Heya heads up but the link is dead about two hours before the deadline has expired. Ain't have no chance either way, but just lettin' you know all the same. Cheers for the great video!
My dad owned the station wagon version, and I've driven the normal one, there are no blindspots other than the one created by you not being able to turn your head.
I leaned to drive in one of these in mid-'70s Berks County Pennsylvania. An aunt of mine's husband imported it in the early '60s, and my father said he knew a guy who could repaint it; the bad result of that was the start of a family rift that persists to this day ... but we had it for about six months. You still see a lot of them in continental Europe. The new BMW Minis are actually great cars (my daughter drives one) with a lot of the same look-and-feel. By the way, the Land Rover's basic design ran from 1948-2016, shipping just over two million units; the New Defender is a great truck, but I felt compelled to buy one of the last 2016 models.
The Mini is Britain's greatest motor vehicle ever in my opinion, it's so special, its racing history, and for what it originally was, a shopping car for housewives, it really took the competition to the Fiat 500, its a simple yet incredible vehicle.
Unfortunately, I don't have a "classic" MINI, but I'd love to have one! I do, however, have a 2011 S 3 door hatch with a 6-speed manual, and a 2018 S 3 door hatch with the 6-speed auto. Love them both! The handling is exquisite, the braking incredible. Power? Sure, the turbo engines give plenty of power for these light nimble little cars. My 2011 tops out at 141 supposedly (never been there, have seen 126), and the 2018 supposedly will top 150 (only seen about 120 so far). Sure, one of these modern muscle cars or electric wonders will pull me in the straight, but I will absolutely eat their lunch in the twisties! Perfect for my daily commute in the mountainous terrain where I live here in Inland SoCal. I do tear up a set of four tires in like 10-12k miles, whether good Conti's or cheapo Hankooks....even with proper rotations. Yes, both are lowered, and have extra negative camber adjusted in, because handling. They still wear the tires evenly across the tread with my aggressive negative camber because I push them hard! LOL! The only issue is they do require extra care and feeding, being turbocharged and driven hard. And the parts are NOT cheap! Like BMW not cheap. No biggie, as I do my own maintenance and repairs, since I am a gearhead and a mechanic for a living. Saves on the labor costs, ya know? Oh, I work on Police Interceptors for a living, so I do know a bit about preventative maintenance on hard-driven cars. I gotta say, I can outrun those Interceptors, but not their radios! Damn Motorola....
This is similar to the Fiat 126p, which was manufactured for decades in Poland, and barely changed throughout. It's the cheapest and shittiest classic you can get here (rusted to hell straight out of the factory).
Mr. Bean intensifies it is also to say that the Mini was a bit succesful in the whole of Europe. UK car market alone cannot hold a single weird car, but throw in the other big Euro countries and it can be done
"Something is rattling in here, it wasn't rattling yesterday and it might not be rattling tomorrow." As somebody who owned a few Minis in the past - that's totally normal.
@@RegularCars Finally! I've only been asking for a few years now. 😁 No more endlessly hunting AF! I'm also digging the 360 camera you used here and in the 992 GT3 video.
I used to own a leyland mini, you are leaving so much power on the table short shifting at 5k rpm instead of 6. Mine didn't have a rev counter, the gear shift indicator was the valve bounce. Those 90s models they had to make the gear ratios extra long to meet emissions/economy standards so it's even more important to rev the nuts off of it.
I was thinking the same. I have a 62 AH Sprite, and I take that little 1098 a series gets wound up to 6k every time I drive it. Also yes, if you shift over 5.5k it will valve float for a second after clutching in.
I lived in Japan when the post-Leyland original Mini's were being imported and sold there like crazy, mostly with crazy Italian Job-esque paintjobs and giant driving light racks on the front.
They were sold officially in Japan afaik, people have been re-importing them back into the UK for ages now because they won't have been blasted with road salt so they usually don't rust as badly. Also the specs are different to the ones that were actually sold here.
A lot of people import them back to the U.K. now because they’re usually slightly less rusty, and they have air con (rare extra here). Only downside is that they’re pretty much all automatic.
Absolutely loved this you can hear how excited and joyous Brain is! Technically in the UK we can call these the Rover minis as BL and moris were long gone by 90s.
05:06 Technically this example is a Rover. Prior to British Leyland's merger with Rover in 1986, the Mini was sold under various brand names including Morris, Austin, Innocenti (in Italy), Leyland, Riley, and Wolseley. Would love one of theses but prices are getting pretty dumb here in the UK (£5000+, $6,355 in freedom money, for an okay one), I may have to settle for a Morrris Minor instead which prices have kinda settled in the past few years. Also, love that you know about Chap Hop.
