1st Gen R50 Cooper Goodnight Sweetheart, RIP my R50

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  1. kelly girl

    kelly girl New Member

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    #1 kelly girl, Jul 26, 2011
    Sorry it's taken me so long to get back here.. I have something I feel I must share with the community here...

    On June 2, 2011 I lost my 2006 Astro Black MINI Cooper to a rear-impact collision. I was stopped at a red light, and struck by an older model Toyota Tacoma PreRunner. My MINI was a total loss, but I walked away unscathed. The MINI did her job protecting me and my fiance, George from physical injury.

    The rear bumper was crushed, hatch destroyed... When I opened her up you could see the rear body panel had wrinkled, the floor panels had popped up

    The saddest day came when I drove back out to the body shop, and collected the last of my personal affects from within the glove box, pockets, and cup holders... I looked at the stripped-down back end, saw the extent of the damage and knew it was over. I remember the first day I sat in that MINI, and I'll never forget the last.

    RIP my 2006 MINI Cooper, 104K miles...
     
  2. Crashton

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    #2 Crashton, Jul 26, 2011
    Sorry about your MINI loss.:( I'm glad you are OK.
     
  3. Justa Jim

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    #3 Justa Jim, Jul 26, 2011
    Sorry tho hear this. :frown5:

    Jim
     
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    #4 Rae, Jul 26, 2011
    So sorry about your loss, but glad you were all ok! So does this mean there's a new MINI in your near future? Or at least a lonesome MINI on a lot somewhere waiting for you to adopt it?
     
  5. kelly girl

    kelly girl New Member

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    #5 kelly girl, Jul 26, 2011
    the insurance company paid me out nicely...

    i wound up with a new MINI Cooper Countryman S, ALL4

    (needed a bigger MINI)
     
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    #6 Metalman, Jul 26, 2011
    Sorry for your loss....

    Yea Hah..... Let me be one of the first to congratulate you on your new MINI....:D

    Glad you stayed with the marque...:Thumbsup:
     
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    #7 goaljnky, Jul 26, 2011
    Yes, we even NUTed and named the new ride already. :devil:
     
  8. kelly girl

    kelly girl New Member

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    #8 kelly girl, Jul 26, 2011
    thank you, it was love at first drive
     
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    #9 Johngo, Jul 26, 2011
    Sorry for the loss of your baby, and happy she protected you so well.

    Nice to see you stuck with MINI! :D
     
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    #10 jiminni, Jul 26, 2011
    Glad you guys are ok, our little MINIS are pretty tough, and guy in our club totaled his and he walked away too :cornut: Congrats on the new ride :beer
     
  11. T8rChick

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    #11 T8rChick, Jul 26, 2011
    Poor MINI... great MINI... giving it's life to save it's peeps!
     
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    #12 Kikimowse, Jul 27, 2011
    We love our MINIs because they are so much more than just a car and they bring us so much joy and comfort. I truly know how much your MINI meant to you as I know what mine means to me. MINImowse and I are thinking of you and sending you caring thoughts. We are glad to hear that you have found a new MINI, not to replace your R50, but to help you through this difficult time. The sheet metal may be taken away from us but not the wonderful memories.
     
  13. kelly girl

    kelly girl New Member

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    #13 kelly girl, Jul 27, 2011
    wow, thanks so much for everyone's kind thoughts...

    makes me glad to still be a part of the MINIverse
     
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    #14 KittyMini, Jul 27, 2011
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    I'm so sorry to hear about your R50 :frown5:
    I'm glad of 3 things:

    1. that you and the fiancé were ok,
    2. that you are back, safe and sound in a MINI, and
    3. that people here feel the same way about their cars :Thumbsup:

    Motor on! :wink:
     

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