mini danger

curryhead · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 19 Jun 2002 Karma :

I had my first go in a car yesterday it was my mates mini 1000 i found it very fast very scary and extremely dangerous and i would advise any one to just stick to bikes. much safer. however tonight i am going to try again.
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Demonic69 · The Pink Rhino Joined: 31 May 2002 Karma :

Very fast..... a mini 1l????? WTF?
What the hell do you ride?
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Hex · Party Boy Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

1000 mini that takes me back!

if you think thats fast .... well Surprised

now a 1400 race engine mini thats fast! (well for a mini Laughing

but mine went BANG! in a big way!)
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G1_ · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 May 2002 Karma :

my mate just baught a mini 1.3 on saturday, hes been having fun playin with it for the past few days!! still a learner though

Mini's must be one of the most fun (cheap) cars to have!! LOL Laughing

(although doesn't come anywhere near a bike!)

Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

just remember it's wider than your bike Wink

Hex · Party Boy Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

mini's can be fun and cheep!

I loved mine to bits (and I've had a few, at one point I owned 9 at once Shocked

) before coming to bikes car's where my thing!

as long as they stay standard and they are looked after they can be nice and cheep, but as soon as you start to tune them up they start to become less relighable and not cheap no more!

only own the one mini (which is in need of restoring - an old automatic one!) would like another as a fun car but the engine would be at least a turbo'd 1380 unit, but would never get rid of my big cars now!
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WildGoose · White Van Man Joined: 20 Mar 2002 Karma :

bikes safer?!

sorry mate no

Annabella · Like a person, only smaller Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

I dunno.......the last mini I went in ended up flat! It kinda took off after hitting a curb and flew into the side of a house...mmmm, funnily enough that was a 1.3 (MG metro engine, thing flew - literally!)

AND Yes

Wingchunal · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Karma :

All i an say is mini are TRUNCH whip lash from the lack of suspension! Twisted Evil

curryhead · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 19 Jun 2002 Karma :

trust me a bike is safer than being in the car with this prat. he has been driving less than a week. hes quite skilled il give him that but lacks experience its just a matter of time before he and his mini end up in a crumpled mess. i think he scared himself though when we raced some bird in a 2 litre alfa romeo at the lights and the next corner was 90 degrees and he outbraked her and i shit myself. he nearly crashed into the back of a merc on the same stretch of road doing about 70 when the lights infront went red and the shitty drum brakes couldnt stop us intime so he drove into the left hand lane on the 1 way system and applied the handbrake to avoid the merc.

well thats all the drving experience i want i have decided the car i could afford at 17 is shit compared the bike i could get its also made me think i will be safer when i get back on my bike because there are so many wanker car drivers out there
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curryhead · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 19 Jun 2002 Karma :

demonic 69 bearing in mind your arse is about a foot from the ground it feels like you are in a go-kart and it feels faster it also has a lot of low down grunt
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Demonic69 · The Pink Rhino Joined: 31 May 2002 Karma :

Good point! Bum scraping would probably have that effect:)
Bikes are safer than cars where I'm concerned. You aint seen my drivin!!!!!!!!!!
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Guest · Posted: 09:40 - 17 Jul 2002 Post subject:

i agree i was pretty shit at driving too i could do the clutch and that. i just couldnt grasp the idea of turning the steering wheel round and round. im used to turn the bars once, tip in and your away

Demonic69 · The Pink Rhino Joined: 31 May 2002 Karma :

Ever tried leaning a mk2 Escort?? I did and my bro. damn near pissed himself!! I just couldn't get used to the thing. If cars were controlled more like bikes I think drivers would have a lot more time to spend looking out for us instead of fiddling with knobs and levers Smile

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M1ke · Ped Boi Joined: 11 Jun 2002 Karma :

Mini's are good round town, they are extreamly nippy but when it comes to the motorway I think my sisters top speed was around 75MPH. That was a few years ago though so the new ones may be faster!

Annabella · Like a person, only smaller Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

Yea,

Dylan · Trackday Trickster Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

Haha, you all want a 4 yr old mini cooper, 1.3 injection!!! Never will you say minis are crap again, although it accelerates slower than the bike..... No 5th gear so motorways are a pain, but it cruises at 90mph hapily enough.
Dyl

curryhead · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 19 Jun 2002 Karma :

no trust me i dont want one!
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