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Hickster · Apr 1st, 2003, 08:21 PM

Just heard on BBC site that Mini UK have announced that UK Dearlerships will be recieveing no more new Mini's from today.

Apparently, Mini UK are concerned that the Mini is now becoming far too common on British roads and that production will be paused for upto 9 months to preseve what uniqueness remains.

During this time, a plan is to be drawn up where dealers will recieve cars in the future, based on surveys of percentage of Mini's on the road in a fixed radius. When questioned about the posibility of people buying from far afield and then bring their car back home, a Mini UK spokesman said, 'It would be foolish to attempt to control this risk, we will have to rely on the good nature of prospective Mini owners and hope they had the patients to wait until their local quota dropped below the threshold.'

Kinster · Apr 1st, 2003, 08:22 PM

April Fool finishes at 12pm

goonermini · Apr 1st, 2003, 08:32 PM

Is this story actually on the BBC website? If so, please can you share the link to amuse us all!

topsy · Apr 1st, 2003, 08:37 PM

hahahahahahahahah

wish they would do this, makes all of us have rare cars !!!!

Speedd · Apr 1st, 2003, 08:40 PM

Oh mYyyyyyyy GOdddddddDDDDddddd (chandlers x in Friends what her name again)

Good job mine is ready for collection at the dealers as we read and speak

very excited

Can't get time off work so have to wait

Roll on Saturday

Pooper Cooper CoopRaNite

Hickster · Apr 1st, 2003, 08:48 PM

Here ya go....

Kinster · Apr 1st, 2003, 09:03 PM

How come there are so many spelling mistakes in that report???????? I smell something fishy!

Quote:

Originally posted by Hickster
Here ya go....

laz · Apr 1st, 2003, 09:20 PM

haha ... way too many ... almost worked....

iaa · Apr 1st, 2003, 09:22 PM

Original New Story at BBC News Site

Nicely done except for the typos.

Ian

Hickster · Apr 1st, 2003, 09:25 PM

Don't blame me for BBC typos....

AidenL · Apr 1st, 2003, 09:28 PM

Very detailed, very good !!!

Tonyt3 · Apr 1st, 2003, 09:31 PM

Great success story for Britain there, just a shame that the company detailed with supplying the cockpits didn't employee a few more people to help screw the darn things together properly!!!!

Nice April 1st gag.

jrrhwang81 · Apr 1st, 2003, 10:01 PM

I was one post-response shy of freaking out and going on a rampage of drinking and test driving lesser cars, and then I forgot that it's april... geez.

Tone · Apr 1st, 2003, 10:06 PM

Nice try. Best I've seen all day

Dark Mini · Apr 2nd, 2003, 12:11 AM

You had me until i realised what day it is today!!! ;D

IgorTheHunchback · Apr 2nd, 2003, 12:23 AM

Igor says well done

Igor

dory75 · Apr 2nd, 2003, 12:24 AM

Anand,

Her name was Janice (sad anorak moment)!

nonsequitur · Apr 2nd, 2003, 12:25 AM

Yikes! Can any this be legal?

Nice job.

tip · Apr 2nd, 2003, 12:30 AM

Wish this would of happened the value of my would have doubled.

Charles

KJ_daGreenMini · Apr 2nd, 2003, 01:39 AM

my car is rare enough :P i peeped at someone today, another mini! hehe.

Apr 1st, 2003, 08:21 PM	#1
Hickster Man about the house My Classifieds Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The SOUTH Local Time: 01:52 AM Posts: 7,341 Offline	Sales of Mini on hold Just heard on BBC site that Mini UK have announced that UK Dearlerships will be recieveing no more new Mini's from today. Apparently, Mini UK are concerned that the Mini is now becoming far too common on British roads and that production will be paused for upto 9 months to preseve what uniqueness remains. During this time, a plan is to be drawn up where dealers will recieve cars in the future, based on surveys of percentage of Mini's on the road in a fixed radius. When questioned about the posibility of people buying from far afield and then bring their car back home, a Mini UK spokesman said, 'It would be foolish to attempt to control this risk, we will have to rely on the good nature of prospective Mini owners and hope they had the patients to wait until their local quota dropped below the threshold.' D-lite-full

Apr 1st, 2003, 08:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kinster BarWeetGarNarWeetNinnyBon Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Location: Location Local Time: 02:52 AM Posts: 2,633 Offline	April Fool finishes at 12pm Hyper Blue/Blue MCSC with Chilli 'No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself' A. Carnegie

Apr 1st, 2003, 08:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
goonermini MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: London Local Time: 01:52 AM Posts: 294 Offline	Is this story actually on the BBC website? If so, please can you share the link to amuse us all! Very special 'chillied' red and white Cooper, 17" alloys, and a very proud owner Born on 3 January 2003.

