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Old 05-28-2008, 03:26 PM
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I must say the Clubman looks much better on the road. And No, it wasnt this exact Clubman. What does this car compete with?
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Wow the interior on that car is intense
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^^Definitely over the top. I was doing some research and I'm curious to see how they pull off their MINI SUV. For a car company with 1 car, they are doing insanely well. I didnt think they really had staying power and guessed the buzz would wear off. I was wrong.

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I saw a whole bunch of the clubmans in person at a dealership and thought they looked hideous. Seems like they completely abandoned the spirit of a Mini. I mean, what's the point in buying a clubman? To have a car that looks like the bastard child of a mini and a pt cruiser? I don't get it.
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Originally Posted by Angelus1243,May 28 2008, 03:46 PM
I saw a whole bunch of the clubmans in person at a dealership and thought they looked hideous. Seems like they completely abandoned the spirit of a Mini. I mean, what's the point in buying a clubman? To have a car that looks like the bastard child of a mini and a pt cruiser? I don't get it.
Prior to the Clubman they only had 1 car for sale. That car was the MINI Cooper. Do you recommend that they dont make any other cars? Is the Clubman in violation of some sacred doctrine that any other future MINI product cannot be bigger than the first gen Cooper? Please explain how you think they should expand the MINI brand. At the end of the day its still about the $$$$.
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Originally Posted by JakeJewler,May 28 2008, 06:26 PM
What does this car compete with?
A fish with a bicycle?
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Here are a few of the variations of the original MINI:

http://www.minimarcos.org.uk/altpics/index.html
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I'm suddenly in the mood for a milkyway.
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so how is it a mini anymore if it's following exactly what other brands are doing: making the car bigger and bigger.


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