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  1. DixonL2

    DixonL2 New Member

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    #2 DixonL2, Jun 16, 2009
    It's pretty... but then again we "DIY-ers" have been doing that stuff for years! Mine just doesn't smell like Connolly hides. Kind of interesting though. Can't really cost BMW much, considering their system is underutilized, I'd imagine.

    For people with the $jing to do it, the idea gets my :Thumbsup:
     
  2. Rally

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    #3 Rally, Jun 16, 2009
    Wasn't this dispelled by Rolls Royce? I believe they came out and made a statement about not having anything to do with it:confused5:

    I'd like to see more pics if anyone has any. Looks like a beautiful interior. It's good to see a quality, classier interior rather than the tacky checker interiors that you see too often.
     
  3. DixonL2

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    #4 DixonL2, Jun 16, 2009
    There was just a blurb on Autoweek.com about this today...
     
  4. PGT

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    #5 PGT, Jun 16, 2009
    When I was in Garching last month (north of Munich), there was a massive M Gmbh design enter with a dealer next door (MINI and BMW). I asked about M Gmbh and they said it's where BMW and MINI owners can take their cars to get custom things done...leather interiors, etc.

    So...doesn't BMW already do this? And this new service would be dealer side then? As in, order a new car and get it outfitted?
     
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    #6 PGT, Jun 16, 2009
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    #7 FERNO, Jun 16, 2009
    Well, if you don't order the Phantom-optional 4" thick carpet, you don't know what you are missing.

    One look at that stuff and you take your shoes off before getting inside.
     
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    #8 WJHMH, Jun 25, 2009
    That makes a ton of sense in this economy.

    :rolleyes5:
     
  8. Nathan

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    #9 Nathan, Jun 26, 2009
    Actually it does...

    Those with the means have cut back on conspicuous consumption. This allows them some of the comfort of a Rolls with the look of a MINI. What a way to please yourself and put a good face towards the plebeian masses.
     
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    #10 MightyStripes, Nov 20, 2009
    That looks pretty plush :) I like it :)
     
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    #11 pbraun, Nov 20, 2009
    I wonder if someone makes a spray that smells like Connolly hides?
     
  11. iwashmycar

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    #12 iwashmycar, Nov 20, 2009
    that glossy blackness is sexayyyyy
     
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    #13 farkus, Nov 20, 2009
    No doubt sales would be brisk in a place like the UAE, and of course there would have to be a JCW version complete with suicide doors... :D

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    #14 Nathan, Apr 20, 2011
    From the Shanghai Auto Show

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzkKty5EeTA]YouTube - Rolls Royce Mini Cooper: Shanghai Auto Show[/ame]
     
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    #15 Zeyk_Shade, Apr 29, 2011
    Some jackwads on another forum I am a member of, hate the interior of any MINI. Hates this one even more. They say the only reason they won't own one is because of the dashboard layout. I told them that if they didn't like the dashboard layout, buy a Civic or Hyundai. The car wasn't designed for them.
     
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    #16 Angib, Apr 30, 2011
    There's a pretty long history of tarting up original/classic Minis, starting with the Radford DeVille - this is Peter Sellers' example as seen in one of his Pink Panther films:

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    The basket weave sides look crap in this photo, but I used to see one of these in London as a young man and they looked simply stunning. Time to invent basket weave vinyl, methinks....