I've gotten nothing but positive feedback from my Mini over here in the States. Other than good natured jesting about it's size and how surprising it is that I fit in it, it's all good things. Actually now that I think about it, most people are at a loss for words when they see it.
Then again I keep it hidden away in a garage and only take it out on nice days, so not a lot of people have seen it yet.
Well, this all really depends on where you live. Like I said, I am from Titusville Pennsylvania. My town is FULL of rednecks....the kind of guys that wear Carhartt jackets that smell like chain saw oil, have deer hunting/fishing licenses hanging of their hats that say "Mack Trucks". They drive old rusted out Ford, Chevy or Dodge trucks....nothing less than 3/4 Ton 4x4s that have gun racks inside the cabs holding two 30-06s and a couple shotguns.....some of these guys will even have a dead deer in the bed of the truck as it is sitting outside the bar. The kind of guys that go into a bar and beat each other with pool sticks. There is no VW,Ricer,or Bini scene in my hometown. The only scene is 4x4s or BMX and during the summer the occasional Muscle Car. We're talking the kind of guys that have wooden bats in their vehicles for the sole purpose of beating Possums to death (or cats).
To make matters worse, I am 29 and when I get back I will be 31 so everyone I used to hang out with "downtown" will be completely gone. I'll have the younger kids that have taken our places screaming stuff at me. Some people might find it cool sure (My Mini), but when I am at home I like to go to the "Country Fair" gas station and have coffee with my Dad late at night, around 2AM....this is bad because that is last call for all the bars and all the drunks AND cops go to Country Fair at the same time.
The drunks will go there to have fresh sub sandwiches made and get junk food and munchies. Sometimes some nasty, mean drunks show up and they scream random crap, and they drive like idiots in the parking lot. Everyone here on TMF knows how invisible a Mini is when it is parked between two cars that are longer....you don't even know it is there until you pull up on it. I'm hoping it don't get damaged cause no one will be expecting a car that small. Also, the cops are for SURE going to mess with me as it will be right hand drive, British plates, extremely small etc....they aren't going to know what it is so they are bound to pull me over to harass me about it. I guess I just REALLY know my town, I roamed it extensively as a young man with my friends and some of them would do some crazy stuff.
Edited by Trail of Dead, 29 January 2010 - 05:26 PM.
it hurts my eyes
i remember this weekend for example at bingly it should be relitivly easy to spot folk, theres a meet for a photograph at a set time and some will have name badges cleverly crafted by one of our staff members
Yeah, I do type alot. Only cause I find it easier to be precise in my point. I like lots of back story. You get to truly know a person when you know more about the story behind them. Anyhow, I saw your car at Stoneleigh but I didn't see anyone around when I was over there. I did talk to someone from your club....I can't remember his name, he looked like Frodo Baggins though if that helps. He was a nice kid with a newer Red SPi 1275 Mini, he was telling me and my buddy Tom about his fuel pump and how he was going to fit a fuel pressure regulator on it. I met Darkscamp but I kinda had the feeling he was too busy. I met Sean from Minus Minis and he was really cool, very polite. I met Shiftyseamus, very cool chap....he is very much full of energy that shifty! I saw Martin there, we went outside and smoked a "fag" together and generally chatted. I met some kid with a Orange Clubby, didn't talk too much though. Once I get Dexter setup the way I want him I'll have a better chance to go to these shows and meet more people. I look forward to it!
