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groovy_jr · Apr 14th, 2002, 11:47 AM

Was thinking to my self today....what things don't really fit in the MINI boot that fit in most other car boots?

For example, I bet a set of golf clubs won't fit in! I imagine you would have to put the back seats down!

smiffy · Apr 14th, 2002, 01:27 PM

My mums weekly food shopping, a 14 inch portable TV (brand new in a Box) the list goes on

And I havent got my MINI yet, this is just what Ive noticed in car parks, very funny to watch though

kjs · Apr 14th, 2002, 01:59 PM

golf umbrella
more than a couple of cases of wine

you can get quite a lot in with seats down though!But, a warning to you all, the plastic back of the front seats scuffs and scratches very, very easily.

I'm seriously considering getting one of the boot liners as featured here...

http://www.dave.mcrae.btinternet.co.uk/images/ACC21.JPG

maybe not the most stylish of MINI accessories, but practical and functional none the less!!

kjs

groovy_jr · Apr 14th, 2002, 02:09 PM

cheers for the advice on scratching kjs.

AidenL · Apr 14th, 2002, 02:32 PM

Honestly, not a lot fits, though its no worse than a Honda Civic I had from new in 1993, remember the split hatch version, the VTEC, great noise from that engine!!

Ooops, maybe this should go in that other famously long thread !!

Ciaran Darcy · Apr 14th, 2002, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kjs
golf umbrella
more than a couple of cases of wine

you can get quite a lot in with seats down though!But, a warning to you all, the plastic back of the front seats scuffs and scratches very, very easily. I'm seriously considering getting one of the boot liners as featured here...

http://www.dave.mcrae.btinternet.co.uk/images/ACC21.JPG

maybe not the most stylish of MINI accessories, but practical and functional none the less!!

kjs

I could really do with one of those covers that fits the whole rear (with the back seat down)...any idea where I can get one? From my friendly

BMW dealer?

dietcokeplease · Apr 14th, 2002, 04:14 PM

You could theoretically fit a dead body into the boot of a MINI.......as proved by Russ Swift, when he got a volunteer into the boot twice at Gaydon.

tsipple · Apr 14th, 2002, 04:17 PM

A Brompton folding bicycle DOES fit, barely.

Kinster · Apr 14th, 2002, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kjs
the plastic back of the front seats scuffs and scratches very, very easily.

Tell me about it. Mine already has a few scratches caused by putting in and taking out our baby seat! Why did they make 'em plastic?

kjs · Apr 14th, 2002, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ciaran Darcy

I could really do with one of those covers that fits the whole rear (with the back seat down)...any idea where I can get one? From my friendly BMW dealer?

This I don't know, but I totally agree.... There was something in the accessories brochure on baldie's website http://www.dave.mcrae.btinternet.co.uk/images/ACC20.JPG (how many plugs is that today...??

) about a "luggage compartment cover", but it sounded like just the parcel shelf to me, but I could be completely wrong on this though!!!

Of course, you could try my friendly BMW/MINI dealer(s)

in Lancs or Oxon....

kjs

Kether · Apr 15th, 2002, 01:45 AM

I'm actually very surprised at the amount of room in the trunk of my Mini. It fits two suitcases just fine. It also fits all the groceries I ever buy in one outing ... about six bags. We drove to Vegas (about 450 miles from home) and never wished for more space. Though if we did, we could just drop the seats ... but so far we haven't ever needed to!

Apr 14th, 2002, 11:47 AM	#1
groovy_jr MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lincolnshire, UK Local Time: 01:08 AM Posts: 524 Offline	Boot Space? Was thinking to my self today....what things don't really fit in the MINI boot that fit in most other car boots? For example, I bet a set of golf clubs won't fit in! I imagine you would have to put the back seats down!

Apr 14th, 2002, 01:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
smiffy MINI2 Master Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Here Local Time: 01:08 AM Posts: 5,718 Offline	My mums weekly food shopping, a 14 inch portable TV (brand new in a Box) the list goes on And I havent got my MINI yet, this is just what Ive noticed in car parks, very funny to watch though S for Smiffy "Kids in the front seat cause accidents, accidents in the backseat cause kids!"

