MotoringFile KISS Countryman Auction Raises $129,000 for UNICEF

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  1. Nathan

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    Personally, I’m a big fan of creative philanthropy. Being charitable and generous is awesome, but doing so in an interesting way is even better. A great example is the recent partnership between MINI and the iconic band KISS. MINI created four unique, KISS-themed Countryman S four doors, each custom painted to match one of the [...]

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  2. Steve

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    I'm sure they expected to raise a lot more money than that. Maybe KISS and MINI don't go so well together?
     
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    Well 129,000 is a lot of money to most people and it is only a 26,000 car with some decals and signatures.
     
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    That would be true if it was just one car but that was the total raised from selling four cars with custom paint jobs.
     
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    Damn, my bad. Did they show the breakdown of which one got the most?
     

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