Mini Cooper going exotic!

cfrizz

Bingo!:D Me like!:D

bobman1235 wrote:

Toyota Matrix?

cfrizz

WAAAA!!!:D

Ron-P wrote:

Now, that looks ugly.

Demiurge

Ron-P wrote:

Now, that looks ugly.

Good grief, it's like a demented jelly bean.

danger boy

Ron-P wrote:

I like the look of the hard top better but living on the coast I want a convertible, it's a tough call, I'll test drive both but I'm leaning towards the convertible.

I once had (rebuilt it from the ground up) an 1967 MG Midget. Looked just like this one...


That was one hell-of-a fun car to drive during the summer months but a pain in the **** to keep tuned up, duel side-draft carbs. I sold it to a guy in Germany.

So, what's the John Cooper S package?

Nice Ron-P. I had a full sized 1971 MGB tourer a few years back. Without a doubt the most fun car I have ever owned.. when it ran.

cmy330go

I think the Minis are awesome little cars. I personally wouldn't have one as my main car simply because it is front wheel drive.

I'll be very curious to see what the BMW 1 or 2 series brings, when and if they come. I would assume their will be some similarities.

danger boy

cmy330go wrote:

Found these on another forum and chuckled, so I thought I'd share.







I think they're cute.:p
Dave

where's the other half of the car??

heiney9

danger boy wrote:

Nice Ron-P. I had a full sized 1971 MGB tourer a few years back. Without a doubt the most fun car I have ever owned.. when it ran.

My Dad raced MG's and Austin Healy's...we always had one in the garage when I was growing up. Very fond memories :cool: .

Reminds me of a joke I may have told already, but I'll tell it again.

Why do the English like warm beer?























Because they all own Lucas refrigerators....LOL, you older British car buffs will get that.

cmy330go

These really remind me of the old Micro Machines toys. Remember with the annoying fast talking guy in the commercials?

audiobliss

heiney9 wrote:

Reminds me of a joke I may have told already, but I'll tell it again.

Why do the English like warm beer?
Because they all own Lucas refrigerators....LOL, you older British car buffs will get that.

Was Lucas related to MG somehow? I don't understand that part of it, but the implication there is hilarious!

ND13

My dad had a '59 MGA and a '63(?)Sunbeam Alpine when I was a tot.

cfrizz

WAAAA!!!:D That's precisely what I was thinking Al!:D

danger boy

heiney9 wrote:

My Dad raced MG's and Austin Healy's...we always had one in the garage when I was growing up. Very fond memories :cool: .

Reminds me of a joke I may have told already, but I'll tell it again.

Why do the English like warm beer?























Because they all own Lucas refrigerators....LOL, you older British car buffs will get that.

Waaaaaaaaaaaa! that's a good one. You'd have to own a British car some time in your life to realize how funny this really is.

MGB = the Prince of Darkness

shack

audiobliss wrote:

Was Lucas related to MG somehow? I don't understand that part of it, but the implication there is hilarious!

Lucas automotive electonic parts were some of the most unreliable pieces of crap ever put in to a vehicle. The stuff in Yogos would be an upgrade.

cmy330go

Just wanted to go on record as saying "this is the ugliest car on the road"


It's like the design team couldn't decide what they were going to build it out of, and the assembly line finally said F'um and threw together what pieces they had.:rolleyes:

EDIT: Running a close second!

bobman1235

cmy330go wrote:

These really remind me of the old Micro Machines toys. Remember with the annoying fast talking guy in the commercials?

Yup, this guy.

bobman1235

Ugliest cars? At least they stopped making these :



And these are pretty godawful, even though I like Subarus...

heiney9

audiobliss wrote:

Was Lucas related to MG somehow? I don't understand that part of it, but the implication there is hilarious!

Lucas was responsible for much of the electronics/ignition components in the older British marques and they were notoriously troublesome and rarely worked properly even when you had a brand new car. My parents actually drove an MG cross country to Vegas for their honeymoon in 1963. Never had any serious troubles. How I'll never know. My Dad is/was a good mechanic so he probably fixed things along the way.

H9

heiney9

ND13 wrote:

My dad had a '59 MGA and a '63(?)Sunbeam Alpine when I was a tot.

