Fellow minis
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I find that I'm more likely to get a reaction when I falsh my lights - especially now I've got my spot lights fitted! A wave alone doesn't always get a reaction 
I do get a little disheartened sometimes when no-one waves back....but it's get when you get a flash and a wave back!
I do get a little disheartened sometimes when no-one waves back....but it's get when you get a flash and a wave back! I'll flash both New and Classics when in my New Mini, but only Classics when in my Classic.
This is because I was getting no response from New Minis when driving the Classic. Even now most people round here (New Mini to New Mini) only seem to respond never initiate.
So if you see a New BEP/white or Classic Blue/silver around South Yorkshire don't be afraid to flash first.
This is because I was getting no response from New Minis when driving the Classic. Even now most people round here (New Mini to New Mini) only seem to respond never initiate.
So if you see a New BEP/white or Classic Blue/silver around South Yorkshire don't be afraid to flash first.
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Always wave flash lights behave like an idiot unfortunatly not everyone responds
There's a red one near my office; we regularly wave to each other. There's a young lady in a yellow that I spot occasionally, she usually waves first, but I always wave back. Had a nice conversation with a guy in a blue S in a parking lot when I had parked nearby. Generally I get a response, even though MINIs are getting more common. Haven't seen a convertible on the road yet though, only at the dealership.
I flash and then wave, and usually get a response.
I think, however, that this is more of a Euorpean thing than an American one, and more's the pity. America is a land of contrast, and I tend to see this in the MINI response thing. Mini drivers are either wildly enthusiastic, or sort of sang froid about it. I think this is due to there being two kinds of MINI drivers here:
First, those who love to drive and love to drive a MINI;
Second, those who where Birkenstocks in the snow just to be different.
The former group wave, flash, give out free beer and stop to talk;
The latter group are "too cool for school" and just seem to be making a statement by their choice of car ("I would be driving a hybrid, but all my co-workers at 'Save the Whales' have one....). Also, they don't realize that beer is vegetarian, too.
Anyone else notice this?
As far as Classic Minis go, I met up with a Red/White one, head on on a national route here last weekend (a dual carriage way with red lights, for you Brits). I was driving my MC40 hard through traffic at the time, and quite frankly did not notice him across the median. Then me kids said, "Dad! Look! A Classic Mini!....There he goes! Why did he flash his lights?"
I, of course, felt like a total schmuck. But you have to realize there just aren't that many classics here in the states. Maybe I should have pulled a U turn and caught up to him?
I think, however, that this is more of a Euorpean thing than an American one, and more's the pity. America is a land of contrast, and I tend to see this in the MINI response thing. Mini drivers are either wildly enthusiastic, or sort of sang froid about it. I think this is due to there being two kinds of MINI drivers here:
First, those who love to drive and love to drive a MINI;
Second, those who where Birkenstocks in the snow just to be different.
The former group wave, flash, give out free beer and stop to talk;
The latter group are "too cool for school" and just seem to be making a statement by their choice of car ("I would be driving a hybrid, but all my co-workers at 'Save the Whales' have one....). Also, they don't realize that beer is vegetarian, too.
Anyone else notice this?
As far as Classic Minis go, I met up with a Red/White one, head on on a national route here last weekend (a dual carriage way with red lights, for you Brits). I was driving my MC40 hard through traffic at the time, and quite frankly did not notice him across the median. Then me kids said, "Dad! Look! A Classic Mini!....There he goes! Why did he flash his lights?"
I, of course, felt like a total schmuck. But you have to realize there just aren't that many classics here in the states. Maybe I should have pulled a U turn and caught up to him?
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