I've only had my MCS for a few months, but I am honestly getting a bit tired of the attention this car receives -- people gesturing and yelling for me to roll down the window so they can ask a question or make a comment; parking the car to run in and out somewhere and finding one or more people ogling the car and when I return and then asking all kinds of questions, etc. I'm not unsociable, but this is a bit crazy since it seems to happen everytime I drive my MINI and it's a daily driver! Anyone else ever feel this way? It actually bothers me enough sometimes that I've considered getting a different car...
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Buy an RX-8, or a Porsche Cayenne, both of them should be the next thing in attention getting. Honestly, if you've only had the car a few months you've missed the worst of it, when they first came out I considered it an 'unsuccessful' trip if at least one person didn't talk to me about it.
If it really annoys you, maybe you should get another car, but it'll die down, eventually they'll become commonplace. Not to make the Beetle or PT comparison, but no one cares about those anymore, its just taking longer (good thing) for a MINI because there's so fewer of them on the road. Just think of it as a small annoyance that will get better.
If it really annoys you, maybe you should get another car, but it'll die down, eventually they'll become commonplace. Not to make the Beetle or PT comparison, but no one cares about those anymore, its just taking longer (good thing) for a MINI because there's so fewer of them on the road. Just think of it as a small annoyance that will get better.
As soon as I can get my tint job, I'll also be a lot happier. I never did like attention (introvert to the max) and this car obviously doesn't help, but I've never let other people influence my decisions...so I also feel nervous at every stop light and have to be really careful to not look to the side and inadvertently make eye contact with other drivers. 
Although it's a lot easier with friends in the car since they usually have your attention when you're stopped. Luckily, friends love riding in my car...now if only more of them were female...
Although it's a lot easier with friends in the car since they usually have your attention when you're stopped. Luckily, friends love riding in my car...now if only more of them were female...
I've had my MINI over a year now and every day it gets attention from other road users.
I love talking about this car and am always happy to tell anyone anything they want to know, and often a lot they don't want to know.
Making other people happy is one of the pleasures of MINI ownership. Don't knock it, enjoy it while you can.
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I love talking about this car and am always happy to tell anyone anything they want to know, and often a lot they don't want to know.
Making other people happy is one of the pleasures of MINI ownership. Don't knock it, enjoy it while you can.
:black: :black: :black: actually, in retrospect, I don't mind it when people ask me questions about my car when I get out/in...that's always cool, but it's just at stoplights when I'm stuck sitting there with people looking at me that drives me insane... Even worse, all the lights where I lived are poorly timed, so I often end up at red lights.
Even worse, all the lights where I lived are poorly timed, so I often end up at red lights. The other night, my girlfriend and I stopped off to get an ice cream. We started talking to 2 guys and a gal that rode in on 3 Harleys. They were very interested in our MCS. I let them sit inside and gave the full tour. They showed me a lot of things about Harleys that I did not know. If it had ended there, it would have been a good night. we continued talking and found out that I work in the same town as one of the men lived, and he works for the town I live in. His wife drove a school bus in the town my g/f grew up in (and probably drove her to school at some time) She now manages the bus company in the town my g/f teaches in. They even talked on the phone recently, before we met.
Yep, the attention can be overwhelming at times, but then there are the times when you meet some nice people. It's all worth it.
Yep, the attention can be overwhelming at times, but then there are the times when you meet some nice people. It's all worth it.
I don't mind the attention really any more. Several months after I bought my car about a year ago, it really started to get on my nerves but now the people honking at stoplights and the parking lot gatherings have almost gone away.
Now it's ussually more informed people asking me questions, like when I went to Lowe's (American hardware chain store) I parked next to a guy white a black 2002 SVT Mustang Cobra, he was a car guy and I guess he could tell I am a car guy and proceeded to ask me informed questions, not the annoying ones like "Is that an electrical car" or "Oh my god that is the cutest car I've ever seen, where do they sell those?" or my favorite to date "Is that one of those new MINI Cougars?" What?!
-Jason
Now it's ussually more informed people asking me questions, like when I went to Lowe's (American hardware chain store) I parked next to a guy white a black 2002 SVT Mustang Cobra, he was a car guy and I guess he could tell I am a car guy and proceeded to ask me informed questions, not the annoying ones like "Is that an electrical car" or "Oh my god that is the cutest car I've ever seen, where do they sell those?" or my favorite to date "Is that one of those new MINI Cougars?" What?!
-Jason
GTmini said:As soon as I can get my tint job, I'll also be a lot happier. I never did like attention (introvert to the max) and this car obviously doesn't help, but I've never let other people influence my decisions...so I also feel nervous at every stop light and have to be really careful to not look to the side and inadvertently make eye contact with other drivers.
Although it's a lot easier with friends in the car since they usually have your attention when you're stopped. Luckily, friends love riding in my car...now if only more of them were female...
GEtting the tints means you can pick your nose at the lights and no one can see.... bet you hadn't thought of that very handy reason to get tints....
seriously, Minis are quite common on UK roads now (20,000 sold already this year I think), so that staring has stopped. Some people do take a longer, lingering look, but not quite open mouthed incredulity anymore....
Without resorting to stereotypes here... since when did the average American care about mileage? Everyone drives, there's no public transport, and gas/petrol is kept cheap to keep the voters happy!
I'm surprised about the gas mileage thing...
I'm surprised about the gas mileage thing...
I love the attention. espicially with the remote windows activated. when people are looking through the windows with their hand on the window .While you are watching them at a BP or mc Donalds as your having a quick bite . I can't help myself but have to lower the windows just an inch just to see their reactions thinking they have done something to the car
just to see their reactions thinking they have done something to the car 
Anybody having problems at the lights should GET A LOUDER EXHAUST.... I SAID GET A LOUDER EXHAUST! Or dont stop!
Or dont stop!tired of attention
It's not that Americans think gas mileage is important, it's that they can't understand getting such a small car for any other reason, so they figure it must get some kind of incredible gas mileage. That's why I feel compelled to explain that gas mileage isn't the point at all, it's the performance and handling. Buy this car because it's a great car...beej said:Without resorting to stereotypes here... since when did the average American care about mileage? Everyone drives, there's no public transport, and gas/petrol is kept cheap to keep the voters happy!
I'm surprised about the gas mileage thing...
Yes, I have had several young'sters, 11 to 13 wave, point, clap and even one thumb's up! I was at a local eat'ery yesterday and a 11 year old boy said that he has told his parents that a MCS is what he wants, I let him set inside and even took him for a spin ( with his moms blessing ), he could not stop grinning during the ride, with the window's down and the sunroof open with some AC/DC he was waving at everyone we passed. Hopefully a new Mini Motor'er is born...
I always liked pointing out how I'd get in the low 20's in the city for gas milage. It always made people confused and mutter. I never even bothered to mention it required premium, if their heads exploded, I'd have to clean the blood off the bonnet.
But people who ask if its electric when you're pumping gas are still the best moron question.
Being introverted, It still doesn't bother me to have people stare at the car, its not that common anymore anyway. It always freaked out passengers, since people would stare at them, and I'd have to explain why people were staring.
But people who ask if its electric when you're pumping gas are still the best moron question.
Being introverted, It still doesn't bother me to have people stare at the car, its not that common anymore anyway. It always freaked out passengers, since people would stare at them, and I'd have to explain why people were staring.
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