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[mini-mad-dan]

hope fully mine will be one the road on the 14th for the first time i get to drive a mini- i am looking forward to waving and flashing, as no one seems to understand when im in my escort!

i have been restoring her eversince i joined tmf

[16v]

hope fully mine will be one the road on the 14th for the first time i get to drive a mini- i am looking forward to waving and flashing, as no one seems to understand when im in my escort!

i have been restoring her eversince i joined tmf

Sorry to sound miserable but I never wave or flash other minis. I think its a bit sad, and never really can be bothered.

Rich

hope fully mine will be one the road on the 14th for the first time i get to drive a mini- i am looking forward to waving and flashing, as no one seems to understand when im in my escort!

i have been restoring her eversince i joined tmf

Sorry to sound miserable but I never wave or flash other minis. I think its a bit sad, and never really can be bothered.

Rich

PS the reason 911 owner will never flash or wave at a 944/924/968 etc, is becuase they are not real porsches.

[Jammy]

16V, will you ever post something that isn't bound to cause arguements.

[The Matt]

PS the reason 911 owner will never flash or wave at a 944/924/968 etc, is becuase they are not real porsches.

I hear this opinion quite often, but never know why people refer to cars as 'not real Porsches' and so on.

Why are the 944/924/968 not considered as a real Porsche in your opinion? Engine? Suspension? Interior?

[pikey7]

PS the reason 911 owner will never flash or wave at a 944/924/968 etc, is becuase they are not real porsches.

You're too clever for me. What a fantastic response. I've never herd that before.

[The Matt]

PS the reason 911 owner will never flash or wave at a 944/924/968 etc, is becuase they are not real porsches.

You're too clever for me. What a fantastic response. I've never herd that before.

[pikey7]

Since you ask though, do Chavs wave (in that "word" kinda way) at your Astra van? I guess they might not consider that a real Vauxhall.....

[Teapot]

Sorry to sound miserable but I never wave or flash other minis. I think its a bit sad, and never really can be bothered.

You've just made a happy man very old, Rich. Your good deed for the day.

[OllyD]

Old people tend not to do it i find. I've passed a couple of old dears recently who, despite having imaculate minis, have completely ignored me smiling and waving.
My opinion swoops quickly from "what a nice old dear!" to "cor, sad old bat!" as they go.

[16v]

In the porsche department, well its not the 911 shape is it, engine in the front not the back, when people think porsche, they think 911, not front engined, RWD with half the power of a normal 911. I feel I'm allowed to comment, I don't want to sound pompous, but my old chap has a 997 carrera 4S, and a 964 carrera 4. Before these he had a 968 clubsport, with all the bits and pieces. It just wasn't the same car, (obviously) admitedly its built by porsche but has lesser, how can you say it, "trimmings" that the 911 has, the sound, the shape etc.

As for the mini waving issue, sorry, its just an opinion, I have NO idea who is driving the other mini, why would I want to wave at them?

Pikey, people don't wave at my astravan, its just a white van, it definately is a vauxhall though, the clutch pedal squeaks, it understeers like and the gearbox is notchy....

Rich

[1984mini25]

people don't wave at my astravan, its just a white van

Are you sure no one waves, I do to certain white vans but not in the same way as minis though.

[16v]

people don't wave at my astravan, its just a white van

Are you sure no one waves, I do to certain white vans but not in the same way as minis though.

I wouldn't know, I'm never holding anyone up, I'm either infront of the traffic, or overtaking it

Rich

[Tom Booth]

I always wave. Theres one or two minis starting to show there heads round here now summers out, and there all imaculate, I feel so ashamed :'(

[16v]

I always wave. Theres one or two minis starting to show there heads round here now summers out, and there all imaculate, I feel so ashamed :'(

to be honest though the only mini i drive is my moke, and no one really waves at that anyway.

Rich

[pikey7]

In the porsche department, well its not the 911 shape is it, engine in the front not the back, when people think porsche, they think 911, not front engined, RWD with half the power of a normal 911. I feel I'm allowed to comment, I don't want to sound pompous, but my old chap has a 997 carrera 4S, and a 964 carrera 4. Before these he had a 968 clubsport, with all the bits and pieces. It just wasn't the same car, (obviously) admitedly its built by porsche but has lesser, how can you say it, "trimmings" that the 911 has, the sound, the shape etc.

All I am going to say on the matter is that I have never read such utter pretentious ******* in my life. You don't want me to respond as I will rip you into pieces little boy. Just be happy in the fact that Daddy has two Porsches so you can brag to your Vauxhall club mates.

When you grow up and get a clue, then you may partake in an intelligent conversation (rather than the pseudo C**p you have spouted above) with me.

Scuttle back to chav land. I'm not interested.

(Apologies to others if any bad language gets through the forum filter)