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[img] http://www.101club.org/gallery/displayimage.php?album=61&pos=2[/img]  Can seat more than 2 though! As for the Road Fund License - not looking forward to that on Piggy next year - 3 months too new so £425 please! Perhaps I should go back to looking at MGBs and classic Minis... Cheers,
Graham (G4FUJ)
Sold L44FOR 4/4 Giallo Fly
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Simon has impeccable taste.
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G O O D N E W Sthey want to make a mini MINI
Armbrecht: [..] Bereits Anfang nächsten Jahres werden wir auf der Detroit Motorshow die nächste spektakuläre Idee aus dem Hause Mini präsentieren.
FTD: Nachdem Ihre Mini-Modelle in der Größe stets gewachsen sind – braucht die Marke nicht wieder einen kleinen Mini. Einen echten Mini Mini?
Armbrecht: Eines wir werden auf keinen Fall tun: Vergessen, wo wir her kommen. Uns leitet immer die Idee, einen kleinen, platzbietenden Wagen zu bauen. “Creative use of space”, war das Credo des Mini Vaters, Sir Alec Issigonis. Diese Maxime wird uns auch bei der Entwicklung der kommenden Modelle leiten. Ich kann Ihnen nur empfehlen die nächsten Monate genau zu verfolgen.(Andreas will translate  ) maybe then, Simon has to admid he loves the latest MINI's because he can fit is marvelous  , but very TALL body behind the steeringwheel 
Steven
sold: M3W, Aeromax,V6, 4/4 4seater
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Salty Sea Dog Member of the Inner Circle
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Stephen, My cousin, now a retired airline pilot, at someithing like 6' 7" tall (2.0066m) used to drive an original (1960s) Mini.  He followed that with an MG Midget - don't know how, even I had problems with those unless in bare feet... Cheers,
Graham (G4FUJ)
Sold L44FOR 4/4 Giallo Fly
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no mini marcos I suppose
Steven
sold: M3W, Aeromax,V6, 4/4 4seater
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Never tried one Stephen, though I do see a race version at Prescott occasionally and I believe there is to be a big Marcos gathering at the same vehue in 2011.
I'd like to try one of the new ones, just for interest...
Cheers,
Graham (G4FUJ)
Sold L44FOR 4/4 Giallo Fly
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Forget Smarties and Minis...my dear wife has just bought herself a Toyota IQ....no road tax....60plus to the gallon....an absolute delight to drive and much easier to park than my Volvo estate.
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Have you ever wondered what would happen to the occupant of a very mini car in a front and rear end shunt...... very thin sandwich. I like to have a bonnet in front and a boot to the rear, and I think that this modern trend to try to make everything smaller is dangerous, unsafe where cars are concerned and stupid to the inth degree. Crumple zones have to have something in which to compress into. 
If you are doing nothing, how do you know when you are finished?
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Have you ever wondered what would happen to the occupant of a very mini car in a front and rear end shunt...... very thin sandwich. I like to have a bonnet in front and a boot to the rear, and I think that this modern trend to try to make everything smaller is dangerous, unsafe where cars are concerned and stupid to the inth degree. Crumple zones have to have something in which to compress into. Well the answer in part seems to be here.
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Murray's T27 has also passed said frontal impact without cabin intrusion. However, a controlled environment is not real life and there's a reason big Mercs/Volvos etc. are so highly regarded. In the real world they stop you from being seriously injured. An iQ may receive a 5* rating but it would come off second best against a 4x4, let alone something bigger.
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