What about the poor Authi? Is it destined to be the red-headed bastard
stepchild of Minis?

Tim wrote:
Great,,,,a fucking bird that can't fly...pretty much like a turkey.

What with Authi and BMC creating their joint venture, BMC then buying out
51% of the shares, and finally in 1973, Authi becoming a wholly owned
subsidiary of BL, you would think the Authi-built Mini would be excluded,
wouldn't you?

Oh, no, wait, the charter includes Minis built by BMC. Thus, discussion of
how the only part imported into Spain were the hubcaps is, therefore, well
within the charter.

Do some research before attempting to pick fault again. It might make you
appear less like a Parus major.

erik.

Not picking fault. Do less research and it might make you look less
like a pompus arshole!

Oh, and my Clubman Estate can kick your Clubman Estate's arse!

True - you can't rely on common sense, or lack thereof.

I'm noticing here that you like to keep in the point you agree to, and cut
the points you don't. An interesting way to destroy context.

In this case, the part you cut stated Mini Coopers and Mini Cooper S's as
built by or for Austin, Morris, BMC, BMH, Rover and Innocenti, not those
vehicles branded MINI Cooper or MINI Cooper S by BMW.

Do I take the fact that you cut the rest of the paragraph as agreement or
disagreement?

In the context of the "Mini, Mini Cooper and Mini Cooper S's" being
manufactured by one of the preceding companies.

Oh, common sense again.

True, but you seem to enjoy making it a problem for everyone else in the
group who does not want to discuss vehicles branded by BMW as MINI Cooper
and MINI Cooper S - or indeed any other car branded MINI by BMW.

Oh, no, we couldn't all fit in here. Too many cocks* spoil the broth for
everyone else.

Would you like just one big newsgroup for the whole world to use? Let's dump
the entire hierarchy and have the one newsgroup for everything - Minis,
MINIs, the price of fish, politics, recreation, the lot. Would that be a
good idea? Would you like that? I'm sure there are a lot of other people in
the world without basic common sense who would happily join you in such a
hole.

So do you agree that your observations *are* wrong, or do you agree that a
lot of people shouldn't be here?

<snip>

Obviously not what? It obviously allows it, or obviously disallows it?

Ah, so do you fit your own assumed rules for this newsgroup? You aready pass
the first - having an old broken Mini, so there's just the question of the
second.

If you don't pass your second assumed rule, why are you still here?

Would you notice if the one-sided bigots are on your side?

erik.

OK...

Let's strike a happy medium between some and no research then. Do a little
bit, just a little, maybe one google search to see what a Parus major is.

Then report back with your findings.

erik.

<mwalsh (AT) smad (DOT) com> wrote

The best you can do is try and pull me into a dickwar?

I don't know why I bothered reasoning. You're apparently beyond it.

erik.

eric,
take a chill pill.....and what is your fixation with male genitalia?
please!

k, not c

I can assure you I'm perfectly calm as it is.

No fixation at all. What's your fixation with full stops?

I forgot to include the explanatory witty reposte at the end of that post. I
won't bother to include it now, as it was far, far too witty to remember.

Thankyou!

Non-BMW branded Minis, anyone?

erik.