"Guaranteed 100% free of BMW components"
David
I saw this sign in the back of an immaculate old Mini last night...
"Guaranteed 100% free of BMW components"
David
I also have this sticker on a Series 2 LR..
The current 'mini' is not 100% BMW though, most of the body panels are made by ford.
There's a mini near me with a sticker that says "I'd rather push my mini than drive a BMW", made me chuckle
Pete
My old Rover 75 had BMW stamped all over it!!!
bmw still exists
rover will soon be rover free.
dont knock beemers until you have driven one.
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steve
i drove one once, absolutely cracking 
From the times i've been in a BMW mini I can only fault them on one thing, which is they have the same name as a classic car dateing from the 50's which has a lot of nostalgia attached to them.
The BMW Mini will never reach the status the Real Mini has....40 odd yrs of heritage needs to be earned not bought.
I don't doubt they drive ok and are quick but that isn't the point..... Real Mini's are a complete laugh at only 60mph round the
twisties...modern stuff needs to be going faster to get same buzz.
quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
bmw still exists
rover will soon be rover free.
dont knock beemers until you have driven one.
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steve
quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
bmw still exists
rover will soon be rover free.
dont knock beemers until you have driven one.
atb
steve
quote:
Originally posted by bob
quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
bmw still exists
rover will soon be rover free.
dont knock beemers until you have driven one.
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steve
Steve
Its not the cars that are bad its the drivers
I understood what Bob meant
anyways, I dont have a beemer anymore - went back with my job change.
Have a non descript laguna 'sports tourer' now
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steve
well, I could say :
You will still be able to buy a new beemer in a month or so.
And the manufacturer will be around to honor the warranty. The administrators have already said that warrantys will not be honored.
And wasnt the 75 designed under BMW?
If you want to brag about BRITISH performance 'rovers' you might need to go back as far as the Maestro Turbo...
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steve
quote:
Originally posted by Simon
quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
bmw still exists
rover will soon be rover free.
dont knock beemers until you have driven one.
atb
steve
http://www.xpower-mg.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23328
Say no more
ATB
Simon
Generally BMW's are good. (my god did I just say that?) I have had one - it was sh!te... but then everyone picks a bad one (don't they?) at
least once in their life. The new MINI is an adequate small car - which bears little or no resemblance to the original. I have driven
the new Cooper S, it is a great car. Shame they overheat so readily as reviewers comment upon.
I am however an advocate of improvements to all cars and most manufacturers would do well by striving to attain BMW's quality in both build and
material. The latest design's are loosing some of the pizzaz, but that may well be just me getting older. 
Each to their own I say....
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Originally posted by Hellfire
I have driven the new Cooper S, it is a great car. Shame they overheat so readily as reviewers comment upon.
My grandfarther always used to by bought british, usually longbridge (only recently changed to another brand/country). The first thing he did with a
new car was set about it with loads of foam off cuts. If there was any sqeaks, buzzes or a rattles they where soon delt with.
Pitty they never did that at logbridge.
quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
bmw still exists
rover will soon be rover free.
dont knock beemers until you have driven one.
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steve
LOL).