Page:
Home > Help Needed / General Tech Chat > 51 plate bini coopers

fastcarl

User Avatar

6966 Posts
Member #: 507
Fastest A Series Mini in the World

leeds/wakefield.

did these all come with 1/2 leather seats, or was there a cloth only version

WWW.FORCE-RACING.CO.UK PLEASE CLICK HERE


MarkGTT

User Avatar

3249 Posts
Member #: 1194
Post Whore

Shropshire.

Yes there was a cloth version.


Pottsy

User Avatar

460 Posts
Member #: 843
Senior Member

Stoke-on-Trent. Duck.

Mine's got full leather. Seems all combinations were available.


Sprocket

User Avatar

11046 Posts
Member #: 965
Post Whore

Preston On The Brook

Reducing yourself to a hair dresseres car Carl?

On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be...
So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'...


On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........


Chalkie

1909 Posts
Member #: 9764
Post Whore

Northamptonshire.




On 21st May, 2012 Sprocket said:
Reducing yourself to a hair dresseres car Carl?


Nothing wrong with the Cooper S :)

and my mate has full leather seats


fastcarl

User Avatar

6966 Posts
Member #: 507
Fastest A Series Mini in the World

leeds/wakefield.

i didn't say cooper S, just the boggo cooper ,

and no Colin, although having a breif drive in one i liked it,even if it was 10 years old, i am tempted to get wifey one if i can find enough money down the back of the settee.

but the reason i ask is because my eldest daughter bought one 7 weeks ago but managed to put it on it's roof a week ago , so i'm gather ammo to fire at the wanker insurance,lol

she's fine btw


carl

WWW.FORCE-RACING.CO.UK PLEASE CLICK HERE


Tom Fenton
Site Admin

User Avatar

15302 Posts
Member #: 337
Fearless Tom Fenton, Avon Park 2007 & 2008 class D winner

&

TM legend.

Rotherham South Yorkshire

Bloody hell, how did she manage that!


On 29th Nov, 2016 madmk1 said:


On 28th Nov, 2016 Rob Gavin said:
I refuse to pay for anything else


Like fuel 😂😂


shellspeed

User Avatar

580 Posts
Member #: 9580
Post Whore

Surrey

Tut......bini drivers. Glad she's OK


liam mini 35

272 Posts
Member #: 9125
Senior Member

Sheffield, South Yorkshire

One thing to take note of in a 51'plate is the gearbox, its not very strong and prone to breaking. If you can look for a facelift mobel r53 about an 03 plate. They put a new gearbox in ot that is a lot stronger.

The turbo build has finally started


fastcarl

User Avatar

6966 Posts
Member #: 507
Fastest A Series Mini in the World

leeds/wakefield.

LIam, i'm not looking to replace it as such but get some avidence of it's repalcement cost,

If i buy wifey one it would be newer anyway,

Tom, by not looking where she was going and hitting a very imovable object,lol
carl


On 22nd May, 2012 liam mini 35 said:
One thing to take note of in a 51'plate is the gearbox, its not very strong and prone to breaking. If you can look for a facelift mobel r53 about an 03 plate. They put a new gearbox in ot that is a lot stronger.

WWW.FORCE-RACING.CO.UK PLEASE CLICK HERE


Rob Gavin

User Avatar

6729 Posts
Member #: 618
Post Whore

Glasgow

well at least she is ok.


John

User Avatar

10023 Posts
Member #: 1456
Mongo

Barnsley, South Flatcapshire

Glad she's ok Carl. Shame about the car, bet your daughter is gutted *frown*

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.


wil_h

User Avatar

9258 Posts
Member #: 123
Post Whore

Betwix Harrogate and York

As least you know she's definately yours now Carl as she has inherited your driving skills!!

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph



On 2nd Jan, 2013 fastcarl said:

the design shows a distinct lack of imagination,
talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol

On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry.


apbellamy

User Avatar

16540 Posts
Member #: 4241
King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner

Rotherham, South Yorkshire

On 22nd May, 2012 wil_h said:
As least you know she's definately yours now Carl as she has inherited your driving skills!!

Ha ha ha.

Shame about the car, but she has learnt an important lesson...

On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it

*hehe!*


Carlzilla

User Avatar

3673 Posts
Member #: 9300
Post Whore

Quarry Bonk

Not sure of it's relavence to you, but an 04 1.6 mini one is around 4k at the moment.
Having briefly driven one Im not a fan, less space behind the wheel than a classic, and 1495kgs weight means it's a very overweight car for the space inside.
But having said that, it's certainly no worse than any other small hatch on the road, and the pedals felt alright to say I'm used to a heavy clutch.
The One is a fair bit cheaper on insurance too I think.
Hopefully your daughter is okay, there's plenty of airbags inside at least, and the seats are quite supportive.
Good luck sorting it!

On 26th Jan, 2012 Tom Fenton said:
ring problems are down to wear or abuse but although annoying it isn't a show stopper

On 5th Aug, 2014 madmk1 said:
Shit the bed! I had snapped the end of my shaft off!!

17.213 @ 71mph, 64bhp n/a (Old Engine)


Chalkie

1909 Posts
Member #: 9764
Post Whore

Northamptonshire.




