I must admit..... this New Mini looks dull.

[AndyP & Lenore]

This Cooper S looks a tad dull (http://www.mini2.com/galleries/data/500/2nd_Gen.jpg)

Now I don't want Elfman Etc., jumping on me with "told you so's..." but without bonnet stripes, and lacking the pollen vents at the rear of the bonnet, this car does look a bit dull.:(

Nice colour though. And I still like the grille with the chrome surround etc.

A.

[Sheilz]

Agree with that. Its boring compared to the current bonnets. Just shows if it aint broke dont fix it.

[The Bull]

I still can't make my mind up.

[sh@z]

No thanks, stick to the current Mini if i were to buy one.

[X30YES]

I like the colour and the plain look ...other colours, well I'll wait and see

[Big Col]

Yeah but Angus mate you're a boring ol' fart! :D I think the one in that pic just looks boring.

[Wul]

Totally agree - they need to revert back to the previous design and geometry but with the new engines and interior :cool:

[jarvis-cooper-s]

i dont like it myself,think i'll stick with my 'old' car.

like the way they cover the mini badge,as if we wouldn't know what it was!

[The Dogfather]

I think it looks great :D

[euan]

quote:Originally posted by Vidal Buffoon

I think it looks great :D


Says the man who owns a plastic car...;)

Bonnet is definitely lacking details. Cheaper to make though...

[KenL]

I like it without those silly pieces of plastic that just got in the way when trying to wash it.

But...how do they get the air in for the interior fan?

[The Dogfather]

Nowt wrong with plastic keeps the weight down :D

[Big Col]

Only for you to add it back on again chubbs!

[james f]

is it worrying that i know that pic was taken up the road from my old uni campus at brookes and the purple sticker in the top of the window is a bmw staff parking tag

[The Dogfather]

quote:Originally posted by Big Col
Only for you to add it back on again chubbs!


Hey, I resemble that insult

[ELFMAN]

Andy - I reckon the look of the new car is very “colour-specific” the attached pic actually doesn't look too bad, whereas some of the previous posted 'S' pics are just awful. I haven't seen a picture from this angle before, so I hadn't noticed the lack of Scuttle Vents... Hmmm a bit bland, as the current ones add a nice highlight - if you have chrome ones. New bonnet is probably part of the “save a pedestrian” design. I'd like to see the car with chrome grilles rather than the black plastic - which I've never been a fan of. How ironic that having seen it in different colours, I'm not QUITE so 'anti', but you're having doubts.... Ain't life funny!

Overall, I still prefer the current, less 'bulbous' car. I'm not sure if I'd enjoy the more 'refined' version either - I thought my 'S' was TOO REFINED when I bought it back in 2003 - hence the exhaust etc. The jury's still out methinks - but there's a middle ground out there somewhere!

[Scottie]

quote:Originally posted by ELFMAN

I'm not QUITE so 'anti', but you're having doubts.... Ain't life funny!

!


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I just SOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo knew you'd end up saying that.

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[markyc]

I know I'm in the minority with this but IMHO I like the look of that :I:cool:;)

[AndyP & Lenore]

quote:Originally posted by markyc

I know I'm in the minority with this but IMHO I like the look of that :I:cool:;)


Mark, generally I love the look of the new Mini, even with the raised bonnet profile, which seems to be pi$$ing Elfman off big time. It was just the plain-ness of the bonnet on this particular car which didn't blow my skirt up. But with some form of bonnet stripe or other bonnet graphic, it would liven it up.:D

A.:D

[Scottie]

quote:Originally posted by AndyP & Lenore


quote:Originally posted by markyc

I know I'm in the minority with this but IMHO I like the look of that :I:cool:;)


It was just the plain-ness of the bonnet on this particular car which didn't blow my skirt up.A.:D


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[AndyP & Lenore]

quote:Originally posted by ScottieCoop


quote:Originally posted by AndyP & Lenore


quote:Originally posted by markyc

I know I'm in the minority with this but IMHO I like the look of that :I:cool:;)


It was just the plain-ness of the bonnet on this particular car which didn't blow my skirt up.A.:D


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[ELFMAN]

“I just SOooooooo knew you'd end up saying that.” Oh did ye now, Scottiecoop? I'm not eating my hat yet! I merely think the blue car looks better in Andy's photo compared to the others I've seen.

