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

[S8Demon]

BMW..Putting the C**T In Countryman

[Dr Doofenshmirtz]

Dr D's dream garage:

MINI Countryman
5 Series GT
X6


I'm joking of course...I actually feel sorry for anybody owning any of the above. Hidious...just hidious creations driven by hateful people.

[V8A*ndy]

wackojacko said:

I like them !


white with black wheels

Actually I seen one like this today and I thought it was ok but them I seen a white X1 and thought it was ok to.

I must be having a breakdown.

[Hitler Hadrump]

PW said:

It's about the same size as the Nissan Juke, which everyone seems to think is similarly ugly, but no one keeps endlessly repeating that it is HUGE

They would if Nissan were calling it the Micra Countryman.

[Kiltox]

PW said:

It's about the same size as the Nissan Juke, which everyone seems to think is similarly ugly, but no one keeps endlessly repeating that it is HUGE

[edo]

Saw a Countryman at Goodwood the other day.

[vladcjelli]

SubaruSteve said:

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

Edited by SubaruSteve on Wednesday 6th April 07:11

That is pretty much identical to my first car. Yes, that colour. I would have one again tomorrow, if it was reliable/not falling to pieces/didn't use as much clutch fluid as fuel.

[Haighermeister]

PW said:

Nissan would probably call it the Nissan Countryman, no?

Just like Mini are calling it the Mini Countryman. You all know that's the name of the company, it isn't trying to be the world's first Inappropriately Self-Captioning Car, right?

Surely the 'company' is BMW. The brand is MINI.

[Hitler Hadrump]

PW said:

Hitler Hadrump said:

They would if Nissan were calling it the Micra Countryman.

Nissan would probably call it the Nissan Countryman, no?

Just like Mini are calling it the Mini Countryman. You all know that's the name of the company, it isn't trying to be the world's first Inappropriately Self-Captioning Car, right?

But that's the result when your company's name is a shortened version of the word "miniature", meaning SMALL THING.

[MiniMan64]

PW said:

MiniMan64 said:

I know someone said it's apparently "smaller" than a Golf/Focus

Not apparently "smaller", actually smaller.

I know it's actually smaller, that was kind of the point which clearly sailed over your head. My point was that some car designs inhertently make the vehicle look much bigger than it actually is and in my eyes this is particularly true with the Countryman. Dimensionally it might be smaller but it's on-road presence makes it look massively bloated and misdesigned. Doubley true for a vehicle that really ought to have compact as part of it's design brief. It just doesn't look right.

All in my humble opinion of course, I'm sure I'll see hundreds of the ugly buggers around, hopefully not at too many Mini shows though!

[Shmee]

edo said:

Saw a Countryman at Goodwood the other day.

Was that at Saywell by any chance?

P.S. I adore it, barely a bigger footprint than my sister's Fiesta, gets around town quicker than my AMV8 and it manages to have an awful lot of space for 4 people and luggage while still be incredibly comfortable. I love the looks too (although that's a given or I wouldn't have bought one).

Edited by Shmee on Friday 8th April 21:30

[IceBoy]

Looks like a baby hippo.
IceBoy

[LuS1fer]

Shmee said:

Was that at Saywell by any chance?

P.S. I adore it, barely a bigger footprint than my sister's Fiesta, gets around town quicker than my AMV8 and it manages to have an awful lot of space for 4 people and luggage while still be incredibly comfortable. I love the looks too (although that's a given or I wouldn't have bought one).

Edited by Shmee on Friday 8th April 21:30

More than words can say, really:

[Haighermeister]

PW said:

Brand names are literal descriptions of the product's appearance is where we are up to now.

Keep going - I really don't give a stuff about the car; I just want to see how tortured PH hate-logic can get.

Or you could read back and see I don't hate the brand, or the MINI.

Let's face it, the original Mini was named so because it was, er, how do I put this so you understand... small.

When BMW took the name, they kept it small(ish) the Countryman just isn't is it?

Still with us?

[Shmee]

LuS1fer said:

More than words can say, really:

Yes amazing use of vertical space, in a car that's narrow, pretty short and is as useful as substantially bigger cars from other manufacturers.

For an SUV with its capabilities, it is very mini.

[LuS1fer]

Shmee said:

Yes amazing use of vertical space, in a car that's narrow, pretty short and is as useful as substantially bigger cars from other manufacturers.

For an SUV with its capabilities, it is very mini.

In the same way as a skyscraper - efficient footprint, aesthetic disaster.

[kiwifraser]

First impressions on the road... Hit hard with the ugly stick unfortunately

[kiwifraser]

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.

2011 Austin Princess ??

[Shmee]

LuS1fer said:

In the same way as a skyscraper - efficient footprint, aesthetic disaster.

Our tastes seem to differ then!

ETA: I like modern cities with skyscrapers; NY, HK etc

[LuS1fer]

kiwifraser 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.

2011 Austin Princess ??

No, the Princesss was rather respected in its day for it's radical styling. This? well...