Just to come back to all the heated debate that has appeared in this thread i posted this comment last night.
"Just to Context things I really wasnt taken by the MINI in general when it came out although I got an 02 plate One I was still not sure if I thought it was a good looking car and not a patch on my Classic in the charm department.
But here 3 MINIs down the line they are starting to grow on me"
I just wonder were my post falls in the most of you sound like catergory?
Its true though I really didnt like the MINI at first I saw it on Launch and thought maybe. I was probably one of the few classic owners though (pre internet when we all met up)
who defended the new car.
Then with my own classic heading for 6 years old and a new gearbox and rusting well I went for it bought a One wih dodgy suspension airbags etc and have never looked back.
I dont like the look of the new S purely because of that black plastic grill seeing it in the flesh isnt going to change that.
I am a sucker for brightwork always have been its a Mini Signature for me but I am not going to be attacked for personal preference. The lines are certainly different but not in the way the Focus Mk2 seemed to really lose the plot its not a bad looking car the Focus but you cant say
Mk1 is point A and mk2 is Point B more like J with some letters gone astray in between.
At least the second gen Mini hasnt morfed into a four door golf sized hatch to cash in on more markets.
I supose this whole thread title is not very clever really is it but no its not ugly there are many ugly cars out there and the R56 isnt one of them.
2008 Non S flavoured Clubman or traveller thats next for me.
