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BruceK · May 23rd, 2001, 01:38 PM

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[b]On 23-05-2001 7:26 Jakx wrote:[/b

"....We could have been surrounded by a harem of Diablos and F40s and no one would have had eyes for anything other than the new Mini..."

This is EXACTLY the kind of attention a classic Mini receives in the US because of the its unusual size and rarity. Day in and day out. An American driver can't park a Mini without being approached for a conversation or questions. And it's necessary to allow at least several extra minutes for discussions when filling up at the gas station. Driving past a school bus means every kid is out of his seat with a smiling face pressed up against the windows. It's really one of the fun things of owning a Mini here.

Things will become very strange in 2002 when the new MINIs begin appearing all over this country (BMW projects 20,000 sales per year) and MINIs then become a normal sight on our roads. The MINI will be one of the popular cars - that's a very weird thought to classic Mini enthusiasts in the US.

Wait a minute... let's see, 20,000 MINIs out of more than 200,000,000 cars in this country…. that means that only one of every 10,000 cars will be a MINI the first year.

I'm okay now B)

May 23rd, 2001, 01:38 PM	#3
BruceK Moderator & Sponsor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: San Antonio, Texas Local Time: 04:18 PM Posts: 3,759 Offline	Quote: [b]On 23-05-2001 7:26 Jakx wrote:[/b "....We could have been surrounded by a harem of Diablos and F40s and no one would have had eyes for anything other than the new Mini..." This is EXACTLY the kind of attention a classic Mini receives in the US because of the its unusual size and rarity. Day in and day out. An American driver can't park a Mini without being approached for a conversation or questions. And it's necessary to allow at least several extra minutes for discussions when filling up at the gas station. Driving past a school bus means every kid is out of his seat with a smiling face pressed up against the windows. It's really one of the fun things of owning a Mini here. Things will become very strange in 2002 when the new MINIs begin appearing all over this country (BMW projects 20,000 sales per year) and MINIs then become a normal sight on our roads. The MINI will be one of the popular cars - that's a very weird thought to classic Mini enthusiasts in the US. Wait a minute... let's see, 20,000 MINIs out of more than 200,000,000 cars in this country…. that means that only one of every 10,000 cars will be a MINI the first year. I'm okay now B)