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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 03:57 PM
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NO. Bad MINI owner. Bad.

Ok so i have been shopping for an mcs and i came across this... thought you guys would get a chuckle out of it.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 04:02 PM
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To each their own. You can't deny, it is pimp.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 04:10 PM
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Halloween is this month! :thum bsup:

Nice picture. Jaw dropping.

I wonder if I would get a hernia lifting one wheel?

I wonder if I could stop before ramming into the car ahead of me.

Big wheels... begets thee big brake kit.

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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 04:11 PM
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Bling Bling! Just not for me
 
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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 04:19 PM
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Actually it looks as if those are the stock brakes! It must be like trying to stop 4 death stars from rotating! I agree, to each their own, but daaaamn!
 
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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 04:30 PM
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At least it is a Mini instead of a Caprice To each their own becuase they could be spinning.

Edit: The Porshe in the back is nice.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 05:35 PM
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When I first started looking at Minis, I was watching one of the Dragon videos over at Motoring File, when partway through, you see Gabe's face drop as he says something like "Oh my word, there's a Mini with spinners...".

The best part of the video
 
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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 05:38 PM
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<<shivers up and down spine>>

Ohhhhhhhhhh how I *hate* chrome wheels !
 
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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 05:39 PM
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Wheels are too shiny for me.... Pimp O Matic if seen in da Bronx.
Speaking of the Bronx... Go Yankees (I hope). Hopes seem to be fading quickly though... Warm weather and unseasonable damned bugs in Cleveland made for a strange set of events during the game on Friday. Weird.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 05:55 PM
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At least you'll know what your the mod is.

The color scheme IS exquisite!
 
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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 06:47 PM
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"You-ification" - just not for me...

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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Donna/Mike
"You-ification"
Donna

I think in this case, we can use a new term. How about "Puke-ification" ?
 
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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 06:58 PM
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I think in this case, we can use a new term. How about "Puke-ification" ?


Donna
 
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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 07:27 PM
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Geez, and I thought you lower a Mini to get "the look".
 
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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 09:14 PM
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DUB MINI? haha
 
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 07:11 AM
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It's actually a beuatiful car (despite the bling). Wheels are one of those personal preferance things. A really easy way to make the car "yours". Thankfully (in this case) they are also about the easiest thing to switch out .

Did anyone notice the nice blackie on the tarmac in FRONT of the wheels ! Nice REVERSE burnout, maybe!?! It says all too much about the owner and the life that car has led.

Gawdy wheels and a black smokey burnout mark do not equal a sale in my book .

I thought I could dig up some chrome wheel pics that weren't as bad...





But alas, these are fugly, too! Oh, well...
 

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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 07:34 AM
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Extra Chunky Please
 
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 07:40 AM
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Waste of aluminum.
 
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 07:43 AM
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Get me a spoon!
 
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 07:47 AM
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I agree, it is way too much but the porsche in the back seems to have similarly sized wheels, so maybe the owner of that lot likes, gimungous chrome wheels.
 
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 07:56 AM
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 08:00 AM
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pfft it's not for me but I've seen lots worse on a MINI
 
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by msh441

Did anyone notice the nice blackie on the tarmac in FRONT of the wheels ! Nice REVERSE burnout, maybe!?! It says all too much about the owner and the life that car has led.
Look again, thats from water. The tread pattern is visible, spinning the tires to leave a black mark like that would not show tread. There are also some marks behind the tire too.
 
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 01:48 PM
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At a MINI event yesterday, I came across these chrome wheels on an awesomely constructed '02. I thought they looked quite sharp and blended well with the car's motif. Of course, these are a bit more conservative than some, which is probably why I like them so much...

Just goes to show that chrome *can* work in the right circumstances.
 

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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 01:52 PM
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Welcome to another episode of Pimp My Mini!
I think you need diesel truck airbrakes to stop those phat rims.

Not for me but hey, my brother would love those rims...

"They're Spinnin......They're Spinnin.........."
 
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