ford Taurus Station Wagon
'91 GMC Sufari
'88 Taurus
'86 Nissan Sentra
'83 Ford Tempo (Our 1st New Auto)
'80 Honda Accord (hand-me-down from Hubby's Dad)
'78 Ford Fiesta (Hubby's 1st car)
'72 Ford LTD (hand-me-down from my Dad)
'72 AMC Sportabout (my first car pd for myself)
currently we (hubby is 45) own:
'07 MCS - My daily drive
'07 Hyuandi Santa Fe (hubby's daily drive)
'05 Toyota Hilander (still need a soccer mom mobile) goes back & forth to school with our oldest offspring....
'05 Corvette (hubby's toy)
previously:
'05 Dodge Durango
'03 Chrylser Town & Country
'02 Mercury Mountaineer
'00 Chrylser Town & Country
'99 Ford Explorer
'98 Merc. Sable
'96 Ford Explorer
'95 Ford Taurus Station Wagon
'91 GMC Sufari
'88 Taurus
'86 Nissan Sentra
'83 Ford Tempo (Our 1st New Auto)
'80 Honda Accord (hand-me-down from Hubby's Dad)
'78 Ford Fiesta (Hubby's 1st car)
'72 Ford LTD (hand-me-down from my Dad)
'72 AMC Sportabout (my first car pd for myself)
#103
#104
45, WM married, w/ an 11yr old daughter
The '07 R56S mini is my current toy
my wife has an '07 convertible cooper S as her toy
She drives a '06 Honda Ridgeline for foul weather
My vehicles rotate service;
currently my daily is a '06 Trek Madone 5.9 full durace
rainy days is a '08 Giant OCR2 full 105
The winter beater is a '06 Honda Pilot
and for occasional mountain romps I have
1996 Ducati 996
2005 BMW Boxer Cup Replika
My last winter beater was a mazda 6
My last toy was a '83 Alpha GTV-6
The '07 R56S mini is my current toy
my wife has an '07 convertible cooper S as her toy
She drives a '06 Honda Ridgeline for foul weather
My vehicles rotate service;
currently my daily is a '06 Trek Madone 5.9 full durace
rainy days is a '08 Giant OCR2 full 105
The winter beater is a '06 Honda Pilot
and for occasional mountain romps I have
1996 Ducati 996
2005 BMW Boxer Cup Replika
My last winter beater was a mazda 6
My last toy was a '83 Alpha GTV-6
#105
I have a chili red cooper s 08 model with the sport package and premium package. 6 speed manual and LOVE it!!! I had a jeep wrangler 4x4 with a 4 inch lift and 33 inch tires before this and i thought it was fun but there is no comparing the 2. I am a single 33 year old male and I caught a lot of jokes from friends about my cooper until they ride in it and then they all like it.
#106
#107
52 year old white female, married 30 years and mother to 4 grown children. Decided I didn't need my Chevy Venture minivan anymore and got an 06 MC, chili red. Love it and want to keep it forever! We own 3 Saturns (for the kids) and my husband now drives the minivan to work, only 3 miles. We kept it to get the kids back and forth from college dorms, but I don't miss it a BIT!
#108
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#110
21 year old college kid w/ an 18 year old little brother who drives Bowser too
The first car I learned on was my Dad's 1986 BMW 325e, and the first car I had to myself was a 1993 Honda Prelude Si (which I still have and love) that my uncle gave me (his spoiled son got a Lexus IS300). No complaints here tho!
As much as I love my Prelude, I find excuses to drive my MINI. Makes every drive so much better
The first car I learned on was my Dad's 1986 BMW 325e, and the first car I had to myself was a 1993 Honda Prelude Si (which I still have and love) that my uncle gave me (his spoiled son got a Lexus IS300). No complaints here tho!
As much as I love my Prelude, I find excuses to drive my MINI. Makes every drive so much better
#111
More "pics"
Originally Posted by pilotart
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’67 Oldsmobile 98 Convertible
'88 Turbo LeBaron Convertible
’08 MINI Cooper ..."
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’67 Oldsmobile 98 Convertible
'88 Turbo LeBaron Convertible
’08 MINI Cooper ..."
