Anyway recently I did a lot or research into the genesis of the Rover Mini Cooper and I discovered that in many cases, the negative attitudes towards the Rover Cooper were simply tongue in cheek comments from people who actually owned more modern Minis anyway: -
So sink your teeth into that one Mab01.
I never said I agreed with their comments, I like ALL Minis. I was only relating that the die hard enthusiasts attitude to the Rover Cooper in the early 1990's (I owned one at the time) was very similar to your view of the new MINI now.
Like all cars though my later Rover Minis did have a lot more plastic trim, dash and switches in than my early Mk1 & 2's but quality did improve further in the last few years of production.
Many Classic Mini's were also built at the Cowley, Oxford factory..........on a recent tour of the new MINI plant on the same site at Cowley we were shown around by a recently retired worker who related many interesting stories to us about his classic Mini production days there. It really is a good interesting day out with some nice classic Mini's of various types also on show in the factory.
No I'd say the quality control dropped in the last few years when BMW took control and Mini production ended at Cowley in 1969. So who did you talk to, Rip Van Winkle or Doctor Who?
Edited by taffy1967, 07 September 2008 - 06:09 PM.
