Who here owns a Mini?

ScoobyDoo69

ScoobyDoo69

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Not sure why one of these threads hasn't been started.

My MINI, named BumbleBee :p , that I owned earlier last year:

Sorry but some pics have had to bre removed due to watermarks promoting a business, sure no harm was meant but you will have to edit them before reposting

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Show us yours! BMW or Classic!
 
As much as i dont like mini's, i have to say that looks pretty cool.

I had to drive my mums when i sold my ST, hated the thing. Never mind it being yellow and having the private plate H9NNK.

Though that was just a 1.6 cooper.
 
I have had a Cooper S (R53) for just over 6 months now, such a fun car to drive. I don't have any pics of it now (except the tiny one in my sig) but will upload some later.

What power did yours have?

I'm not planning a huge amount of mods. I currently just have a Dave.f airbox and will be fitting a 15% SC pulley at 1320 in January. After that I'll probably change the exhaust system and leave it at that. :)
 
The other half has a Cooper Cabriolet, can't stand them personally, they look like toy cars, she likes it though.

They just look too feminine, like they should have eyelashes in the head lights.
 
Here are my two previous MINI's. Currently MINI-less, but will hopefully pick up another one next summer:

First MINI - Dark Silver Cooper S 2004

Modfied for looks and power, ended up with 260bhp.

When I bought it:

The day I brought it by tweedbean, on Flickr

Look 1


MINI by tweedbean, on Flickr


The best my r53 looked by tweedbean, on Flickr


5708585662_358f9d649c_o by tweedbean, on Flickr

Magazine Feature:

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Look 2


P1030454 by tweedbean, on Flickr


I really liked this shot for some reason by tweedbean, on Flickr


GTT strut brace fitted, picture also shows my carbon fibre M7 air diverter by tweedbean, on Flickr


It had a great spec:

- 2004 Facelift R53 MINI Cooper S

Engine:

- Thumper TPR1 Peformance Head
- GP Intercooler
- DaveF CAI
- Milltek Catback Exhaust
- Janspeed Manifold with decat pipe
- KMT 17% Pulley
- Newman Cam
- 450cc Porsche Injectors
- GTT Oil Catch Can
- P-Torque Custom Remap
- SFS Snoot boots

Performance:

- 260 BHP
- 215 lb/ft Torque

Gearbox:

- Six speed manual
- KMT Carbon Clutch
- Retro fitted MINI LSD

Suspension:

- GTT Upper Strut Brace
- OMP lower strut brace
- Cabrio braces in Purple
- GTT Rear Strut brace
- Meister R Coilovers
- Lower SPC Rear Control Arms
- Polybushed rear upper control arms in red
- Superflex Polybushes for the engine mounts, gearbox mounts, rear control arms
and steering rack

Brakes:

- Front Custom R56 4 pot Brembos in Black with gold brembo decal
- Front Drilled and grooved front discs
- R56 Cooper S Brake lines
- Rear Cooper S brakes in black
- MOTUL RBF600 Racing Brake Fluid

Wheels and tyres:

- Road Use: Custom 17” Purple BBS RZ's 17x7 et37
- Road Tyres: Toyo Proxes T1 R's 205 45 17
- Track Wheels: Custom 17” Black BBS RZ's 17x7 et37
- Track tyres R888's 205 45 17

Interior:

- Orranje Performance GP Style Seat Delete Panels in matt black
- Sparco Milano's Full Leather Seat
- GP Rear seat delete kit in matt black
- Black Sparco Harnesses for track use
- Black Alcantara Roof liner with satin black fixture and fittings
- RKDE Black Alcantara downtubes with silver stitch
- RKDE Black Alcantara gear stick gaiter with silver stitch
- RKDE Black Alcantara handbrake gaiter with silver stitch
- De-chromed interior with black gauge/cupholder rings
- JCW Carbon fibre gearknob
- JCW Carbon fibre handbrake grip
- Front Speakers - Focal 165V 6.5" Components + tweeters.
- Rear Speakers - Focal 690CA 6x9's
- 10" Kenwood subwoofer
- Auto Acoustics Stealth Box
- Kenwood amp for subwoofer
- Pioneer AVH-P5000DVD motorised DVD screen with Bluetooth and iPod integration
- 30gb ipod video + 30gb iphone 3GS connected to the DVD player
- Scanguage 2