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My first attempt at a "pic" and I did load it in my gallery, but did not see where it went???
Turbo LeBaron is all original (paint, interior and top) bought from 'friend-of-family'
and after rash of $3k in 1st month (including HD Headgasket) it has been reliable and
trouble free for past ten years and 45k miles, nephew has it now.
Older computer should have photo of when LeBaron replaced 425HP Oldsmobile
Turbo LeBaron is all original (paint, interior and top) bought from 'friend-of-family'
and after rash of $3k in 1st month (including HD Headgasket) it has been reliable and
trouble free for past ten years and 45k miles, nephew has it now.
Older computer should have photo of when LeBaron replaced 425HP Oldsmobile
just 23k on ODO, but no A/C and 'export' suspension,
best handling Olds I ever drove
she gave it to me in '78
and I drove it for twenty more years and then went for smaller, better gas mileage Turbo LeBaron:
Now another gain in gas-mileage
and garage space with MINI Cooper
#113
37 year old single male. No kids(that I know of!)
2008 MINI Cooper S "Pugsley". Bought it because it was time for a new car, and nothing else offered the fun to drive and mileage of a MINI. LIke a big GoKart!
Other vehicles:
99 Ford F250 Superduty diesel, the tow rig...
1969 Mustang, my very first car, and I still have it. Currently restomodding it!
2008 MINI Cooper S "Pugsley". Bought it because it was time for a new car, and nothing else offered the fun to drive and mileage of a MINI. LIke a big GoKart!
Other vehicles:
99 Ford F250 Superduty diesel, the tow rig...
1969 Mustang, my very first car, and I still have it. Currently restomodding it!
#114
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I am a newly married 26 y/o Asian male.
Getting the '08 MCS in a matter of a few weeks.
My GC8 '01 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS got traded in for the MCS for my wife, because she didn't want to learn stick shift.
I still have my '05 BMW E46 M3, which I still love.
Before the BMW M3 was a '02 E46 BMW 325i (which I sold to my brother after I moved to Hawaii from Washington).
Before the BMW 325i was a '97 Honda Accord (my first car... which my brother totaled in an accident).
The BMW 325i (the show car when I was in college):
The Subaru Impreza (the used-to-be daily driver... 2800 lbs+AWD+Yokohama Neovas = handled like a champ):
The BMW M3 (Weekend + Autocross car... old pic):
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Getting the '08 MCS in a matter of a few weeks.
My GC8 '01 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS got traded in for the MCS for my wife, because she didn't want to learn stick shift.
I still have my '05 BMW E46 M3, which I still love.
Before the BMW M3 was a '02 E46 BMW 325i (which I sold to my brother after I moved to Hawaii from Washington).
Before the BMW 325i was a '97 Honda Accord (my first car... which my brother totaled in an accident).
The BMW 325i (the show car when I was in college):
The Subaru Impreza (the used-to-be daily driver... 2800 lbs+AWD+Yokohama Neovas = handled like a champ):
The BMW M3 (Weekend + Autocross car... old pic):
RecaroPolePosition-D.jpg?t=1211744043
DSC01504-1.jpg?t=1211744071
Last edited by gmhl10; 05-25-2008 at 12:28 PM.
#115
#116
I'm a 31 year old, white male, single (and looking!)
Past cars are the following:
2002 BMW M3 - Alpine White
2005 Subaru WRX STi - Obsidian Black Pearl
2001 BMW M3 - Laguna Seca Blue
1995 BMW M3 - Hellrot Red
2002 BMW M3 - Titanium Silver
2002 Lexus IS300 - Silver (No Pics)
1999 Mitsubishi Mirage - Silver (No Pics)
1989 Plymouth Sundance (First car!) - Black (No Pics)
Past cars are the following:
2002 BMW M3 - Alpine White
2005 Subaru WRX STi - Obsidian Black Pearl
2001 BMW M3 - Laguna Seca Blue
1995 BMW M3 - Hellrot Red
2002 BMW M3 - Titanium Silver
2002 Lexus IS300 - Silver (No Pics)
1999 Mitsubishi Mirage - Silver (No Pics)
1989 Plymouth Sundance (First car!) - Black (No Pics)
Last edited by undertow; 05-25-2008 at 10:59 PM.
