I like to see that picture.
Phil Vanner, who is either in deep lurk mode or off the list currently,
last year got a grey market Mini. Came from Germany. It's quite nice.
Shouldn't the new Mini be called a Midi, since it's like a reverse
Texas: Bigger than a Mini but smaller than everything else. :-)
Paul.
David Breneman wrote:
> MonteMorris SEZ -
>
>>My daughter is going to buy a MiniCooper S so we went to test drive one in
>>St. Louis last weekend. I was very surprised at the handling, power, and
>>safety devises on this car. The 6 speed shifted flawlessly and it really had
>>acceleration, even at 70 mph! The door shuts very solidly and there were no
>>rattles. If I were going to buy a new car, this would be the one.
>
>
> My understanding is that MG/Rover did a great deal of the
> development on this car before BMW split them up. In fact,
> I have a photo of the MG/Rover plant with a sign out front
> showing the MG, Rover and Mini logos. So this car is
> probably the closest thing to an MG currently available in
> the US.
>
> My brother got one of the first ones and he loves it. My
> wife talked for a long time about getting a late model "gray
> market" original Mini (brought back by a GI) - now she wants
> a new one.
>
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