Can the MiniMania board be saved?
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Aug 23, 2021 03:38AM | kenatminimania | |
Aug 23, 2021 03:32AM | 6464s | Edited: Aug 23, 2021 03:33AM |
Aug 22, 2021 06:57AM | Dan Moffet | |
Aug 21, 2021 05:01PM | 6464s | Edited: Aug 22, 2021 02:36PM |
Aug 21, 2021 02:57AM | Dan Moffet | |
Aug 17, 2021 12:00PM | 6drufly9 | |
Aug 16, 2021 08:29PM | dr. jinG | |
Aug 16, 2021 03:46AM | oldminimover49 | Edited: Aug 16, 2021 03:48AM |
Aug 15, 2021 10:03PM | maj4479 | |
Aug 12, 2021 08:19AM | Alexzannder | |
Feb 18, 2020 02:37PM | dklawson | |
Feb 18, 2020 05:41AM | Dan Moffet | |
Feb 18, 2020 05:11AM | biffidum | |
Feb 16, 2020 10:18AM | MD-IN-UK | |
Feb 14, 2020 02:55AM | ve9aa | Edited: Feb 14, 2020 02:56AM |
Feb 13, 2020 10:40PM | dklawson | |
Feb 13, 2020 08:25AM | Alexzannder | |
Feb 10, 2020 03:10PM | MiniDave7 | Edited: Feb 10, 2020 03:17PM |
Feb 9, 2020 12:05PM | MD-IN-UK | |
Feb 8, 2020 05:22AM | finkster |
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Cheers!
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”Bad Apples” certainly, what else would one expect on a site as large as this, “Nut Bars” absolutely had our share of those as well, they keep the place unpredictable, “Nice Guys” lots of them, you know who you are, you make this community.
And let’s not forget the Racine family who made this all possible, Thank You
Big AL
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”Bad Apples” certainly, what else would one expect on a site as large as this, “Nut Bars” absolutely had our share of those as well, they keep the place unpredictable, “Nice Guys” lots of them, you know who you are, you make this community.
And let’s not forget the Racine family who made this all possible, Thank You
Big AL
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it just might be frightening for newcomers to post...
When the MINI came out the new vs old issue was not in jest. There was a lot of animosity. The conflicts died down quite a bit and as you observed, now it is more poking fun than anything else. Lately I have wondered about how owners of the now almost 20 year old first MINIs feel about the current MINI. After all, the current cars are not so 'mini' anymore.
Regardless, anytime I have joined a new message board those first posts have been a bit anxious. You never know if you'll get flamed for asking what some consider a silly or obvious question or whether you'll be welcomed.
Good question, being the owner of an 05 "S" since new (ordered just the way we wanted it) I still have it, 47k miles, garage kept, like new even today, black roof, black body, last year for a true black MINI. What do I think of the latest version? Honestly, not much. The folks at BMW have clearly made the car too big. Unless your looking at a decked out JCW model, there doesn't seem to be much interesting going on. The "just a cooper" is too plain, and the others with too many doors, well, I think it goes without saying when it comes to those cars.
I'll stick with my "First Gen" new MINI, thank you, and I'll enjoy driving my "Classic" on weekends.
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The only car show I attend regularly is held about 25 minutes from where I live. I like my Mini and enjoy driving it... up to about half an hour.
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Good points. I think this forum will continue as long as Don wants it to. Since his business also supports BMW MINIs, as well as classics, he has a reason to keep it going. We have been relatively troll-free for quite a while now, and we see 'old hands' dropping by on occasion.
Your lament about Mini owners being reluctant to participate in evening cruises was answered in your comments about Miatas "It is also a hell of a lot more comfortable to ride in for anything longer than an hour."
Here in Ottawa, we have the All British Car Day in the summer. There is usually a healthy contingent of Minis that come from as far away as Montreal for a one-day event. When MINIs became popular, the local dealer started a MINI club open to Minis and MINIs. I visited one dinner meeting at which there was one other Mini owner (Hi Miguel!). I arrived after their dinner - not much else happening and several of those present were IMHO too intoxicated to drive. Not for me.
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What I have found discouraging is the lack of a Mini community where I live. I went to two British car shows and around here (one quite large) and I had a hard time making any connections. I don't see myself as a social outcast... I did walk away with the impression that the mini owners were not interested in organizing an evening cruise or anything social of any sort.
I still have my Mini, but I recently bought a Miata and have found that since they are more ubiquitous there is a much more open and friendly crowd that comes with that car. It is also a hell of a lot more comfortable to ride in for anything longer than an hour. The Miata crowd will also organize autocross events and such all summer long.
I think the Mini crowd is taking themselves too seriously and forgot about the fun part of owning a car - rather than buff and brag events...
-Derek
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it just might be frightening for newcomers to post...
When the MINI came out the new vs old issue was not in jest. There was a lot of animosity. The conflicts died down quite a bit and as you observed, now it is more poking fun than anything else. Lately I have wondered about how owners of the now almost 20 year old first MINIs feel about the current MINI. After all, the current cars are not so 'mini' anymore.
Regardless, anytime I have joined a new message board those first posts have been a bit anxious. You never know if you'll get flamed for asking what some consider a silly or obvious question or whether you'll be welcomed.
Good question, being the owner of an 05 "S" since new (ordered just the way we wanted it) I still have it, 47k miles, garage kept, like new even today, black roof, black body, last year for a true black MINI. What do I think of the latest version? Honestly, not much. The folks at BMW have clearly made the car too big. Unless your looking at a decked out JCW model, there doesn't seem to be much interesting going on. The "just a cooper" is too plain, and the others with too many doors, well, I think it goes without saying when it comes to those cars.
I'll stick with my "First Gen" new MINI, thank you, and I'll enjoy driving my "Classic" on weekends.
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I dearly love the lil' Classic Mini and we consider it a "true" Mini and the others are "baby beemers".
….and this is from people who OWN them.
Regardless, welcome. They may not really be the next generation like many car models have evolved, but BMW was able to carry on the brand and even though in my mind, they are not the same, they are vaguely reminiscent of the original long lived Classic and so for that, they get my vote.
Joe Q public can often not differentiate. Sometimes folks will tell me "Hey Mike, I saw this cool green Mini the other day", so I'll always say "Was it a classic mini or a new mini?" Only rarely would they know.
If it hadn't been for big brother, the Mini/MINI would've died, like Doug said, nearly 20 yrs ago.
Not good
Have fun ! We're Bi-Minual and are having a blast with them.
~ 30 minutes in a Mini is more therapeutic than 3 sessions @ the shrink. ~
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it just might be frightening for newcomers to post...
When the MINI came out the new vs old issue was not in jest. There was a lot of animosity. The conflicts died down quite a bit and as you observed, now it is more poking fun than anything else. Lately I have wondered about how owners of the now almost 20 year old first MINIs feel about the current MINI. After all, the current cars are not so 'mini' anymore.
Regardless, anytime I have joined a new message board those first posts have been a bit anxious. You never know if you'll get flamed for asking what some consider a silly or obvious question or whether you'll be welcomed.
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That being said, My first post had some good feedback on it and everyone here seems fantastically nice and helpful, new or old. I think, so far, that this place has lots of information and great people who are willing to help each other out.
it just might be frightening for newcomers to post and, like already stated, these younger generation of kids don't seem to be coming towards forums as much. maybe its because they have the "I want it now" mentality or maybe they just don't understand the wealth of knowledge that can be found on forums. forums are filled with empirical data and loads of anecdotal evidence and stories, they are something to be cherished.
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Who you callin' old?
Harumph ....you kids get off my lawn!
I also got frustrated with the forum and while not a big player here - seems like anytime someone needed an answer 5 other guys already did it before I could! - I thought I could contribute, but mostly I just read the tea leaves.
I'm mostly on Restoration Mini these days, but I do check in from time to time.
I think the biggest problem with getting young folks into classic Minis is how much it costs to fix them when you can't do the work your own self, and there are fewer and fewer of us out here who can/do work on them. And have you seen how much parts for these cars cost nowadays? Just check our host here..... And before you jump in and say well they should learn like we did - understand that today's kids grew up in a different world than we "old folks" did, they learned plug and play, not diagnose and repair.
I had a guy bring me a Sprite motor to build - after tear down I quoted him $3-3500 parts, labor and machine shop work. He about had a cow - he thought I could do it for less than $1500.
Plus too and also, we all think our old cars are worth a ton of money - I blame you, Bring a Trailer!
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I'm spolied in that respect, as I understand, not everybody has the luxury of having someone Mini experienced in there own back yard.
With that said, I do pop in from time to time, just to poke around and see if there should be a topic I'd like to get involved in. This happened to be one.
BTW, the weather was so sweet today, I took the wife, the dog, and the Mini for a smooth sailing 100+ mile run. We're all pretty tired now, so I bid you all a do.
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