modern day classic mini
Discussion
deltashad said:
I'm with the Mini.
It's everything the old one was with regards to popularity and huge cult status. The JCW will be worth a few quid in years to come.
Not as much as the original Cooper though. That had rally heritage.
Definitely with you on this, you just need to solve the dinner plate issues!
If there were some kind of conversion to replace the clock, I'd be in.
It is odd, because if I had a classic mini, I would want the big speedo!
Just not that big!!!
It's everything the old one was with regards to popularity and huge cult status. The JCW will be worth a few quid in years to come.
Not as much as the original Cooper though. That had rally heritage.
Definitely with you on this, you just need to solve the dinner plate issues!
If there were some kind of conversion to replace the clock, I'd be in.
It is odd, because if I had a classic mini, I would want the big speedo!
Just not that big!!!
vx220 said:
deltashad said:
I'm with the Mini.
It's everything the old one was with regards to popularity and huge cult status. The JCW will be worth a few quid in years to come.
Not as much as the original Cooper though. That had rally heritage.
Definitely with you on this, you just need to solve the dinner plate issues!It's everything the old one was with regards to popularity and huge cult status. The JCW will be worth a few quid in years to come.
Not as much as the original Cooper though. That had rally heritage.
If there were some kind of conversion to replace the clock, I'd be in.
It is odd, because if I had a classic mini, I would want the big speedo!
Just not that big!!!
AndySpecD said:
The classic Mini was small, handled well but the unique thing imo was that it was classless, it looked good in any situation and was driven by all sorts from a district nurse to a pop star.
Therefore, the closest modern day equivalent (other than a modern Mini which is too big imo) would be...
with the Abarth version being equivalent to the Cooper S.
Totally agree. This is our twinair and I love it!Therefore, the closest modern day equivalent (other than a modern Mini which is too big imo) would be...
with the Abarth version being equivalent to the Cooper S.
Agent Orange said:
I'm not sure that the rear seats in an original count for much, the boot neither and the gearboxes were pretty ste too!
You can get two adults into the back of a classic mini (mine regularly held four adults). It's not the most comfortable of passenger areas but its perfectly adequate for short journeys.The boot is actually a pretty decent size and thanks to it's shape you can pack a surprising amount of stuff into it. If you have no rear passengers then you also have the entire rear seat area, and you can then get stacks of stuff in them with some intelligent packing. There is even some useful room under the rear seat itself.
Not sure what you mean about the gearbox though, they were perfectly ok with standard engines behind them, they only tend to break when putting significantly more power through them.
LukeR94 said:
LuS1fer said:
Censorious said:
I 2nd that; a BMW Mini Cooper is an excellent comparison (only better IMHO)
Despite people saying that the R50 was huge, it really wasn't - it was only 20% larger in length, width and 3% in height.
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