| |
 |         |
 |  |  |
| |||||||
| First Generation MINI Cooper S MINI Cooper S 2002 - 2006 |
| View Poll Results: Forget what colour - Who's the maddest? Vote Now | |||
| Sham the car ho, who is lurking in the far north |     | 183 | 3.65% |
Washy who's still on course to set a record for most MINIs owned !  |    | 232 | 4.63% |
| Soggy who shacked up with Rakey, then thought better of it |    | 242 | 4.83% |
| Aiden, who's got litres & litres in the drive, |    | 174 | 3.47% |
| Cat Eating Rakey - he who spec's best at the pub |    | 187 | 3.73% |
ABG , who has Mod Mania ! and Porsche fever  |    | 149 | 2.97% |
| MartinL, back in a MINI, still the official beanie-type | | 137 | 2.73% |
Mo who's binning his Works and going even more elitist with a Cooper S LE  | | 108 | 2.15% |
| jimskater, who got married & is on his way back to Blighty | | 32 | 0.64% |
|
puck, who's pullied, painted, and wants a new job ! | | 185 | 3.69% |
Shane, who's years too late.... and gone far, far away  | | 2 | 0.04% |
| mad brummie, who ate all of his alphabet soup and was left with a Zed | | 2,015 | 40.20% |
|
ONED, the diesel loving, Annie beating handyman ! | | 199 | 3.97% |
| lavs, who needs to start Speccin' something soon | | 178 | 3.55% |
|
pappillon , who looks very good in all black | | 232 | 4.63% |
|
CooperID who wants some big stoppers ! | | 139 | 2.77% |
|
Wobert, who needs to do some last-minute Speccin..... | | 146 | 2.91% |
| Goonery, who is busy with very complicated recipies... | | 204 | 4.07% |
Ruthie, who is constantly smiling whilst driving her Lippy Red S !  | | 268 | 5.35% |
| Voters: 5012. You may not vote on this poll | |||
 |
| | LinkBack (10) | Thread Tools | Rating:  |
| Sponsored Links | ||
Advertisement | ||
Feb 22nd, 2006, 03:32 PM
| ||||
| ||||
| I think the cost of the tooling & development to produce a large pressing like the bonnet in aluminium would make the project unviable for 4000 units. I remember an ex-Rover guy at Lotus, who made a comment regarding the small "poer bulge" that was added to the '91-'96 Rover 200/400 to clear the cam drive. He quoted a tooling charge of £500k.....and that was for a steel pressing, aluminium will be higher, plus ally may not be viable bearing in mind the shape / contours to be produced. |
|
Feb 22nd, 2006, 03:35 PM
| ||||
| ||||
| So do the JCW's with the leg bolsters and JCG's aren't sure why as of yet according to my sources The GP is a real grower and I think the latest pics make the car look much more integrated than the original Misano pics did. It certainly has been a real grower on me after the initial shock, and I think its fantastic... its a special MINI, its not a modified by XYZ Co. MINI, its a genuine MINI and thats what the fuss should be about, and thats what the fuss will be about for the next generation in years to come. Now if only it had 5 seats... where's that damn baker ------> I have a Gen1 Works S and I'm proud of it <------ |
|
Feb 22nd, 2006, 03:35 PM
| ||||
| ||||
| I couldn't see them spending that sort of development cash on a run out model TBH. They will be putting all the budget into the MK2. We all know how complex the clam shell is. 2011 CR/B JCW |
|
Feb 22nd, 2006, 03:45 PM
| ||||
| ||||
| easy solutions would be to have some graphic wrap on it do a different colour or a toned graphic maybe, nicer idea would be the CF or the leather with red stitching from the JCW range |
| Sponsored Links | |
Advertisement | |
|
| Tags: cooper s, s speccin, spec |
| Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
| Thread Tools | |
| Rate This Thread | |
| |
I hadn't thought of it like that......
