tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post5156093328643658451..comments2024-02-08T21:04:53.966+01:00Comments on News from Italy: Evolution of the MiniLindyLouMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-28722770048835184122010-03-24T16:31:21.565+01:002010-03-24T16:31:21.565+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Maggienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-10568066190607638672010-03-24T16:30:44.447+01:002010-03-24T16:30:44.447+01:00Hi. Well, better late than never sending my respo...Hi. Well, better late than never sending my response on the question of the Mini!! I LOVE the original minis. I had a Mini Cooper S back in those days and it was fabulous. Went like a bat out of hell and sounded like a Formula 1 racing car! If only I could have afforded to keep it and spend the money on it that it deserved, I'd now have a valuable classic car. Still, never mind. My sister bought one of the last 'proper' minis ever made and still has it - it's black with cream stripe and cream wing mirrors - very chic - and she always keeps it in tip top condition - it's always sparkling clean, not like my car which looks as if it's been reclaimed from an iron age soot heap!! The modern Mini I don't care for - quite a snappy little piece and very good if you didn't have the original minis to compare it with. But no personality - the originals had personality and that's in short supply now with cars, I think. The Citroen Deux Chevaux had it in spades but I'm struggling to think of anything else - just possibly the Ford Ka (original ones) but they seem to have stopped making those - I don't seem to have seen one for ever. Oh well - one will just have to fall back on the Aston Martin.........Maggienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-61153868311844349972010-03-16T15:04:52.513+01:002010-03-16T15:04:52.513+01:00Love them both! I actually have a 2007 Mini that ...Love them both! I actually have a 2007 Mini that I absolutely adore. I traded up from the 13 year old red Minivan to the brand spanking new red Mini cooper. I will never drive a minivan again!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04589606390781637262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-8672241017292536552010-02-28T13:59:52.670+01:002010-02-28T13:59:52.670+01:00Definitely the old Mini. Just love that classic l...Definitely the old Mini. Just love that classic look.Rowenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335673619430109527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-13642777350876755492010-02-28T13:40:56.989+01:002010-02-28T13:40:56.989+01:00Yes the original mini is by far the best. A frien...Yes the original mini is by far the best. A friend had a dark green mini cooper in the 60s, it was fab.Jennyffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08133651986287619972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-68855201738126299902010-02-28T00:59:19.702+01:002010-02-28T00:59:19.702+01:00Hello. Great shots. I prefer the old Mini!Hello. Great shots. I prefer the old Mini!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-38541343805663561442010-02-27T21:11:31.238+01:002010-02-27T21:11:31.238+01:00I just love the minis here and cinquecentos :)I just love the minis here and cinquecentos :)The Dapper Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08244147102946953872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-50339159648543121962010-02-27T14:37:04.037+01:002010-02-27T14:37:04.037+01:00They are realllly small! I can't imagine trave...They are realllly small! I can't imagine traveling in them as I could never pack light, lol! <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by to check on me!!!!Queenie Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13372885558434883470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-74445599383807458662010-02-27T05:10:42.127+01:002010-02-27T05:10:42.127+01:00I like both the old and the new with a slight pref...I like both the old and the new with a slight preference for the old.<br /><br />We see a lot of minis in SF because they are so easy to park in small spaces. <br /><br />I've never been in one.Claudya Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034216831504207496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-54289619276118797242010-02-26T20:38:34.064+01:002010-02-26T20:38:34.064+01:00I'm with you on the mini.
It has become a bi...I'm with you on the mini. <br /><br />It has become a bit of a poncy car now.<br /><br />Not helped by BIL buying one.<br /><br />I love the 500 to bits, but don't want to be in the bits that are left of one should it get hit by anything bigger than an Ape.<br /><br />The Ape being my all time favorite "car". But I know the second I got in it it would tip over.TEFL Ninjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13660756490115614438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-33524156877362663962010-02-26T20:22:00.048+01:002010-02-26T20:22:00.048+01:00My neighbor has an old Mini like this. I love it, ...My neighbor has an old Mini like this. I love it, but it's tiny, kind of like matchbox car! I guess I'm not sure what the new Mini looks like though, so I can't compare.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16644613647401437326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-12803093548902673792010-02-26T19:35:19.647+01:002010-02-26T19:35:19.647+01:00I love the old and the new Linda. The old mini is...I love the old and the new Linda. The old mini is so sweet, but the new one is rather lovely. And I feel exactly the same about the Fiat 500!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764019643275791818.post-62312974391829379372010-02-26T19:19:19.157+01:002010-02-26T19:19:19.157+01:00I can see myself in that cute blue one. I had a VW...I can see myself in that cute blue one. I had a VW beetle back in the 70's that I loved and kept for years. I'm a short woman; I prefer tiny cars.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.com