Those Sunbeams were sleepers. A british car essentially with a Ford motor. 289 if I remember off the top of my head. Maybe I'm thinking of the Sunbeam Tiger .

H9

audiobliss

Yup, the Aztec (and Rendezvous), Element, and HHR are three of the most pathetic cars on the road today, to be sure.

cfrizz

EWWWWWWWW!!! WTH were they thinking????:eek: :eek: :eek:

bobman1235 wrote:

Ugliest cars? At least they stopped making these :



And these are pretty godawful, even though I like Subarus...

cfrizz

Agreed with the 1st one. At least with the 2nd one it's all one color! What is it?

cmy330go wrote:

Just wanted to go on record as saying "this is the ugliest car on the road"


It's like the design team couldn't decide what they were going to build it out of, and the assembly line finally said F'um and threw together what pieces they had.:rolleyes:

EDIT: Running a close second!

audiobliss

Chevrolet HHR. A pathetic, lame attempt to copy the PT Cruiser. No, I don't guess they attempted to copy it...but they sure succeeded at it. I think it's nothing less than disgusting that Chevy so blatantly made a clone of the PT Cruiser. Not only did they take Chrysler's idea, it's practically (cosmetically) the same car! All you have to do is take a PT Cruiser, slap the bowtie grill and headlights on it, and you have an HHR! Pathetic!

ND13

heiney9 wrote:

Those Sunbeams were sleepers. A british car essentially with a Ford motor. 289 if I remember off the top of my head. Maybe I'm thinking of the Sunbeam Tiger .

H9

Yep, the Tiger was the Ford V8, but it was a 260 I believe. The Alpine was an inline 6, I think. I'm pretty sure that there was a lesser 4 cyl model, too.

shack

It's like the design team couldn't decide what they were going to build it out of, and the assembly line finally said F'um and threw together what pieces they had.

The Element is a well thought out vehicle, designed for utitlity vs looks. I will say that it is something you either love or hate. My wife hated them till she drove one. Now she loves it. She gets more questions about it than any car she's ever owned. She gets somebody wanting to see it at least once a week. The plastic corners were being painted solid body color quite a bit so Honda started offering factory sheet metal vs plastic.



It's a pretty cool truck. Drive train is exactly the same as the CR-V and is pretty much bullet proof. Tons of interior room and very versatal. I hate SUVs....but this one is ok. 23-24 mpg. Cruse all day at 80+ mph.

Here's mine...

cmy330go

I won't deny it's good quality, and useful vehicle. I mean honda doesn't build junk, but I'm just saying I can't stand the styling. The painted sheet metal helps, but not much.

Just my .02 cents worth.;)

audiobliss

cmy330go wrote:

I won't deny it's good quality, and useful vehicle. I mean honda doesn't build junk, but I'm just saying I can't stand the styling. The painted sheet metal helps, but not much.

Exactly my thoughts. Seems to be practical, but I wouldn't be caught dead in one.

heiney9

ND13 wrote:

Yep, the Tiger was the Ford V8, but it was a 260 I believe. The Alpine was an inline 6, I think. I'm pretty sure that there was a lesser 4 cyl model, too.

Early Tigers had the Ford 260, but starting in 1967 they used the 289 from the Shelby Cobra. They used a 289 until production ceased in 1969. The 289's are the gems and are the most sought after of the Tigers.

Couple of pics. The first is an Alpine, the second is a 1967 Tiger with a 289.

H9

BobMcG

neomagus00 wrote:

i was curious, so i looked it up:
bmw 325i sedan - 109" (what i'd take for a very roughly average number)
mini cooper convertible - 97" (about 11% less than the sedan, not bad)

i wonder if the extra foot makes a huge difference?

cool car, tho

See post #15

Tour2ma

On the Mini's...

Neighbor owns a Cobra, a Viper and drives a Mini. Says it's the most fun of them all. And his wife got into the act with a Mini rag-top.

I wonder whether there has been a more successful model relaunch...

audiobliss

Well, that neighbor of yours is crazy. No telling how much power he has under the hood of that Cobra, but I'll bet it's enough to light up those rear tires at will! And given the fabulous lines of the Cobra, I'd never want to drive a Mini when a Cobra was available!