Heh!
I'll bet the look was something else. If by Mini you mean
I had some explaining to do, put it that way...
Mini-Cooper, those seem to have become fairly
popular in the USA
in the
The Mini Coopr is, IIRC, a version of the same car with somewhat
better performance.
Note that I am talking about the origianl Mini, not the modern
horror from BMW...
Just FYI, that modern horror from BMW is a damn fine automobile.
I've had the pleasure of driving several.