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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    09/23/09

    In reply to Bentley And Land Rover For Sale, Were Celebri... Uh, Wrestler-Owned!
    I used the "ask seller a question" button on e-bay to find out if there was any maintenance due on the Bentley, but all I got back was a response laden with challenges to "join him in the squared circle" and that if I asked him another question about the Bentley he'd "jump 25 feet in the air off the top rope, and drive his elbow through my skull", and that he would hammer me with his 24-inch pythons... whatever that means.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    09/23/09

    In reply to Bentley And Land Rover For Sale, Were Celebri... Uh, Wrestler-Owned!
    Funny this should come up. Just last night, me and my friends were playing an old WWE game that allows custom characters. Naturally we made ourselves to beat the crap out of each other.
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    Image of Bob1967 - 999,999th visitor to this site. Bob1967 - 999,999th visitor to this site.
    08/27/09

    In reply to 50 Years Young: The Five Best Minis Ever
    eh? What idiot drew up that list? 1275GT? Sprint? Pick Up? and number 5, thats a BMW. I know I've been away but this is just silly.
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    Image of layabout layabout
    08/27/09

    In reply to 50 Years Young: The Five Best Minis Ever
    While i disagree with 4 out of the 5 suggested,i find it laughable that whoever compiled this joke of a list isn't even slightly aware of the 1275 GT,as if the were aware of it then it would be on the list
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    Image of Fat Tire Fat Tire
    08/27/09

    @layabout: I dont know anything about that one but it certainly looks the business.
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    Image of layabout layabout
    08/27/09

    In reply to 50 Years Young: The Five Best Minis Ever
    Odd list,clearly the moke shouldn't be on it at all. The original Mini was a good car in its day,the new Mini's are just shit & living off the back of the original & new Mini are generally bought by estate agents or people that have no clue about cars but think they're cool. I see nothing to celebrate here.
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    Image of area_educator area_educator
    08/27/09

    @layabout: I have no problem with someone decrying the supposition that there's a real link between the original Mini and the new Mini-- I agree that they've got little to do with each other. I'll even agree that the new doesn't measure up to the old.

    But the new Mini is, on its own merits, a good car. The estate agents may just be getting lucky (first and second gen Miatas were bought by the boatload by people who had no clue about cars), but the new Mini is a better car than you're pretending.
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    Edited by area_educator at 08/27/09 11:17 AM area_educator was starred area_educator was unstarred
    Image of area_educator area_educator
    08/27/09

    @area_educator: After looking a bit more at initial quality information, I rescind a good deal of that.

    They're good cars when they're not falling apart.
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    Image of layabout layabout
    08/27/09

    @area_educator: Dont get me wrong, i dont hate the new Mini,it is a good car but to me the original is superior & has a shed load of racing history. Sadly (in the U.K. anyway) most new Mini owners buy them to be "cool" not because they're good cars to drive
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    08/26/09

    In reply to 50 Years Young: The Five Best Minis Ever

    The only thing that could be better than the original Mini is a Mini with door lock improvement made by Mr. Bean
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    Image of Number_Six Number_Six
    08/26/09

    In reply to 50 Years Young: The Five Best Minis Ever
    I left a little piece of my skull behind in a red '69 Cooper, so I am pretty attached to that year and model.
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    Image of CaptMatt15 loves the Zoom-Zoom CaptMatt15 loves the Zoom-Zoom
    08/26/09

    In reply to 50 Years Young: The Five Best Minis Ever

    What about the Red Bull Mini?
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    GIC toasts the return of the old guard promoted this comment CaptMatt15 loves the Zoom-Zoom was starred CaptMatt15 loves the Zoom-Zoom was unstarred
    Image of GIC asks not for whom the bell tolls GIC asks not for whom the bell tolls
    08/26/09

    @CaptMatt15 loves the Zoom-Zoom: Every time I see those I think: "Dang, that would make a bitchin'..... cannon!"

    EDIT: Boo, no more strikethroughs?
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    08/26/09

    @CaptMatt15 loves the Zoom-Zoom: Unfortuantly, they're probably all automatic (at least in North America) - something a 4-banger should never have.
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    Image of amblito amblito
    08/26/09

    @CaptMatt15 loves the Zoom-Zoom: There's one of those which parks two streets away from my house.

    I used to have a MINI, it was shit.
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    Image of Sloop_John_B Sloop_John_B
    08/26/09

    In reply to 50 Years Young: The Five Best Minis Ever
    Some fine minis indeed. I present another fine Austin from Lazareth.org. Atleast, I hope to present to you after I hit submit.

    Edit, well it didn't post so go check it out here: [www.lazareth.org]
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    Image of CaptMatt15 loves the Zoom-Zoom CaptMatt15 loves the Zoom-Zoom
    08/26/09

    In reply to 50 Years Young: The Five Best Minis Ever
    My competition at the Autocross I was at this weekend was one of the JCW GP Minis. He beat me pretty good (by like 1.5 sec on 42 sec course).

