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mustard
PostPosted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:45 pm 
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What Minis have you?: 97 rover cooper sportspack, a bloody metro and MY 61 mini van
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i got to drive a 03 bini cooper s today... and i loved it... :?

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What Minis have you?: 1966 850,92 city,98 2.5turbo R33 Nissan Skyline and a 1979 Mini Clubman
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Thats a good one mustard,i always said you were a funny guy! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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What Minis have you?: 1996 BRG mayfair 1275 auto-lyin up now
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1993 cooper spi-completly stripped and upside down!
the long term project(advantage) courtesy of mr skelly!!
rotten shell-found a floor repair panel in the boot tho!
just take the van out, that'l knock some sense back in!!!

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but but but






the heads off the van.... :(

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the long term project(advantage) courtesy of mr skelly!!
rotten shell-found a floor repair panel in the boot tho!
clubman time!!!

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 7:55 pm 
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What Minis have you?: 1979 850 deluxe
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but but but






the heads off the van.... :(

oh no what happened? :cry:
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head gasket blew at the autojumble... never got a chance to put it back together

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What Minis have you?: Mk1 Austin Mini,Mk3 Layland Mini,72Van,81 Clubman Estate, 87 Race carand a 2000 Rover Cooper.
Modifications: Mk1: 998 with flat top slipper pistons, 286 cam, 12G940 head 11:1 compression twin inch and a half SU's 5 speed gearbox. Mk3 998 automatic no mods, 72Van is a pile of rust, , Racer is being built but has the works and the 2000 rover cooper needs an engine again :(
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[quote="mustard"]head gasket blew at the autojumble... never got a chance to put it back together[/quote]

I hate to say it but..............

I told you so :P
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I have to admit..i got to drive one of these cars last year for 2 days in england..that much so im looking at one at the mo pepper white with black carbon roof..220bhp.the women wants a new car so this is all we could agree on... :D :D :D :D

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Whats your location?: if I had a garage probably in there!
What Minis have you?: 1990 BRG and 1972 Saloon
Modifications: Roll cage,custom dash/smiths gauges, Sony xplod ICE 15" sub boot build, 6 x 9's under rear seat,13cm dash, amp built into parcel shelf, Blue angel eyes,neons, MR2 seats, zeemax kit, superlights 13 x 7
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never forget the day I pulled up to my mothers house and seen her new bini outside two years ago,must give her a call and see if she sold it yet hav'nt spoke to her since!!! :lol:
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What Minis have you?: 1971 Mini 1000, Yellow 1980 Super Deluxe, 1977 Mini Pick-up, 1980 Minivan, 2003 Vectra GTS Turbo Sport, 1993 Calibra, 2001 Transit Recovery Truck.
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clubman time!!!



Your Joking right???? Paul in collage still..... Be a long time before he could fuel that baby up.... :lol: :lol: :lol:



And there nothing wrong with the MINI...... They are a cracking car with great drive feel and loads of charm. They have their place in the car world. Not as a replacement for the origanal mini but lets face it what car ever could??????
The Mini could never be replaced its too individual so putting the MINI up against it would be unfair. I totally agreed with Tom Heaney of Irish Vintage Scene when he wrote something simular to my thoughts on the matter in the 2nd part of the Mini 50 special. However when u put the MINI up against some of its real rivals.... Smart plus4, New Beetle, Citroen C3 Plurial, Opel Tigra and other 'funky' cars currently on the market i think it really holds its own. And now the fact that BMW have the MINI Diesel it makes it even more appealing to a larger customer base. If you don't like the MINI i ask you to tell me what it is you don't like about it? I was once one of the MINI haters but after using one as a daily driver for a week i realised the statment 'its not a real mini' is not a reason to hate it. The MINI is not trying to be an origanal mini it is a modern car that has some cool funky characteristics from the origanal mini giving it a retro feel. Couple that with the great driving feel and you've got a winner.....