Apr 14th, 2002, 01:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
kjs MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dreaming Spires, Oxf Local Time: 02:08 AM Posts: 334 Offline	other things that don't fit in the boot.... golf umbrella more than a couple of cases of wine you can get quite a lot in with seats down though!But, a warning to you all, the plastic back of the front seats scuffs and scratches very, very easily. I'm seriously considering getting one of the boot liners as featured here... http://www.dave.mcrae.btinternet.co.uk/images/ACC21.JPG maybe not the most stylish of MINI accessories, but practical and functional none the less!! kjs

Apr 14th, 2002, 02:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
AidenL Nice TTs......... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: On The Coast........ Local Time: 01:08 AM Posts: 40,988 Offline	Honestly, not a lot fits, though its no worse than a Honda Civic I had from new in 1993, remember the split hatch version, the VTEC, great noise from that engine!! Ooops, maybe this should go in that other famously long thread !! *Global Moderator*

Apr 14th, 2002, 04:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ciaran Darcy MINI2 Regular Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bristol Local Time: 01:08 AM Posts: 114 Offline	Re: other things that don't fit in the boot.... Quote: Originally posted by kjs golf umbrella more than a couple of cases of wine you can get quite a lot in with seats down though!But, a warning to you all, the plastic back of the front seats scuffs and scratches very, very easily. I'm seriously considering getting one of the boot liners as featured here... http://www.dave.mcrae.btinternet.co.uk/images/ACC21.JPG maybe not the most stylish of MINI accessories, but practical and functional none the less!! kjs I could really do with one of those covers that fits the whole rear (with the back seat down)...any idea where I can get one? From my friendly BMW dealer? Definitely the most handsome Mini Cooper driver in the Southwest (if not the world)!

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Apr 14th, 2002, 02:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
groovy_jr MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lincolnshire, UK Local Time: 01:08 AM Posts: 524 Offline	cheers for the advice on scratching kjs.

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dietcokeplease Official MINI2 Fluffer Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Spearmint Rhino Local Time: 01:08 AM Posts: 5,261 Offline	You could theoretically fit a dead body into the boot of a MINI.......as proved by Russ Swift, when he got a volunteer into the boot twice at Gaydon. There is just one moon and one golden sun; And a smile mean friendship to ev'ryone; Through the mountains divide, and the oceans are wide; It's a small world after all.

Apr 14th, 2002, 04:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
tsipple MINI2 Regular Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Chicago Local Time: 08:08 PM Posts: 176 Offline	A Brompton folding bicycle DOES fit, barely. Timothy Sipples [2002 CVT Sold, 2004 S Rear Ended in Ride Home from Dealer, Back at Dealer ]

Apr 14th, 2002, 04:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
Kinster BarWeetGarNarWeetNinnyBon Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Location: Location Local Time: 02:08 AM Posts: 2,633 Offline	Re: other things that don't fit in the boot.... Quote: Originally posted by kjs the plastic back of the front seats scuffs and scratches very, very easily. Tell me about it. Mine already has a few scratches caused by putting in and taking out our baby seat! Why did they make 'em plastic? Hyper Blue/Blue MCSC with Chilli 'No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself' A. Carnegie

Apr 14th, 2002, 04:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
kjs MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dreaming Spires, Oxf Local Time: 02:08 AM Posts: 334 Offline	Re: Re: other things that don't fit in the boot.... Quote: Originally posted by Ciaran Darcy I could really do with one of those covers that fits the whole rear (with the back seat down)...any idea where I can get one? From my friendly BMW dealer? This I don't know, but I totally agree.... There was something in the accessories brochure on baldie's website http://www.dave.mcrae.btinternet.co.uk/images/ACC20.JPG (how many plugs is that today...?? ) about a "luggage compartment cover", but it sounded like just the parcel shelf to me, but I could be completely wrong on this though!!! Of course, you could try my friendly BMW/MINI dealer(s) in Lancs or Oxon.... kjs

Apr 15th, 2002, 01:45 AM	#11 (permalink)
Kether MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Salt Lake City, UT, USA Local Time: 06:08 PM Posts: 20 Offline	I'm actually very surprised at the amount of room in the trunk of my Mini. It fits two suitcases just fine. It also fits all the groceries I ever buy in one outing ... about six bags. We drove to Vegas (about 450 miles from home) and never wished for more space. Though if we did, we could just drop the seats ... but so far we haven't ever needed to!

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