Previous photos make it look bloated and out of proportion, so it's hardly surprising I didn't like it. I'm just being honest. I'm open to alter my opinions if and when I get more information, so that's what I'm doing. In the other thread (Angus's 'Back to Back'), I mentioned I thought the (same colour) ONE looked loads better.

I still think the current car is more 'cohesive' from a design standpoint and I'm not convinced (as I said in the last thread and elsewhere) that because something is more 'refined' it's necessarily better. I still wouldn't trade my car for one based on what I've seen and heard. I reckon mine's more fun, looks and sounds better and I'll bet it's a more involving experience to hustle down a B road. Maybe in a couple of years when there's a 250BHP Works version, I'll think about it.

Marky C - Your Magic Yellow Motor knocks it into a cocked hat mate!

Right 'Mystic Scottie', what are the winning Lottery Numbers for tomorrow then? Clever Trousers.

[X30YES]

I like it in.... blue (http://www.mini2.com/galleries/showphoto.php/photo/45550/perpage/9/sort/2/ppuser/27122)

[ELFMAN]

The R65 definitely looks better from some angles and in some colours than others, whereas the current one looks pretty fine from anywhere. The Red one with the bigger alloys isn't too bad. Not buying one though. Still waiting for those Lottery Numbers Scottiecoop! See Y'all on Sunday.

[KenL]

Looking again at that pic, I defo prefer the look of the new Cooper. The chrome surrounding the black grill just makes it look like a big hole in that pic.

Cooper: http://www.mini2.com/galleries/showphoto.php/photo/41277/cat/1915

[ELFMAN]

First time I've seen it with the chrome grille, as I thought, it does looks better. Is the 'S' available with an exterior Chrome Pack? So far, the ONE and COOPER beat the 'S' for looks........

[AndyP & Lenore]

Jeeseypeeps Ewan!

At this rate you're gonna turn up tomorrow with a brand spanking new Mini Cooper R56!!:D:D

[ELFMAN]

Forgot to add - these Red R65 COOPER pics confirm the bumper/rear end in the 'lesser' models is better resolved too.

[ELFMAN]

You slipped that one in before I mentioned the rear bumper, Andy...... "Spanking" indeed (Oooh Matron, etc). I'll be in “Old Faithful” tomorrow - and for the foreseeable future!

[markyc]

After seeing both much prefer the Cooper to the S :approve: The chrome line on the Cooper makes it a lot more pleasing on the eye :approve::D;)

[X30YES]

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h124/ab2pcs/winter_pack_2006_pop380.jpg

I like it

[AndyP & Lenore]

quote:Originally posted by X30YES

I like it
Aye, that looks good. :D A.

[Burple]

quote:Originally posted by X30YES

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h124/ab2pcs/winter_pack_2006_pop380.jpg

I like it


Take away the cheap nasty plastic grille and those awful wing mirror covers and it's alright....

Still not a fan of Metallic cars with non-metallic roof and stripes tho..
any plans for maybe more silver roofs like the Park Lane?

[Crombers]

quote:Originally posted by low_n_loud1


quote:Originally posted by X30YES

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h124/ab2pcs/winter_pack_2006_pop380.jpg

I like it


Take away the cheap nasty plastic grille and those awful wing mirror covers and it's alright....

Still not a fan of Metallic cars with non-metallic roof and stripes tho..
any plans for maybe more silver roofs like the Park Lane?



Boggin mirrors mate :dead:;)

[X30YES]

quote:Originally posted by crombers


quote:Originally posted by low_n_loud1


quote:Originally posted by X30YES

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h124/ab2pcs/winter_pack_2006_pop380.jpg

I like it


Take away the cheap nasty plastic grille and those awful wing mirror covers and it's alright....

Still not a fan of Metallic cars with non-metallic roof and stripes tho..
any plans for maybe more silver roofs like the Park Lane?



Boggin mirrors mate :dead:;)
In white just for you ;)
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h124/ab2pcs/5666.jpg

[Big Col]

Here MS! Do you not have wing mirror covers just like that ya tasteless sod? :D

[The Dogfather]

He does, I saw him yesterday at Sainsbury's :D