Hey MoonPie!
I commute to 123 >> 66 >> 495 >> 270 >> MD. I was in Arlington tonight and saw a dark blue metallic Cooper S ... and no wave!! Gah!
Maybe it's the mostly shaved head that scares people.

To be fair, I've only had the MINI for two weeks. You're right though, there are more than a few MINIs about and I would have expected at least a nod or something.
I guess the only other thing I can think of is that I'm in commuter traffic most of my drive time. I guess people are a little fixated on their daily grind
IRT DC Metro MINIs, I sent them my check this week!