I've had a mini cooper for three years since new, and I know that when I start seeing any number of modified ones such as 'Mini Cooper Zeemax' (see below) that it is time to buy a new car, a new model beyond the financial reach of anybody who would do this. It is beyond me how guys can take a classic design, which took qualified designers years to put together, then stick wings, fins, lowered suspension, stickers, new engines, etc, etc, and then think that they have somehow improved the car. Laughable.