New Traveller

Post by **Kevin** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:58 pm

Just came across this and thought.......................................
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/spysh ... eller.html

Post by **mal** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:04 pm

Horrible

I don't even like the new style Mini, can't beat the original design

Not thinking of buying one are you Kevin ??

Mal

Post by **Kevin** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:07 pm

Wash your mouth out with soap Mal

I have an original why would I want a copy

Post by **mal** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:16 pm

That's what I thought Kevin

Mal

Post by **JimK** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:19 pm

I actually quite like it, but where's the wood?

Post by **Onne** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:30 pm

they should know it needs wood, it is structural!

Post by **Tris** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 5:27 pm

yeah! otherwise it wont pass its MOT

Dad wants one... dont think hes actually seen any pics mind

i dont like it, i can see that theyve tried to make it like a real traveller... the original wont be beaten though!

Post by **grahamt7** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 5:44 pm

i think it looks great

Post by **rayofleamington** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:29 pm

Surely the Mini traveller should have cheapo plastic wood trim on the side like they used to do on the original mini estates...
Maybe that'll be an optional extra?

Post by **paulk** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:06 pm

Nah Ray that was the later Clubmans that had the Formica down the sides.

The original Travellers had a couple of bits of wood super glued to the sides for no readily aparant reason.

The back doors look a right mess but I can see what they were trying to do.

Post by **Mike Shipman** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:04 pm

Theres a real one on Ebay at present...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/STUNNING-CLASSIC- ... dZViewItem
The wood on the back doors looks pretty odd...
(I have no connection with the sale BTW).

Post by **Kevin** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:41 pm

I actually quite like it, but where's the wood?

I think it is like that because BMW thought the term Traveller mean someone who drives a van with a caravan on the back so tried to build a combination of the 2

Post by **Chris Morley** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:25 pm

It's always difficult to make an estate look good and this is no exception, especially the side with the extra door. If the idea was to create space for moving bulky items I would have thought it would have been better not to have the roof line curving down so much at the rear.