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| It's nice out..... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Londinium Local Time: 01:11 AM
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Offline | Do you wave, smile or flash?? I have to admit to making myself look sooo silly when out and about in my beloved Minnie Mouse. How many times have you waved, smiled or flashed another owner? How many times have they looked at you with horror on their faces?? I have to say that not many owners here in London play the game! How sad is that?!! Isn't it all part of the fun? Minnie xx ![]() |
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| MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: West Sussex Local Time: 01:11 AM
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Offline | I completely agree with you. I always flash and wave. Every morning, I pass an identical car to mine and we always acknowledge each other. Its also quite handy in that it gives me an idea if I am running late, depending on where we pass!! My colleague at work has a Smart, and even they flash and wave at each other. So come on you lot, don't be so bloody miserable!! It's not the size of your stick, but more the magic in your wand |
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| MINI2 Newbie | I wave and flash almost all of the time. I get a responce most times but there are some very grumpy mini owners about The best of my local mini's is a b/w with quad fogs. A flash from that is blinding. Also an old dear (must be 70ish) that give a really big wave every time we pass. She loves it ![]() |
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| almost 59k Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reading / Berks / Uk Local Time: 02:11 AM
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Offline | ive found that in London sometimes flashing lights can be missunderstood as a sign of annoyance. ive flashed a few in kensington and had a not so friendly reaction. However rurally its way more fun. I se the 2 same MINIs everyday on the way home and i wave and flash each day, its really amusing how we always meet on the same section of road ![]() i also encourge my passengers to wave too, you get some great looks from other MINI owners when the whole car is waving at them. |
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| Letting the days go by Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Stop Making Sense Local Time: 02:11 AM
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Offline | I flash and get a 60% hit rate around Winchester, and am starting to recognise those who will and those who won't. Those that won't get a flash anyway ![]() ![]() If you can't be good... be good at it! |
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| Where's my roof gone! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Staffordhire Local Time: 02:11 AM
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Offline | I was out on a Testdirve of a MCS the other day, the salesman was just telling me that other mini's will wave at you, I though "oh oh salesman's banter" . And then guess what happend, I got a waved from an oncoming mini. I was so chuffed, I frantically panicked and tried to wave back quikly enough so they could see. I am definetly looking forward to waving and flashing other mini's when I get mine next year. |
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| In my Classic Mk 1 :) Join Date: Jan 2004 Local Time: 01:11 AM
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Offline | I flash or wave, or both and so does Mrs Wibbly when she's driving and we get a pretty good response The Kids wave like mad as well in the back and shout "MINI" as loud as they can, normally deafening us! So if you're out and about in Redditch or surrounding area and see a Black JCW S - Give us a wave please cos we are being verbally deafened if the Kids are with us ![]() | MINIaddiction | | For MIDLANDS Folk in their MINI's | |
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| I'm Back! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kernow, near England Local Time: 01:11 AM
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Offline | Yes, flash and / or wave every time. Get a response most of the time, but it seems I'm much less likely to get any response if the other driver has a suit on! Bonnet stripes, especially combined with spot lights on the other MINI normally guarantees a good response. I've had to give up on the classic Minis except for one late Rover Cooper, with exactly the same red with white roof and bonnet stripes as mine, that I sometimes see in Liskeard. Always get a good reaction there.. Tigger Last edited by Tigger, Eeyore & Roo : Jun 29th, 2004 at 08:57 PM. |
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| SCNM misfit | I used to flash a lot but found that most other mini drivers, if they did respond, waved. So now i wave at every Mini i see - i guess i get a 70-75% response, mostly form modified minis (stripes, extra driving lights etc) - I see on average 3 minis a day I guessI dont always know if they are smiling as am usually travelling to fast ![]() |
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| It's nice out..... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Londinium Local Time: 01:11 AM
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Offline | I have just drove for 25 minutes and in that time I have passed 8 minis.....I waved and flashed all of them. Didn't get one response...miserable lot eh! Minnie xx ![]() |
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| It's nice out..... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Londinium Local Time: 01:11 AM
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Offline | Great ideas both of you!!!!! Cornwall.....Hmmmm, very nice indded and with all them pasties and beaches The Revolution......when do we start it?? so impressed am I that I am going to give you both some of them whatsit thingies...what they called? Reputations...oh and have I got a terrible one! Ah wrong thread Minnie xx ![]() |
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| MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Aberdeen Local Time: 02:11 AM
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Offline | I think its a city V rural thing. In Aberdeen hardly any one waves or flashes but once out of the city, even in the rural towns, people are much more likely to wave/flash. I tried flashing/waving in the city and felt right daft when I didn't get any response! |
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| Back to the Fold | It's not all pasties and beaches you know..... there is a great new mini club ready to take cornwall by storm minicornwall. The revoloution has already started just nobody knows it.......... YET ever fancy a road trip minnie you'll be more than welcome, by the way i have you stuck on my aerial.... ![]() |
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