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2009 Mini E: You Write the Caption

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Our Mini E will be going back to its parents soon. So, let's give it one last shot at a caption contest. Scott snapped this picture when feeling a little racy.

What is your caption?

We'll post our favorite this afternoon.

Donna DeRosa, Managing Editor

P.S. Don't forget to check out the caption contest on Straightline.

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79 Comments

ergsum says:

04:21 AM, 06/ 4/10

When it comes to range, the Mini E is still handicapped.

seth111976 says:

04:31 AM, 06/ 4/10

"I wish I had a place to park." -unidentified handicap person

lostboyz says:

04:34 AM, 06/ 4/10

and this years biggest prententious douche in the world award goes to...


not a great caption, but seriously parking sideways through a handicapped spot...in a mini?

ergsum says:

04:36 AM, 06/ 4/10

The Mini E was charged with a parking violation.

ergsum says:

04:39 AM, 06/ 4/10

Racing gasoline to an electrifying finish.

technetium99 says:

04:45 AM, 06/ 4/10

Handicapped? Depends on if the race is more than 25 miles long....

ergsum says:

04:50 AM, 06/ 4/10

Scott was charged with insult and battery against the handicapped!

ergsum says:

04:51 AM, 06/ 4/10

The Mini E is not yet range barrier free.

saxdogg says:

04:52 AM, 06/ 4/10

"> UGH! This $h!t tastes HORRIBLE!"

mcgs999 says:

04:58 AM, 06/ 4/10

Range anxiety gives birth to a new term: Gasoline Envy

technetium99 says:

04:59 AM, 06/ 4/10

The last time the Mini E had "racing gas" was after the Mechanic went through the Taco Bell drive through.

oldchap says:

05:12 AM, 06/ 4/10

So is the Racing Electricity around back?

ergsum says:

05:12 AM, 06/ 4/10

High voltage versus high octane.

creeper says:

05:15 AM, 06/ 4/10

thinking i can use the carpool lanes with only two seats means i can park here, right?

throwback says:

05:21 AM, 06/ 4/10

I wish I had a V-8.

ergsum says:

05:30 AM, 06/ 4/10

Green versus mean.

ergsum says:

05:32 AM, 06/ 4/10

Mini E parked by an electric heel.

wshuff says:

05:59 AM, 06/ 4/10

"Racing gasoline with electrons"

wshuff says:

05:59 AM, 06/ 4/10

Racing gasoline with electrons . . . and losing in the long run.

rayray633 says:

06:22 AM, 06/ 4/10

Come on! Just give me a little taste.

rayray633 says:

06:23 AM, 06/ 4/10

I love the smell of wax and gas in the morning.

wable says:

06:23 AM, 06/ 4/10

Not all handicaps are immediately visible

technetium99 says:

06:34 AM, 06/ 4/10

The Mini toasted the Silverado for the first few laps, but boy did those refueling pit stops hurt!

gmanaed says:

06:39 AM, 06/ 4/10

Someone should tell the MINI E that passing gas is no longer a handicap.

technetium99 says:

06:39 AM, 06/ 4/10

If you guys want to find your Mini, just call 1-877-275-5273.

thegraduate says:

06:43 AM, 06/ 4/10

Considering I thought of the exact thing ergsum posted in the very first caption before ever clicking the "Comments" link, I have to simply vote for that. :-)

technetium99 says:

06:44 AM, 06/ 4/10

Detailing available? Looks like a couple of minor details have been overlooked....

ergsum says:

07:03 AM, 06/ 4/10

Welcome to the last Hummer Invitational! We're hoping to go out with a bang!

technetium99 says:

07:03 AM, 06/ 4/10

Electric cars may be racing gasoline, but until the pit stop times improve, they are DNF.

technetium99 says:

07:11 AM, 06/ 4/10

Scott is jealous. Ed got to take the Viper to the Bimbo Nationals but all Scott got was a parking ticket.

ergsum says:

07:17 AM, 06/ 4/10

**Sorry, last one was for Straightline**

rayray633 says:

07:44 AM, 06/ 4/10

Have you guys seen my big brother Countryman?

rayray633 says:

07:45 AM, 06/ 4/10

Boy, we don't like your kind 'round here.

nelsonlu says:

07:50 AM, 06/ 4/10

eGasoline is better for your health -- allegedly.

rayray633 says:

07:54 AM, 06/ 4/10

Do you guys sell an electric to gasoline conversion kit?

rayray633 says:

08:03 AM, 06/ 4/10

Do you guys have any suggestions for what I can do during the CA blackouts?

hybris says:

