Mim Posted 29, June 2013 Report Share Posted 29, June 2013 Hi all, My names Mim, I live in Melbourne, and I have been stalking these forums for some time now checking out some of your guys build threads. I can say, you guys have got some awesome little machines! I have a soft spot for the 182 Cup and when seeing some of your clio's it makes me want to just buy one out of impulse. That being said, will definitely look into purchasing one in the near future, and have come here just to have a bit of a look around and a chat with some owners. Now to my car.. Early this year I purchased a 2003 Mini Cooper S R53 (Supercharged Variant) and have been gradually building it up week by week. It has a whole list of mods now, and plenty more to come (may make a build thread depending on how welcome a Mini is on a RenaultSport forum ) Thanks guys, Look forward to chatting with some of you! Mim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUSGO Posted 29, June 2013 Report Share Posted 29, June 2013 Hey welcome Mim... You will find that there are a couple of MINI fans here but we are not encouraged to post our admiration - but WE DO ANYWAY!! I had a MY05 R53 and sold it about a year ago. You can see my car and story at the Member's Rides discussions. Nice blue btw.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkie86 Posted 29, June 2013 Report Share Posted 29, June 2013 Welcome Mim! I have a soft spot for the supercharged Cooper S. Feel free to post a thread in the Member's Ride section. Enjoy your time researching the 182 Cup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dish Posted 29, June 2013 Report Share Posted 29, June 2013 Welcome! We entertain all manner of car talk here Just not Golf GTIs. Oh and Mazda 3s. And anything by Toyota. I think I've seen your car - are you in the SE burbs of Melbourne? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted 29, June 2013 Author Report Share Posted 29, June 2013 Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!! BUSGO: Cheers bud! Nice as, I love the 05-06 R53's! I'll definitely have a look! How do you compare the R53 to the 200 Cup? Walkie86: Thanks mate!! I'll post one up in the coming days! And will definitely enjoy doing some more research Dish: Hahaha thanks mate!! Yeah I'm from Rowville! I do remember driving behind a blue 182 one night in my area, I'm guessing you're from the same area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve11 Posted 29, June 2013 Report Share Posted 29, June 2013 G,day & welcome. Sold my R53 JCW Cooper S a few years ago, same electric blue as yours but with way too much money thrown at it, it won German Eurofest in Canberra one year & was fairly competitive on track. As a daily driver the JCW was a beautiful car & definitely superior to my current RS200, but as a track car the RS leaves the JCW for dead. Enjoy. A Here's a few pics of my old R53... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dish Posted 29, June 2013 Report Share Posted 29, June 2013 Dish: Hahaha thanks mate!! Yeah I'm from Rowville! I do remember driving behind a blue 182 one night in my area, I'm guessing you're from the same area? That confirms it! Yes, in Endeavour Hills. My other half Jen (jets4) will be behind the wheel of either the 182 or her 225 while commuting to work via Rowville. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted 29, June 2013 Author Report Share Posted 29, June 2013 steve11: Nice as! Love a nice JCW So in your opinion the Clio RS's are more track orientated? Unfortunately there is a message saying 'I do not have permission to view the attached files'.. although I can imagine what a nicely done EB JCW would look like!! Dish: I REMEMBER NOW! One night I saw both a blue 182 and a blue 225 driving together around my area, I was stopped at the lights with the 225 and it was a female driver! She did try to have a go at the Mini at the lights, my tyres were bald at the time so I resisted! You both have great looking cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve11 Posted 29, June 2013 Report Share Posted 29, June 2013 Here you go... http://s720.photobucket.com/user/steve2 ... 2.jpg.html http://s720.photobucket.com/user/steve2 ... 2.jpg.html http://s720.photobucket.com/user/steve2 ... 2.jpg.html http://s720.photobucket.com/user/steve2 ... 2.jpg.html http://s720.photobucket.com/user/steve2 ... 3.jpg.html http://s720.photobucket.com/user/steve2 ... 4.jpg.html http://s720.photobucket.com/user/steve2 ... 3.jpg.html http://s720.photobucket.com/user/steve2 ... 2.jpg.html http://s720.photobucket.com/user/steve2 ... r.jpg.html http://s720.photobucket.com/user/steve2 ... 4.jpg.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted 29, June 2013 Author Report Share Posted 29, June 2013 Thanks for that! Love it mate So clean when it's lowered on the stock S-Spokes! You sir had a very nice JCW! Have you also modified your RS 200? Or kept it more stock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve11 Posted 29, June 2013 Report Share Posted 29, June 2013 It's pretty heavily modified too... garage.php?mode=search_results&username=steve11&search_username=1 A few pics... http://s720.photobucket.com/user/steve2 ... sort=3&o=3 http://s720.photobucket.com/user/steve2 ... sort=3&o=1 http://s720.photobucket.com/user/steve2 ... sort=3&o=2 http://s720.photobucket.com/user/steve2 ... sort=3&o=2 http://s720.photobucket.com/user/steve2 ... sort=3&o=0 http://s720.photobucket.com/user/steve2 ... sort=3&o=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted 29, June 2013 Author Report Share Posted 29, June 2013 Haha far out, Race harness and all! That thing looks mental Love the stock recaro's in the RS200! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitejet Posted 29, June 2013 Report Share Posted 29, June 2013 Sexy Mini Mim. Welcome to our humble forums! Sent from my GT-N7105T using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted 29, June 2013 Author Report Share Posted 29, June 2013 Thanks bud!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve11 Posted 29, June 2013 Report Share Posted 29, June 2013 Haha far out, Race harness and all! That thing looks mental Love the stock recaro's in the RS200! Yep the Recaro Sportsters are hard to beat, I had the same model Recaros in my Mini too (they were from the R56 JCW). