A Mini Adventure, to JCW GP...

[Sir_Dave]

Love a GP, are these still holding there monies well?

LOL, more spending Dave! You're obsessed!

Its an investment So yeah, hopefully their values will hold firm, they certainly have for the past couple of years ...

You're an idiot.

Hatred for Mini within FailSport is so strong :dapprove:

Having owned a Trophy it was clear once you started on the Mini path you'd end up in a GP. Really interested to hear how you get on with it, and a comparison to the T would be nice too.

Good effort, Dave.

Yeah, it was always going to happen really, but only if the house deposit was sorted 1st, which after a load of saving, it pretty much is. Will of course do a review when i get it, certainly feels quicker!! Keeps on pulling hard from 5-7k as well, which my current one doesnt seem to like too much.

 

[Matt W]

You're mad.

Good work.

 

[Sam@NP]

Dave, I'm glad you saw sense I just wish it was after I bought one :rasp:

Where was this advertised as I went and had a look at a couple not so long ago.

 

[Sir_Dave]

Dave, I'm glad you saw sense I just wish it was after I bought one :rasp:

Where was this advertised as I went and had a look at a couple not so long ago.

lol. Thought you might say that fellow ex-Trophy owner

Mine was in Rye, East Sussex. Nearly got on the plane to view a sub £10k one in Scotland, but this one was a lot closer with better history/tyres, etc!!! Had a nice afternoon driving along the south coast in the sun as well on Saturday, so win win all round really.

 

[welshname]

For someone who works in finance (iirc) your man maths is awesome.

Well played Sir

 

[Gally]

Lols. Wait till the pirate sees this.

I'm going for a mega multi-quote later!

 

[Sam@NP]

looks lovely, lowest millage car you've ever bought?

​I went and looked at a few Synter had in but they were tatty and overpriced for the millage poor tyres the lot.

 

[marshall878]

Such a cool little car. Withoutabix's one on coilovers was immense.

 

[Sir_Dave]

For someone who works in finance (iirc) your man maths is awesome.

Well played Sir

Ha ha, the wonder of excel, like statistics, is that they can say whatever you want them to say ...

Lols. Wait till the pirate sees this.

Thought you might like it, didnt get it from Scotland btw, Nankang tyres :dead:

looks lovely, lowest millage car you've ever bought?

​I went and looked at a few Synter had in but they were tatty and overpriced for the millage poor tyres the lot.

Think it is actually!! Lowest ever, even my fiesta in '00 had just over 50k i think. Ed30 had 18k, but that was a company car so does count.

Know what you mean about tyres, even the one on PH for £14K has non-matching tyres FFS. Major turn off!!

Such a cool little car. Withoutabix's one on coilovers was immense.

Yup, his on coilovers & Turinis was my inspiration tbh. The lushness was immense, although imho, the standard one looks a darn sight better in real life than it does in pictures strangely!!! The wheels are quite nice up close ...

 

[_Tom]

Hero. Love it.

 

[Lal B3N]

Epic purchase! Really would love one of these <3

 

[Waitey]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Gay.

The one EVO reviewed lives in the next estate to me.

 

[Chris205]

Love it, apart from the standard wheels which I think are hideous.

If it was mine it would have a nice set of compomotive mo 6's and some kw v3 coilovers

 

[EllD90]

The Mini bug always gets you!

 

[Waitey]

No climate or HK. Why are you afraid of spec!

 

[marshall878]

Yup, his on coilovers & Turinis was my inspiration tbh. The lushness was immense, although imho, the standard one looks a darn sight better in real life than it does in pictures strangely!!! The wheels are quite nice up close ...

If you were to lower it that much, but on the standard GP wheels, i think it would look better for sure.

 

[withoutabix]

Fair play dude presume none of the common issues I mentioned were evident?

defiantly needs coilovers tho!

 

[Sir_Dave]

No climate or HK. Why are you afraid of spec!

If i wanted spec id buy another 3 series lol, load speed fun, with a higher quality interior is what im after these days!! GP fits that bill perfectly tbh.

Fair play dude presume none of the common issues I mentioned were evident?

defiantly needs coilovers tho!

Nah, they were all fine (although i stupidly forgot to check for the orange jacking blocks, think they were there in a little bag in the 'storage' area), couldnt resist temptation after the drive though, does drive differently, not massively faster i dont think, but planting your foot mid bend and feeling it just drag around was ace :race:

 

[jenic]

Like I said in my PM, I am very jealous Dave!

