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Brand new Mini Cooper S.BenzBoy
@benzboy
Club Retro Rides Member 7
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Feb 20, 2005 19:36:21 GMT
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I can't bear most new cars, but the ones that really irk me are the new Mini and the Beetle. Made worse by the fact that 99% of the people who buy them are to$$ers. It's a real disappointment that instead of taking the ingenuity and ground-breaking concepts of the originals, both VW and BMW instead re-hashed an ordinary run-of-the-mill chassis with some lazy "retro" styling. To continue the fashion analogy.... they could have been couture garments, but instead turned out to be FCUK t-shirts. Tonycocacola - nice RATM quote! Says it all.
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Feb 20, 2005 19:36:51 GMT
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I knew I couldnt be the only one
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Feb 20, 2005 19:39:07 GMT
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Yes they are a fashion statement generally driven by fashion lemmings but once in a while you find one driven by owners who drive them coz they like them not coz all the laydeeez down the gym have one. Possibly I was a little harsh, but I did say that they were " almost exclusively" driven by fashion consious eejits, not exclusively, so just so that we're clear I wasn't having a dig at anyone on here, because I reckon everyone on this forum has taste, which is why they hang around a forum like this rather than on one frequented by image obsessives, so aren't going to be swayed by some ridiculous trend.
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Feb 20, 2005 19:42:17 GMT
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i think one of the things that makes the car so popular tho is the design. it is unique, no other hatchback looks like that. however, with the size of the bloody thing they could of done much more. the boot is tiny! And also, the fact that it needs 115bhp to move, a fiat punto will move with 60-75bhp. Just for those who really hate the car.... www.outmotoring.com/photos/MINI%20lube%20summer/seanslights2.jpg[/IMG[
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Feb 20, 2005 19:44:31 GMT
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I'm probably gonna get stoned for this, but they really do look cool!
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Feb 20, 2005 19:44:42 GMT
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Tonycocacola - nice RATM quote! Says it all. I thought it was good as well actually! I suspect Zak De La Roja may have been ranting about something other than Minis, but it's relevant all the same! ;D ;D ;D ;D Only thing about RATM is that sometimes I think they've been quoting my conversations without me knowing, they have that same kind of overexcited red quality to them, like Che Guevara on speed! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Feb 20, 2005 19:55:25 GMT
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erm, whats "RATM"?
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Feb 20, 2005 19:57:21 GMT
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erm, whats "RATM"? Rage Against the Machine ;D
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Feb 20, 2005 19:57:51 GMT
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I believe they are referring to RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, a popular beat combo who had the peak of their fame in the mid-nineties.. (Oh, and who ROCKED HARD!!!!!!! )
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Feb 20, 2005 20:01:47 GMT
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a band then?
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Feb 20, 2005 20:03:00 GMT
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I belive the singers name was Zak de la Rocha ;D
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Feb 20, 2005 20:03:44 GMT
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Yep, and the singer, well rapper, well, whatever, was a deranged red who shouted about revolution a lot. Remind you of anyone?! ;D ;D ;D
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Feb 20, 2005 20:03:47 GMT
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www.ratm.com/Might clarify things a little. Get thee to soulseeker and get downloading!!! ;D
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Feb 20, 2005 20:05:03 GMT
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I belive the singers name was Zak de la Rocha ;D Well I was close then! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Feb 20, 2005 20:06:36 GMT
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Not quite true,yes the beetle is based on mk4 golf underpinngs with a lardy body,but the new mini as far as i know is bespoke for that car as no bmws are fwd. oh and rev,to put your mind at rest ,no offence was taken as i read your post thoroughly.i was just agreeing with your comments on fashion eejits.
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Feb 20, 2005 20:09:14 GMT
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Incedently anyone ever heard of .....
curse word, cant remember what they're called now. The band that rage formed with chris cornell after zak split.
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Feb 20, 2005 20:10:35 GMT
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Audioslave? They're good, but I preferred RATM!
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Feb 20, 2005 20:15:11 GMT
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the RATM site won't work- i still haven't heard them
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Feb 20, 2005 20:27:14 GMT
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Thats em. For some reason I was thinking of Soulfly, but thats a different story altogether.
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Feb 20, 2005 20:30:57 GMT
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Audioslave? They're good, but I preferred RATM! ditto.i think its the anti everything ranting combined with some rocking guitar work from tom morello that clinches it for me.awesome live. ;D the main problem i have with new minis and new beetles is that they are being sold off the back of the humble air cooled bug and the giant killing issigonis creation.which they both arent.the beetle is a golf in a swanky dress and the mini has the same wheelbase as a landy discovery. give them different names.that would be a start.i still wouldnt like them,but id be less inclined to rant. its not often that i rant,so please excuse me ;D
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