Apr 1st, 2003, 08:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
topsy MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Eastbourne Local Time: 01:52 AM Posts: 66 Offline	hahahahahahahahah wish they would do this, makes all of us have rare cars !!!! Topsy Cooper S Checkmate

Apr 1st, 2003, 08:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
Speedd Don Vito Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Speedd Lane Local Time: 01:52 AM Posts: 16,388 Offline	Oh mYyyyyyyy GOdddddddDDDDddddd (chandlers x in Friends what her name again) Good job mine is ready for collection at the dealers as we read and speak very excited Can't get time off work so have to wait Roll on Saturday Pooper Cooper CoopRaNite Does my @rse look big in this broom broom

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Apr 1st, 2003, 08:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
Hickster Man about the house My Classifieds Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The SOUTH Local Time: 01:52 AM Posts: 7,341 Offline	Here ya go.... Attached Thumbnails D-lite-full

Apr 1st, 2003, 09:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
Kinster BarWeetGarNarWeetNinnyBon Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Location: Location Local Time: 02:52 AM Posts: 2,633 Offline	How come there are so many spelling mistakes in that report???????? I smell something fishy! Quote: Originally posted by Hickster Here ya go.... Hyper Blue/Blue MCSC with Chilli 'No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself' A. Carnegie

Apr 1st, 2003, 09:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
laz MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sydney Local Time: 11:52 AM Posts: 65 Offline	haha ... way too many ... almost worked....

Apr 1st, 2003, 09:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
iaa MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Somerset Local Time: 02:52 AM Posts: 99 Offline	Original New Story at BBC News Site Nicely done except for the typos. Ian

Apr 1st, 2003, 09:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
Hickster Man about the house My Classifieds Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The SOUTH Local Time: 01:52 AM Posts: 7,341 Offline	Don't blame me for BBC typos.... D-lite-full

Apr 1st, 2003, 09:28 PM	#11 (permalink)
AidenL Nice TTs......... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: On The Coast........ Local Time: 01:52 AM Posts: 40,988 Offline	Very detailed, very good !!! *Global Moderator*

Apr 1st, 2003, 09:31 PM	#12 (permalink)
Tonyt3 Track addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hants Local Time: 01:52 AM Posts: 6,010 Offline	Great success story for Britain there, just a shame that the company detailed with supplying the cockpits didn't employee a few more people to help screw the darn things together properly!!!! Nice April 1st gag.

Apr 1st, 2003, 10:01 PM	#13 (permalink)
jrrhwang81 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2003 Local Time: 08:52 PM Posts: 39 Offline	I was one post-response shy of freaking out and going on a rampage of drinking and test driving lesser cars, and then I forgot that it's april... geez.

Apr 1st, 2003, 10:06 PM	#14 (permalink)
Tone MINI2 Master Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Dorset, U.K. Local Time: 02:52 AM Posts: 5,780 Offline	Nice try. Best I've seen all day "I get by with a little help from my friends"

Apr 2nd, 2003, 12:25 AM	#18 (permalink)
nonsequitur MINI2 Master My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Seattle area, WA Local Time: 05:52 PM Posts: 1,471 Offline	Yikes! Can any this be legal? Nice job. '02 MINI Cooper CVT(6/12/02; Indi Blue/Black, R-81 7-hole 15x5.5" or NZO 16x6.5") '67 Austin Cooper S (6/26/67; Tartan Red/Black, 10x4.5")

Apr 2nd, 2003, 12:11 AM	#15 (permalink)
Dark Mini MINI2 Senior Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Leicester Local Time: 01:52 AM Posts: 494 Offline	You had me until i realised what day it is today!!! ;D Cooper S : Dark silver, white roof

Apr 2nd, 2003, 12:23 AM	#16 (permalink)
IgorTheHunchback MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hertfordshire Local Time: 01:52 AM Posts: 280 Offline	Igor says well done Igor The Bells The Bells

Apr 2nd, 2003, 12:24 AM	#17 (permalink)
dory75 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2003 Local Time: 01:52 AM Posts: 29 Offline	Anand, Her name was Janice (sad anorak moment)!

Apr 2nd, 2003, 12:30 AM	#19 (permalink)
tip Motor On! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Toronto Local Time: 08:52 PM Posts: 830 Offline	Wish this would of happened the value of my would have doubled. Charles BRG/W MCS

Apr 2nd, 2003, 01:39 AM	#20 (permalink)
KJ_daGreenMini what happened to that boy Join Date: Feb 2003 Local Time: 02:52 AM Posts: 1,625 Offline	my car is rare enough :P i peeped at someone today, another mini! hehe.

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