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Ciaran Darcy · Apr 7th, 2002, 12:23 PM

Just wondered...I have noticed that everybody out there loves the new mini (even the thieves that nicked mine). However, I do often detect a hint of jealousy from two other cars in particular:

The Ford Puma (coz the Mini Cooper hammered it in a comparative test in Auto Express or Top Gear...can't remember which).
And...
The (new) VW Beetle (can't figure that one....maybe its because the Mini took over from it in the Desirable&Affordable stakes or maybe they're just regretting buying a golf in drag).

What other cars do you think don't like the Mini?

pbeirne · Apr 7th, 2002, 12:26 PM

don't know whether you have 'em (I suspect not) - the PT Cruiser.

Skinnyrunt · Apr 7th, 2002, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pbeirne
don't know whether you have 'em (I suspect not) - the PT Cruiser.

Unfortunately we do

Ciaran Darcy · Apr 7th, 2002, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by marksminimotor

Unfortunately we do

Heh, heh, don't you think they look like a London Taxi on Cocaine??

Skinnyrunt · Apr 7th, 2002, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ciaran Darcy

Heh, heh, don't you think they look like a London Taxi on Cocaine??

Yep

Although some people think a black MINI looks like a London Taxi from the back

groovy_jr · Apr 7th, 2002, 12:45 PM

I don't think the old Mini likes the new MINI!

aknight · Apr 7th, 2002, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pbeirne
don't know whether you have 'em (I suspect not) - the PT Cruiser.

yeah the PT cruiser is SUCH a copy. even the Chrysler logo is a copy of the mini....just wider.
but its NO MINI!!

Paul · Apr 7th, 2002, 01:12 PM

I think the black PT cruisers look a little like a designer herse.

Aplogies any PT cruiser owners out there.

willibobs · Apr 7th, 2002, 01:27 PM

There's nothing more satisfying than pulling up next to a Saxo VTR or VTS and seeing the face of the spotty, baseball cap-wearing scally with his bassbox booming just drop as his equally scally schoolie girlfriend with sovereign rings and huge hoop earings gives an admiring glance. Absolutely priceless!!

smiffy · Apr 7th, 2002, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by willibobs
There's nothing more satisfying than pulling up next to a Saxo VTR or VTS and seeing the face of the spotty, baseball cap-wearing scally with his bassbox booming just drop as his equally scally schoolie girlfriend with sovereign rings and huge hoop earings gives an admiring glance. Absolutely priceless!!

You've seen my brother in his VTR then

AidenL · Apr 7th, 2002, 02:21 PM

I might be on a nice little earner if everyone thinks my black MINI is a taxi !! Itll be hard to get the back doors open though !!

Ciaran Darcy · Apr 7th, 2002, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by willibobs
There's nothing more satisfying than pulling up next to a Saxo VTR or VTS and seeing the face of the spotty, baseball cap-wearing scally with his bassbox booming just drop as his equally scally schoolie girlfriend with sovereign rings and huge hoop earings gives an admiring glance. Absolutely priceless!!

I gotta say...that is such a bang-on description of your typical VTR/VTS driver! You just forgot the eye-ring, nose ring, tongue piercing!

12000rpm · Apr 7th, 2002, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by smiffy

You've seen my brother in his VTR then

LOLOLOL!!! liked that

not sure about jealous looks, but i get looked at like i just stole the car

ar no wrong subject, nevermind i thought this thread was about ppl, anyways err i think the lupo gti is a bit jealous cos their the same kind of fashiony car- but not as nice of course

KarmanS · Apr 7th, 2002, 06:01 PM

I think any hot-hatch (namely golf, clio, civic, and the like) should be quite jealous

groovy_jr · Apr 7th, 2002, 06:18 PM

My boss is jealous of my car.....he has just got a New 7 Series and he wants a MINI to play in, but the funny thing is his wife won't let him! haha!

