Sooty
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***IF*** the corsa GSi happens... personally I still dont think its going to happen, it just wont sell
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L33 LEG
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lol, BMW are the worst for that. i heard last week that the u didnt even get the BMW badge on ur sterring wheel wen u buy a beemer and it costs hundred or so to buy, wots all that about?
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vibrio
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Originally posted by Sooty
Its a nice car... but to drive it I would feel camp as fk
this coming from a 106 driver 
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L33 LEG
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Sooty
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quote:
Originally posted by vibrio
quote:
Originally posted by Sooty
Its a nice car... but to drive it I would feel camp as fk
this coming from a 106 driver
yes, I do feel spontaniously gay at the wheel on my car
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SetH
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Vibs i feel the punto has more homo tendencies then the 106.
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Sooty
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homo tendancies FSPSL seth
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vibrio
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Originally posted by SetH
Vibs i want tp feel your knob in the punto more then the 106.
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Daimo B
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And what of the 200bhp versions? Or the 275bhp version.
Nice little cars, good for the town, bit heavy, but very comfy and go quite well for a heavy 1.6.
ITs not a tin can don't forget!
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Marc
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Originally posted by Ditch
everyone says the Corsa GSi would be over priced at 15k, but surely it will eat a standard cooper S to 100mph?
and yes the Mini is built by BMW, and does have a VERY strong chassis, but for 15k you dont even get a rev counter
Thats a flippin joke!!
I use my rev counter as indication to change up!
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vibrio
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I mentioned the 200hp ones earlier
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SetH
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Im starting to sway towards liking them, just that its one of those "ive bought this, everyone look at me" type cars.
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Sooty
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Originally posted by SetH
Im starting to sway towards liking them, just that its one of those "ive bought this, everyone look at me" type cars.
Exactly... that Tina O'Brien (sarah) from Coronation street just got one... and shes like 'oooo its so lovely, look at the pretty dials'
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Marc
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id fuck her.
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SetH
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Shame when people buy cars because they are so self concious about their image and what they will look like in them. MGF got to be another classic for that.
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L33 LEG
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Originally posted by 16vmarc
id fuck her.
definetly 
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vibrio
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mini's are totally gay cars
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paul_spurrell
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isn't the 1.6 engine a chrysler engine that they didnt want to use cause it was so pants
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Marc
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No its a bmw engine built specifically for the new mini.
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DAYZEE
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Its not a real BMW.  
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Andy
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quote:
Originally posted by paul_spurrell
isn't the 1.6 engine a chrysler engine that they didnt want to use cause it was so pants
I think it is a Chrysler engine actually. I saw one of these engines stripped down. It's a truely awful design - tiny ports and ports as rough as fcuk. That's why you have to supercharge it to get any power from it. Mark (who built my engine) reckons it's got to be one of the shittiest engines he's ever seen (and he's seen a few )
Although I despise the new Mini (it completely destroys the concept of the original Mini and is bought by insecure gay motherfcukers who want to look cool  ), it has got a cracking chassis by all accounts, and because of this is quicker on the road in real driving conditions than the power or standing quarter figures would suggest.
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SetH
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I thought the power output had better potential, if they sorted the heads out properly so they flowed air better they would get decent power figures out of it. I would think the 200bhp tuning packages for it must consist of some headwork?
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Andy
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quote:
Originally posted by SetH
I thought the power output had better potential, if they sorted the heads out properly so they flowed air better they would get decent power figures out of it. I would think the 200bhp tuning packages for it must consist of some headwork?
Yes, I believe it's based on the Cooper works engine, which has improvements carried out to the head
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Marc
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You dont like it then Andy?
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Andy
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Not saying it's a bad car, and wouldn't mind a shot in the Cooper S works version - just hate all the image thing that goes with it
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