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[Badboytunes]

If a MINI driver waved at me, then yes, i'd wave back - I take it as an appreciation for my Mini/Classic Minis in general.  The driver of the MINI may even own a classic themselves, so there's no reason to be a *******.

 

 

 

Exactly my point

[Kieranlee999]

I only wave to my driving instructor (yes I learnt in a Bini) but they aren't as much fun to drive I think

[mab01uk]

Not sure many private new car buyers these days just buy their cars as a 'form of transport', if that was so everyone would just buy the cheapest most reliable and practical car in their chosen sector of the market from the pages of What Car? magazine.......cars like the MINI don't fit into that 'average' bracket so most owners will have made more than a casual decision to spend their hard earned cash on a MINI over a Toyota Yaris or a Ford Fiesta, etc.

Edited by mab01uk, 04 April 2014 - 11:52 AM.

[Zara]

I waved at one that was broken down in the rain.... I even smiled aswel!

[creakyjaws5533]

Not sure many private new car buyers these days just buy their cars as a 'form of transport', if that was so everyone would just buy the cheapest most reliable and practical car in their chosen sector of the market from the pages of What Car? magazine.......cars like the MINI don't fit into that 'average' bracket so most owners will have made more than a casual descion to spend their hard earned cash on a MINI over a Toyota Yaris or a Ford Fiesta, etc.

As you said in your previous post you can buy a rust free good BINI for £1500 so I think it will fall into that category now its older, everyone I know who has one bought it as a car not because it was linked to a proper mini

[HarrysMini]

I only wave to my driving instructor (yes I learnt in a Bini) but they aren't as much fun to drive I think

To be honest, no car is actually 'fun' to drive when you're just learning how to control and operate a car.

[Black.Ghost]

How is this still going on?

 

People have said that there are no parts in common between the classic mini and the MINI....correct me if I am wrong, but I think there is not a single part from the first produced mini that will fit on the last produced Mini, even though they may look the same.

 

For anyone who says a MINI is not a Mini, it doesn't matter what you 'think'. Its a fact. Mini is a marque that was owned by Rover and bought by BMW. They continued the marque and therefore it will always be a Mini. BMW denote the difference by calling it a MINI, but it is the same family of car. Many people have pointed out that Golfs, Fiestas, Polos and the like are all hugely different and much bigger cars than when they first came out. But that is the same for every car around...look at the size of a 3 or 5 Series BMW...

 

I can understand why people do not flash a MINI unless they flash first, I completely agree. But anyone who wouldn't flash a MINI after they flash you, is in my humble opinion, childish. You could be forgiven for thinking the Mini scene is in decline with snobbish and ridiculous attitudes like some displayed here.

 

I do agree that many people see cars these days as a means to an ends, and go for MINIs because they are a bit different and quirky compared to normal Euro boxes. However, I also believe there are many may people who choose a MINI because of its history. Back in the 70s and 80s, people bought a Mini just because it was another car. MINI is no different.

[creakyjaws5533]

I only wave to my driving instructor (yes I learnt in a Bini) but they aren't as much fun to drive I think

To be honest, no car is actually 'fun' to drive when you're just learning how to control and operate a car.

I loved my instructors DS3 brilliant car to drive would have bought one if they weren't s9 much and french

[Tamworthbay]

Not sure many private new car buyers these days just buy their cars as a 'form of transport', if that was so everyone would just buy the cheapest most reliable and practical car in their chosen sector of the market from the pages of What Car? magazine.......cars like the MINI don't fit into that 'average' bracket so most owners will have made more than a casual decision to spend their hard earned cash on a MINI over a Toyota Yaris or a Ford Fiesta, etc.

its fashion, BMW have spent heavily on marketing the new mini and many people are susceptible to that. As you say if they looked for the best car for the money they would buy something else. These marketing people don't get paid a fortune for nothing. But I wouldn't wave to someone I didn't know in a fiesta any more than I would someone in a new mini.

[HarrysMini]

How is this still going on?
 
People have said that there are no parts in common between the classic mini and the MINI....correct me if I am wrong, but I think there is not a single part from the first produced mini that will fit on the last produced Mini, even though they may look the same.
 
For anyone who says a MINI is not a Mini, it doesn't matter what you 'think'. Its a fact. Mini is a marque that was owned by Rover and bought by BMW. They continued the marque and therefore it will always be a Mini. BMW denote the difference by calling it a MINI, but it is the same family of car. Many people have pointed out that Golfs, Fiestas, Polos and the like are all hugely different and much bigger cars than when they first came out. But that is the same for every car around...look at the size of a 3 or 5 Series BMW...
 
I can understand why people do not flash a MINI unless they flash first, I completely agree. But anyone who wouldn't flash a MINI after they flash you, is in my humble opinion, childish. You could be forgiven for thinking the Mini scene is in decline with snobbish and ridiculous attitudes like some displayed here.
 
I do agree that many people see cars these days as a means to an ends, and go for MINIs because they are a bit different and quirky compared to normal Euro boxes. However, I also believe there are many may people who choose a MINI because of its history. Back in the 70s and 80s, people bought a Mini just because it was another car. MINI is no different.