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted 29, June 2013 Author Report Share Posted 29, June 2013 They look like a true sports bucket! You're lucky to have had them twice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve11 Posted 29, June 2013 Report Share Posted 29, June 2013 Thanks for that! Love it mate So clean when it's lowered on the stock S-Spokes! You sir had a very nice JCW! Also had a set of 19's on it but the oem 17's were much better... http://s720.photobucket.com/user/steve2 ... ort=3&o=90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puncher Posted 29, June 2013 Report Share Posted 29, June 2013 Love the Mini ! Especially love the old school Coopers too. Didn't they win Bathurst one year ? Respect ! Welcome aboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUS 8.08 Posted 29, June 2013 Report Share Posted 29, June 2013 Hey Mim, I also come from a R53 in electic blue, with extractors, exhaust, intake, 19% pulley, ecu tune, eibachs, swaybars etc great driver's car. Been sorry ever since trading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dish Posted 29, June 2013 Report Share Posted 29, June 2013 Dish: I REMEMBER NOW! One night I saw both a blue 182 and a blue 225 driving together around my area, I was stopped at the lights with the 225 and it was a female driver! She did try to have a go at the Mini at the lights, my tyres were bald at the time so I resisted! You both have great looking cars Thanks buddy - yeah, that would have been us Jen doesn't need much encouragement at the lights... BTW, you'll be able to see the attachments after you've hit 50 posts. Sorry, just a method introduced to curb spammers etc which will be reviewed when our new forum software comes into effect soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted 29, June 2013 Author Report Share Posted 29, June 2013 stevie11: Those 19's look chunky as on the Mini! The ride comfort and performance of the 17's would be heaps better Puncher: Thanks mate! I love the classic cooper's too! I believe it was the last n/a 4 cyl to win Bathurst! AUS 8.08: Sounded like it had a fair bit of goodies! The whine with the 19% pulley would be mental! I have a 15% on mine so the charger didn't run out of puff and overheat in the higher RPM range! You're Mini would've been a blast! Assuming you moved on to a Renault? Dish: Haha small world, love running into proper car enthusiasts on the road! I could tell, she was pretty eager to show off her little turbo! Oh okay thanks for the heads up, thought I may not have completed the full registration or something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUS 8.08 Posted 1, July 2013 Report Share Posted 1, July 2013 AUS 8.08: Sounded like it had a fair bit of goodies! The whine with the 19% pulley would be mental! I have a 15% on mine so the charger didn't run out of puff and overheat in the higher RPM range! You're Mini would've been a blast! Assuming you moved on to a Renault? Dish: Haha small world, love running into proper car enthusiasts on the road! I could tell, she was pretty eager to show off her little turbo! Oh okay thanks for the heads up, thought I may not have completed the full registration or something! NO I moved on to a 350z and hated it other than the sexy look. Now all is good again with the renault. I nearly went to a mini. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo Posted 1, July 2013 Report Share Posted 1, July 2013 What didn't you like about the 350z? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUS 8.08 Posted 1, July 2013 Report Share Posted 1, July 2013 The slop in the driveline, the chatter in clutch, the lack of feedback in steering, non progressive handling. Spent a fortune on replacing every bush with whitelines, springs swaybars, clutch, flywheel etc etc and I just couldnt find confidence in it, it was just such a let down after the cooper S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puncher Posted 1, July 2013 Report Share Posted 1, July 2013 I was going to ask the same question, and you answered the question like you were ready for it. Shame you weren't happy with it, I thought it would have been a hoot to drive being a RWD. And they have great styling. But I guess it means nothing, if the concept ain't put together right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamR Posted 1, July 2013 Report Share Posted 1, July 2013 Welcome to OZRS. My 182 Cup still brings a smile to my face every time I drive it after 4 years of ownership Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted 1, July 2013 Author Report Share Posted 1, July 2013 I would also have thought that the 350Z would've been an awesome handler! And thank's SamR! That's what I'm really liking about the Clio's, seem to have the fun feel about them like my Mini!! They're cars that you actually WANT to drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddy Posted 2, July 2013 Report Share Posted 2, July 2013 350Z... similar dynamics to a VP Commodore Wagon on bald bridgestone RE92s in the wet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUS 8.08 Posted 2, July 2013 Report Share Posted 2, July 2013 I was going to ask the same question, and you answered the question like you were ready for it. Shame you weren't happy with it, I thought it would have been a hoot to drive being a RWD. And they have great styling. But I guess it means nothing, if the concept ain't put together right. Yeah lots of people love them, I had big expectations as its the car I wanted when I bought the Cooper but they were a little out of my price range at that time. But just didnt live up to it for me. Was nice to look at in the garage but driving it became a chore. Hence only doing 23,000k in 4 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted 2, July 2013 Author Report Share Posted 2, July 2013 Buddy: Hahaha that's a pisser! So surprising! AUS 8.08: Shame on Nissan then! I always thought they'd be awesome to drive!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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