# Counterfeit Mini Cooper website

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterfeit-mini-cooper-website/292974>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 4, 2005, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterfeit-mini-cooper-website/292974 "2005-03-04T21:29:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterfeit-mini-cooper-website/292974/1 "2005-03-04T21:29:26Z")

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[What the heck is this website](http://www.counterfeitmini.org/index.php)

I saw a commercial for this website yesterday on cable, and for the life of me I can’t figure out what this is. It seems to obviously be a some kind of joke (check out some of the links for the Mini Cooper auction sites) but I can’t figure out its purpose. There is some sort of DVD they sell, but there’s gotta be more to this, right?

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**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterfeit-mini-cooper-website/292974/2 "2005-03-04T21:44:39Z")

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> [@pulykamell](#):
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> [What the heck is this website](http://www.counterfeitmini.org/index.php)
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> I saw a commercial for this website yesterday on cable, and for the life of me I can’t figure out what this is. It seems to obviously be a some kind of joke (check out some of the links for the Mini Cooper auction sites) but I can’t figure out its purpose. There is some sort of DVD they sell, but there’s gotta be more to this, right?

Seems completely in keeping with the advertising techniques BMW employs with the Cooper.

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counterfeit-mini-cooper-website/292974/3 "2005-03-04T21:51:55Z")

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> [@Unintentionally Blank](#):
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> Seems completely in keeping with the advertising techniques BMW employs with the Cooper.

:smack:

That would make sense, now wouldn’t it?