WHO agree's with me that the New Mini is just plain Awful, No way near as good as the PROPER Mini.. yes, it might be safer and more modern... but it will NEVER be a LEGEND like the Proper one is...........................................(PLUS, the Proper Mini is BRITISH through and through.).. not german.....
2006-08-06 23:34:56 · 16 answers · asked by paulrb8 7 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
The First mini is the best handling car in the World.. go-cart on wheels... i doubt if the new one is so good... or can i be corrected.....
2006-08-07 01:20:05 · update #1
yes i adore the italian job film, i have watched it over 100 times.. and never get bored... its esp' pleasing to watch it after we beat italy at football....
2006-08-07 08:04:11 · update #2
The original is always the best. Look at the Italian job
2006-08-06 23:40:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I admire what BMW / Rover (as was back in 2000) achieved with the new one.
It could never have been the same as the original, as the design brief was much different.
Had they had a similar design brief to the original, they would have ended up with something more like the Toyota Aygo, which could not have been produced profitably in the UK. Therefore they decided to latch on to the Cooper as the key product, and produce a sportier, premium product that they could price higher, and so produce profitably in the UK. That this also fits well with BMW's image / products was another advantage.
However, I don't actually like the car. It looks good on the outside, and I believe it is good to drive, but its too much of a cartoon, and the interior is too Fisher-Price for my liking. Its a toy that can be used as a car. I want a proper car, with a proper interior - that's why I've got a Mégane.
2006-08-07 06:19:54 · answer #2 · answered by Neil 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sat in a new mini for the first time the other week, and was VERY disapointed...it was terrible....and it's not even THAT mini!
It's funny when you see the old ones just how small they are compared to modern cars.
I love the old mini, It's a car I've always wanted but never got round to owning.
2006-08-06 23:41:30 · answer #3 · answered by Hmmmmm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have NEVER liked the new Mini.
The original Mini will always be close to my heart. I used to drive one of the original Mini's, and my male colleagues would always fight over who got to move it in the car park, to let someone else out. I would leave my car keys on my desk, and they would disappear at lunchtimes - one of my colleagues would have taken them, to unlock one of the doors, so they could sit inside and remember all the fun they had in their youth driving a Mini.
Who here loves the original version of 'The Italian Job'? A classic film.
2006-08-06 23:48:54 · answer #4 · answered by k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here here - I think the bmw mini should have been given a different name. It is just not the same car - remember the original ones with the string to open the doors?
2006-08-06 23:39:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Looks like an Italian job.
2006-08-06 23:45:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the best is the successor to the old Mini, the MG Metro. Now, that CAN handle.
2006-08-07 01:49:49 · answer #7 · answered by XT rider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bmw mini was designed by rover they just kept it when they sold rover on and added some really good touches.
2006-08-07 00:30:03 · answer #8 · answered by SEAN S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the new mini is really nice and I am thinking about going to buy one soon.
2006-08-06 23:39:40 · answer #9 · answered by Steve C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I aggree! The new Mini's had to be souped up with loads of extras, while the older Mini's where just normal ones!
FACT ATTACK!
2006-08-07 23:43:01 · answer #10 · answered by SikSonic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