men driving mini coopers?....

crackcrack30

Do men drive these?.... I like them but only see female drivers, I remember the old mini but can't remember them being monosexed....(is that a new word?)

bottom line .......dont want to be ridiculed in work.

Ah_Yeah

crackcrack30 wrote: »

Do men drive these?.... I like them but only see female drivers, I remember the old mini but can't remember them being monosexed....(is that a new word?)

bottom line .......dont want to be ridiculed in work.

Tends to be predominantly a female market, but I've seen plenty men drive them. Theyre not as girly as the VW beetles. One of my friends has a really old mini and he loves it.

Why would you care what people think anyway?

kneemos

They're a bit gay in fairness

Duckworth_Luas

kneemos wrote: »

They're a bit gay in fairness

Gayest movie of all time then!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtWkewqIFDM

Squeaky the Squirrel

crackcrack30 wrote: »

dont want to be ridiculed in work.

You will be if you get one, forever.

But sure F-it.:cool:

Lisha

I think a man driving a micra or a Yaris is worse myself.
But to be serious op if you are bring laughed at at work just tell then to feic off and mind their own business

senorwipesalot

Youll be grand OP if you dont mind looking a right fanny.

slippy wicket

Unless you are a hairdresser it's a no-no for a guy IMO.

Max Power

Lisha wrote: »

I think a man driving a micra or a Yaris is worse myself.

No, it's not.

Fr_Dougal

crackcrack30 wrote: »

Do men drive these?.... I like them but only see female drivers, I remember the old mini but can't remember them being monosexed....(is that a new word?)

bottom line .......dont want to be ridiculed in work.

Go for it. The mini cooper isn't girly, it's got a nice bit of grunt.

Max Power

crackcrack30 wrote: »

Do men drive these?.... I like them but only see female drivers, I remember the old mini but can't remember them being monosexed....(is that a new word?)

Unisexed?

Lisha

FionnMcCool87 wrote: »

No, it's not.

Fair enough I stand corrected

dagdha

kneemos wrote: »

They're a bit gay in fairness

Minis are'nt too bad, New model VW Beetle on the other hand........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXw6znXPfy4

My name is URL

Don't forget to buy some oversized sunglasses if you decide to get a Mini

OP, borrow one off a mate, they're quite good fun to drive.

Ed Winchester

Girls car. End of story!

bambera

Go for the mini cooper S with the John Cooper works and you'll be just fine.

the culture of deference

crackcrack30 wrote: »

Do men drive these?.... I like them but only see female drivers, I remember the old mini but can't remember them being monosexed....(is that a new word?)

bottom line .......dont want to be ridiculed in work.

You will be fine once your

blonde with hair tied up in a funny way, huge oversize sunglasses, Dundrum car park permit, latest fancy (pink) smartphone, oh and always carry a female passenger.

fruitman

Is it the old style mini or the new shape? I drove the new cooper s and that's a great car to drive. Standard mini I think is for girls, the cooper or cooper s acceptable for a guy to drive.

Boscoirl

Needs to be the Cooper S or JC Works

Then if anyone laughs at you at traffic lights, just floor it on green

Pottler

Girls always look way better in a mini. Blokes legs are waay too fat and hairy in fairness.

crackcrack30

......

.....looks like it would be one giant step (too far) for mankind

cantdecide

bambera wrote: »

Go for the mini cooper S with the John Cooper works and you'll be just fine.

Boscoirl wrote: »

Needs to be the Cooper S or JC Works

Then if anyone laughs at you at traffic lights, just floor it on green

Finally! Sense!!

Yakult

If you let other peoples opinion dictate what you will drive (or anything you do in life for that matter) you are nothing but a fool. Do what ever the **** you want and **** what other people think.

lau1247

Boscoirl wrote: »

Needs to be the Cooper S or JC Works

Then if anyone laughs at you at traffic lights, just floor it on green

Them JCWs are slick!!

anncoates

Never ever make a purchase that might expose you to the conformist ridicule of your peers.

Just ask them for a list of acceptable car brands you ate allowed to purchase.

The King of Moo

Why would you care to impress people so stupid as to base their opinion of a person on the size of their car?

It's entirely irrelevant to what that person is like, and particularly stupid to judge a city-dweller on having a small car, which is much more practical for city driving than a small-penis compensator.

