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Mini Cooper Radio Volume Control by Mini

By Redesigner: robtannen Placed on: 2007-08-11 00:00:00 While the unique design of the Mini interior is refreshing and fun, I had a lot of trouble finding one of the most basic controls - the radio volume control. While all of the other radio controls are housed in the lower half of the large center circular console display, the volume knob is quite a distance away - hidden between the CD player and the A/C controls. Particularly difficult for a tall person to see with such a steep visual angle. The volume control also serves as the on/off function for the sound system, which although common, was not evident in this design either.

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volume rolling knob..

by: p
on October 24, 2007

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  • Maxim

    Maxim August 14, 2007, 7:13 pm "Wicked" reply

  • derek

    derek August 19, 2007, 3:41 am "no good" reply

  • coen

    coen November 5, 2007, 12:13 pm "can you whatch over the control because it's quite big for a mini, isn't it?:D" reply

  • Frank Dewitt

    Frank Dewitt November 8, 2007, 3:13 am "The Mini another thing that is crap. Cost them nothing to make and you paid what??? Cheap Asian and off-shore products now that deminish the nature of our countries products - likely it's smothered in lead paint and made to last up to and including the last day of warranty. We need to get away from this non- sustainable asian crap that fills up our landfills and reduces us to being souls that search for the cheapest stuff around and ruins our local economy. I say not to cheap off-shore crap and we should tell manufacturers that we don't want this any more - quality at a price not cheap at a massive profit and purely non-environmental. Make a statement!" reply

  • coen

    coen November 8, 2007, 5:09 pm "I think they're expensive because they've got style and image, it's like an ipod, expensive because of the name. btw: mini is british, not asian" reply

  • donek

    donek November 15, 2007, 6:27 pm "Hideous dashboard, a triumph of form over function. " reply

  • andrea

    andrea November 19, 2007, 10:28 am "The mini WAS british, now it's German. Made by BMW. Need to make the volume roller look round. And then it's a go." reply