http://www.autoblog.com/2006/06/01/mini-diesel-edition/

 

Great! An ugly MINI that will always look dirty!

 

This is a bad pic, here are more and better ones: http://www.mini2.com/article363-mini...ball-2006.html

It's awesome IRL...

 

A top that will always be sagging and stretched! now thats something my OCD mind will NOT Tolerate!

 

Don't like the paint job. Looks.... dirty? Spray canned?

 

It's now in Ebay http://cgi.ebay.at/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...tem=4644917845

My estimation: more than $50000

 

I'm over in Europe for the time being, and they sell a wide variety of Mini's, to include Mini One, Mini OneD (D for diesel of course), and the Mini 7. The Mini One is a 1.2L engine and about 92hp, but of course Europeans love it cuz of the emissions output. The diesel is a little bigger engine and of course goes off diesel, which over here is cheaper than regular gas, and the Biodiesel is even less expensive than there diesel, to be exact 85 euro cent a liter, which turns out pretty reasonable, comparably. The Mini 7, well not sure yet, just saw it at the dealer when I was ordering some parts, didn't have time to take a look, was on lunch break. Not sure if this is old news, thought you might like to know, figure the US might start letting these in, since we're pushing towards eco-friendly cars.

 

Now how bout a MINI diesel along these lines?

 

Brethan, "Diesel" in that context does not mean the engine-concept, but this special, unique Mini is designed by the famous italian company "Diesel" http://www.diesel.com

Open the ebay link and you'll find all details.

The base is a "normal" Cooper Convertible with 1.6l - 115hp

The Mini One, selled in Germany and many other european countries is not a 1.2l - it has the identical Cooper engine, it is restricted to 90bhp only by using a different ECU-software..

1 or 2 europ. countries (Portugal, Greece?) are selling 1.4l Minis with 75hp.

Mini 7, Parklane, Checkmate.. are only special models with different styled interieur/exterieur - you can also find it on www.mini.co.uk

 

Love the copper trim, especially the "Copperline" interior trim. The aged and worn paint job is ***** though and the roof yecch!

 

I looooove copper and wouldn't mind seeing more pics of those bits but overall... that thing is fugly.


I heart the copper shift ****.

 

Hmmm, a Copper Cooper. There's a marketing angle for BMW.

 

I wonder if the cotton denim roof will shrink when washed?