One day Morris Minor's will shoot up in price won't they... atm it's wild that you can get a fully road legal, manual 1950's one for like 5k USD in Commonwealth countries.
There's a guy a couple streets down from me with an Austin metro, it's such a piece of shit and he spends a fortune keeping that little box running purely out of love and I have so much respect for the guy for that
What a Legend. The Metro is the thinking mans Mini. Exact same driving experience (because it's basically the same car) so you get the stupid gearbox that sounds like it's straight cut paired with the rally car handling. But they're much more practical and way cheaper to buy. The Austin Metro is one of the most underrated cars out there imo.
That sounds exactly like my old 72 Austin Mini LE was, those things can turn into money pits if you're not prepared to look after them, and I was bloody lucky to not have to bad rust problems because those things can rot so fucking fast and in places where you will not believe!
my dad had one about 6 years ago and i could feel the ground through the carpet, it was so far gone,. He must have bribed many MOT men to keep that going for the few years he had it.
100%, there have been a lot of give aways where I was like, yeah I should buy a chance to win. This one is the first time where I'm actually going to do it.
My dad was briefly put of work in 81', he used to buy minis and mk1 & 2 escorts and cut them up as the interiors were worth more than the whole car. These cars could be bought for as little as £20. Now they're like 10k for a rotten one, 60k for a minter. Madness.
I bought my first car in 2001- a 998cc Mini City. That was still only £50, which was ideal for a 16yr old. I'd love another but not for more than £1k :(
One of the reasons why MK1 and MK2 escorts (especially 2 doors) are so expensive is down to motorsport and rallying, which is exactly why I would love to own one at some point! Growing up going to rallies and watching MK2s on opposite lock, BDGs screaming away just made me fall in love with them
Oh man, my first car! I had a 1998 Rover Mini, it was just like this one, but mine wasn't a Cooper, just a base model Mini 1275i Had it from 2015 to 2020 and went everywhere and did everything with it, loved that car so much, really miss it. What's funny was it wasn't special, it wasn't even twenty years old when I had it, and at the time these 90s minis weren't very desirable - just seen as an old car. I wasn't even into cars, I got this because it was cheap and cute, but it absolutely made me into a car enthusiast :) I now own a Renault 5 TR and a Triumph Dolomite 1850 hehe
I adore these cars and the fun they unapologetically provide when you daily one. I drove an R53 and it was really one of those cars that made me smirk every time I drove it.
I knew I wasnt delusional when I was thinking I've seen a Mini reviewed on RCR before, despite your outro saying otherwise! The next recommended video to come up was the yellow 1966 that you all reviewed years back. After watching it again, I am pleasantly delighted to see some of the same feelings described. And references to TWEED in both! 🤣 The Mini, along with the DeLorean and original VW beetle are a few of my oddball dream cars that I've always wanted to own. And I'm happy to see this more in-depth review on RCR.
Love the Coventry reference, Cov crew meet up was so long ago now. We love to keep old designs going, the Land Rover was essentially the same body style from 1958 to 2016, modernised like the Mini was. Then there's the Lotus/Caterham Seven and the Morgan +4.
The joy on your face while you feel like you’re flying through those corners (while the view outside is pretty pedestrian) is what they’re all about. They’re fun at non licence losing speeds.
The sad thing is that Alec Issigonis came up with a clever replacement for the Mini in the late 1960s - the 9X, which looked a bit like a Renault 5, with a hatchback - but the OG Mini was still selling well so BMC said "no". So the eventual small hatchback, the Metro, didn't come out until after VW, Renault, Peugeot etc had put their own hatchbacks own cars on the market. There was also a half-hearted update in the early 1970s, the Clubman, which had a squared-off nose and a tuned-down engine but was otherwise the same car. They've all rusted to bits by now. And Innocenti in Italy made a hatchback Mini that has also rusted away.
I've owned a Japanese mini from 1997 for about 5 years now after always wanting one, they say don't meet your heros but i couldn't disagree more, whoever wins this is in for a treat!
I love the go cart driving position and the way the shot from the front of the two guys in the car looked like they had been green screened into a miniature. Minis are fantastic.
Own a 75' Mini, carbed obviously so it even does the occasional decel pops. Got Toyo R888 semi-slicks and took it to a track once and man, even though it had no usable power (40hp lol), it could corner faster than anything else that day. Fun facts: cornering hard makes the passengers slide from their seat, long corners require an eye on the oil pressure gauge because the sump tends to starve the engine of oil in high G sustained corners, needs a rubber glove over the distributor cap in case of rain. The few times it needed a tow truck: one time it was crooked on the bed and we just straightened it by sliding the car by hand, another the winch failed and dropped the car down the ramp but the window was open I could just put my arm and torso inside and grab the E-brake.