MiniCooperS2002 · Apr 7th, 2002, 07:49 PM

Well, I don't know yet because we don't have our MINI, but I'm guessing all the rice boys will be freaked out when a MINI blows by them, they won't know what hit 'em!

bigbaddaboom · Apr 8th, 2002, 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ciaran Darcy

I gotta say...that is such a bang-on description of your typical VTR/VTS driver! You just forgot the eye-ring, nose ring, tongue piercing!

Oi...

that's not where my ring is!!

I got to admit the image of VTS owners has plummeted over the last two years. Its a shame, the car was a star when it first came out, but now all the oiks have made it less than desirable, can I say "21st century Nova". I never understood the need to change the looks of a good looking car, if you want to spend money on it then do the performance but keep the car looking more or less the same (either that or spend the money on a more expensive car). My wife asked me when I started going on about the MINI in the middle of last year, that I was only allowed to get one if it didn't turn into another boy racer car! I said "don't worry MINI owners are a different type of boy racer!"

What ho!

willibobs · Apr 8th, 2002, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 12000rpm

LOLOLOL!!! liked that

not sure about jealous looks, but i get looked at like i just stole the car

ar no wrong subject, nevermind i thought this thread was about ppl, anyways err i think the lupo gti is a bit jealous cos their the same kind of fashiony car- but not as nice of course

My mate and I both finished Uni last year, the first thing I did when I started my new job was to order my Cooper. My mate was extremely jealous so not long after mine was delivered he went and traded in his VW Scirocco GTII for a 51 plate ex-demo Lupo GTi. Thinking he had outdone me by getting a car that was marginally faster than mine he was aching to show our girlfriends' mates his beloved Lupo, when he mentioned he was in his new car the first thing to come from the girls was "Oh, Chris are you in your MINI?" The poor boy was gutted, the girls go for the MINI every time because most of them haven't got a clue about 0-60 times. Anyway he's now got 3 points on his licence thanks to his Lupo. Tee hee!!!

KlausR · Apr 8th, 2002, 05:28 PM

Have you already heard that the PT Cruiser gets the Cooper power plant as basic engine? That´s at least a marketing step for Germany. The 1.6 ought to need a lot of reving to propel that huge fridge, huh?

Klaus

Johnboy · Apr 8th, 2002, 06:01 PM

Curiously, two friends with Z3s are changing them for the Cooper-S.
I have to say though, as one of the 30 somethings trying to hang on to those last gasps of teenage-cool, the MINI is in danger of becoming the balding-hairpiece GTi round here!
(Just enough room in the boot for my telescopic zimmer frame).

Excellent description of VTS owners - I don't dare look when they scream up and hammer the brakes at the last minute for the traffic light GP - In London, you never know who's carrying a gun!

My pet hate are the transit-van drivers who seem to be permanently trying to get into the boot.

Apr 7th, 2002, 12:23 PM	#1
Ciaran Darcy MINI2 Regular Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bristol Local Time: 02:32 AM Posts: 114 Offline	Which Other Cars Are Most Jealous of your Mini Just wondered...I have noticed that everybody out there loves the new mini (even the thieves that nicked mine). However, I do often detect a hint of jealousy from two other cars in particular: The Ford Puma (coz the Mini Cooper hammered it in a comparative test in Auto Express or Top Gear...can't remember which). And... The (new) VW Beetle (can't figure that one....maybe its because the Mini took over from it in the Desirable&Affordable stakes or maybe they're just regretting buying a golf in drag). What other cars do you think don't like the Mini?