#117
29, Gay-Male Filipino-American, taken.
I was driving my 2000 Z3 w/ almost 140, XXXmiles as my daily driver but it's getting old. I still have it and currently unsure about selling it.
In HS, I was driving a 98' Jeep Cherokee - imagine driving an SUV now!? With the gas prices reaching $5 these days...I say f**c that!
I was driving my 2000 Z3 w/ almost 140, XXXmiles as my daily driver but it's getting old. I still have it and currently unsure about selling it.
In HS, I was driving a 98' Jeep Cherokee - imagine driving an SUV now!? With the gas prices reaching $5 these days...I say f**c that!
#119
38-year old married white male, (my wife has a MINI too, but I'm not telling you her age!). No kids.
Last car was a 1972 Mercedes that could almost hold the MINI in its trunk. Last really small car was a 1972 MGB. In 22 years, I've owned two cars with automatic transmissions (a 1982 Trans Am and the aforementioned Mercedes) - all the rest have been stickshifts. I also have a Ducati ST2 motorcycle, despite almost losing my right leg in an accident on my last Ducati.
Naval officer, engineering undergraduate degree, currently halfway through a master's in applied physics.
Last car was a 1972 Mercedes that could almost hold the MINI in its trunk. Last really small car was a 1972 MGB. In 22 years, I've owned two cars with automatic transmissions (a 1982 Trans Am and the aforementioned Mercedes) - all the rest have been stickshifts. I also have a Ducati ST2 motorcycle, despite almost losing my right leg in an accident on my last Ducati.
Naval officer, engineering undergraduate degree, currently halfway through a master's in applied physics.
#120
2007 Cooper S - 33, male, wife and kid on the way, master's degree.
Previous cars:
2006 330i (via ED)
2003 330i ZHP (concurrently with 2003 Protege ES - commuter car)
2001 Jetta 1.8T
1991 Nissan Stanza
1983 Ford EXP
Always manuals. I miss my e46 ZHP but hated the e90. Cooper's fun but the e46 ZHP was grins always.
Current cars:
2007 Cooper S
2006 Audi A3
1994 Toyota Corolla (wife's first car and she won't let it go).
Previous cars:
2006 330i (via ED)
2003 330i ZHP (concurrently with 2003 Protege ES - commuter car)
2001 Jetta 1.8T
1991 Nissan Stanza
1983 Ford EXP
Always manuals. I miss my e46 ZHP but hated the e90. Cooper's fun but the e46 ZHP was grins always.
Current cars:
2007 Cooper S
2006 Audi A3
1994 Toyota Corolla (wife's first car and she won't let it go).
#123
White 22 year old male and a white 24 year old female. Both with college degrees. I have a Honda Accord that I am keeping till September and she has a Chevy Cavalier that we are trading in for the Mini. She previously had a Honda Prelude and thinks the Mini drives a bit like it she says the Mini is a good bit slower. We also plan on becoming a two Mini family...
#125
Just placed my order for a 2008 MC on 5/24/08, not sure when I get it yet.
Single white female almost 40. no kids just my fur baby.
First new car, shocking I know but I'm not much of a 'car' person but I've been in love with the Mini for a while.
I've been driving a 98 Honda Civic for the past 4 or 5 years before that I had a 91 Toyota Corolla all passed down to me from my mom with next to no miles on it. The first car I bought myself was a used Eagle Talon, loved that car but it took on a bad smoking habit that no mechanic could break.
Single white female almost 40. no kids just my fur baby.
First new car, shocking I know but I'm not much of a 'car' person but I've been in love with the Mini for a while.
I've been driving a 98 Honda Civic for the past 4 or 5 years before that I had a 91 Toyota Corolla all passed down to me from my mom with next to no miles on it. The first car I bought myself was a used Eagle Talon, loved that car but it took on a bad smoking habit that no mechanic could break.
Last edited by jjp007; 05-27-2008 at 05:29 PM.