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[Kieranlee999]

Earlier today I had a conversation with a bloke who insisted new MINIs are all Coopers and old Minis are just Mini, and that's how you differentiate between them when talking about them.

 

No matter what I said, I couldn't convince him otherwise. 

haha a new one parked next to me today and when i walked out from work i thought someone had knicked mine but then i realised it was next to it cause i couldnt see it at all wish i got a picture

[coopdog]

Had a a guy speaking to me,
He said he had a 1275gt and I said "ah cool so it had the boxy front"

He replied "no, but it was red"......

Hahaha stopped me in my tracks no point correcting him

[Berrybox]

i had a full conversation about how much petrol i could fit in the mini i said about £35 and he didn't believe me so i did it and got £36 in he was shocked wish i put a bet on for him paying though

Iv never got more than 28 in mine lol!

[Gerbil367]

Yep, just at the weekend I had the proverbial old couple come up to me saying 'ooo, we had one of these back in the 70s, isnt yours lovely' - what can you say??  At a small car show same weekend a little kid ran up to my car and tried to hug it!!!  Her Dad had a fit because he thought I was going to complain, but I just laughed and asked if she wanted to sit in it - funny though, her Dad jumped in!

[Tubby1987]

Yep, just at the weekend I had the proverbial old couple come up to me saying 'ooo, we had one of these back in the 70s, isnt yours lovely' - what can you say??  At a small car show same weekend a little kid ran up to my car and tried to hug it!!!  Her Dad had a fit because he thought I was going to complain, but I just laughed and asked if she wanted to sit in it - funny though, her Dad jumped in!

 

Bet the dad was more excited than his daughter to sit in it Man child, as my gf calls me  

[Gerbil367]

 

Yep, just at the weekend I had the proverbial old couple come up to me saying 'ooo, we had one of these back in the 70s, isnt yours lovely' - what can you say??  At a small car show same weekend a little kid ran up to my car and tried to hug it!!!  Her Dad had a fit because he thought I was going to complain, but I just laughed and asked if she wanted to sit in it - funny though, her Dad jumped in!

 

Bet the dad was more excited than his daughter to sit in it Man child, as my gf calls me

 

Yeah, he then spent ages talking to me about how he would really love a Mini and in BRG like mine (note to self to lock it in garage!!!) haha.  My wife call sme lots of things - never usually that polite!!

[surfblue]

The other day working on my mini in the garage with the door open a yellow pages ladie said "nice mini, a bit like my household landy and a mini" anyone on here?

No, but they do make a great combination!

Edited by surfblue, 12 September 2014 - 07:28 PM.

[Dusky]

Had nu first this week:D
A lady (she was around 55 years old orso) Came looking at the mini with a big smile and shelter was genuinly wondered that ' A young boy like me' was driving a little mini(in belgium They all drive a golf), i made her day

[megamini_jb]

Was walking out of work with my boss yesterday, as we approached the mini he said "I'd love another mini some day, don't know whether I would fit now though". I told him to get in it, so he did and as he was getting in he whacked his head on the top of the door frame when in it he was pretending to drive it with a few noises then when he got out he was like "anyway I will see you tomorrow" (in his boss voice), then in a kiddy voice "I'm going home to look for minis" while getting into his huge Audi. Made my day!

Edited by megamini_jb, 31 October 2014 - 08:35 AM.

[Mini Manannán]

i had a full conversation about how much petrol i could fit in the mini i said about £35 and he didn't believe me so i did it and got £36 in he was shocked wish i put a bet on for him paying though 

 

It's my ambition to get £30 in my estate!  Even at our ridiculous prices (£1.38 a litre) I've only ever managed £28.

[evilpen14]

Had nu first this week:D
A lady (she was around 55 years old orso) Came looking at the mini with a big smile and shelter was genuinly wondered that ' A young boy like me' was driving a little mini(in belgium They all drive a golf), i made her day

That would explain a lot, when I took mine over everyone asked for pictures with it when we stopped.

[shnevpayne]

Best one I had was from a Mustang Driver who I outdid at various road sections before getting onto the motorway. Stopping to fill up my old Turbo Mini, he simply said.... "Swap?"  It was a 2005 Standard, looked lush, but, I said no, "No one suspects a 1967 Mini" Ah the days of 230bhp..... Now I'm back down to 41 ish.....

[aaron27]

Im 18, the best comment I've had yet was from a bloke of at least 65, i would say older who commented;

"I hope you don't drive that like I drove mine"

Needless to say all i could manage was a lighthearted chuckle

[BronkoMini]

At a petrol station an older gentleman "I used to use mine for off roading too" confused me slightly. It could be some thing to do with the fact it's really muddy.

Edited by BronkoMini, 04 November 2014 - 12:38 PM.

[JacckKirk]

I get the same comment of the elderly guy next door to me
" hurry up and get that mini on the road"
But hes awesome , even has an original factory build book "borrowed" from when he used to work there