But I have an irrational hatred of current Mini-Coopers - Which I'll call for the moment-"most stupid car ever".
It's not the car per se. It is deeper than that, as you will soon find out.
Let's hark back to the original Mini-Cooper.
You see, I like this - you can see the charm. Although I cannot be sure of the owner demographic way back then-I would imagine it was considered a fairly innocuous first-entry car. This would have been bought by normal people of all ages. It was not, of course, a powerful car, and nobody would have drag-raced such a car (unless they had souped it up relentlessly at own cost). Even then I doubt it would go that fast.
Then, this came out (a while ago now).
Okay, okay, this is the rally version. But I am trying to make a point (to be made very soon).
Two main points:
1) What GROWN adult would buy a car that looks like a retarded toy car, with huge ugly dials (besides Asian men who have been 'infantalised' by culture-[thanks for that phrase terry]?)- it looks like a 90 year old man dressed up in drag. So who would buy it? I will tell you.
Tossers and nitwits.
Good on BMW for paying the producers of the Italian Job a bomb for putting it all over their movie, because I am pretty sure without that there would only be half as much Coopers on the road.
And that would make it a hell of a lot harder to pick out the worst (and most idiotic) drivers on the road today--besides Volvo drivers.
2) BMW took a car that stood for something very English, proper and quaint. Then- turned it into a tool for wannabe hot-head tossers in rich countries. This is, however, in keeping with BMW's image for the most part. I won't even mention their Z-series, which are crass and stupid (Again, 99% of the time the owners are toss pots).
Okay, I had to deal with a lot of bad traffic today and two moronic Cooper drivers. But I stand by my conviction based on current and previous experience that only morons would ever pay that kind of money for a concept car with wrong and confused tenets. I have much respect for the original Mini-Cooper owners though. Much kudos to you for keeping the dream alive.
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Okay I see your point. I personally like the new Mini in that it's a small car with a good, strong engine - required when you need to climb the hills where I live.
But I do also agree that it is definitely a car no self-respecting adult male should be driving unless he's living in a very tightly packed city. And is Italian. And even then, his main source of transport should be a Vespa or a Lamborghini. Definitely in the same bucket as the new beetle.
Hahaha...Hear hear...They should also be wearing Gucci and/or Prada with aviator Ray-Bans whilst stroking his semi-shaggy luscious black hair which appears to be superbly glossy. And have nice lips.
im upset.. i like the new mini and want to buy one!
im all ok for adult males driving one... but agree with moo.. only in tightly packed cities where having a small car is to your parking advantage..
btw.. hai mich!
Hoi Frannie!!!(hehe)
yeh...well i do have an 'irrational' hatred of them-even though i recognise they look pretty cool i hate teh drivers and people that buy them-for reasons stated. it's only about 99% of them anyway-you woudl be the 1% of people that buy them that are okay tho. ;) don't get racing stripes tho.
But poops, I say I rike the new mini! But mebbe not for males unless it's bought for them - Spuey said he'd drive one but he wouldn't pick it out for himself - or fit the criteria Mich and I have set out!
And yeah, the racing stripes are a no-go.
The car is a-okay for chicas!
hey mich!
I love your remark, "What GROWN adult would buy a car that looks like a retarded toy car, with huge ugly dials"!
classic
having said that, I regard the cooper S as a pretty nice sweet weekend car :)
sorry for posting so many posts but yes, one last one. I've got a friend who's a midget and he looks smashin' in his red mini LOL
hahaha...for real? i guess the car choices for vertically challenged people are....different...in some senses a mini cooper may make sense for THEM...i dunno tho...i still think midgets deserve better than that.
well, let me play devil's advocate here. it's not just a car for posers. if you judge the mini based on its looks alone, you just might be missing the point. it's also a brilliant driver's car. you read car or evo magazine? both fine british publications with classy writing and they go way beyond the superficiality of the mini - i can show you their many many reviews that claim that it's the best hot hatch out there. because of that, at one stage, i was actually planning on getting the turbo cooper s. in the u.s. it's faster and more economical (yes, even the turbo version is only slightly less economical than a corolla) than pretty much everything in its size or price class. and a much better quality interior and exterior than its equivalent japanese or american competitors. and i was thinking of decking it out with GPS, the sport pack and ipod connector for the fun of it. i drive probably 30,000 miles (approx 50,000 kms) a year here in los angeles so i want to drive something that i WANT to be in, the aggravating traffic a big factor, not merely something that gets me from A to B.
and yes, you might have had a bad day, but i find it rather amusing that you blanket your stereotype of the tosspot mini driver (although it can be partially justified - the same moronic mini drivers are here too, but then again every car has a moronic driver element) with a smug air of self-congratulatory superiority that you have better taste than they do because you don't drive one yourself. the funny thing is, it's quite possible that they think they have better taste than you too. haha oh the irony.
anyways. i might be taking liberties with my interpretation of your post, but i personally resent being referred to as a tosser or nitwit because i am one of those morons who is willing to pay that kind of money for a mini.
ok, i've calmed down a bit now. i'll stop being mean now haha.
p.s. the mini is still being built in england.
p.p.s. orange county thinks mini coopers are cool d:
p.p.p.s. i still love you (=
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