rabmc

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/127878.htm

Looks the buiness i think

Anyone got one ? been in one

Charlie Chalk

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AlexF has one!


here...

rapidcossie

you are officially gay Rab





















nah only kidding..i would love one

Stoo

Yeah i think they look great! Quick too from what i've heard

BigMouthBillyBass

Was that one that was on on Fifth Gear that Lovejoy took out on a test drive with some generic indie/rock band? possibly the kooks or something like that, dunno, they all look the same

Escos Jam

Yup like them but the rear spoiler/wing thing looks crap

GARETH T

i like them alot

emilou

I love them there really nice to look at different

emilou

Its the red side mirrors that im not sure about

BigMouthBillyBass

They do look like some sort of genital wart, ruining a perfectly good looking motor

Alps Pacino

I test drove 1 was quick to a tone then seemed to die out. Was a nice little car but cant see the point when you can get a 4 seater jcw with all the upgrades for 13k ish. Me mate just picked up a nearly 2yo jcw with EVERY option for 15,800 showroom condition with 17k on it. Still struggleed to get past my mates 174k miler crx vti to a tonne

emilou

defintly be perfect other than that

carlo

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They are good & pretty quick ive drove a few at work

Homer.

Nice cars but way to expensive for what you get

TommyB

We just made 240hp from our stock headed mini cooper S.

We have so far run 13.4@100 with no nitrous.

Last year we run 12.1 with nitrous but since then we have picked up 50 hp on the engine alone.
We are hoping to go deep 11s on the spray.Ill get some pictures up soon.

Alan s1

Go out on track in one your come back with a BIG GRIN i went out in AlexF @ Coombe and it was realy going well the track was wet and very slippery/greese (as SiB found out when i went out with him in his 4x4 cossie) It stuck to the track like glue

Was getting all the power down ect where as SiB ect was finding or tho Alex said the breaks were fading alot other then that was a great day out

Turbocabbie

nice but not 20k worth of nice imho

It's Czech Mate

Too expensive for a blown 1.6


My mate has a JCW with the optional 18's on run flats and its downright shit in anything other than bone dry. Not the nicest of gates on the gearbox either. Nice cars but waaaaaaay overpriced due to the dealers offering guaranteed buy backs to keep the residuals high. Gives a false sense of quality then if the second hand ones hold their price

Alan s1

I can say 100% the GP range is GREAT in wet or dry tbh as said went around combe with AlexF in his and it was ver WET/GREASY and it was all over SiBs 4x4 Cossie

KEVFRST

Not at 21k I wouldnt, infact I dont think id have 1 at all.

sedan man

my best mate has 1 they are such funnky cars and real fun to drive...love em

It's Czech Mate

I'm sure Alex isnt stupid enough to be running the run flats

Ps As i'm sure you're aware, the well rubbered smooth track is a totally different environment to driving quickly on the public road. And for 21k there are a heap of better track toys

RichardPON

Run flats make a huge difference.

Changed the run flats over on my mum's Cooper and it was like chalk and cheese.

It's Czech Mate

Exactly

I cant believe the come with them on when they are touted as such a drivers car! Horrendous things

AlexD

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That looks Sweet !!

RichieST

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So does kaplaybunny

Alan s1

Dont have a clue tbh but imo to get a rough idea whot the car haddles and goes like the track is the best place imo anyone can make a car feel good for the road but not all handle aswell on track

and yes you can get a cheao motor for the track but @ the end of the day whots wrong with using a 21k car on track aswell as on road it would be a shame not to use it properly

It's Czech Mate

Was just saying a great track car doesnt make a great road car necessarily. I personally think its harder to make an ultimate handling road car because you have such a variation in surfaces and conditions to take into account.

Nowt wrong with the mini or using it on track, but i think theres better ways of spending Ł21k

IAIN ABZ

They are great little cars....a tad pricey though......will it retain its value???

A Lot better looking than the new facelifted turbo cooper S....WTF have they done to the nose of it??????....YUK.....!!!!!!

_DAN_

Very cool cars IMO.Bit expensive for me though.

Red16

i think theyre alright, but would never own one myself

our lass has just bought one, well not a JCW but an ordinary Cooper, fookin pricey for what you get i can tell ya

Alan s1

As for them holding there Value i think they should (well the GP range) As theres a limited number of them Made and in this Country Bit like the Roose Cosworths ect

Cant say i noticed the differnce in the front of the NEW one mined you i was more surprised when he BACK INTO IT in his Jag S type The MINI was still a Prototype @ the time a m8 had one out testing it ect Only lightly scratched it thank god and the jag came off worse

Gaz 88

just think what 20 grand of an escort cossy could buy u

AlexF

Ł21,750 thats 250 quid less than list and 4 months on from when it was make....

It that not enough reason to buy one over a std JCW?



I love mine to bits it is proper quick - 201bhp/ton - and it really handles.

Everyone slates runflats and most haven't even been in a car with them on!! THey are no different to another tyre, ie different makes perform differently!!! For a start the side walls are stiff as fook and thats normally considered a good thing for handeling!



Yes mine is on runflats... I might get a set of trackday wheels and tyres but only so I can run semi-slicks! No way would I not have runflats on the road - why would you want to stop and change a wheel?!?!?!?!?!?!

Alex

AlexF

yeah a car thats worth less and is REALLY hard to sell

Charlie Chalk

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Just out of interest? What did a ERST, and a FRST cost NEW when they was bought out?