I'm just quoting this so that people read it again. This is all that needs to be said on the subject.

Well said.

[Tamworthbay]

How is this still going on?
 
People have said that there are no parts in common between the classic mini and the MINI....correct me if I am wrong, but I think there is not a single part from the first produced mini that will fit on the last produced Mini, even though they may look the same.
 
For anyone who says a MINI is not a Mini, it doesn't matter what you 'think'. Its a fact. Mini is a marque that was owned by Rover and bought by BMW. They continued the marque and therefore it will always be a Mini. BMW denote the difference by calling it a MINI, but it is the same family of car. Many people have pointed out that Golfs, Fiestas, Polos and the like are all hugely different and much bigger cars than when they first came out. But that is the same for every car around...look at the size of a 3 or 5 Series BMW...
 
I can understand why people do not flash a MINI unless they flash first, I completely agree. But anyone who wouldn't flash a MINI after they flash you, is in my humble opinion, childish. You could be forgiven for thinking the Mini scene is in decline with snobbish and ridiculous attitudes like some displayed here.
 
I do agree that many people see cars these days as a means to an ends, and go for MINIs because they are a bit different and quirky compared to normal Euro boxes. However, I also believe there are many may people who choose a MINI because of its history. Back in the 70s and 80s, people bought a Mini just because it was another car. MINI is no different.

I'm just quoting this so that people read it again. This is all that needs to be said on the subject.
Well said.

except that it is wrong, for example there are a lot of parts that fit between the first and last minis. The other major issue there is that there was a constant progression, such as can be traced from the first to last escort where each incarnation builds on the last. This was clearly not the case with the mini. It was a profile copy and nothing more. What I am also saddened by is the slating of people for not waving - when did making a choice become a crime? So because someone else feels attracted to my car in some way even though I don't know them and therefore do not respond I am 'childish'?That is a very strange view of the world to me. The new mini is purely a marketing exercise, plain and simple. And why should it be more? BMW make cars, that's what they do. Makers use whatever tricks they can to sell cars, if people want to buy into that fair enough, but how that translates into me HAVING to respond I am unsure.

[(philip)]

 

 

I can understand why people do not flash a MINI unless they flash first, I completely agree. But anyone who wouldn't flash a MINI after they flash you, is in my humble opinion, childish. You could be forgiven for thinking the Mini scene is in decline with snobbish and ridiculous attitudes like some displayed here.

 

 

 

calling people childish seems to be your default response when you don't agree with someone. Childish itself perhaps?

[HarrysMini]

It's only because the MINI is the only true Mk2 Mini. It took a huge leap rather than gradually progressed like the Golf. Imagine if the Golf had gone from the Mk1 to the Mk5, everyone would be whining about as they are the MINI (Oh it's not a proper Mini, what a disgrace etcetera etcetera..)

 

And whoever says it is big needs to actually go and see one in person/drive one, because it is smaller than all of it's main rivals even if it is bigger than its 1959 predecessor.

[Tamworthbay]

It's only because the MINI is the only true Mk2 Mini. It took a huge leap rather than gradually progressed like the Golf. Imagine if the Golf had gone from the Mk1 to the Mk5, everyone would be whining about as they are the MINI (Oh it's not a proper Mini, what a disgrace etcetera etcetera..)
 
And whoever says it is big needs to actually go and see one in person/drive one, because it is smaller than all of it's main rivals even if it is bigger than its 1959 predecessor.

I am somewhat surprised by this comment. They are HUGE on the outside, it's only the inside that is small. It could be argued that they are the exact opposite of the original concept - small outside, big inside. They seem to be aimed at the middle aged lady market (certainly judging by our car park at work they are being successful), other options would be fiesta size (as compared to by yourself) and they are all smaller than the new mini. But all of this is irrelevant to the original question. Surely we are all free to wave or not at whoever we so choose (subject to relevant restraining orders etc ).

[HarrysMini]

 

It's only because the MINI is the only true Mk2 Mini. It took a huge leap rather than gradually progressed like the Golf. Imagine if the Golf had gone from the Mk1 to the Mk5, everyone would be whining about as they are the MINI (Oh it's not a proper Mini, what a disgrace etcetera etcetera..)
 
And whoever says it is big needs to actually go and see one in person/drive one, because it is smaller than all of it's main rivals even if it is bigger than its 1959 predecessor.

I am somewhat surprised by this comment. They are HUGE on the outside, it's only the inside that is small. It could be argued that they are the exact opposite of the original concept - small outside, big inside. They seem to be aimed at the middle aged lady market (certainly judging by our car park at work they are being successful), other options would be fiesta size (as compared to by yourself) and they are all smaller than the new mini. But all of this is irrelevant to the original question. Surely we are all free to wave or not at whoever we so choose (subject to relevant restraining orders etc ).

 

The F56, the largest MINI, is smaller than it's main rivals such as the Audi A1, Ford Fiesta, Citroen DS3, Golf, Audi A3...