Cashing in.... Will it hurt the image?

Hey, I remember when 'Cooper' meant the performance model of Mini.....

 

Ronbo said the hopped up Prius' are the thing in the valley on the left coast. The gas is too expensive for the AMGs

 

And when "JCW" was a separate model - a hardtop with the best (and exclusive) parts. :frown2:

 

It's true. Have a buddy who had the full TRD suspension package on his Prius, along with 17" light weight wheels and some sticky all weather tires. He used it for his daily commute from Pasadena to New Port Beach, about a 120 mile round trip. Handling went from driving a wet noodle to something along the line of a Civic Si. Still slow as molasses, but at least you could throw it around some.

Before you slam him to much, his fun car is a 500hp plus Porsche Turbo and he just traded in his wife's Escalade on a GL63 AMG. Sometimes you just can...

 

I don't understand what some folks drive or how they mod them, but I'm not going to bash them for their choice as odd as it may be. Me I'd spend the money on ga$ rather than on an appliance, even a TRD one. Just me. :wink:

 

I saw a full-sized Toyota pick-up yesterday with an "Actual Size" sticker in its back window.

 

That applies to CMs & PMs, too.

 

Now this is a nameplate that belongs right where it is...

 

It wont hurt the MINI image at all, they cant ruin it anymore then they already have.

 

It is worse than you imagined....

Just got done installing a JCW kit on my Toro snow blower. :beer

The guy at the mower shop told me soon they'd have all the JCW stuff for mowers & weed whackers too.

 

Shoots the snow out even further now!..:cornut:......I think i need one of those up here...My JCW snow shovel is worn out...:shovel:

 

And its Chili Red so you know it's FAST. :ihih: