new gp

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riwiho said:

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Its on a completely different planet to the cooper to be honest for handling and performance obviously, I drove the new Mini last year and didnt like it, I found it didnt handle quite as well and had lost that go kart like feel. I've been lucky enough to own some cracking cars but this little Mini has really impressed me a lot! The LSD makes the world of difference and I love the 4 wheel drift the Mini seems to throw itself into when cornering hard.

I searched for ages for my Cooper S. Finding with with the LSD was harder than I thought but having driven a non-LSD R53 there is no way I would want one without.

Glad you like it. Will this be a commuter vehicle or a B road waepon?

The LSD makes the world of difference definetly. Its an everyday car/b road/ring trip car lol

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From what i gather the GP has an uprated intercooler and is capable of handling a lot more power. Im looking at a stainless janspeed 4-2-1 manifold with de cat pipe, new injectors,cams and a 1320 remap. This should see about 250 or more bhp.

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drumm23 said:

Great looking car there mate.
Just wondering how hard you find the ride? Only comparable I've driven was a Cooper S Cab and it seemed to crash and jump all over the place but I like the look of the GP and if it rides better I'd make the trip to test drive one.
Cheers!

ETA: I live in Ireland, where the roads are so bad they make the UK roads feel like silk-lined-treacle.

Edited by drumm23 on Wednesday 17th March 14:27

Cheers, the runflats can make it a bit crashy, you will notice a huge difference in ride quality if you change the tyres for non runflats. Im going to be using Toyo road tyres I think with another set of wheels with R888's for the summer!