I used to have a carbureted one when I was stationed in Germany and I got up to 95mph a few times on the autobahn and it sounded amazing! I had so much fun driving that car and it definitely makes you want to drive like a hooligan!
I have two goals in my weight loss journey. I need to be able to fit in a classic Mini and a Lotus Exige. Thank you for reminding me to stay the course. What an awesome car!
I am greatly looking forward to"Only cars that bring you joy" for the giveaways! I have only entered like 3 or 4 so far, and missed out on the Honda S2k, which I always wanted, but I will be entering for this and alot more cool shit. A VW Corrado VR6 would be dope. ✌️😎👍
The Jeep Grand Wagoneer was the last FSJ in 1991, those were introduced in the early 60s. It and the Mini couldn't be any more different, but the Wagoneer was the same vehicle it always was, just with different interiors, engines, and very superficial styling changes (if you take the grille and headlights off a 91 Grand Wagoneer, those from the very first ones will bolt right up).
Amazing review as always, these were the best Minis overall. The 1275 A-Series engine is amazing, the added extra reliability to an already string engine. They were also so close to building a revised Mini with a wider track and the K-Series in the front to carry it over until the R50 was ready. Unfortunately BMW culled when they took over. :( Though this definitely wouldn't have the Morris name tied to it. Morris wasn't used much on the Mini in general. The majority were Austins, this one is would be AustinRover era. Registration is a gamble so it could be an Austin or a Rover.
Little shitbox cars are so much fun to drive. Reminds me of the first time I drove a VW Bug. My uncle owned one in the 80's and it was kind of set up as a everyday mud/snow/highway assult vehicle, LOL. Like driving a kool go-kart and wanting to show all your buddies. Good times.
I’d say the grand wagoneer 1963-1991 was similar to the mini. It really didn’t change over the years, you can bolt up the 1960s grill to 1990s one and it will look the same. Honda swapped mini is on my bucket list of cars to own. I don’t think I’ll own a British car that’s not engine swapped along with a full wiring harness swap
The Citroen 2cv's 425cc engine could reach fifty miles per hour and some reported eighty miles per gallon 😊, so you can have a tiny car and be that other, doubtless no more despicable kind of nerd
Greetings from England! I have owned 2 Minis. The first one was my very first car: a British Leyland era 1979 "Austin Morris" Mini 1000 (mark 4). I bought it the day before my 17th birthday in 1994. Learned to drive in it. Was a basket case. Much better was the 1990 "Rover" Mini 1000. I think it was a mark 5 at this point. My 4th car and 2nd Mini. I bought it in 2001 because I had crashed my previous car and because my insurance premium would be increasing I needed something dirt cheap to run and insure. This was a "Racing Green" spec which meant it was identical to British Racing Green Cooper version with a white roof but without the more powerful 1275cc engine. Despite the lack of power it was a hoot to drive and I could keep the accelerator pedal depressed when going around corners! 😃 😆 One thing to bear in mind with classic Mnis is the cramped driving position. When I picked up my Mini Racing Green and drove it home I had to turn my right foot to a 45 degree angle to use the accelerator pedal! A 1962-74 Austin or Morris 1100 or 1300 (code ADO16) is a larger version of the Mini with similar charactistics but with a more comfortable driving position. It is also the predecessor of the Austin Allegro mentioned in the video.
The point you made about it's successors not having the same zippy feel agile feeling isn't quite true. The Allegro and Maestro are spot on but not the Metro. The Metro is pretty much the exact same car. They have the same handling feel and are loads of fun to drive. Arguably in later years even better. They got killed off because the British press made a big thing of it's poor crash tests (which every car in it's class got) but the Metro was slapped on headlines as the UK press loved to kick AustinRover group whenever they had the chance. The Metro was still selling extremely well but they literally got hounded for selling a "dangerous car" until they discontinued it. The Mini managed to sneak past because production numbers were too low to warrant a proper test.
There’s an old saying that a big car that’s statistically fast feels slow, where a small car that is statistically slow feels fast. The Morris Mini is definitely the latter.
Probably the most comparable car is the VW Beetle. It just existed forever, almost unchanged. I've driven backroads in Scotland and England. I had a Fiesta ST for my last trip there. It was wonderful for those roads, but I bet that Mini is better.
The Mini may have a bigger engine but it fits right in with the spirit of Japanese kei cars. It's a tiny car with massive personality. In later years these were also hugely popular in Japan and its easy to see why.
I'd say it's the opposite of old fuddy duddies, every young person from 1960-2010 has some experience in a mini. A crash, love, racing, pushing it around a roundabout because the HT leads got soaked when you went through a puddle. Most fun car on a B road
Mini Metro was successful, finishing with Rover Metro with rather good 1.4 K Series engine. You never really needed a car as small as a mini to drive on country roads, it’s more of a town car. I find the Austin Allegro estate slightly sexy.
