R52 OUCH!!! First crunched Cabrio?

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10-30-2004, 06:20 PM

speltzer

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OUCH!!! First crunched Cabrio?

Sorry, I do not know the details on this one. Poor Cooper Cabrio....

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10-30-2004, 06:26 PM

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OUCH

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10-30-2004, 06:29 PM

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Holy bustups, Batman! Poor little cabrio!

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10-30-2004, 06:32 PM

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Was bound to happen sooner or later. Guess someone is back on the wait list. Either that or waiting for their MINI to get fixed.

Last edited by mbabischkin; 11-01-2004 at 05:57 AM. Reason: Edited for language

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10-30-2004, 07:00 PM

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Dang! I've seen several of these....same place, same (or similar) degree of damage!!! This includes, unfortunately, my own MINI. Mine was 6 weeks in the shop and (according to the invoice anyway) over $7K to repair. Looks great now, though.

Watch out for that front passenger side folks!!!

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10-31-2004, 06:06 AM

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All that wait and it only takes a split second to ruin it all.

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10-31-2004, 06:14 AM

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HEY, THAT TOP IS UP!!!!!

Perhaps the owner was in breech of their contractual agreement.............if...you...know...what...I.. .mean.

Careful, they're everywhere....and they're watching....

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10-31-2004, 04:38 PM

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HEY, THAT TOP IS UP!!!!!

Perhaps the owner was in breech of their contractual agreement.............if...you...know...what...I.. .mean.

Careful, they're everywhere....and they're watching....

Could have been covered by clause #5 (hair plugs)

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10-31-2004, 08:22 PM

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More disturbing was the project car in the back ground. Euro plate with Porsche 914 tail lights.

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10-31-2004, 08:28 PM

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SUCKS!!!!!!

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11-01-2004, 02:09 AM

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More disturbing was the project car in the back ground. Euro plate with Porsche 914 tail lights.

Looks more like the backside of the "rollback" trailer to me. But I also hate when they chop good metal up!

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11-01-2004, 07:46 AM

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totalled?

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11-01-2004, 07:50 AM

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Looks like a European and not a North American car. The Euro-plates on the transport vehicle and MINI's front bumper's plate frame, the size and location of the airbags deployed, and the stickers on the windshield all point to a UK, RHD version of the Cabrio. Any thoughts?

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11-01-2004, 03:43 PM

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Yes you are correct. The car you are looking at is an UK market Cooper cabrio. I believe I seen these pics over at MINI2.com.

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11-01-2004, 04:05 PM

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Gotta make you feel good about driving the car! Look at the right door and all the glass, completely intact. Looks like a big hit too!

Makes me a little more comfortable in the land of Hummers and Excursions!

Dave
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11-02-2004, 03:28 AM

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man that sucks, does any1 know what it hit?

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11-02-2004, 12:44 PM

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Guess that guy can join me on the wait list for a new 05 mini-hes not alone:smile:

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11-02-2004, 09:08 PM

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After seeing several crashed MINI pictures, I am still amazed at how little damage there is to the passenger compartment. It's bad to see crashed MINIs, but good to see the results of their construction.

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