A superb ad for the mini indeed! Actually made me wabba buy one.
Not as good as the original film but better then expected; an enjoyable heist film with a decent plot annd gadgets.
"Me? I know I'm a freak"
Go test drive one when you're looking to buy a new car. They're actually pretty nice. Their weight makes them feel pretty powerful, they control pretty well, and they're unbelievably roomy when you sit inside.
shareOr buy an original/real Mini and you'll not only save a few pennies but you'll also stand out from the crowd plus have a hell of a lot of fun at the same time.
"You're Only Supposed To Blow The Bloody Doors Off!"
Anyone actually own a mini? They're great for city driving since it's such small car.
shareminis are awesome cars and they're so damn cute! I test drove one they're fun as hell to drive and they are roomy too I was surprised since they're so small.
"Did you just let screech in the *beep* club?"
made me. went right out and bought one. 2004 indigo blue, white roof base model. still have it. i plan on it being my project/hobby car when i retire in 30 years. i love it. best car i've ever owned. gonna buy another one in about 5-7 years (if theyre still making them) so i can garage the one i drive now. and DC177, youre right, theyre perfect for city driving. i live in the city and it goes and fits ANYWHERE.
shareI own a 2006 MINI Cooper S. I wanted once since the day they were released in the U.S. I was actually going to buy one the summer of '01, but my company at the time had major layoffs and I was one. Alas, by the time The Italian Job came out I was still driving an '89 Honda. I totally forgot how cool they were until the spring of '06 when I decided I really wanted one. I saved up and picked up my MINI at the end of Oct. '06. The week it was supposed to arrive I watched TIJ over and over to get pumped up.
It's a great little car and great for the city I live in (San Francisco).
"Now you wanna give the kid some chicken?" -Dick Tracy (1990)
I've got a mini Cooper (Green Bitish racing or something like that).
I drive it in Paris and it is a lousy town car (poor turning radius, too heavy).
But take it on the road and wow !!!
And it is true they are incredibly roomy inside, even carried a large TV set in it once (not one as big as Steve's of course). So using it as armoured carrier is a good idea.
strangely enough, this made me focus on extracting revenge for a pal who was a gold thief & died during his final job. probably going to put together a crew soon; including my pal's really hot daughter who looks nothing like him. it's gunna be fun.
A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.
you know the mini coop is to England, what the Ford Focus is to Americans
"it was a cool name, until that no talent ass clown won a grammy"
i want to by one
but i dont know how to drive lol
A smart fortwo would be better fuel-consumption-wise. But no doubt, Mini's have style.
shareyeah they do have style...yep true
shareI wanted one as soon as I saw the movie!
When I needed to get a small quick sporty car this year that's what I went for, and the movie was a big influence (although obviously I wouldn't have bought it regardless if I didn't really like the car).
I seriously thought of getting one identical to Charlies car, but they don't do that exact colour anymore in the UK and the wheels on his are really expensive as you can't spec them when you order it, you have to get it with the wheels that are on it, and then buy those wheels separately which is a much more expensive way of doing it.
So in the end I gave up on that idea and went for black with the full body kit, split rim alloys and black leather interior. It's the latest Cooper S with the more powerful turbo engine rather than the previous supercharged engine and it's awesome!
But yes, I will happily admit that the movie was a big influence, and (like one of the other posters) I watched the movie again just before I picked the car up.
haha oh wow
cool
the car sounds awsome!
bet your happy that you bought the car?
hehe
shame you couldn't get the wheels
ah well...
who cares...
at least you got the mini cooper...right?
bet it impresses all the girls! lol
well im assuming your a guy...sorry if you are not!
(you have permission to bite my head of you if you aren't) hehe
:D :P :)
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you know the mini coop is to England, what the Ford Focus is to Americans
I am British and I had no clue that it was British
I knew the ford was to Americans
It's assembled in Oxford, but it's still a BMW and the profits made go to Munich and not the UK.
The real British Mini died on the 4th of October 2000.
http://www.myspace.com/taffy1967
Oh right
thanks for letting me know
yeah Oxford sounds familliar when comes to the Mini
hmmm can't remember if I knew or not...someone may have mentioned it
Oh thanks for the site...I don't want a car so it is all good...Just the mini looked good
Don't bother because BMW are scumbags and the BINI is rubbish, here's why: -
http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=126478
http://www.myspace.com/taffy1967
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Good to hear that even the BMW employees aren't very impressed with the BINI either?
Well if it had won a few Monte Carlo Rallies (like the original real Mini regularly did), then it might have helped perhaps?
http://www.myspace.com/taffy1967
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The Mini is my dream car, but unfortunately, it's light-years out of my price range. I've been driving the same used 2000 Corolla for 6 years. It's served me well, but I can't wait until I can afford to buy a new one.
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