Mini Cooper going exotic!

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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited March 2006
    Well...maybe I would when it's raining...:p
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,197
    edited March 2006
    Tour2ma wrote:
    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...

    The most successful re-launch was Volkswagen's, New Beetle. That was a relaunch of epic proportions sales wise. I'm sure the Mini Cooper isn't far behind.
    audiobliss wrote:
    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!
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    It's not all about HP. The Mini is a very well balanced car and is like driving a go-kart. Extremely exhilirating in a completely different way than a big muscle car.

    I'd take the smaller sportier Lotus Elise over an Cobra Mustang anyday of the week.

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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited March 2006
    First off, I'm sure the Mini Cooper is a great car to drive, and I know I'd never bad-mouth the Lotus Elise.

    Second, 'cars' is very much a subjective thing like audio.

    And last of all, I wasn't talkin' 'bout no stinkin' 'Mustang'. ;)
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,197
    edited March 2006
    audiobliss wrote:
    First off, I'm sure the Mini Cooper is a great car to drive, and I know I'd never bad-mouth the Lotus Elise.

    Second, 'cars' is very much a subjective thing like audio.

    And last of all, I wasn't talkin' 'bout no stinkin' 'Mustang'. ;)
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    You got it bliss...all subjective and I was never meaning to imply the Mustang was a bad car....it's just there are so many to choose from :) .

    Yeah, I pretty much have a hard-on for that Cobra in the pic!!!!

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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited March 2006
    I'd take the smaller sportier Lotus Elise over an Cobra Mustang anyday of the week.
    I'll stick with the Cobra....If they indeed make it for 2007....

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    I've owned a MG, a GTI, a GLI, SVO Focus...all well balanced nice performing cars. If you want somnthing to commute in every day...these are the ticket. Fun to drive, good manners, good gas mileage, reliable (even the MG)...

    For fun....nothing beats horsepower...we're talking Z06, Mustang GT500, Viper, 911 horsepower. Slam your **** in the back of the seat horsepower. Actually all the cars I just mentioned have nice enough manners to drive every day....it just doesn't seem right to drive one to sit in traffic, get door dings in the parking lots and so forth.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited March 2006
    Who needs HP? Toss yourself on a two-wheeled machine with 85HP and you'll have more fun than any of those caged in vehicles :D
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited March 2006
    BUT...I wouldn't make it to the corner on one of those things! :eek:
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited March 2006
    bobman1235 wrote:
    Who needs HP? Toss yourself on a two-wheeled machine with 85HP and you'll have more fun than any of those caged in vehicles :D

    No thanks. I'd rather have this. Here's a thread from a few weeks ago about it.:eek:

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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited March 2006
    I sold the bike years ago. Minor accidents in a car = many surgeries (if you survive) on a bike. Too much first hand knowledge of what can happen on a bike to ever want to do it again.
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