In reality, I suppose driving that thing will make your JCW even more special to drive! I know when I drive the Mrs Clio, then jump back into my S, I get a huge grin again!!
In reality, I suppose driving that thing will make your JCW even more special to drive! I know when I drive the Mrs Clio, then jump back into my S, I get a huge grin again!!
MINI F56 Cooper in Deep Blue with black roof and caps.
Ha, ha - nice wind-up Craig . I'm just catching up with new posts after getting back from holiday and was frantically clicking through the pages of this thread looking for the photos! It's not exactly what I expected but very nice none the less .
When I've been driving the wee Peugeot for a couple of weeks (it's a great car for trundling about back and forth to work or for the shopping - I can actually get the messages in the boot!), getting back into the MINI's like road-testing a Porsche 911 - except the MINI's engine's not in the boot... which is handy, 'cos there's no room for it, especially if you've been shopping.... anyway you know what I mean.
The S feels even more special after driving an 'ordinary' car - makes you appreciate it even more. Nowadays when I'm driving the MINI, I'm usually doing a decent run, like NMS, going on hols up North or off somewhere visiting friends etc etc, which does the car - and me - a power of good. It can do the 'mundane' stuff perfectly well, but it comes into it's own when you use it for FUN!
Last edited by ELFMAN; 1st August 2010 at 11:24 PM.
2008 R56 COOPER S, Pepper White, Black Roof, 'John Cooper' Signature Side and Bonnet Stripes, JCW 'Stage 1' Tuning Kit, Forge Intercooler, Milltek Downpipe & Sports Cat, ALTA Induction, Chris Knox/DNA Remap, JCW/Brembo Brakes, Limited Slip Diff, JCW Suspension and Front Strut Brace, 17" Crown Spokes with Non-Runflat 205/45x17 Michelin Pilot Super Sport tyres, JCW/Recaro leather Seats, JCW Sideskirts, Chili Pack, Front Spotlights. Still got my old Hendrix Badge blu-tacked to the dash!
Nice car craig Glad you still got the miniThought you had done a jason when i saw the first pics of the fiat
New job!!! ................ na you don't
Here's the secret but don't go telling everyone ......................
What you do is go buy a MINI, simples enough so far eh
Then you go & pay for it 'in full', again not hard but may take you 12/24/36 ....... (you get the drift) to do so (roughly ). This bit can become troublesome as you may now need to get your MINI MOT'd & run around without (everyone ready....................)
A WARRANTY (some on here will by now have gone from slighty dizzy to 'passed out')
Then what you do is go by a Punto to add to your fleet
You dinna need to neccessarily go & buy a feckin brand new one but hey ho Craig's mum's special.
My wee Ferrari Punto cost me £2250 in September 2008 & is now 7 years old with 57000ish miles on the clock (was 39000ish when i got her). Mine has the 'brutish' 1.2 60bhp motor which propels it to 62mph in about ..................... 4th gear .
Just had her MOT'd last month & this time got 2 advisories (previous MOT's required feck all fook all). Apparently my front discs (why I say this I don't really know as there ARE only 'front' discs) are 'slighly' pitted and my back box has a tiny wee toty hole in it, hum ho
This year The FP (as we will now refer her as) went to Bristol & back. 80mph (sorry plod) at 3500rpm with the tranny up at volume 18ish .................. Sorted
Whilst I'm at it, I'm still on the same steering rack, the same steering column & the same power steering pump that were fitted in the FP factory, so much for Fiat (un)reliability issues (that's me jinxed the thing now). Going back to the MINI I'm actually a tad unchuffed at the mo. B!oody rear pads need changing. Feckin light came on the other week/month!! Only got 65000ish miles out of the factory set. Fookin disgrace compared to my wee FP
So there's the secret to everlasting motoring enjoyement folks, go buy a Fiat Punto for everyday chores (& park it wherever the feck you want) then when you do go & get your MINI out for a spin it feels like a 612 Scaglietti (ish!!!! )
Last edited by Crombers; 6th August 2010 at 04:25 PM.
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