I miss the days of 5 - 15 minute regular car reviews. Seems like now it's just give away promotion after give away promotion, and hey, more give away promotions. And sometimes on cars that border on not being so regular.... funny how money changes shit.
This brings back so many memories. My father used to race OG minis back in the late 60s to early 70s and he's always had one in his stable. My mom's daily driver until 1984 was a '76 mini "imported" from Canada. It's since been restored and has a supercharger and has about 180hp.
Ah man, my mom had a mini (2010, not a classic) and it was brilliant, then when I got my license I totally abused it. Ended with a blown engine and it being sold. While my new setup is probably more fitting, I do really miss how the Mini handled. I completely understood when you were powering through corners, it's a blast.
@@dallesamllhals9161 ...and Mr. Regular stated that no US car matched the production run of the original Mini Cooper. That's plainly wrong, the Jeep just about matched it. Though they're very different vehicles, the Jeep is arguably the US equivalent to the Mini.
Around the same time as the Maestro was released, the Mini Metro (a more boxy version of the mini with an A+ engine) was also released, I think these hung around for a bit. Notably, there was also a ridiculously overpowered, mid-engined, 4WD rally car version of the Metro called the 6R4.
That was during the Group B madness era, back when there was mid-engined Renault 5. There was also a MG Metro, which was apparently not bad - but it felt a bit sad because it was still just a Metro.
If you get one for yourself, consider searching the Spanish/Portuguese and/or Greek/Italian markets. It'll cost more and be harder to find (and possibly older) but will be LHD.
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"What's rattling in here? Something British." got me rolling
The traditional fix for that rattle is a bit of gaffer tape.
the pillar trim looks like something I would make in automation when im too lazy to put actual padding in place
Same ! My excuse is. "Better visibility " not lazyness
My dad owned the station wagon version, and I've driven the normal one, there are no blindspots other than the one created by you not being able to turn your head.
I leaned to drive in one of these in mid-'70s Berks County Pennsylvania. An aunt of mine's husband imported it in the early '60s, and my father said he knew a guy who could repaint it; the bad result of that was the start of a family rift that persists to this day ... but we had it for about six months. You still see a lot of them in continental Europe. The new BMW Minis are actually great cars (my daughter drives one) with a lot of the same look-and-feel. By the way, the Land Rover's basic design ran from 1948-2016, shipping just over two million units; the New Defender is a great truck, but I felt compelled to buy one of the last 2016 models.
The Mini is Britain's greatest motor vehicle ever in my opinion, it's so special, its racing history, and for what it originally was, a shopping car for housewives, it really took the competition to the Fiat 500, its a simple yet incredible vehicle.
Unfortunately, I don't have a "classic" MINI, but I'd love to have one! I do, however, have a 2011 S 3 door hatch with a 6-speed manual, and a 2018 S 3 door hatch with the 6-speed auto. Love them both! The handling is exquisite, the braking incredible. Power? Sure, the turbo engines give plenty of power for these light nimble little cars. My 2011 tops out at 141 supposedly (never been there, have seen 126), and the 2018 supposedly will top 150 (only seen about 120 so far). Sure, one of these modern muscle cars or electric wonders will pull me in the straight, but I will absolutely eat their lunch in the twisties! Perfect for my daily commute in the mountainous terrain where I live here in Inland SoCal. I do tear up a set of four tires in like 10-12k miles, whether good Conti's or cheapo Hankooks....even with proper rotations. Yes, both are lowered, and have extra negative camber adjusted in, because handling. They still wear the tires evenly across the tread with my aggressive negative camber because I push them hard! LOL! The only issue is they do require extra care and feeding, being turbocharged and driven hard. And the parts are NOT cheap! Like BMW not cheap. No biggie, as I do my own maintenance and repairs, since I am a gearhead and a mechanic for a living. Saves on the labor costs, ya know? Oh, I work on Police Interceptors for a living, so I do know a bit about preventative maintenance on hard-driven cars. I gotta say, I can outrun those Interceptors, but not their radios! Damn Motorola....
This is similar to the Fiat 126p, which was manufactured for decades in Poland, and barely changed throughout. It's the cheapest and shittiest classic you can get here (rusted to hell straight out of the factory).
Ah, good old Kaszlak.
Love it! Gotta go find a GTI MK1 and I am in your raffle in the blink of an eye
Find the videos of these things racing Mustangs and Camaros in 60s era British Saloon and Touring Car racing. It hilarious.
Here’s to feeling good all the time! 🍻
Brian's got his fighting trousers on for sure.
Video looks great!
