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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 10:40 AM
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MINI kills a Ferrari?




...look in the background
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 10:49 AM
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of what???
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 10:56 AM
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...look in the background
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 11:37 AM
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i think this is the pic he was trying to show and look at the ds mini in the background it looks very suspiscious
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by chikmagnet

i think this is the pic he was trying to show and look at the ds mini in the background it looks very suspiscious
Still no worky
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 11:41 AM
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 12:09 PM
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http://www.motorauthority.com/cars/f...ng-your-hands/
try this link
 
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wow that is crazy it works in the rply box and when it was first posted but then stopped working
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 12:12 PM
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A 599 recently caught on fire during its first drive from a dealer in Germany, near Dresden.
Am I the only person who found it funny that this happened outside of Dresden?
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 12:22 PM
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If the pic doesnt load copy and paste this into a new browser:

http://www.motorauthority.com/wp-con...0/f430_far.jpg
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 12:28 PM
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Am I the only person who found it funny that this happened outside of Dresden?
The MINI appears to have fiery, devilish headlights.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 12:29 PM
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It does look awful guilty sitting back there. I think it has a smirk on its face
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 12:31 PM
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I know MINIs can intimidate other drivers, I didn't realize we scared them into bursting into flames. guess i'll have to be more aware around the local F430 crowd.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 12:35 PM
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It's not being smug... It's FEAR! Fear that it's own ABS system will give it the same fate as the Ferrari!
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 12:37 PM
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They missed the shot right as the Mini's headlamps were closing shut with a bit of tell tale smoke...

I have detailed plans for such a device...
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 12:50 PM
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http://www.motorauthority.com/cars/m...i-with-640bhp/
from this site look at the 640 hp mini hybrid...
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 12:56 PM
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It's not being smug... It's FEAR! Fear that it's own ABS system will give it the same fate as the Ferrari!
Let's not have any more spontaneously combusting MINI's. . . .
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by agranger
It's not being smug... It's FEAR! Fear that it's own ABS system will give it the same fate as the Ferrari!
OT: what's the story behind the ABS comment?
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 02:10 PM
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If I only had photoshop at work. Laser beams right out of that MINIs headlights.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 02:27 PM
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OT: what's the story behind the ABS comment?
There weas a problem with a couple of MINIs catching fire due to the ABS.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...Tragedy+Struck
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 02:30 PM
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I hate to see those flames around the Ferrari...
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by MSFITOY
They missed the shot right as the Mini's headlamps were closing shut with a bit of tell tale smoke...

I have detailed plans for such a device...
You can use the bluetooth buttons on the MFSW for your "device"! I know I don't have any other use for them...
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 02:37 PM
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If I only had photoshop at work. Laser beams right out of that MINIs headlights.
LOL, for the sake of all of our amusment, I hope you do that when you get home! That'd make a great picture!
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 02:44 PM
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Pretty funny picture if you ask me... It's now my desktop here @ work.

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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 02:47 PM
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Maybe it was this MINI that I spotted at the Dragon (2006)



 
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