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Tue 7 May 2002 23:14
Mini - Pugugly {P}
BM went in this morning (before being nearly side-swiped) for oil and filter change. Whilst I waited (an hour and a b***** half) they loaned me a Mini. What a cracking little motor - best thing since ready mixed semolina. I'm sure they gave me this knowing I'd be back for more. I recall HJ recently suggesting that a contributor should drive one before passing judgment about the hyperbole. Guess what, I may be tempted to take SWMBO
to have a look....she does moan that the Disco is a handful in town....The only condition really is that the Mini must be in the "right" colour. Some colours don't work.
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Wed 8 May 2002 13:37
Mini - Honestjohn
After very careful consideration of all the MINIs I've seen on the road, I reckon the colour combo they sent me for demo is the best: Metallic dark blue with a black roof (see pix in road test, accessible from moving menu bar on the left). I had thought silver, but it's just not right. Red with red roof seems to suit the MINI One. Yellow is puke inducingly awful.

HJ
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Wed 8 May 2002 17:04
Mini - Ian Cook
Red with red roof seems to suit the MINI One. Yellow is puke inducingly awful.
HJ


Quite agree about the yellow, HJ. I wonder what it is that makes car manufacturers try to get us to like yellow. It's like when the road test Ferraris on telly nowadays - they always seem to be yellow - awful (IMO).


Ian Cook
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Wed 8 May 2002 14:09
MINI - Neil (C)
Quite often I have to travel up to the North West from my new base on the South Coast. On the way I regularly see convoys of MINIs heading for the aspriational everywhere.

By far the best colour I've seen is dark metallic grey coupled with black roof and mirrors.

The only concern is that the MINI's looks are so cartoonish there isn't another car out there that looks right next to it.
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Wed 8 May 2002 16:57
Mini - BrianW
I haven't driven one, but on the visial side I always recon that the wheels look too big for the body.
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Wed 8 May 2002 23:01
Mini Wheels - Honestjohn
If you think the 15" wheels look big, you should see the 17" wheels. These, and the 16" wheels are best avoided, as is 'Sports Suspension Plus', unless you previously ran a go-kart with no suspension at all as your everyday transport.

HJ
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