it would be a edsel, really a big flop. the market place is loaded with pick ups, and with the price of the mini to go buy, it would price itself right out of the maket place. so for what it is worth mini need to keep doing what they are doing biulding tight little car that go fast

 

Then why make an underpowered version of the Chevy SSR? that flopped andif they made it this would too. I think they ought to stop messing with MINI and leave well enough alone (I'm still coming to terms witht he R6). So lets see that tiny Z4 based (fix the styling) 2 seater Triumph come about

*popcorn smiley*

 

I will say it's a little tricky to pull with the Cooper

 

I ready to start fabbing the ladder racks. Your choice aluminum, polished stainless, and for the real stand out ....titanium! Really folks i'm serious I've made racks for just about every brand out there. I do think Mini would be wise to offer a diesel version, fleet sales alone would justify it.

 

Count me in if it ever sees production!

 

Can someone Photoshop this with a streamline shell ?

 

I personally love the idea. I have ever since I saw this.

 

Ask and you shall receive...

 

 

THAT's what I'm driving to the Dragon next year!

Love it.

 

If they build it I will buy.

 

Personally, I'm holding out for this version so that I can carry my bikes

 

I think it's a neat idea and quite cool, even if I'm not in the market for one-- I have a full-size pickup for when I need a pickup truck.

I wonder if that's the real problem with this sort of thing? It's cool, and I look at it and think, "Yeah, I want one", but I wouldn't actually buy one. Subaru recently killed the "Baja" (which was basically the renewed version of their "Brat" that didn't survive through the '80s...). Dodge couldn't sell Rampages, which was basically this same idea except starting with an Omni instead of a Mini. Even stepping a bit larger, the El Camino is a dead product, the Ranchero died long before.

All of them were cool ideas, but apparently they just don't sell so good here in the US.

 

I remember years ago when VW had a small pickup truck,as i recall it wasn't very popular for a number of reasons,no power,no load capacity.Q

 

I also have a full size pickup but I use the mini pick-up for more of my hauling these days.

 

Now that the SUV version is out, it is time to revisit a truck version....

 

I like it -- would fit my needs very well.

 

I agree - I would buy this before the SUV. My next vehicle will be a small truck. This would be perfect and likely under $20k for a justa.

 

I had two of those VW pickups, they were just about the most versatile vehicle I've owned. Fun to drive, fairly quick, got great mileage and hauled everything I needed them to, including moving me twice. I also towed a boat once with mine, but that wasn't really a good idea due to the size of said boat - a smaller, lighter one would have been fine.

The only real negative about them and any small car based pickup truck is the lack of cabin space caused by the forward leaning or vertical back window. If they could style it to give more cabin space, it would work for more people, as it is, you have to be somewhat height challenged to comfortably drive one.

In the photochops or even real renditions of a new MINI pickup, the same problem would be there, even in a longer wheelbase version like a Clubby.

 

I see the Countryman Front with the pickup look...instead.

 

You mean somthing like this?

 

The Subaru Baja (or as said before the Brat earlier) is basically a four door "mini" pickup.

 

I told my wife yesterday that our next vehicle was going to be the Subaru. Don't really need the 4 doors, but the rear pickup area is perfect for the hauling occasions when things just don't fit in the trunk or hatchback. I owned a Ford Ranger for 6 years and I really miss it. Much more than my Honda Element which could haul quite a few things but had a roof. But a Mini truck, that would be quite the solution....

 

Check your Mini history...

 

When starting this car search process a year ago, one of the things I contemplated was a small pickup. But I quickly learned that there is no such thing any more. All the pickups have grown and grown, and the Ranger-like vehicles of 10-15 years ago, which might have been useful to me, are gone.

So I bought a Clubman....

But I like the way this looks...like it a lot.