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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 09:38 AM
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Roof treatment is lame and way too busy.
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 09:53 AM
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I really like the speaker pod arrangement on the doors.
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 10:02 AM
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The interior is the same as the current MINIs. I'm really digging this car. I had 2 MINIs previously and really like this!
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 10:04 AM
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Crackhead design engineering at its best!
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 10:26 AM
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Wow, that top looks REAL bad ....
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Gojirra99
Wow, that top looks REAL bad ....
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Mini's have back seats, no? So wouldn't this make yet another car where the back is really only suitable for children/pets?
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 06:36 PM
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wow I'm really digging this!
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 10:04 PM
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Fun, if you like cartoon cars.
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All I have to say is that I wouldnt want to be sitting in the back seat in a rear end accident.
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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 07:31 AM
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All I have to say is that I wouldnt want to be sitting in the back seat in a rear end accident.
Doesn't look worse than sitting in a Smart car in ANY accident
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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 07:47 AM
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I like it alot. I don't like the color of the roof, but if painted black, I'd love it. I think it's a nice evolution from the current Mini.
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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 07:50 AM
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i don't like the top.. it doesn't look balanced with the car..
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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 07:57 AM
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All I have to say is that I wouldnt want to be sitting in the back seat in a rear end accident.
Yes, but injury could also result from just getting in/out of the cramped back seat.
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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 10:14 AM
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Yes, but injury could also result from just getting in/out of the cramped back seat.
No kidding. Normal coupes are bad enough for getting in/out. I can't imagine this. I didn't know there's a freakin back seat

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Old Aug 28, 2009 | 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by KevinGS
I like it alot. I don't like the color of the roof, but if painted black, I'd love it. I think it's a nice evolution from the current Mini.
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i don't like the top.. it doesn't look balanced with the car..
The wonderful thing about Mini is that one can configure the car to their liking. If you don't like the roof color combo, hell it can be changed along with other parts of the car.. There are countless combos .. Like they say, no two Minis are alike.. Try configuring one here to see for yourself http://www.miniusa.com/

This concept coupe is very unique looking to say the least..
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