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08-16-2011, 08:28 PM

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mini cooper 'coupe' (pre-release car) at my local dealer...

the car was kinda neat in person... (chop top look if you will)...

this is a sneak peak car that goes from dealer to dealer for promo prior to release (only there for a day).

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different ... no doubt.

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08-16-2011, 08:31 PM

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Re: mini cooper 'coupe' (pre-release car) at my local dealer...

Looks a little bit like a flattened Nissan JUKE.
Fugly IMO.

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08-16-2011, 08:43 PM

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Re: mini cooper 'coupe' (pre-release car) at my local dealer...

Don't need it. My Mini seats four, can do 140 mph. All badges factory on this MC40 Special edition. Not my peel and stick.

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08-16-2011, 09:05 PM

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Re: mini cooper 'coupe' (pre-release car) at my local dealer...

I'm wondering how long it takes before some one says it looks like a Crossfire. Come to think of it ........

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08-16-2011, 11:44 PM

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Re: mini cooper 'coupe' (pre-release car) at my local dealer...

Reminds me of a teenager with his hat on backwards.

And the reviews have been very soft, in regards to sportiness.

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08-17-2011, 05:56 AM

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Re: mini cooper 'coupe' (pre-release car) at my local dealer...

helmet ... comes to mind.

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08-17-2011, 11:42 AM

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Re: mini cooper 'coupe' (pre-release car) at my local dealer...

Not impressed.

Also not surprised that MAG got a promo car. If I lived closer, I would be there all the time, cool place. We picked up my friends lotus elise there several years ago (Ordered and paid for in 2003, I think he got something like #53 into the states)....

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08-17-2011, 01:11 PM

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Re: mini cooper 'coupe' (pre-release car) at my local dealer...

Like the car but don't like the roof. It looks like they were rapping up work for the day and someone said " hell the boss said it has to be done today".

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08-17-2011, 02:30 PM

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Re: mini cooper 'coupe' (pre-release car) at my local dealer...

reminds me of a bad fitting toupee...

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08-17-2011, 02:34 PM

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Re: mini cooper 'coupe' (pre-release car) at my local dealer...

It's basically a normal Mini with a re-arranged rear right?

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08-17-2011, 02:52 PM

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Re: mini cooper 'coupe' (pre-release car) at my local dealer...

I want to like it because I like the idea of a Mini coupe but the whole thing looks like a complete afterthought to the other models and it looks terrible.

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08-20-2011, 03:02 PM

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Re: mini cooper 'coupe' (pre-release car) at my local dealer...

I thought these were out already. I haven't followed Mini since I left BMW NA back in 2004...........but I saw this while at Rolls Royce training in New Jersey about a month ago and thought it was interestingly ugly. It's the John Cooper Works edition

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08-20-2011, 05:22 PM

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Re: mini cooper 'coupe' (pre-release car) at my local dealer...

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Originally Posted by JHM2K

Reminds me of a teenager with his hat on backwards.

And the reviews have been very soft, in regards to sportiness.

The hat backward comment is so true. LOL

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08-20-2011, 10:12 PM

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Re: mini cooper 'coupe' (pre-release car) at my local dealer...

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Originally Posted by arado

Don't need it. My Mini seats four, can do 140 mph. All badges factory on this MC40 Special edition. Not my peel and stick.

Gary

Really Cool!

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08-21-2011, 10:59 AM

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Re: mini cooper 'coupe' (pre-release car) at my local dealer...

??????nah!

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08-21-2011, 11:49 AM

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Re: mini cooper 'coupe' (pre-release car) at my local dealer...

Eeeeyuck! They've ruined the functionality along with the traditional Mini profile. Unless there is significantly improved performance, I don't see this coupe doing much in the way of sales.

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