It'd be like me saying I'd never go out with a woman with a small handbag.

cantdecide

Yakult wrote: »

If you let other peoples opinion dictate what you will drive (or anything you do in life for that matter) you are nothing but a fool. Do what ever the **** you want and **** what other people think.

It's a question of discerning. I would like to make an educated decision in all cases and if I did end up realising that this thing I've just bought is a watered down version of the thing I should have bought then I'll feel like a dope. I've had all kinds of cars over the years from classic beetles to 280hp Subarus and all of them I knew what I was getting into and the compromises I was making, if any.

Icyseanfitz

nothing wrong with mini's in my opinion, the s-works versions go like stink

kneemos

Yakult wrote: »

If you let other peoples opinion dictate what you will drive (or anything you do in life for that matter) you are nothing but a fool. Do what ever the **** you want and **** what other people think.

What people drive is all about perceptions for a lot of people.

EireGreg

No man should ever be seen driving a mini fact

Icyseanfitz

Ah_Yeah wrote: »

Tends to be predominantly a female market, but I've seen plenty men drive them. Theyre not as girly as the VW beetles. One of my friends has a really old mini and he loves it.

Why would you care what people think anyway?

tbf the new vw beetles are lovely looking, id drive one

The King of Moo

EireGreg wrote: »

No man should ever be seen driving a mini fact

Why?

Marsden

Mr. Bean had one and he was cool. Shorter blokes might get away with it. If your anyway tall you might look a bit of a plonker.

EireGreg

The King of Moo wrote: »

Why?

If you dont no its a girls car you must be a girl

dry_runner

Mini John Cooper Works GP not cheap, not subtle but with 218hp definitely not a girls car.

The King of Moo

EireGreg wrote: »

If you dont no its a girls car you must be a girl

In what sense is it a girl's car?

Are they legally only sold to women?

Do they have sensors that only activate the car if a woman's in the driver's seat?

It has four wheels and an internal combustion engine, like most other cars. I don't see what it is about it that makes it different from them.

humbert

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

Gayest movie of all time then!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtWkewqIFDM

I assume you're being sarcastic but it's actually a very very camp movie.

EireGreg

The King of Moo wrote: »

In what sense is it a girl's car?

Are they legally only sold to women?

Do they have sensors that only activate the car if a woman's in the driver's seat?

It has four wheels and an internal combustion engine, like most other cars. I don't see what it is about it that makes it different from them.

In every sense it is a girls car , I do not need to know about the internal combustion or the inner makings of a car to be able to observe that its a girls car

The King of Moo

EireGreg wrote: »

In every sense it is a girls car , I do not need to know about the internal combustion or the inner makings of a car to be able to observe that its a girls car

But can't you explain why? Is it because it's smaller than most cars? If so, I don't see the correlation between gender and car size.

bmcc10

Minis are the same as TT's and Hyandi Coupes either ****** or fit!

Marsden

The King of Moo wrote: »

In what sense is it a girl's car?

Its got a lipstick holder instead of a cigarette lighter.

Where To

EireGreg wrote: »

If you dont no its a girls car you must be a girl

I must be a girl then.

kneemos

Where To wrote: »

I must be a girl then.

If you find a vagina I'd go with that.

kona

Haha wonder what the people who thinks its a girls car drive!? Some vag bag of ****e probably!

Pottler

kneemos wrote: »

If you find a vagina I'd go with that.

You need to narrow that down a bit. Does it have to be mine?

jaffa20

I like most cars in the hairdressers category; audi tt, mx5, mini cooper s, bmw z3 Who gives a **** what people think? Most of them probably never test drove them or sat in one!

Men in Minis, they don't have the legs for it!

Where To

kona wrote: »

Haha wonder what the people who thinks its a girls car drive!? Some vag bag of ****e probably!

I drive a vag bag of ****e

cantdecide

Where To wrote: »

I drive a vag bag of ****e

I've had four VAG bags of ****e

humbert

The King of Moo wrote: »

But can't you explain why? Is it because it's smaller than most cars? If so, I don't see the correlation between gender and car size.

It's small and cute looking (I'm not an expert here but the rounded edges and usually cheerful colours together with its smallness contribute).