'MINI' Countryman, saw my first one today...

[greggy50]

Haighermeister said:

My god that looks terrible.

At least the one I saw was a (probable) 20k+ thing with nice paint and big shiny shiny wheels..

You can easily enough spec them up to 30k + a nicely specified Cooper S is going to be easily 25k

[geeteeaye]

Haighermeister said:

The one I saw parks on the same road as a Classic Mini, I'm hoping to get a pic of them near each other at some point, i get a feeling the comparison would be hilarious.

I have a quiet life ya know.

[Oakey]

greggy50 said:

They just look bloody awful and they are pretty huge seen some in the flesh and look even worse than in the photo's what a horrible car.

What's going on with those wheels?

[greggy50]

Oakey said:

What's going on with those wheels?

It is what happen's when you don't spend thousand's upgrading an already expensive car to a half decent spec and decide to order a basic one with wheel trim's that have been stolen in this case lovely.

[V8A*ndy]

Oakey said:

greggy50 said:

They just look bloody awful and they are pretty huge seen some in the flesh and look even worse than in the photo's what a horrible car.

What's going on with those wheels?

That looks like a Hackney MINIcab...............

Bloody awful looking things.

[Kiltox]

greggy50 said:

They just look bloody awful and they are pretty huge seen some in the flesh and look even worse than in the photo's what a horrible car.

That's horrible. One for the bad parking thread too?

[blearyeyedboy]

Passed a MINI dealer in Hertfordshire with a half dozen lined out the front, presumably awaiting customers. Different colours- white, red, BRG, dark blue, that metallic diarrhoea brown that every luxury manufacturer seems to offer these days....

Every single one of those MINI Countrymen would look better after crashing into something. I've never seen such an ugly car.

("Countrymans" sounds wrong, though I can think of a "C" Word that suits better!)

Never mind whether it's too big to be a MINI or not, I don't care. I care that it's got no redeeming visual features. (Granted, it's subjective... but it seems many people here agree.)

[Hairspray]

geeteeaye said:

Haighermeister said:

The one I saw parks on the same road as a Classic Mini, I'm hoping to get a pic of them near each other at some point, i get a feeling the comparison would be hilarious.

I have a quiet life ya know.

The Countryman looks like it wants to eat the Mini. If it gets any fatter, it'll turn in to a Freelander.

[Pig Skill]

Our neighbour has had one for a couple of months now. They took great pride in telling us how they were in great demand and they managed to secure one blah blah. Its a Cooper S in white with black wheels.

It looks sheeeyite.

I do get the line of BMW's thinking though......'Hmmm how do we keep hold of the twentysomethings who bought a MINI from us, but need a bigger car now they are tubbed up? The pathetic space in the rear of our MINI cars are forcing them to buy elsewhere, lets make a BIGGER MINI!

[Noger]

The MINI Brian Paddick is what immediately springs to mind (if you are over 40) !

[SubaruSteve]

Maybe they should just revive the obvious model name 'MAXI'?

Edited by SubaruSteve on Wednesday 6th April 07:11

[Lets Torque]

IMO the MINI Countryman's are colour sensative , and in most cases they look ugly....but have you seen Shmee's new Countryman? That one looks alright because it is the best colour for the car and it has the right wheels.

[carlove]

I've seen a few including a brown one(this colour)

[Westy Pre-Lit]

Saw one at a mini meet the other week at Clackets Lane services.

The conversation in the car went a bit like this.....

Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah
Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah

......Slight pause.....

WTF is that

[edo]

[Chr1sch]

Personally I think its quite spec dependant, some of the Cooper S versions look ok in gunmetal grey with black wheels (17 inch I beleive), although i would agree they are pretty ugly from the front.

Bizarrely the wife loves them, i cant see the attraction, would rather have a Clubman tbh (in JCQ guise of course)

[aeropilot]

Chas88 said:

Perhaps BMW should have tried to get the Maxi name as well as Mini.

That was my thought as well when I first saw one of the hideous things a few weeks back......far more appropiate.

[GreatGranny]

It must be ugly, it makes the X1 look good.

Also saw onw yesterday on the A1, black with steels. The driver was wearing wrap around sunglasses and it was cloudy and getting dark! He thought he looked the business. He just looked an idiot.

[LuS1fer]

I've seen two and that is two too many. Maybe they should team up with Harley to make a MINI Fatboy.

[andy400]

Wasn't the last car to carry the name 'Countryman' a Montego estate?

Seems fitting.