R56 So are new generation Minis considered German or British???
Apr 16, 2011 | 02:39 PM
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From: Sedalia, MO
Huh, my hood release is on the wrong side...
Apr 16, 2011 | 02:55 PM
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From: Melbourne, FL
but didn't they build a plant in England just to build this engine to supply MINI?
Hence: if born on the soil of . . . .
Apr 16, 2011 | 06:25 PM
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Apr 16, 2011 | 07:17 PM
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From: Bethesda, MD
I haven't once thought of it as British. Maybe because I'm so intimately familiar with BMW the connection is so obvious.
It's German with a British heritage, as said.
Apr 16, 2011 | 07:58 PM
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From: Naperville, IL
It falls apart and rattles like a proper brit, so I'm assuming British!
Apr 16, 2011 | 08:34 PM
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British
All the optional design patterns and trim accessories are simply British.
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