This evening, I was not near my Mini but the mini was parked in the driveway. Was trying to give a big clean of the garage. Neighbour also fixing somthing at the front of his garage. Our garage are very close.

I walked away, then while I was walking back, suddenly saw a loser leaned 1/3rd of his body from the side window of a new black ford falcon (i think), winded up a middle finger and angrily bursting: "Minis - a farken piece of s hit(mixed with the noise from the big and heavy exhaust from the falcon)". My presence wasn't noticed as I was just at the other corner of the block but saw it all happened. I felt sorry to my neighbour cus it wasn't him who owned my Mini but got a middle finger and all that crap from someone for nothing.

Lucky it was daytime, if it was parked out at night, I can't imagine what follows. A reminder that these stupid hoons/people are always around. But most of the time, I just mostly get people's smile from the Mini...what has happened today was quite an exception.

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1964 Morris Mini 850 - G13b gti powered - classic yet practical
1968 Morris Minimatic - 1100cc - classic & breakable
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Whoa taxi drivers are pretty full on round where you live!
Just sounds like your typical narrow minded bogan's

OMG the hoons are coming! The Hooooons are coming!

(I hear on A Current Affair they eat children and breathe fire and a singularly responsible for the destruction of Australian values!)

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

He probably would have shouted "Mazdas / Nissans / Holdens" or whatever - in which case he's going to be quite busy as he's got a lot of ground to cover.

What he'll probably never realise is that everytime he does it, he's just advertising his chronically low intelligence rather than any automotive superiority. As Bill Connelly said "they're more to be pitied than scolded".

Haha , taxi drivers with no taxi sign. Could have been a cop car seized by he thugs, huh? lol

Yes, its a bit of a bogan area sometmes, but same everywhere now, so not very very unusual. The garage is like 30kms from where I live as I only have a carport here...

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1964 Morris Mini 850 - G13b gti powered - classic yet practical
1968 Morris Minimatic - 1100cc - classic & breakable
Sun Certified Java Programmer v5 310-055

Yeah, I live up the hill from boganville so I know all about dodgy bogans in commos and falcons.

But in the end it doesn't bother me too much. People ask why I own such a 'crap' small car. I don't bother explaining anymore, as they don't understand. So if you are happy with your car then awesome. They obviously aren't happy with theirs if they have to make themselves feel bigger by putting others down.

Hey is this the GTi powered Mini btw? That's no piece of crap..

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1964 Morris 850, 1330 Supercharged - 81.8hp atws.
1975 Leyland Mini S 1100S powered - Nice and reliable.
1977 Leyland Mini LS - Project LS-T

I expected better from pristic.

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One should never skimp on the zip ties.

A case of: big car, little brain & little ....?

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Enough said

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The 850 Man

funny u say that cause i heard the same comment made from a girl that told her boyfriend the same thing when he decided to pull up next to me at a set of lights and say my car is a piece of crap.... i should of told the girl to get in a real mans car .


ben i would of proved him wrong with that 1.3 suzuki motor of yours

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oil leak?..what oil leak..that puddle under the car is just sweat from all that horsepower

The bogan probably knows about the 2 falcons in 77 at bathurst. If ony he knew about the 9 minis in 66.

And if he owned a mini it would sadly be a peice of crap (god forbid) cos it would have no brakes, no maintenance or respect and he would probably understeer it into a gutter and smash the sump

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Dean Hutton's first car was a Mini.

blokes shouting things out of cars at random people, whatever it is they are saying, are 99% likely not to have a girlfriend or be getting laid so, fu@k 'em

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wankers. I hope I never get picked on when I am out driving.

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And since they always yell out of the passnegers side of the car they don't even have a car or are too ashamed to drive it ...

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Ok so here's the thing though...

'bogans reproducing'

My theory that possibly challenges Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection.

Bogans attract bogans. They pop em out early, most often before the age of 20, and even when still in high school. The children are born without a chance at this life, and continue the lifestyle of their parents, and the group in which their parents associate with. This life cycle continues, and because of the low age of reproduction, it happens much faster than your superior homosapien.

What i've experienced with the Conformadore drivers in Geelong (if you are from Geelong you know what I mean), is that when they see the Mini have this overwhelming need to prove themselves/their car.

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