Not taking a dig at anyone there. Just putting forth my view and asking that anyone who has negitive feelings for the MINI but has yet to have the pleasure of driving one try to get to have a go and see if your opinion changes as mine did. :)

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Whats your location?: Maynooth
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What Minis have you?: 1962 - Morris Traveller MK1 - 1978 - 1275GT, 1998 - Sportspack
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I agree with garret's comments, and would like to add, when the BINI was launched it was pricey, and a bit of a must be seen in one car. A few years on, it is holding its own and given the second hand market there is one within most price ranges.
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Like you said Gareth my personal opinion, but the only retro feel to the BINI is that the clock is in the middle of the dash like the MK1's. I think that to others the Mini could be a nice car and I hear people saying that its nice to drive and are very surprised when they realise that but its made by BMW and everything is modern. I know the Mini can not be held on to forever but BMW should not have gotten there hands on it and made such a balls of one of the biggest classics in the world. If you seen a row of BINI's you just want to start throwing petrol bombs at them were if you were to see a row of Minis you would stop what your doing a smile and stare. BINI's are only ever driven by amazing looking blondes as myself and Billy discused on the MtM, old men half way through a mid life crisis ( Gareth :lol: ), socker moms who left there Range Rover at home and/or gay hair dressers!

Cars like the Mini. Bettle, Fiat 500 and the likes should have been left be.

And I'l upload the pictures of the BINI that I found in Mustads garage the other week!

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What Minis have you?: Mk1 Austin Mini,Mk3 Layland Mini,72Van,81 Clubman Estate, 87 Race carand a 2000 Rover Cooper.
Modifications: Mk1: 998 with flat top slipper pistons, 286 cam, 12G940 head 11:1 compression twin inch and a half SU's 5 speed gearbox. Mk3 998 automatic no mods, 72Van is a pile of rust, , Racer is being built but has the works and the 2000 rover cooper needs an engine again :(
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sorry I just had to :lol:

[quote="StanO'Toole"]Like you said Gareth my personal opinion, but the only retro feel to the BINI is that the clock is in the middle of the dash like the MK1's. I think that to others the Mini could be a nice car and I hear people saying that its nice to drive and are very surprised when they realise that but its made by BMW and everything is modern. I know the Mini can not be held on to forever but BMW should not have gotten there hands on it and made such a balls of one of the biggest classics in the world. If you seen a row of BINI's you just want to start throwing petrol bombs at them were if you were to see a row of Minis you would stop what your doing a smile and stare. BINI's are only ever driven by amazing looking blondes as myself and Billy discused on the MtM, old men half way through a mid life crisis ( Gareth :lol: ), socker moms who left there Range Rover at home and/or gay hair dressers!(Mustard)

Cars like the Mini. Bettle, Fiat 500 and the likes should have been left be.

And I'l upload the pictures of the BINI that I found in Mustads garage the other week!

StanO'Toole :mrgreen:[/quote]
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Well why didn't I think of doing that? :lol:

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What Minis have you?: 97 rover cooper sportspack, a bloody metro and MY 61 mini van
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im gonna go over in the corner and look at bini pics....... :roll:

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Whats your location?: Ballyhooly, North Cork
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What Minis have you?: 1967 Morris Cooper, 1967 Austin Mini auto, 1968 Wolseley Hornet, 1982 Clubman Estate
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For the sake of balance, I am sure that are straight hair dressers that drive them too.
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each to their own really is what i say...
i myself dont like the look of the BINI but saying that i do quite like the look of their new ''coupe'' car coming out soon..

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Trust me stan I'm not old. Just when your experiancing pubirty Anyone who has already passed that stage seems old to you. We have no old people on this site everyone is young in some sence. I'm still a young man. Ask your mum! :D ha ha ha

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Ehhh no Gareth your old stop kidding you self :P
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I agree its a different car and shouldnt be compared, its not the original mini and was never meant to be.

But I drove one and thought it was a great drive and as a car I thought it was great - would I personally buy one - No, but that doesnt mean I dont like it.

I think BMW done a great job. Lets face it they could have made a really terrible car - ok some of you think they did :wink: .

Mini, Fiat 500, Beetle etc.... If something works they will always try to bring them back. If they work when they bring them back is a different story.

Isn't that progression? Now maybe im wrong as im only new to Mini's but I'm sure there is people who think that Rover mini's aren't "real" only Austin ones are.

Some people with Mk1 GTi's think anything after is not a "real" GTi - should they call a car something different every time a new model comes out?
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Snobs exist everywhere...

They bitched when Rover RE-released the Cooper in the 90s. Apparantley it wasnt good enough. Fact is it just let more people enjoy having a cooper, than these closed shop of loopers who kept their mk1, mk2, mk3 coopers in heated garages and never using them. Most people who as gareth pointed out, are quick to moan about something they have never tried. They are also jealous that the new MINI is extremely popular and classless(like another certain car).

How anybody can call a new cooper S shite is beyond me. They are great little cars, I did my test in one, yes they are the opposite to the classic, but the thing wouldnt have sold with a -5 star NCAP.
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i agree with paul, gareth is old!!!! :mrgreen:

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