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i want to hear what everyone want to say, to me, beauty is to the eye of the beholder, and sides, i never take clarkson's opinion as truth, rather as entertainment
I don't think the clubman is ugly. Actually, it's grown on me quite a bit recently. And like you, I think Clarkson's opinion on such things is purely entertainment
I'm not really familiar with this Clarkson "bloke" but he seems to be one of those "entertainers" who gets paid to be rude and opinionated to generate buzz and controversy.
He is very entertaining and very opinionated but that doesn't make him wrong. It makes him entertaining and opinionated.
I may not agree with him and how could I? I've never driven the car. However, he's driven a lot more cars than I have or any of us has and, oh yeah, he does get paid for it.
I'm not really familiar with this Clarkson "bloke" but he seems to be one of those "entertainers" who gets paid to be rude and opinionated to generate buzz and controversy.
Personally, I don't understand this trend towards greater size. MINIs are supposed to be getting smaller, not larger... The Clubman, to me, is a perversion of the whole MINI ethos, so I have to agree... definitely ugly.
Personally, I don't understand this trend towards greater size. MINIs are supposed to be getting smaller, not larger... The Clubman, to me, is a perversion of the whole MINI ethos, so I have to agree... definitely ugly.
You know, you're not the first person to notice my descent into miserliness (my wife was actually the first, right before she left, muttering something about how my ego is now almost as large as a 2007 MINI).
Personally, I don't understand this trend towards greater size. MINIs are supposed to be getting smaller, not larger... The Clubman, to me, is a perversion of the whole MINI ethos, so I have to agree... definitely ugly.
Could NOT agree more. The Clubman soils the MINI name, IMO. It appears to be the bastard child of a MINI and a stretch limo.
Have to say I enjoy his style. I like Ezra Dyer better, but this guy's good, too:
" Unfortunately, after a week, I have decided it’s one of the worst cars in the world. About as desirable as a packet of dung or a can of worms. Truthfully? I’d rather have a goat."
I like the Clubman...it's hard to say it's ugly when it's appearance is so much like the rest of the MINI family. Of course, w/ Clarkson the pendulum tends to swing toward extremes...that's just how he's developed a lucrative career. However, this time I think he's bonkers. In any case, the Clubman is so resonant of the 2005 concept cars it's hard to believe anybody is the least bit shocked over the Clubman's appearance. Overall...I'm thrilled. And yes, I love the contrasting c-pillars, too.
I'm afraid he's right about the Clubman being ugly. But hardly a first place ug-fest winner. If it's any consolation to the faithful, most of what GM turns out is far uglier!
I like the Clubman...it's hard to say it's ugly when it's appearance is so much like the rest of the MINI family.
No, I most disagree with this point. What about proportion? You can't just take the face and rear-end and affix them to an ugly elongated middle section. YUCK!
Look, I, like you, live in the veritable cultural wasteland that is Texas, but sometimes, even we Texans have to put our boot down, and say NO Y'ALL! to larger...
I'm not really familiar with this Clarkson "bloke" but he seems to be one of those "entertainers" who gets paid to be rude and opinionated to generate buzz and controversy.
Exactly. This guy is the equivilant to John C Dvorak in the technology world. Pure blowhard & everyone knows it. Therefor, his opinions mean jack squat.
I mean really now. Clubman is basically a MINI Cooper but longer & a different back. Its far FAR from the ugliest ride out there.