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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 03:27 AM
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Walked into MINI of Hawaii a few weeks ago and this is what I found sitting in the showrom floor...




What do ya'll think?
 
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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 04:00 AM
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With the exception of the cut-out for the 'Cooper' badge, it looks just quirky enough to be MINI.

I love it (not on MY MINI though!)
 
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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 04:06 AM
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Make's me wanna puke. That is so ugly. Thanks God its in Hawaii and I will never see it.


 
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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 04:19 AM
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>>With the exception of the cut-out for the 'Cooper' badge, it looks just quirky enough to be MINI.
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I don't think the "wood applique" decal originally had cut outs, the installer just cut around the 'COOPER' badge. If it was removed first, then reapplied to the wood, then it might look okay.

Then again, not my kind of MINI.....maybe on a Liquid Yellow Cabrio
 
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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 04:28 AM
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Say it isn't so! THe MINI is NOT - I repeat - IS NOT a PT CRUISER!!!
 
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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 04:34 AM
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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 06:11 AM
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The one Koolmini posted is okay, but the new one? Not done right at all, just looks wrong. I know the MINI has the whole "individuality" thing going for it, and I know I'm not going to like all of them. The cut-outs don't look right...
 
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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 06:18 AM
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Real wood...good, plastic wood...bad.

Still not for me...the cut-outs really don't help...
 
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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 06:21 AM
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Let's see, diplomatically stated, "It's not my cup of tea."
 
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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 06:22 AM
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I have never had a Mini Woody...and never will!
 
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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 06:22 AM
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>>Real wood...good, plastic wood...bad.
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Yeah, I've got to agree. I love the idea, but frankly it just looks tacky.

 
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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 06:22 AM
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>>Real wood...good, plastic wood...bad.
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>>Still not for me...the cut-outs really don't help...
 
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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 06:24 AM
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>>I have never had a Mini Woody...and never will!

just Monkeypox?????
 
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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 06:24 AM
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If it wasn't so tacky it wouldn't stick!



 
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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 06:28 AM
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Allright, now I know why it jarred my memory...
 
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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 06:36 AM
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that Pacer reminded me, i parked my MINI next to a Pinto in the ferry yesterday
 
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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 06:39 AM
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A Pinto? Hey, they could have used one in the "Matrix Reloaded" You wouldn't even have to shoot the gas tank...kaboom!

When I was a kid, I actually wanted my dad to get a Pacer...he was a huge AMC fan, always going to the showrooms.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 06:58 AM
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I'm all for individuality in MINI's,
just not this kind of individuality!

 
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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 07:07 AM
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I'm not a fan of the woody look, especially when it...or anything else for that matter...is faux. At best, it would get old really quick.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 11:24 AM
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Why in the name of all that is holy, would you want to do this to a really terrific car? This is the automotive equivalent of putting the proverbial "moustache on the Mona Lisa". In a word, GAK!!!
 
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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 12:51 PM
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blimey that's awful
 
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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 12:56 PM
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I'll take real wood paneling only on a MINI Traveller "Clubman" wagon. Not on the regular 3 door MINI.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 01:05 PM
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Looks like a Mini without the GTO. (Good Taste Option)
 
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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 01:06 PM
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It’s not a woody – It’s a plasticky.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2003 | 01:09 PM
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Wood car look is retro, I'll give you that. I don't like the wood look myself but I have to say the Mini pulls it off. Not for me though, but then again, this is what makes the Mini so cool - all the different styles.

 
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