Interior/Exterior Butt Ugly Beer Cans
6th Gear
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: New Jersey
Originally Posted by elbee
the exhaust tips that come standard actually have a humorous story behind them. When Mini egineers made the first full size models of the car to show to the execs someone noticed right before the meeting that the exhaust pipes were missing. In a crunch with minutes to spare they quickly added soda cans in place for the exhaust. so, they infact are not beer cans as it would be bad to encourage drinking and driving.
I don't know about you, but I think the exhaust tips on the MCS are butt ugly!
5th Gear
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From: Miami, Fl
Originally Posted by chrisfb1
MOMO!
Oval Tip.
Not many places sells them anymore.
Oval Tip.
Not many places sells them anymore.
I would also love to get a new exhuast but with the gouging prices that these companies charge for the exhuasts its rediculous....
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From: Back IN Chicopee
Originally Posted by biggripper
It is not soda cans it IS BEER Cans.
"The clay model was lacking an exhaust tip. Inspiration truck when Stephenson got the idea to strip the paint off his beer can, punch out a hole in it, and stick it in the clay at the appropriate spot."
Quoted from The New MINI by Patrick Paternie
"The clay model was lacking an exhaust tip. Inspiration truck when Stephenson got the idea to strip the paint off his beer can, punch out a hole in it, and stick it in the clay at the appropriate spot."
Quoted from The New MINI by Patrick Paternie
Paul
I like them. They are certainly distinctive and unique only to MINI. And as a factory exhaust tip goes, they sure beat a lot of other car manufacturer's solutions.
But the again, I love beer, so I guess I might be biased. I love telling people the story about them. It's just another nice detail about the MINI.
That being said, the JCW ones are wicked, but whoa, are they pricey. I also like that one version that is just one large oval, kinda like the one on the Porsche Boxter S. I don't know if one is available for the MINI like that or not...
Just my two cents.
But the again, I love beer, so I guess I might be biased. I love telling people the story about them. It's just another nice detail about the MINI.
That being said, the JCW ones are wicked, but whoa, are they pricey. I also like that one version that is just one large oval, kinda like the one on the Porsche Boxter S. I don't know if one is available for the MINI like that or not...
Just my two cents.
5th Gear
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From: Miami, Fl
Originally Posted by Thameth
Do you know of any of the places that do still sell them?? I would like to change my tips to an oval one like the quicksilver.
I would also love to get a new exhuast but with the gouging prices that these companies charge for the exhuasts its rediculous....
I would also love to get a new exhuast but with the gouging prices that these companies charge for the exhuasts its rediculous....
Originally Posted by Thameth
Anyone????
Good luck!
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From: Miami, Fl
Originally Posted by KevinR
Since you've twice posted the same comment above with no response, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that probably no one knows where to find what you want. Time to start playing with search engines...
Good luck!
Good luck!
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