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-=cHiLli=- · Jun 24th, 2005, 07:53 AM

Quite seriously....

I work in Swindon (UK) and of course have to drive about on the roads here, but they quite frankly suck!

I have an MCS and I know the ride is hard but really isnt part of it down to the condition of the roads, you could be driving along perfectly happily and then dissapear down one of the many cracks/holes in the road surface!

For any that do know Swindon, I kid you not, there is a MINI sized/shape hole on tadpole lane (between blundsdon railway bridge and that new development) that I dissaperared down the otherday!

This is not a political statement of "where do my taxes go....blah blah blah".... more of a list of places/roads to avoid if you want to keep your mini in the manner to which it has become accustomed.

MD
(MCS/IB/W)

miniblue · Jun 24th, 2005, 08:55 AM

Not really a place ... but from experience its never a good idea to overtake a snow-gritter

Wrt places ... avoid any car-parks with cars, unless you can park next to an expensive/clean-looking car or at the end of the parking lot.

But the most important place to avoid in a MINI, is a straight road ... !

MINIblue

cook1e · Jun 24th, 2005, 09:38 PM

I wouldnn't want to drive my mini in the place below

oohmatron · Jun 25th, 2005, 10:13 PM

One of those drive-thru Safari parks......

I would love to visit one (please no lectures about zoos/cruelty/confinement etc...) but I daren't take my precious Tallulah through...I have heard that the monkeys eat your wipers and pull the mirrors off (thinking about it, that is the chance I take whenever I park in the city centre

).....am I being silly or what?

mooneymini · Jun 26th, 2005, 09:05 AM

i really wan t to go to one too, but anyone i ask to go with me says no because they dont want their car getting ruined. Last time i went was when i was about 6 with my parents and we had a crappy old volvo estate, monkeys pulled off all the windscreen wipers, the spray nosels, and the aerial, its never been fixed since

Paul · Jun 26th, 2005, 10:21 AM

Don't hold me to this, but the Woburn monkeys all died and got replaced with new ones, the new ones are currently very unsure of cars, unlike the old ones who would hapilly dismantle your car as you drove through!

But there is a "chicken run" at Woburn safari park so you can drive by the monkeys, but being side to side with a Rhino in a MINI is a humbling experience, I can tell you!

r34ver · Jun 26th, 2005, 02:36 PM

glastonbury 2005!

jasonfields007 · Jun 27th, 2005, 06:13 PM

to the sun... i would be blinded by the chrome.

r34ver · Jun 27th, 2005, 06:27 PM

you should invest in some anti bling protectors...

Jun 24th, 2005, 07:53 AM	#1
-=cHiLli=- Banned Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: land of the nerds... Local Time: 05:40 AM Posts: 229 Offline	Places you wouldnt take your MINI? Quite seriously.... I work in Swindon (UK) and of course have to drive about on the roads here, but they quite frankly suck! I have an MCS and I know the ride is hard but really isnt part of it down to the condition of the roads, you could be driving along perfectly happily and then dissapear down one of the many cracks/holes in the road surface! For any that do know Swindon, I kid you not, there is a MINI sized/shape hole on tadpole lane (between blundsdon railway bridge and that new development) that I dissaperared down the otherday! This is not a political statement of "where do my taxes go....blah blah blah".... more of a list of places/roads to avoid if you want to keep your mini in the manner to which it has become accustomed. MD (MCS/IB/W)

Jun 24th, 2005, 08:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
miniblue MINI2 Regular Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Berkshire, UK Local Time: 05:40 AM Posts: 180 Offline	Not really a place ... but from experience its never a good idea to overtake a snow-gritter Wrt places ... avoid any car-parks with cars, unless you can park next to an expensive/clean-looking car or at the end of the parking lot. But the most important place to avoid in a MINI, is a straight road ... ! MINIblue IB/W Chilli Cooper ~ White 16" 5-stars ~ 6CD Changer ~ Sat-Nav ~ MFSW ~ ACC ~ Remote Alarm ~ PDC ~ ASC+T ~ Heated Bits ~ 'OOO2 OOO' Private Plate ~ 'MINI Drivers Have Extra Ooomph' & 'WWW.MINI2.COM' Stickers

Jun 24th, 2005, 09:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
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r34ver Sergeant Pepper Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hertfordshire Local Time: 05:40 AM Posts: 348 Offline	glastonbury 2005! Attached Thumbnails SGT Pepper

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Jun 25th, 2005, 10:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
oohmatron MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nottingham Local Time: 05:40 AM Posts: 60 Offline	One of those drive-thru Safari parks...... I would love to visit one (please no lectures about zoos/cruelty/confinement etc...) but I daren't take my precious Tallulah through...I have heard that the monkeys eat your wipers and pull the mirrors off (thinking about it, that is the chance I take whenever I park in the city centre ).....am I being silly or what?

Jun 26th, 2005, 09:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
mooneymini 01 My Classifieds Join Date: May 2005 Location: Oxfordshire Local Time: 05:40 AM Posts: 861 Offline	i really wan t to go to one too, but anyone i ask to go with me says no because they dont want their car getting ruined. Last time i went was when i was about 6 with my parents and we had a crappy old volvo estate, monkeys pulled off all the windscreen wipers, the spray nosels, and the aerial, its never been fixed since

Jun 26th, 2005, 10:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 05:40 AM Posts: 40,716 Offline	Don't hold me to this, but the Woburn monkeys all died and got replaced with new ones, the new ones are currently very unsure of cars, unlike the old ones who would hapilly dismantle your car as you drove through! But there is a "chicken run" at Woburn safari park so you can drive by the monkeys, but being side to side with a Rhino in a MINI is a humbling experience, I can tell you!

Jun 27th, 2005, 06:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
r34ver Sergeant Pepper Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hertfordshire Local Time: 05:40 AM Posts: 348 Offline	you should invest in some anti bling protectors... Attached Thumbnails SGT Pepper

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