Martin Reynolds

Vauxhall Astra Estate. Had someone come across the road and hit me, we were both doing 30mph. worst they had was a sprained wrist, i broke my nose, my sternum and spent a few days in hospital, and been off work for the last month.

my car runs so happy!!!!

i found that echo platform gave by far the best amount of grip due to their large size. I've heard alot about weak axles, but im currently using new and 2nd hand pedals with no issues, and im 15stone and far from smooth.

I SAW this coming

i'll be up for it. Even if my chest isnt healed, ill bring a bike and be sociable!

When its snows in brittan, no-one can cope so the roads grind to halt, so it means no work for alot of us.

went into work to give in a sick note, got given a letter saying i got a pay rise and a christmas bonus! Double win!!!

Notise how he never spoke? More or likely it was filmed with the trucks going forward, then played backwards.

Cant top the water pump i removed off my car today.....

Explains the pressure loss, just a crack... or three!

i always thought due to the design of the engine, they had issues with low compression ratios and therefore low power outputs, and the peak power output was at the top of the rev range, so you literally had to be screaming the nuts off it?

was gunna say it doesnt look that quick, it's a wankle engine, isnt it?

LOVE the sound of this Cant beat straight cut gears though

Made me chuckle, i love mini's!

£230 later, will be recieving a re-con cyclinder head for my new car thursday

Might be useful for people in here, 7" beam deflectors www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321246668350

i agree, just saying what i see

I don't know if I'm barking up the wrong tree, but the dropouts/ disk mount looks very like the trial techs IMO

got out of hospital a week ago after having a car crash and breaking my sternum, we got a rescue cat which recently has kicked the shit out of my mum. even in the state im in, im left looking after my mum (my sisters in good health, but gives too much of a shit about her own arse to care about anyone else). seeing my mum physically hurt, and emotionally hurt (she feels like a failure because shes not capiable of looking after the cat) is horrible, and having to look after her is f**king my chest over.

thats why bmw are really never going to capture the heart and spirit of the classic mini!

the whole car being held up by one ramp?

would rarther see pictures of you working on your car Dan than Jardo cleaning his any day of the week

i found LED's for instrument clusters shit, because LED's focus the light on one area, so it doesnt spread the light across the dial. Guess that depends on the clocks though.

can see where Mikes coming from. 'real world durability' is such a vaigue phrase. does it protect from tress/plants if your driving down back lanes/tight roads? stone chips from motorway driving? Both cases can clearly be defined as 'real world situations' but a wax isnt gunna protect your car in those scenarios

The final picture of my car for all your viewing pleasure!