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    Yeah, seriously guys. The dimensions aren't out yet and you guys are already going nuts over it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Quiggs
    Name a car that hasn't gained weight and size over the last 20 years. The Mini is still a small car.
    But its not Mini which is what really annoys me.
    Basically the new Mini has ruined the Mini name for me. Making the whole thing bigger hasn't helped.
    Maybe i should just start to worship the Riley Elf... lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by Suka
    But its not Mini which is what really annoys me.
    Basically the new Mini has ruined the Mini name for me. Making the whole thing bigger hasn't helped.
    Maybe i should just start to worship the Riley Elf... lol
    you know, you may also want to try driving one. i would bet that if you do that, you will like MINIs a lot more.

    (notice also that i differentiate between Mini and MINI)
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    Quote Originally Posted by cmcpokey
    you know, you may also want to try driving one. i would bet that if you do that, you will like MINIs a lot more.

    (notice also that i differentiate between Mini and MINI)
    I don't doubt that it might ride quite well. I've been in a Cooper S and it wasn't too bad. That isn't what a Mini is too me though. Its all about the size and outrageousness of it all.
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    Small and outrageous?


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    Quote Originally Posted by h00t_h00t
    Small and outrageous?

    what the hell is that?

    pardon my language
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    All models have grown along the years. The actual civic is the same size than the accord 20 years ago, has more power and more passenger space. Same with the the Corolla and the Camry, and so on (see road and track's csaba csere editorial in august 2006)...

    There are plenty of small cars in the world, but none get to the states, and I'm guessing few get to europe. Emerging markets do get the small cars that japanese, korean and chinese produce. In fact GM sells them here under their own name

    About the mini, yes it's grown, and I still do like the S version.
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    Quote Originally Posted by h00t_h00t
    Small and outrageous?

    Exactly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by magracer
    There are plenty of small cars in the world, but none get to the states, and I'm guessing few get to europe. Emerging markets do get the small cars that japanese, korean and chinese produce. In fact GM sells them here under their own name
    Toyota Aygo,Citroen C1,Peugeot 107,Daihatsu's and plenty more tiny cars Even a FIAT Panda easily fits into a Mini,maybe even twice !!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by cmcpokey
    to be even more specific, there was a debarte between Sir Alec Issigonis and John Cooper as to what it stood for, one said Special while the other said Sport. Don't remember which one said which though.
    Apparently Issigonis wanted to call the Cooper version the "Mini Cooper Sport" Cooper thought that it sounded cack and demanded "Mini Cooper Special".
    Thanks for all the fish

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