Who thinks a MINI is the same car as a mini?

[marc69]

Thanks, well the first ideas for a Nova were taken from a mini. But you need to drive one to see just how much fun they are. A go cart where 60 mph seems like 100.

[Plug]

My 1st car was a mini 30, loved that little think will be getting another classic shape in the future defiantly!!

parents had a bmw mini but I agree with most on here there awful and nothing like a mini

[House]

My 1st car was a mini 30, loved that little think will be getting another classic shape in the future defiantly!!

parents had a bmw mini but I agree with most on here there awful and nothing like a mini

Dunno if I'd say it's awful, it does handle well, but it's defo not on a par with the original.

[Plug]

I've drove the bmw abit, and tbh I'd say the new corsa handled better,


tbh I think I'm just bias towards the classic and think bmw have ruined the image of the name mini.

[Southie]

I knew a guy about 15 years ago that had a 1.0 mini about the time I had my old Sr nova and on back roads I couldn't keep up with him at all, I'd done plenty of work on getting the handling right on mine and his was pretty much stars and I had no chance

[Jack]

Neither the old or new ones are my cup of tea, never owned one but had a ride in a few (old and new), didn't like them. I was going to say I like big cars, but then that includes the BMW

I can understand both sides of the argument - the original mini is a classic icon. You have to hand it to BMW for carrying on the name and bringing it up to modern standards though. It could have been a lot worse, I mean look at the Corsa B compared to the Nova/Corsa A

[Asa-James]

Mini's have the old cool value, modern maxi's really don't.

[marc69]

So far everyone is in agreement that they are not the same car. Even the Corsa E is more related to the Nova than the BMW mini and real mini but seriously, some people really seem to believe it is the same car, I just cannot understand that at all!

[Stuart]

You mean they think it's the same pressings for parts etc? They are tards.

As for the same ethos, no.
Still, both are shite

[Benn]

It's just a new style scaled up version. It was never build to be a copy. It was a new take on the old car.