New company: Ninnies4Minis

[cristo]

Trying to get some novel ideas developed for this new company and would
appreciate suggestions, brainstorming, half-baked ideas, etc., so please
feel free to contribute same.

First product is the plus 7 wheel/tire combo.

This features a heavily chromed and suitably gaudy 22x8 wheel mated to
a proprietary 215/15/22 tire. The tire is actually solid rubber, and the
wheel needs to be 2 or 3 piece to allow installation/assembly. It's the ultimate run-flat
since it's already flat (no air space inside). Since a 22" wheel is actually
about 23.25" from lip to lip, there is about 16 mm of visible sidewall. It's a little
sensitive to body roll, camber changes, and rough roads, so you might want to
replace the springs with a beefed up bump stop and have the chassis ride
directly on them. 30 mm front and 25 mm rear sway bars will help as well.
The combo is a tad heavy (30# forged or 40# cast wheel, and 35# "tire"), so
it's fortunate that there's plenty of room to put a huge brake system in (you'll
need it to stop those donuts if you ever get them spinning).

For the die hard enthusiast, go for the 24"x8" wheels. No tires, just wheels.

I'll bet someone out there has a few more good ideas for products.

[rasp]

Question; Do you only pay half on the buses?

[blackdogmini]

Have you looked into the solenoid actuated retractable boot-lid spoiler? Here it is: at 35 miles per hour, the boot lid automatically opens, and acts as a spoiler for high speed down force. This is absolutely awesome. Tests show that at highway speed, the MINI could actually drive upside-down! This is a page one item for your catalog.

[Bk MCS]

Maybe you shouldnt steal these peoples ideas for your own profit, maybe you should sell your own.

[cristo]

rasp, ... don't have to pay on the buses, as long as i step to
the back and promise not to talk to anyone.

blackdogmini, ... this is just what we need!

Bk MCS, no, ... stealing ideas is the way to go. there's only
so many I can come up with on my own. next idea is to
take money for orders and stall. ... backorder, shipment
en route (what's a tracking number?), didn't get your payment,
please resend, etc.
wonderful strategy for getting capital to develop more
killer products.

{by the way, no offense to all the great sponsors and other companies marketing goodies for our MINIs, please keep up the good work, i'll keep up the bad work!}

[olddad]

How about a Continental spare kit for the back of the S with a Good Sam Club Cover?

[gtshnzr]

Bizzare. truly bizzare. what will they think of next? soup spoons for the cup holders?

[Paul]

You could market tyres with punctures as runflats?

[cristo]

Next product is the Nuclear Winter Faux Sunroof (Nucular in Texas markets).

The standard sunroof isn't so great in winter anyway. It's cold when open, and
the sun is lower in the sky that time of year.

For non sunroof models. We put a tiny thermonuclear reactor in the dome light.
It's like a tiny little sun; it provides light that's not in your eyes, warmth,
a breeze (solar wind) without the whole open sunroof thing.
Better consider a cap and strong sunblock on the back of the neck though,
to minimize radiation burn. Not CARB certified because of emissions (mostly
gamma).

[Strangelove]

I want a Shiatsu (sp?) massaging driver's seat with and optional vibrating,heated foot bath for when you're using the cruise control.