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| 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% |
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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% |
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ONED, the diesel loving, Annie beating handyman ! | | 199 | 3.97% |
| lavs, who needs to start Speccin' something soon | | 178 | 3.55% |
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pappillon , who looks very good in all black | | 232 | 4.63% |
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CooperID who wants some big stoppers ! | | 139 | 2.77% |
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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% |
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Jan 17th, 2008, 03:43 AM
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| So there'll soon be a fairly high spec R8 available on the used car market? |
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Jan 17th, 2008, 03:47 AM
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| ARC--the Taurus was/is larger than the Mondeo. US version of the Mondeo (when we had one) was called the Contour--which was a de-contented version of the Euro base model. Hence, it was underpowered, built worse than Washy's Ka, and prone to shed parts. My mom had a Contour SE, which excited me until the glovebox door fell off. She traded it in on a Taurus. |
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Jan 17th, 2008, 06:51 AM
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| TBH I was never a convertible type of bloke until i had my boxster... you just cant beat it... blatting accross the moors, summers evening fantastic... the big issue with the Cayman is is it really worth the money over the Boxster... I love the cayman but until prices drop to the boxster level it'll always be second best... for example an 06 cayman S will set you back about 37k... you can get a 6 month old Boxster S with the cayman engine for that |
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Jan 17th, 2008, 08:26 AM
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| I can see the convertible appeal, but like Neil,I think I'd look a plonker in one, especially living in a small town  I still love the Speccin' Thread - despite not having much internet time these days, its still my fave place on M2  Lova ya all ! |
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Jan 17th, 2008, 08:40 AM
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| Hence the Z4 is no longer an option for me, it looks just too odd with the roof up, sorry Chris It's all the reason I have a MX5 and will get a TT. Again the MX5 looks great with the roof up too, unfortunately I'm not so keen on the roadster MX5. However clever and neat the roof it just doesn't look balanced when up, sorry Hat The TTR IMHO looks better then the coupe even when the roof is up. The lines are better, sorry Aiden But all that said I would prefer a hard top for MY car. However as we have a hardtop MINI, it's MY car that needs to be a drop top unitl we swap the MINI  MINI, RX8 and MX5 - Done those............. It's now TTime  Unofficial MINI2.com bean counter |
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Jan 17th, 2008, 08:41 AM
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| The speccin thread is excellent - I just love seeing what you folks are buying next, and long for the day when I can spec myself a new MINI, Audi or Beemer Until then, it'll be the used car forecourts for me The general car chat is always good too |
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Jan 17th, 2008, 09:12 AM
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| Well the MINI is is for two days for its various problems....San has a123d for the day and has already phoned me to say how much she likes it.... Anyhoo the guy with the demo was a bit delayed so I got chatting in the showroom...... 2011 CR/B JCW |
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Jan 17th, 2008, 09:48 AM
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Ah ok, I just always assumed it was the same car. I have borrowed convertible cars, I get regular use of them when I'm in the States visiting my folks - I just really feel quite vulnerable in a convertible. NeuroBeaker - Proud owner of Zeus (a 'modestly modified' 2004 MINI ONE). Helpful Links: [1st Gen. Power Steering Pump (PSP) Failure Guide] [1st Gen. PSP Repair] [Thread Titles] [Adverts Fix] |
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Jan 17th, 2008, 02:22 PM
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| The price my dad paid for his 2.7 Cayman, he could have had a Boxster S and other goodies like 19's... but again he doesn't like the idea of a convertable,  |
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Jan 17th, 2008, 02:40 PM
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| Get well soon Having owned one and nearly owned the other I actually prefer the Cayman to the Boxster....I have said it before but I actually prefer the Cayman to a 911...(although I have not driven a turbo or GT3) 2011 CR/B JCW |
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Jan 17th, 2008, 03:00 PM
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| Really?  Such a problem for me being 6ft5 and well built... it virtually rules out any roadsters The SLK is about the only one that I fit - and that's a proper hairdressers motor I tried a Smart roadster once, could only just get one butt cheek in it |
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Thanks for setting that straight. 
That detracts from the enjoyment of the drive for me... 
