The best auto show chatter happens when people let their guard down and just shoot the shit. After getting the lowdown on the new MINI Cooper and wide-eyed John Cooper Works, I hung around for a while with a few of the product specialists at their booth at the 2014 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
There, I learned that MINI dealers have one question they ask all owners that's a surefire way to find out if they might be willing to sell their car back.
Not selling? No problem. It's still a perfect icebreaker to share stories about owners' driving adventures.
Got a great story of your own? Share it in the comments.
The one question MINI asks owners to find buybacks is...