Mr. Bean intensifies
it is also to say that the Mini was a bit succesful in the whole of Europe. UK car market alone cannot hold a single weird car, but throw in the other big Euro countries and it can be done
"Something is rattling in here, it wasn't rattling yesterday and it might not be rattling tomorrow." As somebody who owned a few Minis in the past - that's totally normal.
Camerawork is shockingly stable this episode
New camera!
@@RegularCars🎉
@@RegularCars Finally! I've only been asking for a few years now. 😁
No more endlessly hunting AF! I'm also digging the 360 camera you used here and in the 992 GT3 video.
I used to own a leyland mini, you are leaving so much power on the table short shifting at 5k rpm instead of 6. Mine didn't have a rev counter, the gear shift indicator was the valve bounce. Those 90s models they had to make the gear ratios extra long to meet emissions/economy standards so it's even more important to rev the nuts off of it.
Oh dear God yes
I was thinking the same. I have a 62 AH Sprite, and I take that little 1098 a series gets wound up to 6k every time I drive it. Also yes, if you shift over 5.5k it will valve float for a second after clutching in.
I lived in Japan when the post-Leyland original Mini's were being imported and sold there like crazy, mostly with crazy Italian Job-esque paintjobs and giant driving light racks on the front.
They were sold officially in Japan afaik, people have been re-importing them back into the UK for ages now because they won't have been blasted with road salt so they usually don't rust as badly. Also the specs are different to the ones that were actually sold here.
If you watch MCM they go to Japan on one of the specials and film yards full of minis.
It was the one where they pick up that nugget of a turbo'ed awd Micra I think @@whatwhatyep edit: It was the Mira,
A lot of people import them back to the U.K. now because they’re usually slightly less rusty, and they have air con (rare extra here). Only downside is that they’re pretty much all automatic.
I remember an iconic Mini in an anime called You're Under Arrest.
Receptionist: Name?
Mr. Bean: BEAN!
Bean, Mister Bean *Trumpets Play*
Absolutely loved this you can hear how excited and joyous Brain is! Technically in the UK we can call these the Rover minis as BL and moris were long gone by 90s.
The word you're looking for is "teaboo"
Tea was invented by the Chinese but yeah it gradually became associated with the image of Britishness in mind ngl.
@@RDSyafriyarthanks for the clarification, op's joke comment about internet culture almost gave me the wrong impression about the true origin of tea
05:06 Technically this example is a Rover. Prior to British Leyland's merger with Rover in 1986, the Mini was sold under various brand names including Morris, Austin, Innocenti (in Italy), Leyland, Riley, and Wolseley.
Would love one of theses but prices are getting pretty dumb here in the UK (£5000+, $6,355 in freedom money, for an okay one), I may have to settle for a Morrris Minor instead which prices have kinda settled in the past few years.
Also, love that you know about Chap Hop.
Rover! thank you! I was confused. The Floor mats say Rover. The registration says "Morris."
One day Morris Minor's will shoot up in price won't they... atm it's wild that you can get a fully road legal, manual 1950's one for like 5k USD in Commonwealth countries.
There's a guy a couple streets down from me with an Austin metro, it's such a piece of shit and he spends a fortune keeping that little box running purely out of love and I have so much respect for the guy for that
I'm amazed that it hasn't turned to rust at this point, massive props to the guy!
What a Legend. The Metro is the thinking mans Mini. Exact same driving experience (because it's basically the same car) so you get the stupid gearbox that sounds like it's straight cut paired with the rally car handling. But they're much more practical and way cheaper to buy.
The Austin Metro is one of the most underrated cars out there imo.
That sounds exactly like my old 72 Austin Mini LE was, those things can turn into money pits if you're not prepared to look after them, and I was bloody lucky to not have to bad rust problems because those things can rot so fucking fast and in places where you will not believe!
my dad had one about 6 years ago and i could feel the ground through the carpet, it was so far gone,. He must have bribed many MOT men to keep that going for the few years he had it.
@Cyberdeamon yeah this guys metro is starting to have rust issues which is a shame, hope he can keep it going
Return to innocence was by Enigma, but Enya was also on Pure Moods. Wore that tape out as sleep music in the 90’s
@BillInTheBox Same! 😂
I can't explain why but this is the most excited i've been About a giveaway since the Honda S 2000.
It's a Mini. That's the explanation.
Gravity exist
100%, there have been a lot of give aways where I was like, yeah I should buy a chance to win. This one is the first time where I'm actually going to do it.
My dad was briefly put of work in 81', he used to buy minis and mk1 & 2 escorts and cut them up as the interiors were worth more than the whole car. These cars could be bought for as little as £20. Now they're like 10k for a rotten one, 60k for a minter. Madness.
I bought my first car in 2001- a 998cc Mini City. That was still only £50, which was ideal for a 16yr old. I'd love another but not for more than £1k :(
They’re not £10k any more. The prices have gone back down. The only ones that would be £60k mint are early coopers.
