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why my dad hates my mini!
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Author:  aussie [ Thu May 12, 2005 11:04 pm ]
Post subject:  why my dad hates my mini!
Since I am only on my L's, my dad has to drive the mini at times when he has to pick me up (and i want to drive home), and when i am driving he has to sit in the passengers seat. but what pisses me off is he is always compliaining about it!

This is what he says (he exaggerates about em all):
I dont like the mini because

1. "the gear ratios are so small"
2. "you feel every bump, im constantly getting shaken around"
3. "i dont know how this bloody stereo works"
4. When im driving and I accelerate slightly too fast he looks at me as if i have done something terrible.
5. "everyone is always looking at me" (which he likes at times too)
6. When I am driving with the L plates there are always P plater ******* in commodores and stuff doing what they do best just to show off near a L plater.
7. "Its sooo hard getting out of the car"

theres many more...but theres just what i have to hear whenever im driving. my response is, in 9 weeks, you wont have to sit in this car or drive it ever again.

but on occasions he appreciates the mini.

1. Parking
2. Turning circle
3. Fuel consumption (because he is paying for my petrol at the moment.)
Author:  willy [ Thu May 12, 2005 11:08 pm ]
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:lol:

Dad loves mine.
He loves giving it stick.
8)
Author:  MiNi MuLiShA [ Fri May 13, 2005 12:29 am ]
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turning circle..... I've seen mack trucks turn a tighter circle!... but on the other hand, if you use the handbrake when turning, yes, they can turn quite easy hey!

-Cam 8)
Author:  J_A_M [ Fri May 13, 2005 8:32 am ]
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all of those reasons are why we love them! 8)
Author:  bnicho [ Fri May 13, 2005 8:56 am ]
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Black_Van_73 wrote:
turning circle..... I've seen mack trucks turn a tighter circle!... but on the other hand, if you use the handbrake when turning, yes, they can turn quite easy hey!

-Cam 8)


You want bad turning circle, try a 13" wheel Moke! They have stops in the rack to prevent wheel scrub with the bigger diameter wheels. Three point turns become six point turns. :lol:
Author:  danidad [ Fri May 13, 2005 9:08 am ]
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mini had the best turning circle of all when it was first made... that was one of its major selling points
Author:  MrBob [ Fri May 13, 2005 9:18 am ]
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bnicho wrote:
You want bad turning circle, try a 13" wheel Moke! They have stops in the rack to prevent wheel scrub with the bigger diameter wheels.
You don't know If these stops are easily adapted to a mini rack do you??

Ever since I fitted my new rack, I new have too much lock. The wheels can scrub (If only slightly) on the guards, but more concerning is the fact that my abnormally large brakes now hit the Radius arms (never a problem with the old rack). The problem with this is that it pushes the callipers apart and it can take an extra pump to get pedal back. If I could limit the steering to what the old rack was, these problems wouldn't exist.

Sorry to hijack the post - but any ideas anyone??
Author:  danidad [ Fri May 13, 2005 9:51 am ]
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UK or aussie rack????? think they have different number of turns lock to lock and slightly different turning circle.... am i right peoples???
Author:  MrBob [ Fri May 13, 2005 10:00 am ]
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I think it is a UK one - it's brand new so it'd have to be wouldn't it?
Author:  bigel nigel [ Fri May 13, 2005 10:58 am ]
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my dad hates mine cos he has to work on it all the time
(cos i make him)
but he does it anyway cos he noes it has to get finished very soon
as i can already get my P's :cry: ive just been to lazy :?
Author:  lobby69 [ Fri May 13, 2005 11:40 am ]
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now i think about it.....I HATE THEM TOO... :lol: :cry:

never hate a mini :lol:
Author:  minstar [ Fri May 13, 2005 12:20 pm ]
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Your dad sounds like my brother only difference my brother is 38 but says almost the exact same things, but he is 65 in his head. :roll:
Author:  meeni [ Fri May 13, 2005 3:53 pm ]
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my dad liikes mine,, the turning circle is great on mine it spins round in half my court!
Author:  Harley [ Fri May 13, 2005 3:59 pm ]
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I always get the feeling my turning circle isn't as tight as it could be.
But I think it is some sort of illusion or something.
Author:  Anto [ Fri May 13, 2005 4:10 pm ]
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My father doesn't like mine because it spends more time in the garage (blocking access to his motorbikes!) than it does on the road. He also doesn't like to three cars worth of spares I carry, and he gets pissed off when I rebuild carbies inside the house.

My mother loves it but I don't let her drive it. Insurance wont let her, or something like that :wink:
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