Apr 7th, 2002, 12:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
pbeirne MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Toronto Local Time: 10:32 PM Posts: 58 Offline	don't know whether you have 'em (I suspect not) - the PT Cruiser. --- my money's on the little guy ---

Apr 7th, 2002, 01:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
aknight MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: USA Local Time: 09:32 PM Posts: 23 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by pbeirne don't know whether you have 'em (I suspect not) - the PT Cruiser. yeah the PT cruiser is SUCH a copy. even the Chrysler logo is a copy of the mini....just wider. but its NO MINI!! aknight MA, USA -Cooper S electric blue -1984 BMW 733i -*2001 Convertible Mustang GT** http://stangnet.cardomain.com/id/007gt

Apr 7th, 2002, 02:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
smiffy MINI2 Master Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Here Local Time: 02:32 AM Posts: 5,778 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by willibobs There's nothing more satisfying than pulling up next to a Saxo VTR or VTS and seeing the face of the spotty, baseball cap-wearing scally with his bassbox booming just drop as his equally scally schoolie girlfriend with sovereign rings and huge hoop earings gives an admiring glance. Absolutely priceless!! You've seen my brother in his VTR then S for Smiffy "Kids in the front seat cause accidents, accidents in the backseat cause kids!"

Apr 7th, 2002, 02:21 PM	#11 (permalink)
AidenL Nice TTs......... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: On The Coast........ Local Time: 03:32 AM Posts: 42,151 Offline	I might be on a nice little earner if everyone thinks my black MINI is a taxi !! Itll be hard to get the back doors open though !! *Global Moderator*

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Apr 7th, 2002, 12:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
Skinnyrunt M2 Bapmaster Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: cheshire/staffs bord Local Time: 03:32 AM Posts: 3,145 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by pbeirne don't know whether you have 'em (I suspect not) - the PT Cruiser. Unfortunately we do

Apr 7th, 2002, 12:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ciaran Darcy MINI2 Regular Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bristol Local Time: 02:32 AM Posts: 114 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by marksminimotor Unfortunately we do Heh, heh, don't you think they look like a London Taxi on Cocaine??

Apr 7th, 2002, 12:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
Skinnyrunt M2 Bapmaster Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: cheshire/staffs bord Local Time: 03:32 AM Posts: 3,145 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Ciaran Darcy Heh, heh, don't you think they look like a London Taxi on Cocaine?? Yep Although some people think a black MINI looks like a London Taxi from the back

Apr 7th, 2002, 12:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
groovy_jr MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lincolnshire, UK Local Time: 02:32 AM Posts: 527 Offline	I don't think the old Mini likes the new MINI!

Apr 7th, 2002, 01:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 03:32 AM Posts: 40,709 Offline	I think the black PT cruisers look a little like a designer herse. Aplogies any PT cruiser owners out there.

Apr 7th, 2002, 01:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
willibobs MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Manchester Local Time: 03:32 AM Posts: 106 Offline	There's nothing more satisfying than pulling up next to a Saxo VTR or VTS and seeing the face of the spotty, baseball cap-wearing scally with his bassbox booming just drop as his equally scally schoolie girlfriend with sovereign rings and huge hoop earings gives an admiring glance. Absolutely priceless!!

Apr 7th, 2002, 04:02 PM	#12 (permalink)
Ciaran Darcy MINI2 Regular Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bristol Local Time: 02:32 AM Posts: 114 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by willibobs There's nothing more satisfying than pulling up next to a Saxo VTR or VTS and seeing the face of the spotty, baseball cap-wearing scally with his bassbox booming just drop as his equally scally schoolie girlfriend with sovereign rings and huge hoop earings gives an admiring glance. Absolutely priceless!! I gotta say...that is such a bang-on description of your typical VTR/VTS driver! You just forgot the eye-ring, nose ring, tongue piercing! Definitely the most handsome Mini Cooper driver in the Southwest (if not the world)!

Apr 7th, 2002, 04:54 PM	#13 (permalink)
12000rpm MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: MK Local Time: 02:32 AM Posts: 151 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by smiffy You've seen my brother in his VTR then LOLOLOL!!! liked that not sure about jealous looks, but i get looked at like i just stole the car ar no wrong subject, nevermind i thought this thread was about ppl, anyways err i think the lupo gti is a bit jealous cos their the same kind of fashiony car- but not as nice of course

Apr 7th, 2002, 06:01 PM	#14 (permalink)
KarmanS MINI2 Master Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: HKG Local Time: 10:32 AM Posts: 1,366 Offline	I think any hot-hatch (namely golf, clio, civic, and the like) should be quite jealous Last edited by KarmanS : Apr 7th, 2002 at 06:04 PM.

