Do men drive Minis??

[Mako V12V]

People at work are looking at me in a strange way when I say I'm looking at getting the current JCW mini!
Apparently ALL minis are women's cars.
The JCW in question is the black with red roof and black alloys.
I am a 40 year old professional office worker and I should be looking for a grown up car!
The JCW would be replacing a golf gti edition 30. The JCW is just as quick and looks to have better fuel efficiency, and has all the toys and more that my Ed30 has.

Am I mad?

[MX-5 Lazza]

I'm 44 and not only have a Mini but also an MX5! I get comments about both cars but I don't care, I can silence anyone with a quick passenger ride in my MX5 (supercharged with 245bhp) and the Mini is just my day-to-day transport

[mike9009]

Does it really matter?

I also drive a Mini Clubman S and an MX5. Let others think what they want, all I know is that I am happy with my car choice.

My wife drives a 156 2.4JTD Sport Wagon, so arguably the 'mans' car in the family. Does it bother either of us? No!

Mike

PS I am a 38 year old Engineering/ Production Manager if that makes a difference?

[_Leg_]

41, one of my cars is a JCW. Drive one, hard on a country B road. Not for girls.;-)

[Neil1300R]

You caught the gheys? A bloke in a JCW?

Only joking! Only got a Cooper S as the 3rd car, its a right laugh, and very different from your V12V. Best thing is to get it de-badged as well, then you can catch out anyone who think you are in a girls car.

[Herbert Austin]

Yes, my daily drive is a MINI and has been for years

Get the JCW and enjoy it

Edited by Herbert Austin on Tuesday 17th January 23:19

[offendi]

There are 3 types of guys that like mini's

1. The very gay man - it's so cute

2. The very straight man - hes so straight being in a mini is not a problem

3. The very closetcase man - would people guess he's gay of he brought souch a pretty car ? sorry not pretty , he meant sporty , grrrr , macho stuff . He can see Narnia from his place

[Herbert Austin]

offendi said:

There are 3 types of guys that like mini's

1. The very gay man - it's so cute

2. The very straight man - hes so straight being in a mini is not a problem

3. The very closetcase man - would people guess he's gay of he brought souch a pretty car ? sorry not pretty , he meant sporty , grrrr , macho stuff . He can see Narnia from his place

[Boshly]

swerni said:

offendi said:

There are 3 types of guys that like mini's

1. The very gay man - it's so cute

2. The very straight man - hes so straight being in a mini is not a problem

3. The very closetcase man - would people guess he's gay of he brought souch a pretty car ? sorry not pretty , he meant sporty , grrrr , macho stuff . He can see Narnia from his place

Which one are you then poppet?

Not sure about him but I know which you are

[Boshly]

swerni said:

Boshly said:

Not sure about him but I know which you are

Shhhh

Ps you need to get on the "what cars annoy you thread" and defend yourself

Which one? Smart? X6? Or bug eyed Morgan

[Aston Annie]

Mako V12V said:

People at work are looking at me in a strange way when I say I'm looking at getting the current JCW mini!
Apparently ALL minis are women's cars.
The JCW in question is the black with red roof and black alloys.
I am a 40 year old professional office worker and I should be looking for a grown up car!
The JCW would be replacing a golf gti edition 30. The JCW is just as quick and looks to have better fuel efficiency, and has all the toys and more that my Ed30 has.

Am I mad?

No, you are not mad, get it bought! You've already got a grown up car! Get the JCW, you will regret it if you don't, they are great fun cars.

[RichyBoy]

Mako V12V said:

People at work are looking at me in a strange way when I say I'm looking at getting the current JCW mini!
Apparently ALL minis are women's cars.
The JCW in question is the black with red roof and black alloys.
I am a 40 year old professional office worker and I should be looking for a grown up car!
The JCW would be replacing a golf gti edition 30. The JCW is just as quick and looks to have better fuel efficiency, and has all the toys and more that my Ed30 has.

Am I mad?

I've got the same colour scheme fjcw and I think it looks mean, not girly at all more like a tarmac rally car. I wish they offered 4 spot lights rather than 2 on the grill and a big rear diffuser, then it would be complete.

[Hartge220]

You can get rear diffusers for them

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTeYtHxgceA&fea...

[illmonkey]

Offer anyone who says its not a mans car a quick spin. They'll soon shut up. They're quick and stick to the road like st to a shovel. Cheap to insure and good MPG. Whats not to like?

Now ask if a Z3 3.0 is a girls car? Want me to take you for a spin?

[Hartge220]

illmonkey said:

Now ask if a Z3 3.0 is a girls car? Want me to take you for a spin?

No thanks, my wife's got a Z4MC

Lovely cars

[illmonkey]

Hartge220 said:

illmonkey said:

Now ask if a Z3 3.0 is a girls car? Want me to take you for a spin?

No thanks, my wife's got a Z4MC

Lovely cars

Fair enough. You know what I'm talking about then!

I'll have one, one day.

[Hartge220]

Love my very manly Hartge tuned Cooper S , but always nice to take the Z out for a spin occasionaly (usually after I've cleaned it).

[illmonkey]

Hartge220 said:

Love my very manly Hartge tuned Cooper S , but always nice to take the Z out for a spin occasionaly (usually after I've cleaned it).

Were you at UBMW @ santa pod last year?

[Hartge220]

Yes, a few of us from one of the MINI forums were there, car has a different Number plate since that pic was taken though.

Done quite a few rwyb's & also had the car around Brands Hatch too

[illmonkey]

Hartge220 said:

Yes, a few of us from one of the MINI forums were there, car has a different Number plate since that pic was taken though.

Done quite a few rwyb's & also had the car around Brands Hatch too

I remember the plate from a run up the strip.

Was there, but only as a spectator.