Lee Reynolds

Would you own an old mini? I have always wanted one since i was really young but then as i got to driving age there were bigger cars like escorts n stuff so minis never interested me. But i been looking at some lately and wondering, just for a short period, if it would be fun to own one

Any views on this bizzare idea?

Charlie Chalk

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Na never... only cunts own them

OldDan

Yeah, but I'm too fat.

Rick

Katie

My mum had loads Lee..loved them..then had me and found they weren't as practical as she'd tried to convince herself..

I want one..think of all the small parking places you wouldn't have to say ''why's that twat parked over 2 bays'' and instead just pull in..

Cossie Helen

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I like the old mini's think they cool, but i really dont like the new Mini's, kinda spoilt them IMO

Lee Reynolds

thats what puts me off



might buy one for laugh without lindsay knowing, shell piss herself...or go ape

Charlie Chalk

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I love mine really

Had to much fun in it!

See





What it looks like now... Had some body work done but just waiting time for me to paint it




And the brakes!

Lee Reynolds

Rad, whats it like to drive? I imagine bouncy, uncomfy but like a go kart?

ECU Monitor Enthusiast

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No way

GARETH T

i like them aswell lee

something like this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1999-ROVER-MIN...QQcmdZViewItem

Charlie Chalk

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I cant fault it for the fun factor


Its ok, But bearing in mind its a 1978 plate car.. So 28 years old LOL

Handles very well, its only got 1.5 neg arms, and the yoko a032's on and polybushed front end


For a 998cc,I love it

I dont have the best seats in but ive not moaned, Had them 2 years now

But i will be upgrading very soon, As i will be doing more to the suspension, So i dont wanna slide about

Lee Reynolds

GARETH T


just looked at that Gareth, looks cool

Lee Reynolds

pmsl i thought you might have a decent powerplant under the bonnet and the std look was to fool everyone

Charlie Chalk

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.....Why?

GARETH T

i drove one just like it a few months ago,,,,, i didnt drive ti far,, but what a giggle

Charlie Chalk

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Lee Reynolds, Lee it goes well enough, Im gonna up the cc one day, weather it be to 1275 or 1275 turbo

Gareth no need to be

Fudgey

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i drove mini magazines 1275GT the other week

it was the first time ive ever driven one, oh, and the last - fucking horrid things

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Pennywise,

I had to change a radiator on an original version car, and subframe
rust on my mothers car put me off for life.

Hate the new version cars as they are just germanys attempt at
cashing in on a british design icon IMO.

I can see why others like them but just not for me.

Lee Reynolds

i remember back in the day when metro turbos were being stripped of their engines for the minis...but when do you see a metro turbo now

kev 3dr

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Im a Ford man but wouldnt mind building a quickish mini just to see what it would be like then sell it quick !!!!!!

Danielle

too right about the cunts owning them awwww love ya really hun

minis remind me of mr bean!!!

Lee Reynolds

well, thats that idea out of the window then

Ginge !

ive been out in a mini that a garage in westbourne park build for his son, he fitted a 1.9 gti engine to it from a peugeot and that fooker flew


THEN theres the cooper that has the honda Vtec engine in it at basildon strip,,,,,, christ that thing is the fuicking TITS, i would LOVE to own a Vtec powered mini !!!!!!


ive drove a old mini like radders and has to be said the brakes felt erm,,,, SHITE


note sure if i would have one on the drive though unless it has that vtec rev

Charlie Chalk

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Nothing wrong with them, honest


Danielle........

phil4x4saph

The new MINI was actually designed in Britain by Rover as a replacement for the mini/metro - BMW decided to keep it for themselves when they ditched Rover.

Old minis are great great fun on a nice day. Ive had a couple now.

I had a 1985 mayfair as a first car, loved it in the summer but winter was an absolute misery. Crap heater, pointless wipers, cut out in heavy rain and absolutely impossible to keep the windscreen from fogging up ALL THE TIME!
I sold it in january and bought a brown boring cavalier just because it had a decent heater.

The second one was a 1968 mk.2 with the fluid suspension, that was an absolute riot to drive - simply laugh out loud funny!

But you cant buy cheap ones anymore. The values have shot up recently. Around here the yank servicemen buy them all for a fortune and ship them back to the states.

Oh and boy do they rust?! My '68 needed door skins, sills, 1 floor pan, inner and outer A panels and hinge reinforcers, wings, front panel, inner rear arches and rear valance.

And that had 9 months MOT when I bought it!

So if you want a car for sunny days that handles like a go kart, feels fast (even though it isnt) and will hold its money - go for it.

Just buy yourself a welder and a haynes manual!

scruffythefirst

I'd love a completely standard looking 1000cc mini mayfair with a civic type R lump in the boot. Z cars do a busa conversion too.

Lee Reynolds

i think its the silliest idea of mine to date really but i do like me

James

i must say i'd love a mini, but i think it's cos it's a patriotic british thing..

shocked though about that ebay one, someone told me the later ones had a k series, not a fooking a series

EscortWRC

I *still* want an old school mini

But I want to put a turbo Hayabusa motor in it......yeah, baby

10k rpm and north of 200 HP (mid-mounted, of course)

Mark V8

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I spun my Mini on a muddy bend hit the kerb and flipped it into a railway bridge squashing the roof flat Dislocated my hip, compression fractures to my spine and a broken neck for my troubles. After a month in hospital and 2 months on crutches I was back at work. They are bloody good fun though

The poxy little hose that goes between the water pump and the head is a bitch to change

Mark

diesel2000

To be honest I just havent got the legs to get away with one mate. I need at least a knee length one so myhairy bollocks dont hang out of one side.

On a brighter note though, they can be quite airy and give a feeling of freedom when its a breezy day.

Charlie Chalk

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Mini's are fun!

see...

Charlie Chalk

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They get better...

mark

i had a clubman years ago fun car

my mum had a red hot one about 3 years that was fun to

id have another clubman but ya cant get 3 kids in the back

Anonymous

More than just i would have one, i dont think i will EVER not have one.

gwynny

My mrs has had two minters, a mini 25, and a customised city. But the best mini I ever drove had a Vaux redtop lump in and was lots of fun!!!!

MWF

I had one for my first car, my sister owns it now and I used to be on the commity of my local mini club.

They are like nothing else to drive, mainly due to the direct steering and size, around town they are loads of fun but they tend to loose appeal out on the open road.

I often think about how I would love one to go to work in but they are old cars and tend to be quite neglected.

Eagle

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no

Charlie Chalk

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Short and sweet Pete