Exterior:

- Orranje Performance Rear Bumper GP Style Inserts -Black
- Orranje Performance GP Style Spoiler
- Orranje Performance Brake Ducts
- Orranje Performance GP Style Rear bumper trim
- Front Aero Bumper
- Aero Sideskirts
- Joey modded headlights - All black
- Colour Coded Aero Grills
- Colour Coded Headlight Rings
- Black side vents
- Black Wing Mirror Caps
- Black De-locked door handles
- Colour Coded Custom Cooper Petrol Cap
- Rear Road Legal Pressed Metal Number Plates from Dubmeister
- Offset front numberplate on a custom removable mount
- De-badged rear end
- Rear Wiper Delete
- Entire exterior de-chromed including gloss black belt line and rear lights

Look 3 - before being traded in


The last picture of my R53 Cooper S before being tradeded in by tweedbean, on Flickr

Second MINI fJCW - Owned for 2 months before getting the qashqai


My car at Curborough Sprint Track by tweedbean, on Flickr

Current Car - Nissan Qashqai 2.0 Tekna 2011

Long story, but short version is baby + partner who cant drive = big car
 
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Ive got a strange attraction to these newer minis, its like a love hate thing.. Ive driven a cooper s and it was nippy and fun and handled - ok.. I just dont think i could bring myself as a 32 year old man to be seen in one..
 
had a 1.3 spi for a while, moved onto a R53 - both are great fun cars as I'm surrounded with miles of single track...
I love it when you get some fanny that thinks its a hairdresser mobile...

this is the old one
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Mini 1000 COL 285V was mine :(

It was special, had 36K on the clock when I bought it and paid £1000, I was 2n owner!

- Brown with beige vinyl roof
- Glass sun roof with 3 stage tilt
- Lowered steering column
- Lucas spotlights
- Pecco twin pipe centre
- Stereo casette player with shelf mount rear speakers
- Mono radio with 6 button memory
- Hub caps, polished
- Running 11's

It had ABS in that no matter how hard you hit the brake pedal the drums would NEVER lock, or brake come to think of it. It was the quickest Mini 1000 I ever came across (it actually was, loose engine) after several races and was ace at handbrake turns and reverse racing. Never blew any doors off but it was proper and genuine and a try Mingi!

Had it for 9 months before I got banned, sold it to my mate, he sold it back to my mum, it went many many years ago and I suspect is now many Coke cans.

Oh, this was 27 years ago....
 
Lashout_UK said:
OT but never install harnesses like that. You'll break your back if you have a crash and they won't do you any good at all.
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Howcome? I can't make any sense of that in my mind :(

Housey said:
Had it for 9 months before I got banned, sold it to my mate, he sold it back to my mum, it went many many years ago and I suspect is now many Coke cans.

Oh, this was 27 years ago....
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You know the OcUK Rules Housey. You can't tell us you got banned, then not go on to explain why! :p
 
TaKeN said:
You know the OcUK Rules Housey. You can't tell us you got banned, then not go on to explain why! :p
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For being an idiot and something I am ashamed of. I drove the wrong way around a keep left bollard at night on a (I thought) totally empty road only to see a young lass walking out in front of me. I swerved but clipped her leg. It was the act of a ****** and something I feel guilty about to this very day. She is fine, but I cut her leg with the edge of my bumper. I was lucky to get 3 months off, a few mm the other way and my life would be very different today.
 
Lashout_UK said:
OT but never install harnesses like that. You'll break your back if you have a crash and they won't do you any good at all.
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Harnesses were in for show in the end and never used as they werent road legal due to clasp which I didnt realise. I planned to fit road legal ones however sold the car. I would only fit now with a harness bar/cage.

Just out of interest is it the angle that is incorrect?
 
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