@Jonathan_Doe_ yeah the market has dropped with the cost of living crisis but escort mexicos are still making this figure regularly
One of the reasons why MK1 and MK2 escorts (especially 2 doors) are so expensive is down to motorsport and rallying, which is exactly why I would love to own one at some point! Growing up going to rallies and watching MK2s on opposite lock, BDGs screaming away just made me fall in love with them
I put the head from a BMW K1100 on to my Mini. Twin cam and the fuel injection. I now have a NoSmoke Moke which is EV
Now THIS... This seems like a peak Mr Regular vehicle. The smiles on your face while you're driving this car are so infectious. What a lil ripper.
The original Mini Cooper deserves to be remembered for the many names and manufacturers it had before the BMW acquisition.
I haven't seen Mr Regular this happy to drive a car in a long long long long time
Oh man, my first car!
I had a 1998 Rover Mini, it was just like this one, but mine wasn't a Cooper, just a base model Mini 1275i
Had it from 2015 to 2020 and went everywhere and did everything with it, loved that car so much, really miss it.
What's funny was it wasn't special, it wasn't even twenty years old when I had it, and at the time these 90s minis weren't very desirable - just seen as an old car. I wasn't even into cars, I got this because it was cheap and cute, but it absolutely made me into a car enthusiast :)
I now own a Renault 5 TR and a Triumph Dolomite 1850 hehe
By that time it was a cooper in all but name. The company did not want to keep paying John Cooper for the use of his name.
I adore these cars and the fun they unapologetically provide when you daily one. I drove an R53 and it was really one of those cars that made me smirk every time I drove it.
I knew I wasnt delusional when I was thinking I've seen a Mini reviewed on RCR before, despite your outro saying otherwise! The next recommended video to come up was the yellow 1966 that you all reviewed years back. After watching it again, I am pleasantly delighted to see some of the same feelings described. And references to TWEED in both! 🤣 The Mini, along with the DeLorean and original VW beetle are a few of my oddball dream cars that I've always wanted to own. And I'm happy to see this more in-depth review on RCR.
Love the Coventry reference, Cov crew meet up was so long ago now. We love to keep old designs going, the Land Rover was essentially the same body style from 1958 to 2016, modernised like the Mini was. Then there's the Lotus/Caterham Seven and the Morgan +4.
What happened to Defender is just criminal.
The joy on your face while you feel like you’re flying through those corners (while the view outside is pretty pedestrian) is what they’re all about. They’re fun at non licence losing speeds.
The sad thing is that Alec Issigonis came up with a clever replacement for the Mini in the late 1960s - the 9X, which looked a bit like a Renault 5, with a hatchback - but the OG Mini was still selling well so BMC said "no". So the eventual small hatchback, the Metro, didn't come out until after VW, Renault, Peugeot etc had put their own hatchbacks own cars on the market.
There was also a half-hearted update in the early 1970s, the Clubman, which had a squared-off nose and a tuned-down engine but was otherwise the same car. They've all rusted to bits by now. And Innocenti in Italy made a hatchback Mini that has also rusted away.
so cute with all the big modern cars sticking on a line behind the Mini
That's not a car, it's a go-kart
I've owned a Japanese mini from 1997 for about 5 years now after always wanting one, they say don't meet your heros but i couldn't disagree more, whoever wins this is in for a treat!
I love the go cart driving position and the way the shot from the front of the two guys in the car looked like they had been green screened into a miniature. Minis are fantastic.
I thought you were going to compare the MINI's longevity with the VW Beetle. I did not see that small block reference coming.
Why did the Mini design continue for so long? Just ask Volkswagen.
Own a 75' Mini, carbed obviously so it even does the occasional decel pops. Got Toyo R888 semi-slicks and took it to a track once and man, even though it had no usable power (40hp lol), it could corner faster than anything else that day. Fun facts: cornering hard makes the passengers slide from their seat, long corners require an eye on the oil pressure gauge because the sump tends to starve the engine of oil in high G sustained corners, needs a rubber glove over the distributor cap in case of rain. The few times it needed a tow truck: one time it was crooked on the bed and we just straightened it by sliding the car by hand, another the winch failed and dropped the car down the ramp but the window was open I could just put my arm and torso inside and grab the E-brake.
I'm so sad I never win these. This would be the one
If it's 1994 shouldn't it be Rover and not Morris?
Those who say "don't meet your heroes" are people who need to choose better heroes.
When are RCR going to giveaway a 2CV? Or maybe a Trabant, or a Honda 600?
I used to have a carbureted one when I was stationed in Germany and I got up to 95mph a few times on the autobahn and it sounded amazing! I had so much fun driving that car and it definitely makes you want to drive like a hooligan!