Apr 7th, 2002, 06:18 PM	#15 (permalink)
groovy_jr MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lincolnshire, UK Local Time: 02:32 AM Posts: 527 Offline	My boss is jealous of my car.....he has just got a New 7 Series and he wants a MINI to play in, but the funny thing is his wife won't let him! haha!

Apr 7th, 2002, 07:49 PM	#16 (permalink)
MiniCooperS2002 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Mentor, Ohio Local Time: 10:32 PM Posts: 88 Offline	Well, I don't know yet because we don't have our MINI, but I'm guessing all the rice boys will be freaked out when a MINI blows by them, they won't know what hit 'em! Brian If you don't like the way I drive, get off the damn sidewalk!

Apr 8th, 2002, 03:27 AM	#17 (permalink)
bigbaddaboom MINI2 Master Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Brighton, UK Local Time: 03:32 AM Posts: 1,297 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Ciaran Darcy I gotta say...that is such a bang-on description of your typical VTR/VTS driver! You just forgot the eye-ring, nose ring, tongue piercing! Oi... that's not where my ring is!! I got to admit the image of VTS owners has plummeted over the last two years. Its a shame, the car was a star when it first came out, but now all the oiks have made it less than desirable, can I say "21st century Nova". I never understood the need to change the looks of a good looking car, if you want to spend money on it then do the performance but keep the car looking more or less the same (either that or spend the money on a more expensive car). My wife asked me when I started going on about the MINI in the middle of last year, that I was only allowed to get one if it didn't turn into another boy racer car! I said "don't worry MINI owners are a different type of boy racer!" What ho!

Apr 8th, 2002, 04:42 PM	#18 (permalink)
willibobs MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Manchester Local Time: 03:32 AM Posts: 106 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by 12000rpm LOLOLOL!!! liked that not sure about jealous looks, but i get looked at like i just stole the car ar no wrong subject, nevermind i thought this thread was about ppl, anyways err i think the lupo gti is a bit jealous cos their the same kind of fashiony car- but not as nice of course My mate and I both finished Uni last year, the first thing I did when I started my new job was to order my Cooper. My mate was extremely jealous so not long after mine was delivered he went and traded in his VW Scirocco GTII for a 51 plate ex-demo Lupo GTi. Thinking he had outdone me by getting a car that was marginally faster than mine he was aching to show our girlfriends' mates his beloved Lupo, when he mentioned he was in his new car the first thing to come from the girls was "Oh, Chris are you in your MINI?" The poor boy was gutted, the girls go for the MINI every time because most of them haven't got a clue about 0-60 times. Anyway he's now got 3 points on his licence thanks to his Lupo. Tee hee!!!

Apr 8th, 2002, 05:28 PM	#19 (permalink)
KlausR MINI2 Senior Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Germany (NRW) Local Time: 04:32 AM Posts: 507 Offline	Have you already heard that the PT Cruiser gets the Cooper power plant as basic engine? That´s at least a marketing step for Germany. The 1.6 ought to need a lot of reving to propel that huge fridge, huh? Klaus

Apr 8th, 2002, 06:01 PM	#20 (permalink)
Johnboy MINI2 Regular Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: uk Local Time: 03:32 AM Posts: 345 Offline	Curiously, two friends with Z3s are changing them for the Cooper-S. I have to say though, as one of the 30 somethings trying to hang on to those last gasps of teenage-cool, the MINI is in danger of becoming the balding-hairpiece GTi round here! (Just enough room in the boot for my telescopic zimmer frame). Excellent description of VTS owners - I don't dare look when they scream up and hammer the brakes at the last minute for the traffic light GP - In London, you never know who's carrying a gun! My pet hate are the transit-van drivers who seem to be permanently trying to get into the boot.

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