87 replies to this topic

[PhilipGCaldwell]

what an absolute abomination of a car, would rather super glue my eyes shut than look at it again
I think all modern minis should have petrol poured on them and set alight, they mock the heritage of the classic mini
Bit of a mini moan here, but i also hate seeing them at mini shows, bugger off and get ure own shows, leave the classics alone!!

[mab01uk]

what an absolute abomination of a car, would rather super glue my eyes shut than look at it again
I think all modern minis should have petrol poured on them and set alight, they mock the heritage of the classic mini
Bit of a mini moan here, but i also hate seeing them at mini shows, bugger off and get ure own shows, leave the classics alone!!

Better still why don't you 'bugger off'...............you are entitled to your opinion but as a classic and modern MINI owner I don't think your extreme comment 'I think all modern minis should have petrol poured on them and set alight' is acceptable on this forum which is BMW MINI tolerant if you bother to read the Forum Guidelines:

"TMF is BMW MINI tolerant and posts that are in any way offensive towards owners of BMW MINI's will be removed and the forum member will be warned (min warning level 1) - continual disregarding of the guidelines will result in further action being taken."

Edited by mab01uk, 22 January 2010 - 12:49 PM.

[hystrix cristata]

would have liked to see some 4x4 action in that video rather than just driving down the same road from different angles

[PhilipGCaldwell]

Better still why don't you 'bugger off'...............you are entitled to your opinion but as a classic and modern MINI owner I don't think your extreme comment 'I think all modern minis should have petrol poured on them and set alight' is acceptable on this forum which is BMW MINI tolerant if you bother to read the Forum Guidelines:

"TMF is BMW MINI tolerant and posts that are in any way offensive towards owners of BMW MINI's will be removed and the forum member will be warned (min warning level 1) - continual disregarding of the guidelines will result in further action being taken."

Oh, dont go getting offended, opinions make the world go round, and yes i do have an extreme opinion, that is one of my flaws. Sorry if my opinion upsets you Mab01uk

[SamTheMan]

is it me or with that add on to the grill make it look unhappy?

[mab01uk]

Better still why don't you 'bugger off'...............you are entitled to your opinion but as a classic and modern MINI owner I don't think your extreme comment 'I think all modern minis should have petrol poured on them and set alight' is acceptable on this forum which is BMW MINI tolerant if you bother to read the Forum Guidelines:

"TMF is BMW MINI tolerant and posts that are in any way offensive towards owners of BMW MINI's will be removed and the forum member will be warned (min warning level 1) - continual disregarding of the guidelines will result in further action being taken."

Oh, dont go getting offended, opinions make the world go round, and yes i do have an extreme opinion, that is one of my flaws. Sorry if my opinion upsets you Mab01uk

Philip, I was NOT getting offended by your opinion on the new MINI Countryman, as I said you are entitled to your opinion.
I was only offended by your comment:
Quote:
'I think all modern minis should have petrol poured on them and set alight'

If that really is a true reflection of your thoughts and feelings for other peoples MINI's just because they own or like a different Mini to you, then I am lost for words...........
If it was just a 'throw away statement' or a 'joke' then it was in bad taste and not very funny to those on the receiving end.

I would be just as offended if you had made that statement about classic Mini's.........as I'm sure would many others here on TMF.

[PhilipGCaldwell]

fair enough mab, my bad. (but im not actually gonna set minis alight im not a psycho!)

[GottaDesigner]

From Autocar:

"When you drive it, hopefully you'll see its fun to drive with traditional Mini handling," he said "The iconic shape is still there, too. We want to build on Mini's success and this sits within the brand. I'm happy with it."

OMG XD There is NO comparison at all. I learned to drive in a One series, out of it and Monty the handling and fun factor goes undoubtedly to Monty and no, I'm not just saying that. The One series handles like it's got square wheels... and they said that had traditional handling too! These guys need to take their heads out of their collective behinds!

This is yet another unnecessary 4x4 badged with a popular name in an attempt to foist it off on brand-slaves.

[taffy1967]

what an absolute abomination of a car, would rather super glue my eyes shut than look at it again
I think all modern minis should have petrol poured on them and set alight, they mock the heritage of the classic mini
Bit of a mini moan here, but i also hate seeing them at mini shows, bugger off and get ure own shows, leave the classics alone!!

And I thought I had strong feelings about BMW.



Sorry, but I burst out laughing after reading that and no I'd never do such a thing and I'm sure you wouldn't either.

[neilmorgan]

What are they thinking of?

I really don't mind the normal binis, especially the cooper s, even thinking of buying one as our 'normal, everyday, nothing special' car.

BUT little by little I can see BMW, with all these new variants, slowly moving the bini as far away from the original mini as a fiesta or punto or corsa etc etc is, and this new 'countryman' just confirms my fears

After all, the proper countryman/traveller did look like a mini. This new countryman even struggles to look like a bini.

NOT a bini bash, just my opinoin.

My wife owns a MINI Clubman and I've always thought of it as a nice car in it's own right. It's one of the few small cars I can drive and I find it really comfortable. What I don't understand is why BMW are reusing / abusing the classic Mini names but not even trying to go for the same style. Wasn't the countryman a split back door (as in boot, not rear seat) and wood panelling? Did any of the original Minis have 4 door (as in rear seat) versions?

So now the Mini Countryman becomes a 5 door Punto?

Please BMW, just call it a 4 door MINI or MINI 4x4 and stop alienating the classic owners

[neilmorgan]

Could someone point me at photos of the original Countryman and the original Clubman please, especially including the rear

[joecowan]

how can thatt be called a mini.... its freakin huge

[taffy1967]

Could someone point me at photos of the original Countryman and the original Clubman please, especially including the rear

Lovely: -







The wood is not structural and there was an all steel version too which was a bit cheaper: -



Apart from that there was no 4 door Mini built at Longbridge or Cowley.

This site is pretty good: -

Click Me

Edited by taffy1967, 02 April 2010 - 09:58 PM.

[taffy1967]

And the Mini Clubman Estate (also lovely): -









More images from the 'Mini Times' page of my website: -

Mini Times link

Edited by taffy1967, 02 April 2010 - 10:00 PM.

[cooperdan]

Thank you Taffy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ill put all the pills back in the bottle...

A real countryman there....

No B** s**t th*re..

Dont understand what i wrote there sorry

Edited by cooperdan, 02 April 2010 - 09:58 PM.