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The looks are fascinating to say the least.
The color looks fabulous on this car and the reason I bought a diesel was mainly financial .. let's say this car becomes practically for free ;-) .
Also .. I had it converted to become a 'van' .. so only two seats and loads of space in the back.
Yesterday I took it for a spirited drive in the Ardennes, not too fast because my wife was sitting next to me and I don't want to scare her too much.
The 2 liter diesel has a very pleasant power/torque delivery in the lower regimes but unfortunately this 150hp/350Nm doesn't have the surge my former 120d (190hp/400Nm) had, that was actually quite a fast car, the Mini is .. not too slow. The handling and steering make things great to be honest.
All in all it was a real bargain at half price for a 2,5 year old (I should say new) car 
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Bim
I was going to buy an electric car to replace my Megane.
But then I stumbled upon this Mini Clubman in the showroom. 2 liter diesel 150 hp and 350 Nm, plenty enough for our average 18,4 mph traffic here. All the goodies included and a price too good to be true ? Actually, diesel cars are becoming less popular h...
Thanks a lot !
Although I must confess it drives a bit sluggish compared to my Renaultsports . Offcourse when compared to the average cars on the road it drives very well, I always loved Mini's.
I like everything about it....
except for the size itself, because in Clubman form it's getting really close to defeating the purpose of having a 'Mini' in the first place ....
Very true !
My friend who works at BMW told me the Clubman chassis is used by BMW for the 1 series. Actually the Clubman weighs more than my Megane . I just took the Peugeot 205 for a drive, after getting out of this 775 kilo tin can I had a go in the 'Mini' ... It f...
No worries !
The Renaults will stay 'forever', as for the R5, that remains to be seen in the not so near future. Let's just say the Mini diesel 'van' is a perfect match for my current needs.
Since I didn't win Euromillions tonight ...
.. I'll have to postpone that option ... sadly.
Actually I won !
Seriously ! I saw there was a 195 million Euro prize so I decided to put 20 € LOL. I did 'win' 3,20 € Or maybe I lost 16,80 € You decide
Congrats and lots of fun! I also came from Renault Mégane RS to Mini❣️🤩
It is more and more difficult to get spare parts for the older Mégane RS and after 300kkm I decided to move on to ——> Mini JCW - and also red… 😅 ...
I was going to say :
Never sell a Renaultsport ! But after 300.000 km maybe it was a wise choice to go for something else. That Works looks stunning ! What's the spec on these ? 300 hp ? Or 230-ish ? I'm not really up to date anymore with these Mini's.
231 to be precise… 😅 At least right now. I will do a remap to get to the 300 next year… more is always better… 😂
Only the Countryman JCW gets the 300 by default…
More isn't always better but it certainly helps.
I talked to a guy who has the same Megane as mine, the 280 with the first turbo. He also had the impression the Megane didn't have the promised 280 hp, after a run on the dyne it came out to only have 267 hp. My friends A110 (same 1.8) only had 238 hp ins...
I see ...
.. i will have to try it out to have an idea. I must admit that I'm very happy to drive my friend his A110 with the standard setup, apart from the ECU remap. But 238 or 282 hp doesn't make that much difference the way I'm driving it.
Yes the torque is bigger ...
... but I mostly drive it at 50/60% .... and the original power and torque actually is enough for this car
Totally agree! I had the even older RS2 with 230HP, I did not do a remap there…
But I did with my other fun car - a Smart Roadster Coupé. Had originally only 82HP (with 800kg) - after the remap around 110, but it felt so positively different! 👍🏻🤩
S2 i suppose ...
RS2 had 315 hp. I tried the S2 back in the days, great car but the gearbox was a bit clumsy. Also tried the Smart Roadster which was a very cool car. ...
Not easy I think, finding a good one.
I also like the first gen Audi S3, same looks as my 1996 A3 Tdi.
No worries !
The Clio is having a long rest. And today I spent nearly 6 hours to clean the Megane, never seen so much dog hair in my life :-( Nearly finished, it is now in semi-rest for a few weeks. ...
Nice to see some of the hot hatches
(and of course Nico’s Alpine) that we can’t get here in the US.
I have another one.
Peugeot 205 XS. The A110 is a friends', same color as Nicolas his A110. ...
Those barn doors are quite funny.
I think this car will be a mess in a month or so LOL. ...
That Ducati wasn't mine !
I've been without a bike since 4 years now ... to be honest, my biking times are over. I really have no time, not even time to go to technical inspection with the 205 :-(
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Yess ... very sad.
I knew this was coming. There is a small chance I will once buy an oldie: Contenders are: 1991-95 Ducati Supersport 750/900 or Superlight 900. Suzuki GSX-R 600/750 SRAD 1992 Fireblade 1993 Kawasaki ZXR 750 Bimota YB8 Maybe something else I can't think of ...
The thing is ...
.. I turn 55 next month. The last times I was on a V2 or F3 I didn't have fun at all, there were several reasons like too much traffic, my condition and still thinking of going fast. My life/work/family doesn't really allow me anymore to enjoy a bike. I e...
You're right
I'm around the same age as you and a bike is not realistic unfortunately
Maybe it's time to try another hobby :-)
I can join my friend doing some real work. ...
Like the looks of this Mini a lot…
Not sure I would have gone for the diesel, though 😉 Still, with you behind the wheel it will be the scare of the region and possibly the fastest thing around 👍🏻🏁
The looks are fascinating to say the least.
The color looks fabulous on this car and the reason I bought a diesel was mainly financial .. let's say this car becomes practically for free ;-) . Also .. I had it converted to become a 'van' .. so only two seats and loads of space in the back. Yesterday...