On 22nd May, 2012 Carlzilla said:
Not sure of it's relavence to you, but an 04 1.6 mini one is around 4k at the moment.
Having briefly driven one Im not a fan, less space behind the wheel than a classic, and 1495kgs weight means it's a very overweight car for the space inside.
But having said that, it's certainly no worse than any other small hatch on the road, and the pedals felt alright to say I'm used to a heavy clutch.
The One is a fair bit cheaper on insurance too I think.
Hopefully your daughter is okay, there's plenty of airbags inside at least, and the seats are quite supportive.
Good luck sorting it!



You can shed a shit load of weight out of them! with the supercharged vertion you can get it too 220 bhp no worries just with a remap with air filters boost adjustment and few pully adjustments easy on the way 250+ :)


WRLondon

User Avatar

1170 Posts
Member #: 8636
Post Whore

Surrey

hmm i drove a mates cooper s running 250 on stock internals, didnt feel like that much power because of the car weight
being a cabriolet didnt help either!

the main reasons im not a fan of bini's is their name (there effin huge) & the gearbox

it handles well though and if it was called Mini² or Maxi i would probably buy one

saying that i would badge it up as a bini lol

Reading up on RTS Clutches

On 21st Sep, 2006 Paul S said:

Go on, be brave, put it in the car and tell us how it works.
Pity your bollocks are in line with the flywheel!
On 27th May, 2013 robert said:

putting my testicles on the line for turbo mini owners everywhere ,and they still work !


WRLondon

User Avatar

1170 Posts
Member #: 8636
Post Whore

Surrey

glad your daughters ok btw carl!

next i guess is pics? :)

Reading up on RTS Clutches

On 21st Sep, 2006 Paul S said:

Go on, be brave, put it in the car and tell us how it works.
Pity your bollocks are in line with the flywheel!
On 27th May, 2013 robert said:

putting my testicles on the line for turbo mini owners everywhere ,and they still work !


cossierick

User Avatar

3074 Posts
Member #: 1348
Post Whore

wakefield West Yorks

Glad shes ok carl.


wil_h

User Avatar

9258 Posts
Member #: 123
Post Whore

Betwix Harrogate and York


What of exacly? you're on dangerous ground.

On 22nd May, 2012 WRLondon said:
glad your daughters ok btw carl!

next i guess is pics? :)

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph



On 2nd Jan, 2013 fastcarl said:

the design shows a distinct lack of imagination,
talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol

On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry.


Pottsy

User Avatar

460 Posts
Member #: 843
Senior Member

Stoke-on-Trent. Duck.




On 22nd May, 2012 liam mini 35 said:
One thing to take note of in a 51'plate is the gearbox, its not very strong and prone to breaking.


I'll second that for anybody reading this with a view to buying one. Lost 1st gear on mine only 6 weeks after buying it. Fortunately I'd got it from a dealer so it was covered on the warranty, so I now have a full new box and clutch - not often you come out tops against a second hand car salesman *happy* To be fair, he was great about it and repaired it without a quibble.


WRLondon

User Avatar

1170 Posts
Member #: 8636
Post Whore

Surrey

easyyy fella! *hehe!*

is it a write-off?
depending of the savageness of the crash may be worth fixing up without getting insurance
involved as her premium would shoot up!

guess depends on how much damage was done to the imovable object Lol

On 22nd May, 2012 wil_h said:

What of exacly? you're on dangerous ground.

On 22nd May, 2012 WRLondon said:
glad your daughters ok btw carl!

next i guess is pics? :)

Edited by WRLondon on 22nd May, 2012.

Reading up on RTS Clutches

On 21st Sep, 2006 Paul S said:

Go on, be brave, put it in the car and tell us how it works.
Pity your bollocks are in line with the flywheel!
On 27th May, 2013 robert said:

putting my testicles on the line for turbo mini owners everywhere ,and they still work !


cossierick

User Avatar

3074 Posts
Member #: 1348
Post Whore

wakefield West Yorks

If its been on its roof its prity much a gonner.

Think wil was regarding you asking for a pic?? his daughter or of the car.

rick


On 22nd May, 2012 WRLondon said:
easyyy fella! *hehe!*

is it a write-off?
depending of the savageness of the crash may be worth fixing up without getting insurance
involved as her premium would shoot up!

guess depends on how much damage was done to the imovable object Lol

On 22nd May, 2012 wil_h said:

What of exacly? you're on dangerous ground.

On 22nd May, 2012 WRLondon said:
glad your daughters ok btw carl!

next i guess is pics? :)


Johnny

User Avatar

1183 Posts
Member #: 6926
Post Whore

Accrington

new minis are for girls. enough said!


WRLondon

User Avatar

1170 Posts
Member #: 8636
Post Whore

Surrey

Lol, i dont think wil would appreciate me asking for pics of her daughter *wink*

Reading up on RTS Clutches

On 21st Sep, 2006 Paul S said:

Go on, be brave, put it in the car and tell us how it works.
Pity your bollocks are in line with the flywheel!
On 27th May, 2013 robert said:

putting my testicles on the line for turbo mini owners everywhere ,and they still work !

Home > Help Needed / General Tech Chat > 51 plate bini coopers
Users viewing this thread: none. (+ 1 Guests)   Next ->
To post messages you must be logged in!
Username: Password:
Page: