Loved mine so much (when it worked) that I've owned it two times. Both times had the perfect love-hate relationship with it. It's one of the cars that crawls under your skin, stunning little machines (when they work lol).
@@usernamepleasehere Power steering pump failure, steering rack, and gearbox and clutch issues are pretty common (almost certain to happen at some point). If atrocious fuel consumption and rattles do not bother you much, you will be happy with it. I would go for the post July 2004 models, because they received some technical upgrades (better gearboxes for example)
The 2005-06 coupes are perfectly reliable when you maintain them properly. MINI unreliability is a myth due to bad transmissions in some of the very earliest cars. The Tritec engine is a champ. Also, there was a recall on the power steering pump; I had mine replaced on my 2005 for free in 2014.
I had 2 R53 S both bought new. 2004 (Pre-LCI) and 2005 (LCI). I kept the LCI until 2012. Mine had the Anthracite dash/door trim, full 6 toggle switch bank (Front and rear fog lights), 6-Speed Getrag manual, Harmon Kardon factory stereo with iPod adaptor (That was hot back in 2005, before iPhones and music streaming services/apps), leatherette seats, solid white roof with Union Jack decal, chrome pack (Mirror caps, front grille and rear boot lid) reduction supercharger pulley, single mass clutch, 16 inch V-Spokes with runflats. This video brings me back to that car.
At last... Someone driving a Mini between 4000 and 7000rpm !!! Good job !!! I've been looking for a video like yours for a while !!! So much people are posting terrible videos, driving them at 2000 or 3000rpm... I suppose they only obtained their driving licence in the past 3 months... and just want to prove Dad and Mum they can drive a car... 🤣 ! As already written... Good Job, Bro 👍 !!!
After this run the car was parked in the driveway. The next day the owner came outside to discover 2 liters of oil had leaked out underneath. :) All joking aside this video is excellent.
mon père avait cette r53, elle était génial, vraiment un kart sur patte, équipé d'un échappement akrapovich, le son de l'enfer wow, pointe à 270 sur l'autoroute
Great Driving, that is the only way to drive a R53! :) Try to learn a Rev matching while you downshift the gears; With R53 it is a pleasure and really fast to learn. Then...youll love it even more :
I wish I could find a road that that clear in the uk to throw my mini around like that. We in the uk have more pot holes than the moon 🤣🤣. Nice driving dude. Very nice in deed 👍
Hi are these good reliable please just bought 2nd hand one. It's had several MOTs had 2 be mended. Several passes 😊. It was MOTd today collecting it tomorrow reputable garage. Am 59 and quoted insurance yikes! £700 absolutely fully comp everything. Is all this good please. It's a mini cooper s 2008
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Loved mine so much (when it worked) that I've owned it two times. Both times had the perfect love-hate relationship with it. It's one of the cars that crawls under your skin, stunning little machines (when they work lol).
Haha I get what you mean but at least parts are reasonable prices
What have been your main problems with your R53? I thought about getting a R53 JCW as a daily driver
@@usernamepleasehere Power steering pump failure, steering rack, and gearbox and clutch issues are pretty common (almost certain to happen at some point).
If atrocious fuel consumption and rattles do not bother you much, you will be happy with it. I would go for the post July 2004 models, because they received some technical upgrades (better gearboxes for example)
The 2005-06 coupes are perfectly reliable when you maintain them properly. MINI unreliability is a myth due to bad transmissions in some of the very earliest cars. The Tritec engine is a champ. Also, there was a recall on the power steering pump; I had mine replaced on my 2005 for free in 2014.
@@honestreviewer3283 Are there aesthetic differences between models after 2005?
The best drive to show what the car can do, the video and sound are top 💯
I had 2 R53 S both bought new. 2004 (Pre-LCI) and 2005 (LCI). I kept the LCI until 2012. Mine had the Anthracite dash/door trim, full 6 toggle switch bank (Front and rear fog lights), 6-Speed Getrag manual, Harmon Kardon factory stereo with iPod adaptor (That was hot back in 2005, before iPhones and music streaming services/apps), leatherette seats, solid white roof with Union Jack decal, chrome pack (Mirror caps, front grille and rear boot lid) reduction supercharger pulley, single mass clutch, 16 inch V-Spokes with runflats. This video brings me back to that car.
