Mini Cooper: Old or new?

Started by Payman, May 08, 2007, 04:00:46 PM

Old or new?

1966
10 (43.5%)
2007
13 (56.5%)

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Payman

May 08, 2007, 04:00:46 PM Last Edit: May 08, 2007, 04:04:28 PM by ifcar
1966:




2007:



TheIntrepid

#1
May 08, 2007, 04:01:40 PM
New one; but make a poll next time. ;)

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ifcar

#2
May 08, 2007, 04:02:44 PM
Old.

ifcar

#3
May 08, 2007, 04:04:40 PM
And I added the poll.

Payman

#4
May 08, 2007, 04:05:14 PM
Quote from: TheIntrepid on May 08, 2007, 04:01:40 PM
New one; but make a poll next time. ;)

Why? I'd rather hear the comments.

Payman

#5
May 08, 2007, 04:06:11 PM
Quote from: ifcar on May 08, 2007, 04:02:44 PM
Old.

Me too. One of my top 10 cars of all time.

280Z Turbo

#6
May 08, 2007, 04:06:47 PM
New one.

The old one is way too small and anemic for me.

TheIntrepid

#7
May 08, 2007, 04:06:47 PM
Quote from: Payman on May 08, 2007, 04:05:14 PM
Why? I'd rather hear the comments.

You know you can make comments with polls too, right? ;)

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ifcar

#8
May 08, 2007, 04:07:09 PM
Quote from: Payman on May 08, 2007, 04:05:14 PM
Why? I'd rather hear the comments.

They're not mutually exclusive.

Raza

#9
May 08, 2007, 04:45:51 PM
He's right though.  Some people vote and then leave without posting. 

It's a tossup.  I'd never be able to drive the original Mini in day to day traffic, but it would be a blast.  I wonder if I'd fit in one...
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850CSi

#11
May 08, 2007, 05:10:25 PM Last Edit: May 08, 2007, 05:17:11 PM by 850CSi
Kind of like the 2002 vs. 335i debate... The old one's probably a little more engaging to drive.

It was a wonderful little car but I like the new one too much.

TheIntrepid

#12
May 08, 2007, 05:11:06 PM
Farris for President :rockon:

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sandertheshark

#13
May 08, 2007, 05:29:09 PM
Why is the last version not an option?  The supercharged Cooper S was maybe one of the best cars ever.  The new one drives too much like not a MINI.

Minpin

#14
May 08, 2007, 05:30:44 PM
The new mini was so wonderfully done that it takes the cake over the old one IMO.
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Raza

#15
May 08, 2007, 05:34:27 PM
Quote from: sandertheshark on May 08, 2007, 05:29:09 PM
Why is the last version not an option?  The supercharged Cooper S was maybe one of the best cars ever.  The new one drives too much like not a MINI.

Oh, I forgot that this was the new model.  Original all the way then.
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Quote from: the Teuton on October 05, 2009, 03:53:18 PMIt's impossible to argue with Raza. He wins. Period. End of discussion.

Payman

#16
May 08, 2007, 06:16:38 PM
I figured the previous model was close enough to the current one to not include it. My bad.

Have you guys seen the ZCar site? I'll give you a hint: Hayabusa+Original Mini!? :wub:

http://www.zcars.org.uk/

Rich

#17
May 08, 2007, 06:27:13 PM
Old:





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Rich

#18
May 08, 2007, 06:30:22 PM Last Edit: May 08, 2007, 06:44:37 PM by HotRodPilot
New R50





2003 Mazda Miata 5MT; 2005 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport 4AT

Rich

#19
May 08, 2007, 06:36:32 PM Last Edit: May 08, 2007, 06:44:25 PM by HotRodPilot
New New R56 2007+





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JYODER240

#20
May 08, 2007, 07:13:40 PM
Old.
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Onslaught

#21
May 08, 2007, 09:47:22 PM
A guy I worked with years ago had the old one and I couldn't fit in it.  It's probably more "fun"  than the new one but I couldn't be comfortable in it.

Raza

#22
May 08, 2007, 09:49:49 PM
I'd take the R50 to drive everyday, the original to track, and the R56 if I want my speedometer visible from space.
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Madman

#23
May 08, 2007, 10:57:21 PM


I vote for the original.  1959-2000.  Without this car, there would be no "New Mini".

The current car isn't a Mini, it's a small Rover sold by BMW.  Still a great car, though.  It's just not a Mini.


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Rupert

#24
May 09, 2007, 01:20:14 AM
Old! In what else can you perpendicularly park in a parallel spot?
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goldenlover1101

#25
May 09, 2007, 07:00:23 AM
New, only because it comes with a dinner plate to eat your McDonalds from...oh wait....thats the speedometer!

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omicron

#26
May 09, 2007, 08:57:51 AM
Old! My mother had one, up until 1990, and she tells me that it was a fantastic car.

Plus, a Cooper S won Bathurst in 1966. Vroom.

TheIntrepid

#27
May 09, 2007, 09:03:41 AM
Quote from: Psilos on May 09, 2007, 01:20:14 AM
Old! In what else can you perpendicularly park in a parallel spot?


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chevyguy06

#28
May 09, 2007, 09:06:13 AM
New one.
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CMan

#29
May 09, 2007, 04:40:23 PM
New Mini, all the way baby.
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