MotoringFile Most liked posts in thread: We’re Driving the BMW X1 All Week – What Do You Want to Know?

Please ask why they are building un-BMW like BMW's & un-MINI like MINI's. What a screwed up company. ut:

 

bmw is about to lose #1 luxury sales spot, the fxx models suck, electric steering makes it feel like a lexus and word finally got around, numb them down for the masses and at that point just buy a more reliable lexus.

not sure 228hp in 3700 pounds of SUV is gonna help, does it drive nice like the older X5's did ?

 

Why are you driving an X1 of all things?

 

Imagine my surprise when I went out to the article and did not see any of the comments above in the comment section. I doubt that MF is going to go mine the various MINI forums looking for responses to their request for questions. Instead people will continue to piss and moan about how MINI has lost their way in this one corner of the interwebs and in the same breath whine about how BMW/MINI doesn't care what the "true" enthusiast want. All that is missing is the inevitable slam about MF being BMW/MINI fanboys.

 

Cause even Motoringfile ®© would not be caught dead in a 3rd gen!!ostcount
and I guess a scooter is too slow....

Ok...it's a bit of a cheap shot, but when they begin to show BMW article on the MINI side....makes me wonder....
Guess new stuff is needed....
Sure...it's related to the upcoming new MINI models....
But still...
The cynic makes me wonder if it was to push bad news off the front page....
Or just cause they needed to pay the bills....a free car for a bit....the owners (BMW)demand something for the use of the X1...the answer is eyeballs....and to post a review about the x1 as a tasty morsel on MF is a way to get them......
Now not just BMW is milking MINI owners....but MF is too....

 

Fixed this for you BAD.

Bunch of MF BMW/MINI fanboys. Don't worry I know they aren't fanboys just BMW/MINI emplyee's. :smilewinkgrin:

 

This seems appropriate here as well....




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Wouldn't you drive it too if you got it for free?

So the new Countryman is going to be a clone of this thing. But they wouldn't want it to compete with the X1 and I wonder if they'll detune it.

 

Of course they will. The same 2.0 that's in the S and when they throw it in BMW's at 245 hp, That engine in a MINI 189hp. BMW is screwing the MINI brand. Raise the price, take away the performance add a couple doors and boom, your new 328i... Without the looks.

 

That's why folks are becoming more hostile towards BMW....poor stewardship of the MINI brand....just milking the current folks....and trying to find the buyers they want....imo ruining a good thing.

 

Believe me, I've tried to transport those perceptions into MF comments on past posts. All I got in return were arrogant, patronizing responses from Gabe, subsequent corrections to their posted text followed by "what are you complaining about" comment replies, and a vehement defensive of his objectivity (of course, not rooted in any kind of external assessment). Now it appears I've been officially black-balled as a trouble-maker and any comments I've subsequently made have been systematically ignored.

I have no use for such obvious bias and arrogant, self-important jerkitude; thus, I've given up on them and will not give them the pleasure of my post clicks.

 

It's always sad when sites start ti ignore the people that made them successful....
I find it amazing and I am hopeful that since the WhiteRoofradio guys have come around, there is still hope....

Just go back....and load the page, but use an add blocker....
You will cost them $$, and they will not get the impression!
Kinda evil....but honestly it still better than they are doing IMO.
Ethical, no, but I always have it turned off for sites I like, and especially sites that make original content.

 

MotoringFubar edits and deletes the comments worse then the NAM so why replay at all.

Gabe has a free X1 / CountyFail for a while who the F cares. :lol:

 

There is no personal attack here so it seems not to be appropriate to me. But if it bothers you I'll stop.

 

It doesn't need to be a personal attack for that image to be appropriate. The dead horse in this case is the commenting on the perceived biased articles coming from MF (not saying that I don't agree, but I don't need to comment on every one of them to re-broadcast my stance). I'm sure that the bot that is Joe Clubman could be set to not pull those articles, but that would result in even less activity on M/A. We would potential be left with the Word Association thread and who pulled their MINI out of the garage today threads as the only things getting traffic.

It is kind of humorous how NAM gets bashed so bad, but there really isn't anything earth shattering happening here (except Blimey's build, Chris providing updates on the rally car, and maybe a couple of others that I can't think of right now).


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Your Rat MINI thread was another great one to follow! I was truly looking forward to the Rat MINI v.2 thread, but am happy that you are getting closer to the move that you have been working towards awhile.


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We all can comment on anything we want to whenever we want. That does not mean you have to read it.
Just like your options on MF , NAM, M/A and anything else you comment on I could careless.

 

I'm disappointed my mrntd bashing didn't make your interesting thread list!

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The Rat-MINI build will continue from the new HQ once the garage is built... I'm figuring the cost of a 1.8 into the mortgage! [emoji12]


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