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DeadCanDanceR · Mar 7th, 2005, 07:10 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by stephenjc

The correct terminology for this personality disorder is "SOCC" (same old car challenged). Please don't use words like "insane" or "crazy" or "nuts". I am a confessed victim of this disorder myself. Many common symptoms of this disorder include the following:

1. Buying a MINI.

2. Buying a MINI even in conditions unlike all other car buying experiences including paying sticker price or more, waiting months for delivery, and in many cases buying vehicle from a dealer hundreds of miles away.

3. Agonizing over usually simple choices like color. With so many choices to make this can turn an ordinarily decisive person into a basket case.

4. Obsessing over tracking the exact progress and moment to moment location of a car built thousands of miles away from the day of order to the day of delivery.

5. After delivery, obsessing over the care and modifications of the MINI. This can turn into a sub disorder concerning the constant changes to a vehicle that really had nothing wrong with it.

6. Giving the vehicle a name as if a child or good Friend.

7. Driving the MINI "just for the Fun of it" with no particular place to go, thus putting life at limb at risk for no reason.

8. Those with this SOCC disorder have contradictory feelings of wanting to be unique and thus buying a rarer vehicle but then not wanting to be alone and joining clubs and participating in forums with others having the same disorder.

9. Almost constant thoughts of actually putting one's self through the entire agonizing process again upon the purchase of second or even a third MINI.

10. Feelings of euphoria from simply owning a MINI and especially from driving a MINI. For example just today as I went for a drive for no reason, at one point I found myself in the position of having caught up with a line of six vehicles which included four minivans and two SUVs. The euphoric feeling of not being one of the many same old car drivers created a large smile and eventually a rash display of nimble horsepower as this line of six vans and suvs was soon transformed from a view in front to a view in the rear view mirror and then out of sight completely.

You do not have to have all of these symptoms to be diagnosed with this disorder. In fact you only need one and that is the first one. But is is extraordinarily rare if not unheard of to have the first symptom without also having many of the other symptoms. There is no known cure for SOCC but take heart as with effective counseling those with this disorder can often live an otherwise long and productive and almost normal life. I would suggest that you stay active in this support group forum as it helps to discuss all your issues with those similarly afflicted.

So that's the name of it?...SOCC? What a great disorder to have!!!

Fantastic post Stephenjc!!!

Now it's time for me to put on my MINI embroidered "straight-jacket" pijamas and have some exciting MINI dreams!

Mar 7th, 2005, 07:10 AM	#10
DeadCanDanceR ...viva MINI...!!! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Guadalajara, México Local Time: 10:13 PM Posts: 18,966 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by stephenjc The correct terminology for this personality disorder is "SOCC" (same old car challenged). Please don't use words like "insane" or "crazy" or "nuts". I am a confessed victim of this disorder myself. Many common symptoms of this disorder include the following: 1. Buying a MINI. 2. Buying a MINI even in conditions unlike all other car buying experiences including paying sticker price or more, waiting months for delivery, and in many cases buying vehicle from a dealer hundreds of miles away. 3. Agonizing over usually simple choices like color. With so many choices to make this can turn an ordinarily decisive person into a basket case. 4. Obsessing over tracking the exact progress and moment to moment location of a car built thousands of miles away from the day of order to the day of delivery. 5. After delivery, obsessing over the care and modifications of the MINI. This can turn into a sub disorder concerning the constant changes to a vehicle that really had nothing wrong with it. 6. Giving the vehicle a name as if a child or good Friend. 7. Driving the MINI "just for the Fun of it" with no particular place to go, thus putting life at limb at risk for no reason. 8. Those with this SOCC disorder have contradictory feelings of wanting to be unique and thus buying a rarer vehicle but then not wanting to be alone and joining clubs and participating in forums with others having the same disorder. 9. Almost constant thoughts of actually putting one's self through the entire agonizing process again upon the purchase of second or even a third MINI. 10. Feelings of euphoria from simply owning a MINI and especially from driving a MINI. For example just today as I went for a drive for no reason, at one point I found myself in the position of having caught up with a line of six vehicles which included four minivans and two SUVs. The euphoric feeling of not being one of the many same old car drivers created a large smile and eventually a rash display of nimble horsepower as this line of six vans and suvs was soon transformed from a view in front to a view in the rear view mirror and then out of sight completely. You do not have to have all of these symptoms to be diagnosed with this disorder. In fact you only need one and that is the first one. But is is extraordinarily rare if not unheard of to have the first symptom without also having many of the other symptoms. There is no known cure for SOCC but take heart as with effective counseling those with this disorder can often live an otherwise long and productive and almost normal life. I would suggest that you stay active in this support group forum as it helps to discuss all your issues with those similarly afflicted. So that's the name of it?...SOCC? What a great disorder to have!!! Fantastic post Stephenjc!!! Now it's time for me to put on my MINI embroidered "straight-jacket" pijamas and have some exciting MINI dreams!