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[pogie]

...you park on hills to make it easier to bump start on your own.
...pulling up for petrol you're not bothered what side the pump is on as the nozzle easily reaches the tank.
...you have to roll the car onto pieces of wood to make it high enough to get a trolley jack underneath.
...you love the look on your mates face when he tells you he paid £165 for one Toyota Supra ball joint and you tell him you just paid £12 for 4.
...strangers stop and make nice comments about your car when it's getting a clean.
...you're tool box contains spanners that have been cut in half.
...you can tell the difference between a 1/2 inch and 13mm nut by just looking at them.
...other drivers smile and let you out of side roads.
...your girlfriend doesn't like your new Gas Spax as they make her boobs bounce.
...you view the outside line on a roundabout as an overtaking opportunity.

[Kev G]

...you actually worry when their are no Clunk's, Clank's and Rattle's coming from the engine bay!!!

K.G

[margarath]

when one car really isn't enough
when your old tyres taken off by the garage are put inside lorry tyres to save space
when the first port of call when there's a problem with the car is a mate who drives a mini, not a professional...

[Guess-Works.com]

... when after being sat down for a while, and you get up and find fluid deposits under the seat...

... or is that just old age ??

[blacktulip]

when you take the oil filler cap off and breath in those A-series fumes! or when others get in your car and say "this smells old" and you dont even smell anything.

[Mini Sarah Sway]

You pick up on any word sounded remotely like Mini....in a min, minute, small, exspensive

heh heh!

[Juju]

...when you have more microfibre cloths than teatowels
...when your "fresh" laundry smells of AutoGlym
...when your hoover spends more time outdoors than it does indoors
...when there's more lipstick on your bonnet & roof than there is on your face

[MiniZippi]

when...

you take your radiator cap of when its running hot, and all the brown dirty water goes everywhere!

when...

you drive to hunstanton and your fanbelt goes, but get your parents to pick you up, then go home, leaving your mini there,
only to drive back in the morning to fix a fanbelt on the side of the road, cause you didnt have a spare.

when...

you driving along, and your excelerator pedal gets stuck while driving, and you have to put it in neutral and turn the engine off,
coast around the corner, and then just knock the cable back, and drive onto college with dirty hands, first thing in the morning.

when...

you reverse into your bosses car at work, and you brake your rear light, and panel, while your bosses bumper doesnt even have a scratch on it.

when...

your spending alot of time reading these forums... when you could be working on your mini

when...

(best one yet) you love mini's so much, you can spot them a mile away. no matter what!!!

Edited by MiniZippi, 26 September 2007 - 10:26 AM.

[89red]

when you smile for no apparant reason while your on country lanes

[Natalie]

When you get to a car park you check for the spaces that won't have the driver's door opening onto your car

[Se7enS1ns]

When you have that scar on the back of your head.

When your on first name terms with the owner of the local motorspares.

[Juju]

When your on first name terms with the owner of the local motorspares.

...and Pete from Kwik Fit comes up to you in the pub & asks you when your MOT is due 'because he can't wait to have a play!

[MiniZippi]

when...

your checking underneath for holes with a hammer, and dont want to hit to hard cause you know your find lots!!!

when...

you get up early, so you can spent 10mins on a cold icey day, de-misting the windows, and scrapeing the ice away!

[Ethel]

you drive for 50 miles in a hire car before changing in to 5th gear.

you can remember the plug, tappets and points gaps even if you can't remember your partner's birthday.

you can left foot brake and double declutch while holding a clothes peg and steering one handed.

you open the bonnet more often than you open the boot.

you park next to Porsches on purpose with an wicked glint in your eye knowing your car is going to get more admiring looks 'n comments.

Edited by Ethel, 26 September 2007 - 11:49 AM.

[Ethel]

When your on first name terms with the owner of the local motorspares.

...and Pete from Kwik Fit comes up to you in the pub & asks you when your MOT is due 'because he can't wait to have a play!

I might try that next time I normally just slip mine a tenner