Why not getting a new one?
What a fast little machine💯what a great driver you are mate you really know how to push that car 🙌
At last... Someone driving a Mini between 4000 and 7000rpm !!! Good job !!! I've been looking for a video like yours for a while !!! So much people are posting terrible videos, driving them at 2000 or 3000rpm... I suppose they only obtained their driving licence in the past 3 months... and just want to prove Dad and Mum they can drive a car... 🤣 ! As already written... Good Job, Bro 👍 !!!
Richtig gutes Video... Dein Bestes meiner Meinung nach! Top
are you driving with fucking gardening gloves lmao?
It’s to help the car stay “Planted”
After this run the car was parked in the driveway. The next day the owner came outside to discover 2 liters of oil had leaked out underneath. :) All joking aside this video is excellent.
Petite bombe 💣 🤩! Un de mes meilleurs souvenirs, un pote me l'avait fait essayé il y a 15 ans. J'adorais le bruit du moteur.
le son du moteur est le meilleur
Amazing driving skills! Your videos are the best! 😎
little fun machine :)
fun indeed. have you had the the chance to drive one?
@@TopSpeedBrothers not yet :(
Excellent driving skills, good video
I love mine! They punch above their weight on B roads and they’re no slouch in a straight line 😉
Fun little cars and the supercharger is awesome, I just wish they would have made them lighter
@@TopSpeedBrothers no one fits in the back so you can take the rear seats straight out 😂
That 4:04 take was nice!
THIS IS A .... IT IS A A SUPRA NO NO IT IS A MINSUPRA🤩
😂 the S in Mini Cooper S stands for Supra
Looks like this car makes fun 👌
oh it dose
Very nice and powerfull car!
Lots of fun
For a 15 year old car wow🤩
They aged well
mon père avait cette r53, elle était génial, vraiment un kart sur patte, équipé d'un échappement akrapovich, le son de l'enfer wow, pointe à 270 sur l'autoroute
Akrapovic sur une R53 !? 270 km/h !!? Euuh une R56 tunée galère à toucher les 250
@@looped7979 Akrasandwich oui hahaha
What sort of tires do you have on it? And what kind of consumption?
Wow!!!💪
Great Driving, that is the only way to drive a R53! :) Try to learn a Rev matching while you downshift the gears; With R53 it is a pleasure and really fast to learn. Then...youll love it even more :
yes the pedals do have the perfect distance for that
I wish I could find a road that that clear in the uk to throw my mini around like that. We in the uk have more pot holes than the moon 🤣🤣. Nice driving dude. Very nice in deed 👍
Same in france 🥲☠️
Miss my r53
It's a fun car👍
That short wheelbase Transit should be great too 😉
nice run 👍 Full origin?
Thank you. Yes its fully stock, but hopefully that will change soon.
@@TopSpeedBrothers why not, it's fun to drive these car
Perfect driving continue ⚡️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
It wasn't perfect, he could of blended the corners together much better and kept a tighter line by driving across the apex of the corners
😅😅😅😅😅
Hi are these good reliable please just bought 2nd hand one. It's had several MOTs had 2 be mended. Several passes 😊.
It was MOTd today collecting it tomorrow reputable garage.
Am 59 and quoted insurance yikes! £700 absolutely fully comp everything.
Is all this good please. It's a mini cooper s 2008
takes quite a bit of courage to do that with a brake pad warning on😂
Everything else is boring.
is this the stock exhaust?
No it’s aftermarket but I don’t know what brand. It’s still one with a left and right mufflers like the oem
02:46
Kannst du Ford s max mit 200 ps Bitte mal fahren
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Da hätte ich mit der Corvette Probleme mit zu halten
Lol just got mine with 127000 miles 2005
Hmu for sale btw
i was just gone congratulate you to your new mini. what happened?
Puh, lass dich nicht erwischen mit dem Speed. Dann kannst du keinen erklären
Strecke war für eine Rally gesperrt und das Ganze war auch nicht in Deutschland
well, u defo know how to drive :)