I know a couple of years ago a local main dealer had a very nice example up for £15k and I was tempted then as it seemed well priced.

 

[cafcross]

Awesome. I love GPs.

 

[Addz]

De-cat...dooooo it. The pop's, bangs and flame are brilliant.

 

[Brookie.]

Re: A Mini Adventure ...

Oh i WANTED a Works GP, but wasnt prepared to pay an extra 9 grand for 2 less seats, 50bhp and a dodgy bodykit.

I'll just quote this from page 1 of this thread

You sir, are mental!

 

[Jamie86]

Ffs Dave i've just bought a new car on Sat, would of had your MCS!

Hopefully see the new one at some tracks though!

 

[Nick172Cup]

Re: A Mini Adventure ...

I'll just quote this from page 1 of this thread

You sir, are mental!

Lol. Dave and I have had this convo already...

Mental. Regardless of 'man maths'.

 

[ColinG]

GP's are so damn cool!

 

[Feirny]

Hero.

 

[mas]

Good lad Dave

 

[Poopensharten]

Waste of money AFAIK.

 

[bill]

which is quicker this one or the previous one? i really should stay clear of this section as it gives me all sorts of stupid ideas!

within the last month i've gone from a scooby, r26, clio 172 turbo/sc and now i'm looking at f**king mini's as my next car FFS lol

 

[Sir_Dave]

I'll just quote this from page 1 of this thread

Oh i WANTED a Works GP, but couldnt afford one

I've edited that for you, just to reflect a more accurate statement of affairs lol.

which is quicker this one or the previous one? i really should stay clear of this section as it gives me all sorts of stupid ideas!

I gather that the GP2 is quicker overall, but the GP1 is the more 'pure' experience. In terms of reading, whilst it is a US website, you can spend hours reading about them both here: http://www.motoringfile.com/section/jcw/jcw-gp/

 

[Cub.]

Awesomeballs! Great work bud, I love them!

Looking forward to seeing this in the flesh.

 

[Sam@NP]

GP2 rear bumper is awesomesauce.

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[Gally]

The Mk1 GP is infinitely cooler than the Mk2!

 

[_Tom]

How much lighter is a GP1 to normal? Is it just the rear seats and a clothes hanger in its place to make it lighter?

 

[Sir_Dave]

How much lighter is a GP1 to normal? Is it just the rear seats and a clothes hanger in its place to make it lighter?

50Kg's lighter than the normal one iirc, so 1120kg's in total.

No rear seats, no xenons, less sound deadening, lighter wheels, aluminium rear trailing arms (same as R56), along with a few other little odds & sods that all add up. Circa 195bhp per ton.

 

[_Tom]

50Kg's lighter than the normal one iirc, so 1120kg's in total.

No rear seats, no xenons, less sound deadening, lighter wheels, aluminium rear trailing arms (same as R56), along with a few other little odds & sods that all add up. Circa 195bhp per ton.

Must bloody shift then!

 

[leeroybrown]

1.pagani zonda f
2.lotus 340r
3.Porsche 911 996 gt3
4.caterham superlight r300
5.renault sport megane r26r
6. lotus elan
7. renault sport clio trophy
8. ferrari f50
9.mazda mx5 (pop up lights)
10.mitsubishi evo vi makinen ed

Em I dont see any Mini in the top 100 EVO drivers cars, I see a trophy though so must be shite lol

Am really interested in what you do with this, I have been a fan of this model for a long time.

Be also interesting to see how it compares to the trophy as a drivers car.

 

[bill]

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I gather that the GP2 is quicker overall, but the GP1 is the more 'pure' experience. In terms of reading, whilst it is a US website, you can spend hours reading about them both here: http://www.motoringfile.com/section/jcw/jcw-gp/

sorry, didn't mean that, i ment between your new gp and your old/other mcs that you had modified, i presume the gp is the quicker one?

 

[Gally]

GP2 rear bumper is awesomesauce.

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Agreed. The R56 MCS did come up with a nice bodykit front and rear. The aero kit at the front is superb. Think the guy on here had the Red one?

 

[Gaz85]

I was always tempted to go see the one in Performance ecosse as its like 5 minutes from me been there a while tho and it seemed reasonably priced from my looking at these previously! Be interested to see your thoughts on it when u have it.