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Full Version: Mini Cooper, my ass.
Yeah, I saw an article in which someone made a cardboard replica of a real mini and successfully reconstructed it completely inside the so-called mini. I think spiritually, Ford would have been a better choice that BMW, but even then...SUV. 
The next gens are even bigger! 
My good friend has two original Mini Coopers that he stores over winter in my garage along with my 914s and a friends 911. All the Porsches look like SUVs when placed next to the original Mini.
If you ever get a chance to drive an original 1275s Mini, do it! They're an absolute blast. Same thing with a Lotus 7 or one of the clones.
If you ever get a chance to drive an original 1275s Mini, do it! They're an absolute blast. Same thing with a Lotus 7 or one of the clones.
I was driving my 914 one day and a new Mini pulled up next to me at a light. I looked over and realized I was eye level to his door handle.
QUOTE(GeorgeRud @ Apr 1 2013, 12:37 PM) 
My good friend has two original Mini Coopers that he stores over winter in my garage along with my 914s and a friends 911. All the Porsches look like SUVs when placed next to the original Mini.
If you ever get a chance to drive an original 1275s Mini, do it! They're an absolute blast. Same thing with a Lotus 7 or one of the clones.
I've driven both George... Too much fun!
We have a Clubman and it's higher and heavier. But the length is within a couple of inches and it's narrower than the x19. And not as much fun to drive as the x19
Medium Cooper = The new Mini Cooper.
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