Most liked posts in thread: MINI Worried About Being Perceived as a Girlie Brand in China,80% of Owners are Women

  1. Dave.0

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    Well MINI keep making the same (RSBMW) car and only girls without a clue will be the only ones buying them.

    It would also help if the car did not look like a retarded Hello Kitty car.
     
  2. TheModFather

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    There was a special pink listed in the master MINI color code book I was using... Along with a few concept colors that never made production... Maybe they will bring the pink back if they keep it up! :)
     
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    I thought the Chinese were buying the Lian.

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  4. Metalman

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    That's gotta be a color match to Pepto Bismol...... yuck
     
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    Because bumper......:p
     
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    Maybe this is what your looking for: (Puke) :frown2:

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    I'm sorry, but pink NEVER looks good on a car. Ever. Every time I see a chick driving a hot pink car, the ugliness of it seriously makes me sad. And I have nothing against pink in general. :ihih:
     
  8. rkw

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    Generally, MINI have been very careful to avoid a girly perception. For example, all of their marketing material never show a woman driving a MINI. They've been remarkably successful at convincing men to buy a small, cute car.

    Look at the work by the ad agency Taxi for MINI Canada.

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    Whoever ran the marketing in China missed the mark.
     
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    Nope... Nope... Nope.... Not girlie enough...:frown2:
     
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    So, the Chinese gals are driving MINIs, and the Chinese guys are driving...rickshaws? :devil:
     
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    It's time to start filming Italian Job 2.
     
  12. Zapski

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    With Lians?