Mine is bigger than yours!

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Mine is bigger than yours!

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Is the one on the left a proper one?
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according to the amount of dust on the left car, this one seems to be more road experienced....... :lol:
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Jesus, that's huge
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tomkidd wrote:Is the one on the left a proper one?
I think the one on the right is more Works than the one on the left!
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surfblue63 wrote:
tomkidd wrote:Is the one on the left a proper one?
I think the one on the right is more Works than the one on the left!
Ha ha!
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Still, good to see the link is still strong between the 2 (i.e. you can interchange the seats).. oh and you can use any old bit of red paint from either to touch the other one up with a brush.
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tomkidd wrote:
surfblue63 wrote:
tomkidd wrote:Is the one on the left a proper one?
I think the one on the right is more Works than the one on the left!
Ha ha!

Good one - very good :mrgreen:
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i pulled along side one of those clubman last week in my sprint and couldnt even look through the passenger window of the sprint to perv at the blondy driving it.

i can confirm it had a nice door handle - thats all i could see
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I, too, was shocked with the size difference when I saw the Countryman for the first time and wondered if a classic Mini would fit into the new 'Mini'. When I next compared their exterior and interior sizes it seemed it could really work.
And so I decided to do an article on it.
It sold very well! See: http://www.jeroenbooij.com/portfolio/mini.jpg
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The new Countryman is in fact a smashing car - I test drove one for a weekend.

The only reason I didn't buy one was for the pretty poor max towing weight. :cry:
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Thats very funny Jeroen :lol:

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Yes, very good Jeroen :mrgreen:
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Thanks chaps.
By the way: I was not too impressed by the car's driving characteristics. It's not only big but heavy too and despite the fact that they have undoubtly tried, it seems impossible to hide that. But then, I may be biased :D
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