bullerboY Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Of course the old Mini was perfect NOT I nearly made as much money as MOS from fixing these heaps,you had to have an umbrella in the early ones and mushrooms grew in the window slides.Specsavers must be doing a roaring trade in rose tinted specs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Sidney Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 I prefer the newer ones. The old one is what Mr Bean drives. Hardly a good image.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0742Sheff Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Of course the old Mini was perfect NOT I nearly made as much money as MOS from fixing these heaps,you had to have an umbrella in the early ones and mushrooms grew in the window slides.Specsavers must be doing a roaring trade in rose tinted specs. That is why i loved my 1275 GT back in 1993. If it broke i fixed it myself. Everything was soooo simple. I even changed the clutch twice in one day (forgot to change the oil seal the first time so it was ruined the second i started her up). First time was 6 hours, second was 1 hour. I don't dislike the new shaped mini's. The only problem is that they aren't a mini any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ sheffield Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 How can they call it a mini when it's bigger than the average 90s hatchback which at the time was TWICE the size of the original mini. Once again BMW have taken something BRITISH and ruined it for their own gain. It was under BMW ownership that MG/Rover went up the preverbial swanny. By making it faster, more luxurious, more efficient and better handling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xt500 Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 The old Mini was good for two thing only,taking up your weekend and dirtying your tools. They were unreliable rubbish and thats just in the dry! Have you ever watched the driver or passenger in these things going down the road,even running over a match stick results on them hitting their heads on the roof,the cars were a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resident Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 By making it faster, more luxurious, more efficient and better handling. The handling. There will be many that argue against that. The other three just miss the entire point of the mini. It was MEANT to be cheap and cheerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 People should be able to drive what they want, end of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archi3 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Why try and recreate something as original as mini? They had their place and time and collectors can still enjoy them. But BMW need to make money and the newer ones are much more appealing to their target customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swordfish1 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Whether you like it or not, they've turned it into one if the best selling, least depreciating cars on the market. Well done to BMW (even if the centre console looks like its been made by Fisher Price) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sedith Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 The new mini is the ultimate gay icon! How many blokes do you see driving them?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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