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I'm not sure I like the looks of the new guy. From his picture, it seems like he might be taller than Jim McDowell - and you know what that means: a trend toward larger vice presidents of MINI of the Americas. He's also wearing a tie, so you know there could be more weight, worse handling and less of the true open-collar feel of the previous vice presidents. That's it, I'm never buying another MINI ...

Sorry - I thought we still were complaining about the F56. :mad2:

Congratulations on your retirement, Mr. McDowell, and thanks for spreading the joy of MINIs across the U.S. And Mr. Duncan, we're looking forward to meeting you in person and being part of an even greater MINI motoring experience!

 

I had the pleasure of meeting Jim several times and sharing the road with him as well. He is a great ambassador of the MINI brand and not afraid to step out of the executive role into the enthusiast role when enjoying the events he attended. I remember during MTTS 2010 when he chased down an ice cream truck on our way between Columbus and Indianapolis while driving a back road, brought the truck back to where the rest of us were and bought ice cream for everyone. He was a blast to motor with!

 

Jim was cool as I meet him a few times in the past. The new guy looks like a BMW exec that is uptight and not a people person at all. He has big shoes to fill and within 3 months we will know how he really is.

 

I need to go find my Jim pics!

Let's all give the new guy a heartfelt MA/MINI welcome!

 

Jim arriving at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, July 4, 2012, for the start of MTTS 2012





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That Jim McDowell.... Such a Hipster....

Nice Google glass you got there....

 

Check my photo gallery I have a couple of pictures with Mr. Mcdowell.....Wish him nothing but the best....

 

New guy looks to serious... we'll have to see how this plays out. Congrats on retirement Jim

 

I had the pleasure of meeting him during the MOTD '13. I chatted him up during the PITTSTOP burger run for at least a half hour before I understood who he was ("so, what do you do for a living?"). Super nice guy, easy to talk to, and not the least bit pretentious. He is a walking encyclopedia of who built which cars, and when, and details about them. I also drove behind him in the dragon parade. The guy can drive! In the back of my mind, I was initially thinking about being behind the old guy. I smiled later as my pedal was at wide open throttle keeping up with him.
It appears Jim had reached rock star status. That's cool.

 

David is actually a really great guy. Take the pic at face value. He's fantastic and he'll be fun in his new role.

 

I still say we need MINI USA to delay his retirement until after MTTS '14! If he is allowed to retire before (which of course he will) he's welcome to drive one of our MINIs on MTTS!

 

This was the first time I met Jim at MTTS 2010 in NYC Countryman party...


Then Sherry cornered him at the Pittsburger Run and was giving him a hard time about the MTTS 2012 New York buttons even though it started in JERESY!!'




We'll miss ya Jim and best of luck!

 

Jim, we have only had our Goodwood since January, you impact on the car and the Company are all to apparent. You are leaving behind some really big shoes to fill, I can only hope that your successor is up yo the task. See you on MTTS 2014.

 

Jim is a great business man who knows how to have fun. Thank you for all you have done for the MINI community. We all enjoyed your company, please come back and visit. Not only does he know how to drive and have fun, he likes good Hoppy beer.