I have two goals in my weight loss journey. I need to be able to fit in a classic Mini and a Lotus Exige. Thank you for reminding me to stay the course. What an awesome car!
Good luck brother, keep up the good work
@bzilla1090 No Sugar and No Grains. Reversed the type 2 in a month so far.
I am greatly looking forward to"Only cars that bring you joy" for the giveaways! I have only entered like 3 or 4 so far, and missed out on the Honda S2k, which I always wanted, but I will be entering for this and alot more cool shit. A VW Corrado VR6 would be dope.
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Can i win this car tho?!? Maybe if I BUY a ticket where 15 other channels are in it
And it begins again.
The Jeep Grand Wagoneer was the last FSJ in 1991, those were introduced in the early 60s. It and the Mini couldn't be any more different, but the Wagoneer was the same vehicle it always was, just with different interiors, engines, and very superficial styling changes (if you take the grille and headlights off a 91 Grand Wagoneer, those from the very first ones will bolt right up).
I agree. The Jeep is the US equivalent to the Mini. Even though they're very different cars they have oddly similar timelines and ultimate fates.
Amazing review as always, these were the best Minis overall. The 1275 A-Series engine is amazing, the added extra reliability to an already string engine. They were also so close to building a revised Mini with a wider track and the K-Series in the front to carry it over until the R50 was ready. Unfortunately BMW culled when they took over. :(
Though this definitely wouldn't have the Morris name tied to it. Morris wasn't used much on the Mini in general. The majority were Austins, this one is would be AustinRover era. Registration is a gamble so it could be an Austin or a Rover.
Never expected references to Mr. B and Prof. Elemental, blindsided me like getting hit by a falling tortoise.
Little shitbox cars are so much fun to drive. Reminds me of the first time I drove a VW Bug. My uncle owned one in the 80's and it was kind of set up as a everyday mud/snow/highway assult vehicle, LOL. Like driving a kool go-kart and wanting to show all your buddies. Good times.
I’d say the grand wagoneer 1963-1991 was similar to the mini. It really didn’t change over the years, you can bolt up the 1960s grill to 1990s one and it will look the same. Honda swapped mini is on my bucket list of cars to own. I don’t think I’ll own a British car that’s not engine swapped along with a full wiring harness swap
It's true. You jump in one one and it just makes you feel good. And the handling is pretty amazing.
DO NOT CRASH IT! - Ask Marc Bolan why I say that..
YESSSS a Mr B reference! So glad to hear someone else knows who he is. And Professor Elemental too!
The Citroen 2cv's 425cc engine could reach fifty miles per hour and some reported eighty miles per gallon 😊, so you can have a tiny car and be that other, doubtless no more despicable kind of nerd
I have a 73 mg midget. 1st and 3rd gear are straight cut. Sounds like you're driving a garden tractor They
whine so much
I bought myself a classic mini as my first car last year and it's fantastic fun
How many miles per moustache?
Do more bikes! This was a great video!
Agree, more bikes
You forgot about the Checker Marathon
Hopefully you'll be able to meet up with Mighty Car Mods when you go to Australia. Moog has a Mini that he swapped a B16B out of a Civic Type R into.
Greetings from England!
I have owned 2 Minis. The first one was my very first car: a British Leyland era 1979 "Austin Morris" Mini 1000 (mark 4). I bought it the day before my 17th birthday in 1994. Learned to drive in it. Was a basket case.
Much better was the 1990 "Rover" Mini 1000. I think it was a mark 5 at this point. My 4th car and 2nd Mini. I bought it in 2001 because I had crashed my previous car and because my insurance premium would be increasing I needed something dirt cheap to run and insure. This was a "Racing Green" spec which meant it was identical to British Racing Green Cooper version with a white roof but without the more powerful 1275cc engine. Despite the lack of power it was a hoot to drive and I could keep the accelerator pedal depressed when going around corners! 😃 😆
One thing to bear in mind with classic Mnis is the cramped driving position. When I picked up my Mini Racing Green and drove it home I had to turn my right foot to a 45 degree angle to use the accelerator pedal! A 1962-74 Austin or Morris 1100 or 1300 (code ADO16) is a larger version of the Mini with similar charactistics but with a more comfortable driving position. It is also the predecessor of the Austin Allegro mentioned in the video.
The point you made about it's successors not having the same zippy feel agile feeling isn't quite true. The Allegro and Maestro are spot on but not the Metro.
The Metro is pretty much the exact same car. They have the same handling feel and are loads of fun to drive. Arguably in later years even better. They got killed off because the British press made a big thing of it's poor crash tests (which every car in it's class got) but the Metro was slapped on headlines as the UK press loved to kick AustinRover group whenever they had the chance. The Metro was still selling extremely well but they literally got hounded for selling a "dangerous car" until they discontinued it. The Mini managed to sneak past because production numbers were too low to warrant a proper test.
