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Post by tommydp on Jan 26, 2011 15:48:29 GMT
Is it just me, or is the new Mini Countryman a reborn 1800? I love it! Perhaps just wishful thinking, but I must say it reminds me of a modern crab.. Finally, I know what modern car to buy in a few years!
I've had no interest in modern cars since I quit driving Rovers as everyday cars a few years ago. I didn't want to buy a 75 as Rover was gone, because of spares etc. Instead I bought a Peugeot 406, and I hate it! It's the most crappy car I've ever owned. I'm thinking of buying a decent 75 anyway this spring. I used to drive 820s, then a 96 620 ti. I've never come across a better car than the 620 ti, it was marvellous in every way. A fabulous car! Regret I sold it, but it was getting a bit tired after a hard life.
So I guess it's back to Rover now for a while, and in some years, althoug far from British, perhaps the new Countryman:-)
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Post by Penguin45 on Jan 26, 2011 18:01:32 GMT
Looks a bit like the old XC9000, doesn't it?
What gets me is that the Countryman, which is upposed to be a Mini, is now bigger and heavier than the venerable crab!
Chris.
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Post by tommydp on Jan 26, 2011 18:17:57 GMT
Indeed..
Funny how cars have "grown bigger" over the years. I parked my 1800 next to a new Mini the other day, and the 1800 suddenly became tiny in a way:-) Years ago the crab would be quite a massive car:-) Modern cars sure can't beat the cabin space of the crab and the Maxi though:-)
Speaking of Maxi space, there's a true story about someone actually transporting a complete (shot and dead..) moose in a Maxi after the Norwegian moose hunt once in the 80s:-) What a sight it would have been.. It's true, I know someone who was there!
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Post by cheesyblob on Aug 18, 2011 16:28:58 GMT
I agree they are very similar sized. However they are also stupidly expensive and sort of ruins the original Minis heritage. I don't think the reviews have been particularly good (not neccesarily bad though) either.
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