Ok heres the deal, i drive a MINI Cooper S, and there has been recent discussion on MINI forums about whether some people think it is a chick car or not. I want to know what non-MINI owners/enthusiasts think.

Heres mine:


Lets see what you all have to say. thanks!

 

I don’t think so. I think the demographics indicate the majority of buyers are male.

Thank being said.... My wife has one

 

Any car that can be called "cute" by a woman is then by definition a chick car. That being said, I wouldn't mind having one.

 

No its not but its very metrosexual. So its a guys car just a different kinda guy . Nothing wrong with that I like driving them and they really are good cars but they dont do quite enough to justify the oddity.

 

its not a chicks car, but i see many females driving one. however i think the lotus elise is a manly car

 

chick car

 

I don't think so. The Mini Cooper S is a pretty damn competent car. I've run against them on the race track and was impressed.

Sure, there are girls that drive the Mini Cooper (not so much the "S"), but that doesn't dilute the car any.

 

meanmud? any comment?

 

It is most certainly not a chick car.. especially not the S, many of the girls that think they're "cute" and own one, generally own a regular Cooper and a few own the S just so they can turn out of their neighborhood faster (or race it, i'm not saying women don't race, i'm just saying of all the owners I know, and I know a lot)

However, I also know many men who race it, and run super track times (especially for the car, which isn't a bad car, but it just isn't a sports car and it keeps up and beats a lot of sports cars) and because they drive the Mini, their wives come race it too but would not race anything but (these are two different guys by the way).

I drove a German imported Mini (same thing as here, about 5-10 more hp, less weight, and no top speed limiter) one day and I have to say that it is a pretty nice car... My only complaint is my complaint about A LOT of cars: bang for the buck, for 24-26k I would rather have a WRX.

 

Put a huge **** intercooler in the front and nobody will question anything.

And I would like to have a mini cooper. They're awesome.

 

My wife has a yellow base Cooper and that thing is fun to drive! I wouldn't mind trying out an S someday but probably wouldn't buy one. Anyway nice car dude

 

An elise takes ***** to drive. A cooper s takes a euro type soccer type guy, that hangs out in theatres, and secretly like Herbie the love bug, acts drunk when hese not so he can cause a minor scandal without looking bad or puking in the middle of the room. These are the same types that when asked why a mini cooper s say yea for autocrossing- ya know amature racing and stuff.

Just joshing ya Marco

 

I like them and If I had the money I would have one as a daily driver.

When ever I go the Ring theres always a pack of them, and they aint slow either

 

I've never associated any cars with genders like some people have(exrelude,eclipse), so I say no..

 

I think the only REAL chick cars are VW Cabriolet, the old Mercury Capri convertible, and the VW Bug. Other than that, I think you're safe. Especially with the "S".