The Mini Turns 50

[m21sniper]

Originally Posted by porsche4life

Yes Sniper but we all know you and all of your friends are insecure in your manhood as evidenced by the guns, V8s, and macho attitudes. Take your tiny winkies and go get in your car that is better than anything ever built and go find something else to ***** about. Honestly I "usually" like you but anytime anyone mentions a car you get all worked up and make fun of it and say how much better your 928 is.


Hell I'd drive a mini. I'm secure. They are cool fast cars.

Trust me, there are a LOT of cars i'd rather have than my 928.

A mini is definitely not one of them.

I'm sure a race prepped and souped up mini could beat a lot of cars, but it's still very ghey, i'm sorry.

Originally Posted by 924slover

everyone says the mini and miata are gay but i know of a certain miata that would make you rethink you're whole miata's are slow gay cars. it would wipe the track with your 928.It made the 911 look slow . i've driven a new mini and they're fun to drive little cars. they're both fun cars.
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There is a "X" that will make a "Y" look bad in any human endeavor.

I was responding stock to stock, any of the high HP 928's is 10,000x the car that a mini is as a performance machine. And i'm not the one that brought it up to begin with.

I merely commented that the car is uber ghey.

[jim72911t]

My guess is that snipe has never been on a racetrack in his life. "crushing" a car on a windy [sic] road isn't quite the same thing.

[m21sniper]

Your guess is wrong.

[porsche4life]

Originally Posted by m21sniper

Your guess is wrong.

One that is more than 1/4 mile and has curves?

[m21sniper]

Yep.

I think y'all are simply seriously under-rating what a 2900lb, 300rwhp, 928S with the factory Bilstien/Eibach handling package and big meaty tires can do.

Big time.

[Geronimo '74]

I drove a Cooper S a while ago, and it is fun to drive, but it was not like it was overwhelmingly faster than my 911 ( my previous one, a 2.7 150 HP)

The Miata, I don't like. Didn't drive one, nor do I want to (rode shotgun with a buddy of mine, that was enough (hood was up... )). Pretty sure it won't outrun me though, not in a straight line, not on the track.

[pwd72s]

Every mini owner I've talked to raves about how much fun they are. That doesn't necessarily mean they're fast.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Every mini owner I've talked to raves about how much fun they are. That doesn't necessarily mean they're fast.

The one I have is a perfect example of "it's funner to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow". It's not fast but adequate, and has nearly perfect steering, brakes, and shifting.

Being me, I bought it because it was a good deal. I probably won't have it next month. But I honestly am having more fun with it than I expected.

[svandamme]

great fun in a parking garage or old city(tiny streets) driving...
Once things open up, they are mince meat, unless they have crazy mods, like body kit to fit bigger wheels, nutty engine's in the back with RWD... But then it's the crazy mods, not the mini.

[JMPRO]

My guess is this one could do the job for ya.

[svandamme]

this thread ain't about the new Bmw Mini.. Those are a whole different breed, and not exactly "mini" in size either..

[RWebb]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Every mini owner I've talked to raves about how much fun they are. That doesn't necessarily mean they're fast.

BINGO!

Now, let's see some more pics instead of the bashing of people & their cars...

[m21sniper]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

Mine is a blast. On our recent BMW club drive, I was able to easily gain ground on a new Z4M roadster and a LS1 240Z during the twisty bits. This was in a standard stock Cooper. It's really a fun car.

Snipe, unless you have some serious suspension and performance mods, I think you're pretty well full of crap.

THIS THREAD IS ABOUT MINI's, NOT ABOUT MINI COOPERS.

WTF....

And yes, my car is highly modified.

[924slover]

well the owner of the miata sold it in favor of building a shelby daytona coupe.

there's a mini at a local dealer who usually has some oddball stuff such as a landrover defender pickup, i've been tempted to go take a look at it. \

[austin552]

Mr Bean loves his Mini.

[ramonesfreak]

i love the look of the old mini but having seen them up close, i think i feel safer on my motorcycle. could there be a more dangerous mode of transportation on 4 wheels? besides maybe a 914?

[svandamme]

try a 2cv instead... i've seen tin can's made out thicker sheet metal then those

[m21sniper]

I've seen tin cans that looked better too.

[Jims5543]

Originally Posted by m21sniper

I've seen tin cans that looked better too.

Dude why don't you just shadup?

Your making as ass out of yourself. When I see a guy driving a classic Mini I see a guy that is a car aficionado.


Your going to miss out on a slew of really cool cars int his world with an attitude like that.

Your hang ups are sad, honestly, really sad.




On a lighter note, I might pull the trigger ont he Red car in the next day or so. I think it will make for a fun around town errand car for the family. I am trying to get the wife on board.

[m21sniper]

Originally Posted by Jims5543

Dude why don't you just shadup?

Your making as ass out of yourself. When I see a guy driving a classic Mini I see a guy that is a car aficionado.


Your going to miss out on a slew of really cool cars int his world with an attitude like that.

Your hang ups are sad, honestly, really sad.

So you're telling me that there are no cars that you don't like? No cars that you don't criticize? No cars that you'd never be seen dead driving?

For me, the mini- gay, tiny little shiite box that it is, is near the very top of that list. Really any gay, tiny little shiite box is on my list. Be that dodge Colt, Chevy Chevette, that hideous little cult favorite French renault thingy, the VW bug(spit), the Gremlin, the Pacer, the "Smart", all of them.

As for the rest of your comments, "Lighten up Francis."

This is a car forum. On car forums people take shots at cars they don't like. Be it replicars(replicrap anyone?), Vettes, Harleys........whatever.

You have your opinion, i have mine, and if you don't like mine, well.....go Fk yourself.