A Mini Adventure?

Chimaera · 16-02-2005, 18:46

If only Rover had been able to keep the Mini! Seems BMW are at least safeguarding British jobs.

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Less than four years after the new Mini was launched, German car maker BMW has announced ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£100m of new investment.

Some 200 new jobs are to be created at the Oxford factory, including modernised machinery and a new body shell production building.

Can't see what the attraction is myself!

Charlie_Bubble · 16-02-2005, 19:14

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Originally Posted by Chimaera

If only Rover had been able to keep the Mini! Seems BMW are at least safeguarding British jobs.

Can't see what the attraction is myself!

Call me cynical, but I wouldn't praise BMW so highly. In my opinion they went in with Rover for 2 main reasons, to get their hands on some Honda engine info and the Mini brand. Rover were going along quite nicely with Honda and their k series engines and then stupidly let BMW in. This cause Honda to drop them like a hot potato and then lo and behold a couple of years later Rover is on the rocks and BMW have somehow got their hands on the Mini brand and then release a new BMW under it's nametag.

Chimaera · 16-02-2005, 19:18

Exactly - that's why I won't have one - not exactly a BMW fan myself

I meant that's the least they are doing!

Reddevil63 · 17-02-2005, 13:19

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Originally Posted by Charlie_Bubble

Call me cynical, but I wouldn't praise BMW so highly. In my opinion they went in with Rover for 2 main reasons, to get their hands on some Honda engine info and the Mini brand. Rover were going along quite nicely with Honda and their k series engines and then stupidly let BMW in. This cause Honda to drop them like a hot potato and then lo and behold a couple of years later Rover is on the rocks and BMW have somehow got their hands on the Mini brand and then release a new BMW under it's nametag.

Well the Honda engine info would have been useless to BMW as the Honda engine has advanced so much since the Rover/Honda partnership.

**Russ** · 17-02-2005, 13:21

Been using my Honda engine'd Rover for 4 years now and it's as bullet proof now as it was from day one. Actually the only engine I'd trust more than a Honda would be a Beemer.

Aragorn · 17-02-2005, 13:27

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Originally Posted by Russ D

Been using my Honda engine'd Rover for 4 years now and it's as bullet proof now as it was from day one.

I can sense a breakdown coming on after that comment

17-02-2005, 13:36

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Originally Posted by Reddevil63

Well the Honda engine info would have been useless to BMW as the Honda engine has advanced so much since the Rover/Honda partnership.

we changed our K series engined Rover25 for a Honda Jazz - still 1.4L but nearly 10mpg better fuel consumption without any loss in performance

Reddevil63 · 17-02-2005, 17:39

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Originally Posted by homealone

we changed our K series engined Rover25 for a Honda Jazz - still 1.4L but nearly 10mpg better fuel consumption without any loss in performance

Know what you mean...blinding little car!

Should know as I work for Honda!