08:09 AM, 06/ 4/10

We don't serve their kind here!

rayray633 says:

08:10 AM, 06/ 4/10

Oh yeah, my torque band is better than yours.

rayray633 says:

08:12 AM, 06/ 4/10

Excuse me. Would you mind putting out your exhaust?

rayray633 says:

08:13 AM, 06/ 4/10

I'm thinking about just cutting out the middleman.

rayray633 says:

08:18 AM, 06/ 4/10

I guess I didn't realize the electricity I use comes from FUEL!!!

rayray633 says:

08:19 AM, 06/ 4/10

Gasoline Anonymous

subytrojan says:

08:21 AM, 06/ 4/10

N/A

or

"Never underestimate the powers of the handicapped." -HandiMan from In Living Color

rayray633 says:

08:24 AM, 06/ 4/10

Welcome to the Dark Side!!!

rayray633 says:

08:41 AM, 06/ 4/10

If I join, how much of a rollout would you give me?

uncanny_man says:

08:52 AM, 06/ 4/10

This is why people think mini-e drivers are ass-hats.

Racing gasoline and losing.

Mini knows it was a bad habit, but misses its smoking breaks.

sherief says:

09:13 AM, 06/ 4/10

Ochtung, Baby!

actualsize says:

09:17 AM, 06/ 4/10

Think of it as one giant electric wheelchair, officer.

ed124c says:

09:17 AM, 06/ 4/10

Sorry officer, the car is handicapped-- not the driver.

actualsize says:

09:18 AM, 06/ 4/10

sherief says:

09:20 AM, 06/ 4/10

Octane Intolerant

sherief says:

09:27 AM, 06/ 4/10

Let's (Electric) Motor.

spytap says:

09:28 AM, 06/ 4/10

Insert "automotive metaphor for the Special Olympics" here.

sherief says:

09:35 AM, 06/ 4/10

Metallica's follow-up to "Fuel" isn't quite as exciting..

ergsum says:

09:39 AM, 06/ 4/10

Excuse me, but we prefer the term "Range Challenged"!

sherief says:

09:47 AM, 06/ 4/10

Performance Enhancers.

sherief says:

10:12 AM, 06/ 4/10

Shocktane

firstwagon says:

10:24 AM, 06/ 4/10

The future visits the past.

actualsize says:

10:34 AM, 06/ 4/10

Octane in da membrane!
(Octane in da brain!)

technetium99 says:

10:57 AM, 06/ 4/10

The dilemma: One of these two gives no money to BP and their ilk, yet its limitations make it useless for 90% of drivers...

fuhbreezee says:

10:58 AM, 06/ 4/10

Mini jErk

mcorwin129 says:

11:01 AM, 06/ 4/10

Availible in 93, 100, and 103 volts, and 2 AA's

rayray633 says:

11:43 AM, 06/ 4/10

How do they race gasoline?

rayray633 says:

11:43 AM, 06/ 4/10

Hey Guys! I'm here for the gasoline races.

rayray633 says:

11:56 AM, 06/ 4/10

Sorry, my GPS said this was a Radio Shack.

ergsum says:

12:00 PM, 06/ 4/10

Racing gasoline burns up the track!

ergsum says:

12:27 PM, 06/ 4/10

None for me thanks, I'm the pro-green rated driver!

sherief says:

12:35 PM, 06/ 4/10

Potential Handicap

rayray633 says:

12:41 PM, 06/ 4/10

2011 Summer Blockbuster: Back to the Present

rayray633 says:

12:43 PM, 06/ 4/10

I have a Dream...

minie183 says:

01:11 PM, 06/ 4/10

Hi my name is MINI-E,

I stopped drinking a year ago...

mnorm1 says:

01:44 PM, 06/ 4/10

Racing Gasoline? Positively a reVolting development

mnorm1 says:

01:49 PM, 06/ 4/10

If it's de tailed, will you sell it wholesale, cause you can't re tail it?

mnorm1 says:

02:01 PM, 06/ 4/10

Constant chants of, ohm, ohm, ohm were the Mini E's only emissions

mnorm1 says:

02:07 PM, 06/ 4/10

Pardon me, but is this the way to Electric Avenue?

gregnv says:

02:14 PM, 06/ 4/10

oops, wrong house.

tomm250 says:

02:58 PM, 06/ 4/10

Electricity to fill up: $3.00
Handicap Parking violation: $180.00

mhart27 says:

03:47 PM, 06/ 4/10

Mini E falls off the wagon...

prophet4profit says:

09:06 PM, 06/ 4/10

Nice car! Yeah these spaces are reserved for the physically, not automotively handicapped.

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