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Old 03-05-2001, 10:58 AM   #1
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Cool

I think the new Mini Cooper is so cute, itz a good secondary car to have, cute lil butt, ez to find parking space if ur in NYC like me.

there is three trim levels:

Mini Cooper : 112HP
Mini Cooper S : 150HP
Mini Cooper S w/ Supercharger : 197HP

Please don't be fool by the low HP range, The car is REALLY LIGHT, it can out run the Maxima, but it cant out handle the Maxima, heheheh =)

P.s. it'll have all the luxary options from BMW also.

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Old 03-06-2001, 08:40 AM   #2
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Talking

Yes, the Mini is really cool.
BUT it will be available in 2 models:
Mini cooper with 115hp
Mini Cooper S with a 160hp superchared 4-banger.
No 150 or 197 hp.
Still, a really neat car.
Imagine what type of mods there will be?
You should be able to make a really wild or a really understated cool.
I will have my licence when they come out, so
I will be able to test drive one. Yeaahh (said in a really quiet, high pitched voice)
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Old 05-08-2001, 06:59 PM   #3
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Man, 160hp, sounds fast. I like the new ones. They look alot better then the old ones.
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Old 05-08-2001, 08:20 PM   #4
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smack me, but what the hell's a mini?
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Old 05-09-2001, 09:37 AM   #5
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You should be slapped. These were awesome cars. Invented in the 50's by Ales Issignosis, as brilliant engineer who got maximium space from minimum size. It had 10-inch wheels, and a 850cc engine. Test mules had 950cc, but they were to fast! Teh rear axle was rubber, and made for ultra-fun, excelllent handling. They appealed to the masses and the enthusiast. Before long, they were winning rally's, road-races, etc. There are some very memorable minis, like 1300+cc mini cooper S's, and so on. They have been in production almost 50 years, then BMW bought Rover (which owns the Mini)
The new mini is engineered by BMW, and lives up to its quality. I have already stated the specs earlier, but here are some pages:
some guys page
official site
Other official site

Trust me, they are awesome!:flash:
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Old 05-11-2001, 09:35 AM   #6
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That was soem info on the old ones, also see the June 2001 issue of R&T, page 118-126 (I think)

THe new ones should be awesome, too.
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I'd definately like to have one in the stable . . .
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Old 05-18-2001, 04:12 AM   #8
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I am a classic mini afn who also really likes the new MINI, which seems to be a minority looking at classic mini websites.

I co-run a new MINI website at http://www.mini2.com if you want to see loads of pictures/get loads of information.

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Old 05-18-2001, 09:47 AM   #9
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Welcome to AF Paul!
We're happy to have you with us.
I'm the admin/webmaster here, and I just thought to make you feel welcome

If you have any questions/suggestions please let me know.


By the way, I visited mini2.com and I am very impressed with it.
Maybe we could talk out some kind of a partnership

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Old 05-18-2001, 10:03 AM   #10
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Hello...

I'm going to come hunting you down on ICQ now.. be afraid... be very afriad.



Seriously though, thanks for comments. You've got a nice site here too! Compliments all round then.

What do you make of the new MINI? I assume you're a total car nut?

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Old 05-19-2001, 04:39 PM   #11
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Just went on, and an excellent site! Mind if I use some of your source code for my new website (will be finished, uh maybe never) Please!
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Old 05-22-2001, 03:57 PM   #12
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mini's are so cool, but they are priced too expensive the cheaper one base price was like
$16,000 :smoka:
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Old 05-22-2001, 06:49 PM   #13
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Thanks, Chris, you can email me and tell me what you're after, I'll see if I can help.

We now have one of the first full roadtests online of the new MINI, makes interesting reading.

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Old 05-23-2001, 09:27 AM   #14
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I am just deciding what I want my site to look like. If I use stuff, it will be little snippets of code, and I will of course give you soem credit, aswell as provide a link to your page.
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I didn't like the old ones very much. But I must say that these new ones that are coming out, pretty nice. I would get one if I would fit in one.
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