cute mini stories (why do i love my mini)

[esarc]

seems like thumbs up sign for a mini is common, jeproxxx. i received quite a number of this gesture over the years. one remarkable was when i was towards makati, cruising through cubao underpass. there was this maroon volvo who kept pacing behind my right side. i was a bit concerned that i might have offended him since when i slow down, he slows down too. a while later he passed, rolled down his window and this caucassian, with a big smile gave me a big thumbs up sign.

i have yet to receive it from someone in a bini.

[esarc]

here's another story

one time, this same green mini who rolled in at shell and met the range rover was going to makati along coastal road. in the horizon he saw the tail of a long traffic jam. apparently some post fell over a truck and no one seems to be able to pass by it. somehow this humble little green mini, like a bug, managed to inch its way little by little thru, you know, those little spaces left by big cars on the side, until it reached the "triangle" created by the truck, the post and the pavement. small enough, it was able to pass precisely between the the truck and the post lying on it, as the people in the jammed cars behind watch agaped in disbelief as the little mini slowly disappears in the horizon.

now tell me, why won't you have a mini?

the green mini, by the way, goes home to binakayan, kawit, cavite everyday during that time.

[esarc]

remotely similar to my friend's story above...

it was a sunday and we have this convergence at the big dome. i'm sure you know parking situation at araneta center at times like this. even the public parking atop shopwise has a very long line of cars on hazard signals. can no longer wait on line bec i'll be late for the program so i went around really hoping to find a spot. it did not take me long. just at the next turn, at the corner behind rustans building, between a meralco post and its cable tie (guy wire) to the ground, like my friend's "triangle", my mini fitted perfectly. the guard even told me, "ok sir a! parking ho sana ng mga motorsiklo yan e". of course he got a tip from me afterwards.

[esarc]

ako uli.

nung isang araw, galing akong pag-asa, quezon city, merong isang mamang may dating (itago na lang natin sya sa pangalang 'jame bonds'), naka convertible pero ragtop-up, naka bukas mga bintana at malakas ang radyo. merging traffic sya from the left at road10 (road 10 nga ba yun?), at nakangisi sa mini. approaching visayas avenue, tumingin uli sa mini si jame bonds, nakatawa na at nag bigay ng familiar "thumbs up sign", basa ko sa lips nya "good car!" (tinex ko agad si batman nun, he he). nung magkatapat kami, binaba ko bintana at sinabi ko "gusto mo palit tayo?". ang lakas ng tawa ni jame bonds. alam nyo kung baket? kasi naka Z3 sya. (o di ba, jame bonds!)

[esarc]

Eto na naman ang esarc's mini story... mejo matagal na 'to... ito sana yung ultimate story ko e pero sige eto na...

galing akong south mm, gabi at kakahinto lang malakas na ulan. after the mormons manila temple nag-left ako hoping to sneak out through edsa, masikp kasi yung katipunan-white plains. big mistake! halfway thru the drive bumper2bumper. 6 cars ahead of me baha, sa tapat ng side gate ng camp aguinaldo, at itinutulak na ung mga otong tumirik. naipit na ko nung mga nakabuntot sa kin. nakangisi itong si chedeng123 sa kaliwa ko. iniisip siguro kung 'pano ako lulusot ng hindi sisisid. nasa tabi ako ng gutter nun. mga 20mins na kami dun at bumaba muna ako for a stretch. may nakita akong bato (pangalso siguro na iniwan), at may naisip ako. lakad ako, hanap pa ng isa. ikinama ko sa gutter yung mga bato, at nagpatulong ako sa isang mama para magmaniobra paakyat ng sidewalk, pabalik. bulok pa mini ko nun pero proud na proud ako habang tumatakbong dirediretso (walang mga lamp posts nun) pabaliks sa katipunan, kasi ako lang ang nakaalis sa traffic na yun.

ano kaya nangyari kay chedeng123?

[esarc]

The other week may nakasabay akong bini sa stop light sa agham rd sa quezon blvd. Halatang dumidisplay kasi hindi lumalayo kahit maluwag ang kalye. Nagmumura yung "S" badge sa gilid, gasino ba naman 'tong 998 ko para hindi maiwanan nun... umuna lang sa akin ng mag-go at talagang obvious na nagpapapansin, kasi paliko na kami ng Edsa sabay pa rin kami. Hulaan nyo kung sino ang itinuturo, at kung kanino naka smile yung mga nag-aabang ng bus pagliko namin sa edsa?

...pero ako nakatingin sa kotse nya ...he he

[Syuryuken]

kakatuwa naman mga love story mo hehehe

[esarc]

kakatuwa naman mga love story mo hehehe

Only because the mini is such a humble little car but which you can really take pride on. Kasi kahit tabihan ka pa ng boxster you'll never feel insecure because you know that people will still pay attention to your car no matter how old it is. Alagaan mo lang.

Bili ka na ng mini! Sure you can!

[nyll]

esarc,

Nice mini story. Your from Binakayan lang pala, lapit lang sa amin.

[kamoteman]

people will still pay attention to your car no matter how old it is. Alagaan mo lang.

Parekoy baka akalain ng mga tao sobrang tanda na ng mini natin as in vintage ba! Just some info yung body ng mini natin last production was year 2000.

[esarc]

people will still pay attention to your car no matter how old it is. Alagaan mo lang.

