342 replies to this topic

[Ethel]

How about a a Bini piccy followed by 'Can't you tell it's not the real thing - did your wife buy it for you?'

[Mini_Magic]

How about...

"I respect BMW for bringing the Mini brand back into popularity but did they really need to make it so big?"

Yeah?

[Ethel]

I also don't get the Bini is good for the classic argument.

They are totally separate cars, manufacturing parts and accessories for the bini doesn't make classic parts any cheaper - the Mini creates its own market.

Retailers could diversify with any other car to expand their business and cut margins - if Minisport stocked engine tuning parts for Honda VTecs some Mini owners would find it more use than them having shelves full of Bini bits.

The Bini only exists thanks to the classic on the other hand. That's why it's so insulting when BMW try to use their muscle.

[fatmini]

How about...

"I respect BMW for bringing the Mini brand back into popularity but did they really need to make it so big?"

Yeah?

i dont think my windows are big enough to put all this text on

[MiNi FiZ]

How about...

"I respect BMW for bringing the Mini brand back into popularity but did they really need to make it so big?"

Yeah?

i dont think my windows are big enough to put all this text on

it'll have to wrap round the car

[taffy1967]

I also don't get the Bini is good for the classic argument.

They are totally separate cars, manufacturing parts and accessories for the bini doesn't make classic parts any cheaper - the Mini creates its own market.

Retailers could diversify with any other car to expand their business and cut margins - if Minisport stocked engine tuning parts for Honda VTecs some Mini owners would find it more use than them having shelves full of Bini bits.

The Bini only exists thanks to the classic on the other hand. That's why it's so insulting when BMW try to use their muscle.

I'm probably wrong, but the fact that a few of the larger Mini Specialists supply parts and accessories for both models must mean that it's helping keep them in business and a healthy competitive one at that.

If there was no BINI, then the Mini Specialists would probably start to dwindle in numbers and the strongest would have all the monopoly and be able to charge what the hell they liked for their stuff.

Okay Somerford and a few others don't have anything to do with BINI's, but they've still got to compete with the ones that do.

BMW couldn't give a toss for us classic Mini owners and we're not going to get much support from Rover or what's left of it now.

I'm still definitely no BINI fan and my blood always boils when I think about what they've done over the years. But I can see some good like with the Mini specialists.

Unless of course I'm wrong and it wouldn't make any difference anyway?

Edited by taffy1967, 16 October 2007 - 04:41 PM.

[Mini_Magic]

How about...

"I respect BMW for bringing the Mini brand back into popularity but did they really need to make it so big?"

Yeah?

i dont think my windows are big enough to put all this text on

It would fit on a BINIs rear window!

[Jammy]

Ok, I'm bored of this BINI and Classic arguement now. Only window stickers from now on!!

[Mini_Magic]

I'd like "It's wizardy on wheels" to go with my "mini magic" one.

[mini-mad22]

i think some people are readin abit too much into stickers on peoples windows!

[stanley and naomi]

[georgestone]

Small font:


"Back off!"

[J-Lo]

"If you were any closer... you'd hear me fart..."


in small font


(just made that one up...LOL)


Mine: (nothing witty)

[nightflier]

I'm probably wrong, but the fact that a few of the larger Mini Specialists supply parts and accessories for both models must mean that it's helping keep them in business and a healthy competitive one at that.

If there was no BINI, then the Mini Specialists would probably start to dwindle in numbers and the strongest would have all the monopoly and be able to charge what the hell they liked for their stuff.

Okay Somerford and a few others don't have anything to do with BINI's, but they've still got to compete with the ones that do.

BMW couldn't give a toss for us classic Mini owners and we're not going to get much support from Rover or what's left of it now.

I'm still definitely no BINI fan and my blood always boils when I think about what they've done over the years. But I can see some good like with the Mini specialists.

Unless of course I'm wrong and it wouldn't make any difference anyway?

I think you'll find that in order to flex its muscle on the 'rights' to the name Mini, BMW picked on several large traders and said something along the lines of:

'If you've got 'Mini' in your title, sell stuff for both versions, or else!'

Hence MBM, M-Machine, etc... others like Mini Sport, for example, chose to sell BMW MINI gear too.
by the way, I have that information from a very good source

[Jammy]

Nightflier, you must have missed my post about only window stickers to be posted from now on!