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06-14-2010, 08:41 AM
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#1 | | Marcosexual Fan Club, CEO
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| President of Mini Challenges President of Porsche USA to a race
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06-14-2010, 09:01 AM
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#2 | | Banned (BBM)
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06-14-2010, 09:14 AM
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#3 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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My Sister just bought a 6 speed cooper S... That thing is a little beast...
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06-14-2010, 09:31 AM
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i love mini's, friend of mine has one with bbs lm's its sooo nice, too bad majority of people who dont know shit think there 'chick cars' which piss me off
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06-14-2010, 09:40 AM
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#5 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Porsche>mini...
thx for the fails.... just stating my opinion lol
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06-14-2010, 09:49 AM
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#6 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Originally Posted by downhiller88  i love mini's, friend of mine has one with bbs lm's its sooo nice, too bad majority of people who dont know shit think there 'chick cars' which piss me off | i used to think they are chicks car too until i drove a cooper s. Lol. Posted via RS Mobile | |
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06-14-2010, 10:21 AM
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#7 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
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Brilliant advertising. Absolutely brilliant.
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06-14-2010, 10:25 AM
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#8 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
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Ah, from one of the comments posted on Jalopnik: Quote:
Mini: For the douchebag who can't afford a real BMW.
Porsche: For the douchebag that can.
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06-14-2010, 10:26 AM
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#9 | | The RS Freebie guru
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It's like a no win situation for Porsche... if they win, they don't really get any props, since they're expected to win... but if they lose, they'll never hear the end of it.
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06-14-2010, 10:35 AM
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#10 | | Marcosexual Fan Club, CEO
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Porsche's Response:
Dear Jim,
Imagine our surprise to discover our former employee, now the head of Mini,
has challenged us to a head-to-head race. As you surely know, Porsche has a
long history of racing success, with more than 28,000 wins over the last 60
years. In our early days, we pitted ourselves against the giants, so we’ve
been in your shoes.
But as you also know, Porsche doesn’t race for fame, stunts or publicity.
We race to challenge ourselves; we race to push sports car technology; we
race to translate every win on the track to our cars on the road. If you
need a reminder of our intent, please take a look at this short video: http://tinyurl.com/37xdjqx
"We welcome you at Sebring, Le Mans, Daytona or any other sanctioned race where there is more at stake than T-shirts and valet parking spaces. We also invite you to any of the thousands of tracks around the world where Porsche owners compete each weekend.”
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06-14-2010, 11:07 AM
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#11 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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my buddy had a copper S with a supercharger, but too bad he blew it lol.... quick little thing
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06-14-2010, 11:30 AM
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#12 | | I subscribe to Revscene
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cant wait!!to c the race!!
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06-14-2010, 11:49 AM
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#13 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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Its never gonna happen. Porsche isnt gonna give into this when the people that buy a Mini arent the same ppl that would buy a Porsche.
It doesnt help that Mini is giving them next to no information on what the race involves other then where it will be held.
There is a go kart track in the middle of that track. If the race takes place there the Porsche will lose since its just too big to race on a track like that.
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06-14-2010, 12:56 PM
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#14 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by tonyvu my buddy had a copper S with a supercharger, but too bad he blew it lol.... quick little thing | 1st gen Cooper S came with Supercharger. 2007 and up are turbo.
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06-14-2010, 02:34 PM
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06-14-2010, 03:01 PM
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#16 | | Zombie Mod
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I thought one of the comments was dead-on by saying that it's a lose/lose situation for Porsche. If they beat the Mini, it's like the big bully squashing the little guy, and that's not going to win popularity contests. If Mini wins, Porsche gets embarrassed. Logical move in turning down the challenge.
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06-14-2010, 07:59 PM
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#17 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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MINI.
The crappiest cars made. Don't they always seem to race Land Rover to see who can be on the bottom of JD Powers lists?
And where is Porsche? Usually in a race with Lexus at the top of the list.
They should throw in a spare electric power steering pump with every MINI purchase, 'cuz chances are excellent you'll be changing yours.
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06-14-2010, 08:18 PM
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#18 | | I am on the internets
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this should be awesome.
epic brands, both rich in heritage.
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06-14-2010, 08:45 PM
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#19 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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it should be good
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06-14-2010, 09:00 PM
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#20 | | RS Veteran
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Originally Posted by Marco911 Porsche's Response:
Dear Jim,
Imagine our surprise to discover our former employee, now the head of Mini,
has challenged us to a head-to-head race. As you surely know, Porsche has a
long history of racing success, with more than 28,000 wins over the last 60
years. In our early days, we pitted ourselves against the giants, so we’ve
been in your shoes.
But as you also know, Porsche doesn’t race for fame, stunts or publicity.
We race to challenge ourselves; we race to push sports car technology; we
race to translate every win on the track to our cars on the road. If you
need a reminder of our intent, please take a look at this short video: http://tinyurl.com/37xdjqx
"We welcome you at Sebring, Le Mans, Daytona or any other sanctioned race where there is more at stake than T-shirts and valet parking spaces. We also invite you to any of the thousands of tracks around the world where Porsche owners compete each weekend.” | Zing!
Nice response from Porsche.
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06-15-2010, 12:08 AM
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#21 | | Unofficial Tin Foil Hat Specialist.
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I dont' know about you guys but I love Mini's "public" image as a fun, "easy going" brand/character. Even the president has that character. Thumbs up from me. Should be a fun event none the less!
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06-15-2010, 01:42 AM
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#22 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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the only thing i like about mini's is that NIMBLE commercial with the chubby dude and his jiggly fat
granted i've never driven a cooper S, only regular coopers
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06-15-2010, 08:51 AM
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#23 | | Marcosexual Fan Club, CEO
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Originally Posted by skyxx I dont' know about you guys but I love Mini's "public" image as a fun, "easy going" brand/character. Even the president has that character. Thumbs up from me. Should be a fun event none the less! | It's to suck in the lemmings so the Mini doesn't go the way of the New Beetle - a fad product.
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06-15-2010, 08:58 AM
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#24 | | resident Oil Guru
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06-15-2010, 10:00 AM
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#25 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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too bad porsche is now 10th brand under VW.......I love then line......"Porsche is an investment bank with a small car operation.....too bad the ex CEO was an egomaniac and almost destroyed the company....I am sure VW will make sure they keep Porsche under their thumb.......I hope they don't share too many platforms with VW or Audi...anyone remember the 914 or 924?
If you ever driven a mini, you will know regardless of price, it is one of the best handling cars period....I have a buddy with a race prepped 996 GT3 and a 09 Cooper S....and he flat out told me the mini is one of the best handling cars period...regardless of price....
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