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carboncrazy · Apr 25th, 2008, 09:50 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by ViscountCharles (original)

Nuts. If you want *real* go-kart-like handling and adrenalin rushes, buy an *original* 1960s Cooper S (or as I did, have a 1990's Rover Mini tweaked to the point where it was just as good as the original).

The difference is about 4 seconds less to sixty though

. I have the latest version (2000) of the old style MINI and as cool as it is to drive, its slow and pretty much every 17 Yr old in a saxo VTR can beat me at the lights

and its been bored out to a 1.4.

in cars speed is a main factor that people go for, thats why the old MINI seems to be dying out for the younger generation, that and the fact that the latest versions are selling for up to 10,000.

Joe

Apr 25th, 2008, 09:50 PM	#77
carboncrazy Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Local Time: 10:15 PM Posts: 225 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by ViscountCharles (original) Nuts. If you want real go-kart-like handling and adrenalin rushes, buy an original 1960s Cooper S (or as I did, have a 1990's Rover Mini tweaked to the point where it was just as good as the original). The difference is about 4 seconds less to sixty though. I have the latest version (2000) of the old style MINI and as cool as it is to drive, its slow and pretty much every 17 Yr old in a saxo VTR can beat me at the lights and its been bored out to a 1.4. in cars speed is a main factor that people go for, thats why the old MINI seems to be dying out for the younger generation, that and the fact that the latest versions are selling for up to 10,000. Joe