Parekoy baka akalain ng mga tao sobrang tanda na ng mini natin as in vintage ba! Just some info yung body ng mini natin last production was year 2000.

OO nga naman. I stand corrected. Ladies & Gentlemen, may mga Classic Minis nga po pala na naka multi point injection at SRS airbag na po.

(Sensya ka na dre, yun kasi yatang sa kin, mas matanda pa kesa sa yo e... hindi sa kotse mo ha... sa 'YO mismo. Martial Law baby yun, pero kahit papano mapagkakamal'an pang EDSA Dos baby... he he).

[Horsepower]

magkano po kaya yan ngayon at saan dealer nyan? :-)

[rey_rya]

magkano po kaya yan ngayon at saan dealer nyan? :-)

Try to pm Esarc, I think he knows one being sold....and Batman too!

[esarc]

Bago malaglag sa page 2, eto uli ang isang mini story...

One time pauwi uli ako galing south manila, sa stoplight tapat ng manila temple ng mormons may nakatabi akong galant na itim, pre-VR version, brand new, ito pa yung latest noon. Pababa na yung araw at nasa kaliwa ko sila kaya kitang kita ko thru their heavy tints yung mga silhouette ng ulo nila na halos mag umpugan katitingin sa mini. Nauna sila mag-go at napunta sila sa harap ko. Ganun pa rin, nakabaling lahat yung mga ulo sa likod at nakatingin sa mini, naghahampasan pa. Nag-overtake ako, deliberately observing them, at kita ko sa rear view, yung mga baba halos dumikit sa dashboard at nangakangisi.

Huminto ako sa Lapid para bumili ng chicharon at tiyempo, pumarada din sila. Nakangiti na ako at hinihintay kong i-acknowledge nila yung oto. Pito yata silang bumaba pero kahit isa... kahit isa man lang... walang tumingin sa mini, at walang ngumiti sa akin... kahit isa. Humanap ka naman ng snob na plastic oo!

[jestermoi2003@y]

eto share ko lng.
halos laht sa family ko BIG. "as in big"
one saturday night kasamo ko uncle ko, dad ko tsaka ako.tatambay lng kmi sa starbucks morato.Laht kmi nka sakay sa 94 mini ko.yun uncle ko is about 6 footer tapos dad ko is about 250 pounds and me mga 200 pounds.kyo na magicip kung anong itsura pag labas namin ng mini.

[undas_06]

Hindi ako yun. Orens mini ko. Nakalagay sa likod (sa boot lid): "When I grow up I want to be a Cadillac."

At ok lang kung yun ang itanong nya; wag lang "Bakit, ngayon ka lang ba nakakita ng poging mini na may mukhang tao?" (joke din!)

sir orange ba mini mo? madalas ko makita yan sa katipunan... dito kasi ako sa katipunan ng work... and im hoping to have one the soonest...

sorry O.T

[baludoy]

nice cute stories. makes me wanna wish i have one too

[esarc]

nice cute stories. makes me wanna wish i have one too

Cute na ng name mo... kotse na lang kulang...

Tumambay ka lang lagi dito Baludoy... magkakaroon ka... tingnan mo yang si Undas 06... meron na yan!!! Undas, post ka naman pic... :drive1:

[polinski]

a few weeks ago early morning i've seen a orange mini along edsa balintawak anyone have an idea who driven that awesome mini? cool car! gusto ko sanang i-two thumbs up pero kasama ko si misis baka mapagkamalan pa akong luko-luko at mabangga pa kami, btw the plate starts in "D" ang driver ng mini ay medyo chubby guy sya, wala ako masabi! sometimes when i'm driving along edsa i was hoping na makasabay ko ulit siya, hindi lang 2 thumbs up ang ibibigay ko kahit 5 thumbs pa, nakakaganda ng araw at mood when i see a mini, kaya nga i'm planning to have a mini sooner, kapos pa kasi sa budget baka pag minadali ko palpak ang kalabasan, anyone have an idea kung ok ba ang 200k budget for a "decent" mini or ipunin ko pa?

[esarc]

a few weeks ago early morning i've seen a orange mini along edsa balintawak anyone have an idea who driven that awesome mini? cool car! gusto ko sanang i-two thumbs up pero kasama ko si misis baka mapagkamalan pa akong luko-luko at mabangga pa kami, btw the plate starts in "D" ang driver ng mini ay medyo chubby guy sya, wala ako masabi! sometimes when i'm driving along edsa i was hoping na makasabay ko ulit siya, hindi lang 2 thumbs up ang ibibigay ko kahit 5 thumbs pa, nakakaganda ng araw at mood when i see a mini, kaya nga i'm planning to have a mini sooner, kapos pa kasi sa budget baka pag minadali ko palpak ang kalabasan, anyone have an idea kung ok ba ang 200k budget for a "decent" mini or ipunin ko pa?

My mini is orange and my number begins with "D". It is tinted, for practical reasons, that you may have just thought that I am chubby through the tint, because I am not. But if it's a MK3 mini with white top, then most likely it's mine because I only know of 3 MK3 mini SALOONS in the Philippines. To really confirm that it's me, mine has white type decals on the upper lefthand corner of the bootlid that says "WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE A CADILLAC" . If not, then it's definitely not me.

Last i passed the area were in the afternoons of Dec16 and 18, going and coming from Subic.