Censors, on this board?
As far as the wave thing. We too used to have a Mini S (you should've seen the post replies on the Mini USA board when I posted that I bought a Hummer from the bone smokers, eco nuts, holier'n-though-one-step-from-a-Prious-drivers, you'd think I'd raped a baby in the Vatican!)
When we owned a Mini, almost every Mini owner felt like a Harley driver and that it's the "thing" to wave. Really. I bump the high beam stalk when I see another Hummer going by. Rarely do they not wave or flash me back with a big smile as if to say "Cool, you got one too!" when they don't wave or flash back, it's usually the "I'm too cool to acknowledge your presence" look or they're on the phone.
Flash a jeep driver and you kinda get another reaction!