    From talking to him, the GP is pretty hardcore - Stiffer everything, no back seat, etc. He said only 1000 were made, with about 400 making it to the States. (Taking that with a grain of salt after reading this post). The carbon fiber rear wing on it is pretty awesome/flashy/wonderfully mechanical all at the same time too.
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    beercheck promoted this comment Edited by CaptMatt15 loves the Zoom-Zoom at 08/26/09 3:57 PM CaptMatt15 loves the Zoom-Zoom was starred CaptMatt15 loves the Zoom-Zoom was unstarred
    Image of nerdwa nerdwa
    08/26/09

    In reply to 50 Years Young: The Five Best Minis Ever

    what about that mini pick up? I still find it absolutely hilarious that it exists!
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    Image of ploopsy ploopsy
    08/26/09

    In reply to 50 Years Young: The Five Best Minis Ever
    I never understood the Mini. Is it like a franchised model of a car that manufacturers pay to have the rights to make it?

    I cant think of any other situation where a car has been made by more than 2 manufacturers.
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    08/26/09

    @ploopsy: Uh, no. It was made by the same company the entire time, but that company got bought-out / absorbed / incorporated / forcibly stuffed into various other companies, since the Mini was made for such a huge length of time. Austin, Rover, British Leyland... all the same companies from the bricks-and-mortar perspective, just under different supervision.
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    08/26/09

    @ploopsy: Fiat/SEAT/Zastava 128?
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    Image of discontinuuity has left the Jalop until further notice discontinuuity has left the Jalop until further notice
    08/26/09

    @Deartháir II: The Return: Exactly. Kinda like the Bantam/Willys/Ford/AMC/Chrysler Jeep
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    08/26/09

    @discontinuuity is happy that everything has been set right in the Jalopverse. Now all we need is more of engineerd's Brefas Scotch!: Well, not exactly, exactly.
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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    08/26/09

    @discontinuuity is happy that everything has been set right in the Jalopverse. Now all we need is more of engineerd's Brefas Scotch!: You left out Kaiser!
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    Image of CptSevere CptSevere
    08/26/09

    @discontinuuity is happy that everything has been set right in the Jalopverse. Now all we need is more of engineerd's Brefas Scotch!: The Willys design beat out the Bantam design for the original production WWII Jeep. Otherwise you're right. Just saying.
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    08/27/09

    @CptSevere: Bantam deserves to be included. The Jeep was really their car first. They made about 2,600 BRC-40s that are pretty close in design to the Willys MA and Ford GP, which were both made based on Bantam's blueprints.
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    Image of AustinMiniMan AustinMiniMan
    08/27/09

    @Deartháir II: The Return:

    That's not entirely true. There were a lot of transformations, takeovers, and buyouts going on, but that doesn't account for all of the manufacturers. For example, Innocenti was an independent company but built Minis in Italy under license from BMC. Authi did the same thing in Spain. Along with other companies in Chile, South Africa, Brazil, etc. Both of mine, being an Austin and a Leyland were built directly under BMC, but not all Minis were.

    So ploopsy was right in a way, not really a franchise, but BMC would sell you the rights of manufacture in order to have the Mini more effectively permeate the global market.
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    Image of Kuang Kuang
    08/26/09

    In reply to 50 Years Young: The Five Best Minis Ever
    Pic 5 is a John Cooper Works GP, of which only 2000 were made but the standard JCW kit could be added to any standard Cooper S and still keep the factory warranty. The only way you'll spot one is via a couple of subtle oval badges and slighty wider twin pipes with the name engraved around the edge.

    Generally the GP was considered to be vaguely pointless, as it had far too harsh a ride, looked a bit aftermarket, killed the back seats in favour of a rollbar and had an LSD which was harsh and robbed some of the steering feel. The JCW kit was far cheaper, steathier and just as fast in the real world.
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    skaycog-live,love,have fun! promoted this comment Edited by Kuang at 08/26/09 3:29 PM Kuang was starred Kuang was unstarred
    Image of justsomereportingguy justsomereportingguy
    08/26/09

    @Kuang: thank you for making me feel better about not getting the limited edition model. I don't have my Cooper yet but was really disappointed when I realized I wouldn't be able to get the GP.
    Seriously, thanks
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    Image of Kuang Kuang
    08/26/09

    @justsomereportingguy: Whichever one you get, you'll love it. The standard Cooper is extremely good but the 'S' is sublime - I took a few laps of a local racetrack in one shortly after it was released, and was astonished by the grip and feistiness. It's a proper little terrier, and hugely fast cross country. If you can find one with a JCW upgrade you'll never want to sell it.
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    Image of cyclopticgaze cyclopticgaze
    08/27/09

    @justsomereportingguy: My girlfriend bought a Mini with all the JCW options about a year ago. (Her idea, not mine!) I've driven an '06 S model, and the JCW blows it out of the water. Unbelievable car, just pure fun. It will frequently boggle your mind. And far more utility than the limited edition GP, which, as cool as it is, I really view as a collector's car.
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    Image of SeanKHotay SeanKHotay
    08/26/09

    In reply to 50 Years Young: The Five Best Minis Ever
    Kudos to Krewson for naming Paddy Hopkirk's Mini one of the five!

    After he retired, Mr. Hopkirk was still keeping up with the rally best as he drove the camera car for the Rally of Ireland...
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    Image of John Krewson John Krewson
    08/26/09

    @SeanKHotay: Oh, come now, I must demur. As if there was any question.
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    Image of SeanKHotay SeanKHotay
    08/26/09

    @John Krewson: Cain't tell nowdays with these here young'uns runnin' 'round...

    'Any question' was answered quite adequately...
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    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    08/26/09

    In reply to 50 Years Young: The Five Best Minis Ever
    #1 and #4 are the best.
    this is all
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