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  1. farkus

    farkus Active Member

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    #6 farkus, Apr 14, 2011
    Great timing on MINI's part...unrest in the middle east as well as the austerity measures across Europe and the US. :crazy:

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    Hold out and the price is sure to come down. :Thumbsup:
     
  2. Justa Jim

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    #5 Justa Jim, Apr 14, 2011
    Nathan has to add a Goodwood thread first. :lol:

    Anyone who buys one and someone will buy one, won't be reading MA, but their butler might.

    Jim
     
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    #2 Metalman, Apr 14, 2011
    ......$72,000.00 = 50,000 Euro.... ???

    Hahahahaha

    Got some more late Aprilfoolishness going on here?

    Shish....
     
  4. Justa Jim

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    #3 Justa Jim, Apr 14, 2011
    Perhaps I'll order two. One as a daily driver and the other as a garage queen. :D

    Jim
     
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    #4 carman63, Apr 14, 2011
    Is it too early to get a 'Goodwood Owners Club' badge made? :D
     
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    #7 Bravo Zulu, Apr 14, 2011
    Definitely would not be a daily driver.
     
  7. minimark

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    #8 minimark, Apr 14, 2011
    I'll take mine with the bullet proof glass.... Talley ho!! :)
     
  8. Nathan

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    #9 Nathan, Apr 14, 2011
    From todays Automotive News

    Can BMW use Rolls-Royce to inspire a Mini?

    By Diana T. Kurylko

    Rolls-Royces are very big, very luxurious and very expensive.

    Minis are small, agile, cute and far less expensive.

    But both brands are owned by BMW AG, so maybe it was inevitable that BMW would do something like "Mini inspired by Goodwood," a limited-edition car set to debut next week at the Shanghai auto show.

    Mini announced yesterday it will make 1,000 Cooper hardtops that are "inspired" by the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars development and design center in Goodwood, England.

    I actually doubled-checked the date of this press release because BMW is notorious for its April Fools' Day cars. This year's spoof was a British royal wedding edition of the M3. In earlier years, BMW touted a new Canine Repellent Alloy Protection System or C.R.A.P.

    Alas, the Mini-Rolls is no joke. The special-edition Mini uses Rolls-Royce colors and materials, including an interior shade called Cornsilk and a black metallic exterior. Other features include walnut burr wood, black nappa leather, piano-black finishes on the steering wheel buttons and fancy trim on other controls. The list goes on but stops short of a hand-polished upright grille or Flying Lady hood ornament.

    Production will begin in early 2012 at Mini's factory in Oxford, England. Mini isn't saying yet how many will come to America or what the price will be. But the car is real.

    The nameplate will read "Mini Inspired by Goodwood." So why not "Mini Inspired by Rolls-Royce"? That would be a badge too far.

    Source - Can BMW use Rolls-Royce to inspire a Mini?
     
  9. goaljnky

    goaljnky New Member

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    #10 goaljnky, Apr 14, 2011
    $50k? So many better places you can spend that for so much more.
     
  10. ScottinBend

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    #11 ScottinBend, Apr 14, 2011
    I bet it will go the way of the MC40.........:D