Guys, no one partake in the giveaway, so Sir Regular can keep the mini! /s
3:15 as someone who had a mr. B phase when I was like 15, that line hit like fucking whiplash
isn't Pikey just another insult for the Irish Traveller community?
you will die driving this on a modern road, gonna get driven over by a chevy colorado.
There’s an old saying that a big car that’s statistically fast feels slow, where a small car that is statistically slow feels fast. The Morris Mini is definitely the latter.
i need this
Your next giveaway should be an Aston Martin Vantage.
German version - VW beetle
American version - Checker cab
wouldn't the wrangler be the USA equivalent to the mini
Probably the most comparable car is the VW Beetle. It just existed forever, almost unchanged. I've driven backroads in Scotland and England. I had a Fiesta ST for my last trip there. It was wonderful for those roads, but I bet that Mini is better.
And people don't get why i like kei cars.
I'TS NOTHING BUT THIS.
Imagine every turn being fun.
Every speed seems "fast".
It's just fun personified.
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If you crash you arrive in heaven in style.
The Mini may have a bigger engine but it fits right in with the spirit of Japanese kei cars. It's a tiny car with massive personality. In later years these were also hugely popular in Japan and its easy to see why.
That red jeep renegade was following you the whole video
I'd say it's the opposite of old fuddy duddies, every young person from 1960-2010 has some experience in a mini. A crash, love, racing, pushing it around a roundabout because the HT leads got soaked when you went through a puddle. Most fun car on a B road
Mini Metro was successful, finishing with Rover Metro with rather good 1.4 K Series engine. You never really needed a car as small as a mini to drive on country roads, it’s more of a town car. I find the Austin Allegro estate slightly sexy.
Man I really wish I could afford to enter this one. I love the classic minis!
I miss the days of 5 - 15 minute regular car reviews. Seems like now it's just give away promotion after give away promotion, and hey, more give away promotions. And sometimes on cars that border on not being so regular.... funny how money changes shit.
Only took you 3 MINI’s to find true British happiness.
"What's rattling in here? Something British..." lmao
The song Return to Innocence is by Enigma, not Enya. Get your new age artists straight Mr Regular.
Both were on the same Pure Moods album, so I’ll give him a little credit.
"This is an ex-parrot" will be part of your vocabulary from now on...
"What's rattling in here? Oh, something British."
No giveaway scams anymore? Did i shut that down?
Ahhh Dr.B and Professor Elemental, a blast from the past.
This brings back so many memories. My father used to race OG minis back in the late 60s to early 70s and he's always had one in his stable. My mom's daily driver until 1984 was a '76 mini "imported" from Canada. It's since been restored and has a supercharger and has about 180hp.
Ah man, my mom had a mini (2010, not a classic) and it was brilliant, then when I got my license I totally abused it. Ended with a blown engine and it being sold. While my new setup is probably more fitting, I do really miss how the Mini handled. I completely understood when you were powering through corners, it's a blast.
The Jeep Wagoneer/Grand Wagoneer was in production almost as long as the original mini. The mini was 59-00, the Wagoneer was 1962-1991.
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@@dallesamllhals9161 ...and Mr. Regular stated that no US car matched the production run of the original Mini Cooper. That's plainly wrong, the Jeep just about matched it. Though they're very different vehicles, the Jeep is arguably the US equivalent to the Mini.
@@BokBarber Nååh! Ok! Jeg er fra Danmark/Oh! Okay, i'm from Denmark!
..and you are...? 😛
Around the same time as the Maestro was released, the Mini Metro (a more boxy version of the mini with an A+ engine) was also released, I think these hung around for a bit. Notably, there was also a ridiculously overpowered, mid-engined, 4WD rally car version of the Metro called the 6R4.
That was during the Group B madness era, back when there was mid-engined Renault 5. There was also a MG Metro, which was apparently not bad - but it felt a bit sad because it was still just a Metro.
If you get one for yourself, consider searching the Spanish/Portuguese and/or Greek/Italian markets. It'll cost more and be harder to find (and possibly older) but will be LHD.
i want this car so bad but I can't justify $50 for a snowball's chance in hell of actually winning 😂
Buy a shipping container full of minis. Keep one for yourself, but sell the rest. Profit buys yours.
“Lucas - Prince of Darkness”!
The rattling is part of the charms...
Thats why I loved my celica. It wasn't fast but damn was it fun to drive and made me smile. As long as the car makes u happy thats enough
Can you give away a regular car please? Like a 1997 Saturn or something?
May-stro !! god love him
When I say Earl Gray you say yes please!