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Mini Cooper Viral Campaign

**Posted:** Sun Feb 27, 2005 4:37 pm

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gil

These really are quite amusing, especially since the REAL Mini-Cooper S always looks like a fake to me when compared with the ORIGINAL. It's two feet longer, for heaven's sake - that's massive! It's wider and higher to match, including 17 inch wheels, which are nearly double the size of the old mini.

I dare say it's OK as a car, but it's absolutely HUGE!

**Posted:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:08 pm

Stormalong

I investigated this a little earlier today. The voicemail message at the listed phone number is kind of interesting.

Anyways, i just got a game related email.

**Posted:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 5:43 pm

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Yeah, I got all of the same stuff that you got. I just got the e-mail, and yesterday I got the popup on the mini4auction site. As far as possible next steps go, there's an address in the image at the top of that e-mail, and there's also a phone number on the CCC site. There could be some of that stuff at mini4auction, but I haven't looked it over too thoroughly.

edit: corrected my atrocious spelling mistake and typos.

**Posted:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 5:46 pm

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SarahKiddo · Guest

Unless they want you to buy the DVD to advance the story.... bastards

**Posted:** Tue Mar 01, 2005 4:48 pm

aliendial

The two motorcycles duct-taped together! What a hoot!

They did an internet game for the original minicooper launch in the US (should be somewhere in the archives here, I think), so it wouldn't surprise me if this were to lead somewhere fun and interesting.

**Posted:** Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:07 pm

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johnny5

That was the Z4 I think.
Driver was the name of the "game"

Mini has a great, great ad agency.
Their ad inserts are just...great.

This should be fun.

**Posted:** Wed Mar 09, 2005 11:44 pm

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**Posted:** Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:32 am

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**Posted:** Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:47 am

tacomadude · Guest

i ordered the dvd in hopes of there being some cool info on it to continue the game. this reminds me of the BMWfilms scavenger hunt that they did a few years back. when i get the dvd if theres any info on it i'll post it here. sure hope theres somthing or else i just wasted some cash on a stupid dvd.

**Posted:** Fri Mar 25, 2005 9:25 am

aliendial

Johnny, there was ALSO a BMW Z4 game. End game was in Las Vegas, reported on by vpisteve and konamouse.

The minicooper game involved some private eye-ish back story and applications to get a trip to Spain where some kind of scavenger hunt was put on for competing teams in a major city. To win a car. /me did not get an invitation to the final. Sad

EDIT: I see they (BMW/minicooper) ran yet another promotion a year ago - "Men of Metal" - but a search does not pop the older campaign I refer to above.

**Posted:** Fri Mar 25, 2005 9:55 am

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**Posted:** Fri Mar 25, 2005 12:38 pm

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Duckie

Damn them! I want one of the fake minis!

I really want a car that good for, say, 3,000.

Sad

**Posted:** Fri Mar 25, 2005 12:40 pm

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GET IN THE CAR!

Dorkmaster

That car exploding

**Posted:** Fri Mar 25, 2005 4:14 pm

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fake minis

**Posted:** Sat Mar 26, 2005 1:09 pm

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