Mini Traveller Spotted in Bromsgrove

Mini Traveller Spotted in Bromsgrove

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Arnd

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183 posts

223 months

Wednesday 18th July 2007
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Spotted the new Mini Traveller out in Bromsgrove last night.



baSkey

14,291 posts

227 months

Wednesday 18th July 2007
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can you answer my question then...
did it have a suicide door on the other (petrol pump) side aswell..?

Arnd

Original Poster:

183 posts

223 months

Wednesday 18th July 2007
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Sorry, but I didn't get around to looking at the other side, so I can't answer you.

But if it is just on the drivers side it looks wrong for us in the UK!!

baSkey

14,291 posts

227 months

Wednesday 18th July 2007
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Arnd said:
But if it is just on the drivers side it looks wrong for us in the UK!!
exactamundo!

i really think bmw are cocking-up if it's RHS only.

nobody who's seen one seems to be able to confirm my fears.

i keep meaning to go on mini2 (banned at work) but always forget at home!

fergy

279 posts

224 months

Wednesday 18th July 2007
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the rear door is on one side only, and it is the wrong side for us in the UK.

Arnd

Original Poster:

183 posts

223 months

Wednesday 18th July 2007
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Apparently my wife did look at the passenger side and as we thought there is no door but the petrol filler cap is there!!

baSkey

14,291 posts

227 months

Wednesday 18th July 2007
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well there you go then.. i am right and The Sun motoring section is going to have a field day!

good spying by the missus (you better watch out!)

gonzales

591 posts

212 months

Wednesday 18th July 2007
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Yep the rear door is only on one side, built for the American market so the rear passengers can get out onto pavement. Crap for the UK as you get out into the road.

Have to say though it is a fugly car.

baSkey

14,291 posts

227 months

Wednesday 18th July 2007
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gonzales said:
Have to say though it is a fugly car.
i quite like it.

i don't think they should do an S though just a slightly warmed D.

tvrbob

11,172 posts

256 months

Wednesday 18th July 2007
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Those front body panels are off the R53. I hope they update to R56 before launch.

detchibe

471 posts

223 months

Wednesday 18th July 2007
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Saw tons of Clubby shells all ready to be assembled when I went round the MINI factory a few weeks back.

I quite like the Clubman, but don't like the fact that the suicide door is on the (imo) wrong side, and the way the glass surround looks like it's been copied and pasted along in Microsoft Paint hehe

tvrbob said:
Those front body panels are off the R53. I hope they update to R56 before launch.
Doesn't look like it to me?

Edited by detchibe on Wednesday 18th July 17:54

tvrbob

11,172 posts

256 months

Wednesday 18th July 2007
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detchibe said:
tvrbob said:
Those front body panels are off the R53. I hope they update to R56 before launch.
Doesn't look like it to me?
Yes having looked again it is R56.

tvrbob

11,172 posts

256 months

Wednesday 18th July 2007
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detchibe said:
tvrbob said:
Those front body panels are off the R53. I hope they update to R56 before launch.
Doesn't look like it to me?
Yes having looked again it is R56.

robbo1

842 posts

283 months

Friday 20th July 2007
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Saw a black Traveller making "brisk" progress on the M40 near Gaydon yesterday evening. Didn't get much of a look, but appeared to be an "S" version. Rear doors swathed in black plastic.

dandarez

13,293 posts

284 months

Thursday 2nd August 2007
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This is going to sell in absolute sh*tloads!

BMW has done it again.
Car is soooo unmistakable. AND no opposition.

Think they might change the clubdoor seat-belt when a few have tripped over it eek out into the road though.

Rear is superb and looks the biz, twin rear exhausts, twin rear opening doors, twin rear wipers and bags of space with seats down.

'nother point, they might change the locking mechanism too after a few have shut the wrong side of the door first - you need to shut n/s rear door first.

and Yep, def getting one!
Rear leg room and space was reason for not getting 'normal' Min.

Just noted really nice set of pics of S-version from all angles on Auto Distress
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/...


Edited by dandarez on Thursday 2nd August 10:36

baSkey

14,291 posts

227 months

Thursday 2nd August 2007
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i think the silver rear looks sh1te. i like the van back doors. i hate the fat it only has one suicide door. i think you need a dark coloured roof to hid the fact it's higher. at last the rear pimp tints look right because it is more van-shaped. i like the exhausts. i dislike the mini badge being down in the left hand corner of the boot. overall i agree it'll sell well. and again it'll be a less foolish new purchase. i doubt i'll ever buy another new car..on that basis i'd rather have a used five door golf to the traveller but i acknowledge that it has potential. i think you need stick on faux wood vinyl down the sides in a woody stylee.

clonmult

10,529 posts

210 months

Monday 20th August 2007
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One suicide door is fine, but they HAVE to get it on the correct side for the UK.

Maybe they just have no RHD variants yet? Or was that car spotted in RHD?

*Kosta*

911 posts

204 months

Tuesday 21st August 2007
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The suicide door will be one side only. Something to do with the location of fuel tank and relative ancillaries if i recall correctly.

Twit

2,908 posts

265 months

Saturday 25th August 2007
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Yep, suicide door is definetly on the wrong side for the UK. There are no plans to change it as apparently it would cost to much to re-engineer the shell.

I've only seen one so far and it looks kind of OK. I think it will be a very colour dependent car, some will look great, think white will look really good, whilst others will look shite.

But as has been said, BMW will sell tonnes of them! Absolutely no competition...!

oggs

8,813 posts

255 months

Tuesday 2nd October 2007
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Saw one in Milton Keynes on Sunday it looked to me odd smile