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Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:34 pm
by overider
I did - they bear a strong resemblance to your spelling and "punctuations" :D
May be the paper has a Yorkshire man as there editor. :P :P :P

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:37 pm
by FrankM83
true Lou!! and why did they call it a Clubman? am I wrong but wsn't the clubman the Mini that looked like a Maxi? I beleive the mini estate where just estates? or countryman?

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:40 pm
by bigginger
overider wrote:
I did - they bear a strong resemblance to your spelling and "punctuations" :D
May be the paper has a Yorkshire man as there editor. :P :P :P
That's me convinced then - it's real ;)

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:40 pm
by ASL642
Something to do with who owns the name "Traveller" can't remember but it isn't BMW!

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:41 pm
by FrankM83
it seems the names went round the 4 globe sof the world then!

Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:07 am
by Furrtiv
Think I'll stick with the originals - I thoroughly despised the styling on both the new "Mini" and the new "Beetle". Instead of uglifying wonderful classics, why don't they really do some creative thinking and come up with a truly unique, modern, beautiful economy car and not the fugly little boxes we keep seeing.

Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:07 pm
by dalebrignall
i dont like the new mini clubman it looks rubbish,all the character has gone

Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:39 pm
by dp
Furrtiv wrote:Think I'll stick with the originals - I thoroughly despised the styling on both the new "Mini" and the new "Beetle". Instead of uglifying wonderful classics, why don't they really do some creative thinking and come up with a truly unique, modern, beautiful economy car and not the fugly little boxes we keep seeing.
Totally agree. The original Beetle, Fiat 500 & Mini were built to meet a need for cheap transport for people. That they looked good was a bonus, the icing on the cake. They fundamentally had to be affordable & practical and compete on those terms.

The modern pastiches are built to meet a lifestyle statement. Looks and image come first, practicality and especially affordability don't. In the case of the three door Mini, the manufacturer can't even be bothered to design something that works in both the LHD and RHD market.

Still (says he, recovering from a good rant by trying to find a positive), means there are lots of cheap M45 superchargers knocking about.

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:16 am
by Kevin
In the case of the three door Mini,
Shows what I know as I thought it had 4.