Tim its not actually a sport 500??? All minis made in the final year have the silver stripes and interior. The sport 500 has a plaque in the glovebox. A gorgeous car though nonetheless!!!!
+Shmee150 if yours has 5 gears it's a sport 500. that's the easiest way to tell because the sport 500s had their own crests down the side but there were so many options they could easily have been removed. So yeah if you've got 5 gears you have a sport 500.
way to go lil boy ;) i've saved up during 5 years to buy a mini here in my country and after 5 years after buying my mini it's still sitting here alongside a second one :) never never will sell my mini's
Love your Classic Mini Tim, I have nearly the same one as yours and I'm driving it daily in the summertime. It literally handles like a Gokart and can be quite fast, especially around corners. But make sure to especially change the oil regularly, as well as greasing the suspension. It will thank you for that. Although being a tiny car, it really is quite maintenance-intensive!
Having a Classic Mini is a great adventure. I owned one for 6 years. Feels good to see You riding your Mini. Have a lot of beutiful Mini-miles my friend!
Had a 67 mini 850 many years ago, was such fun to drive, yes you feel every bump in the road and you kind of feel a bit vulnerable but by god you feel alive, i don't know if later models suffer from the same thing but mine was a bitch in the wet due to the low position of the coil and distributor which when you went through a puddle would get soaked and cause the car to conk out, we used to solve this by covering them with rubber gloves :)
I liked how you showed the breakdown Shmee. A lot of other tubers would have edited it out,, always good to see the true side of motoring, be it both good and bad.
The one thing that anyone who drives an older car has to know is that it will break down. It isn't a matter of "if" it is a matter of when. Knowing how to work on them makes life simpler, but if you have good towing coverage there isn't really anything that is going to strand you out in the middle of nowhere. All of the cars I have ever owned have been well used cars with the exception of my current vehicle which is a 2016 Ford F150. Good luck with your ownership of that car and enjoy it every chance you get :)
My tuned 1275gt took me, the wife and the kids across France complete with duvets and tents, beer and cheese. Can confirm the heater will get hot if you do some flat out driving, it may be useful at times to put it on during hot weather as an oil cooling aid. The Pyrenees oh what fun, glad mine didn't have an inertia switch, would have needed it by my seat, did a lot of that wild inertia driving, luckily without to many speed bumps.
Shmee, this is exactly what happened to my Fiesta recently! Went over a big piece of wood, massive THUNK and the car wouldnt accelerate, crawled to a halt and wouldnt start up again. Had to join the AA on the spot, and when they came out it turned out to just be the inertia switch! Popped it back down and away we go! Oh, if only we'd known...
I've got 2 classic minis: a 1969 mini van and a 1989 racing flame. The gearbox in the van broke last week, and the electrics on the other one went yesterday. I still wouldn't swap them for a "regular" car!
OMG! HILARIOUS! Your expression at 11:27 was PRICELESS! I don't think I have EVER seen you genuinely panicked before let alone having to censor your own cursing! :D
Hi Shmee, Ha the intertia switch. Luckily haven't had that happen on mine just yet! The reason why the Mini isn't happy when it first starts up is because you need to wait for the SRS light to go out when you switch on the ignition and allow the Fuel Injection system to sort itself out. Mine will go loopy as well as it can't make it's mind up. Give it a few more seconds and it fires up lovely. Play it safe on the fuel. My Cooper S Touring MPI is able to do 150 miles comfortably to a tank
Glad you got the mini started again - just to add though the issue you encountered would have happened with almost any older car which had a fuel pump system - in the event of a bump or accident they are designed to cut out. The reset button as you found out is usually easy to find and press. I guess what I'm saying is this isn't a particular feature of a classic mini (which I love to bits). Have fun with your mini!
Obviously the Ford GT, it's going to be more rare and exclusive, which means the resell value will be a shit ton. Plus there's nothing special about the 675lt that we don't know anymore, it's been out for quite a while now.
As a Mini owner, i think the fuel gauge's problem is that the wire is displaced from its terminal. Check the connection on the tank and also on the gauge. An easy fix, I suppose 😊
After watching Tim's videos, I recently took my own car for a complete paint protection wrap.... Product placement works :) although Topaz truly provide a top-level service
Tim ! If your car doesn't want to stay running on a cold start and idles high after running for a few miles the IACV Idle air control valve needs resetting or replacing!
This brought back some happy memories. My mum had this exact car in this colour. Me and my brother took it on an 'epic' road trip from West to North Yorkshire across the Moors. Such a hoot to drive, rubbish performance but nonetheless always felt willing (once it had thoroughly warmed up!). I broke down after bottoming ours out and cracking sump, so could have been worse... Thank you for a great vid.
Bought a 1998 six months ago, sportspack as well, and this perfectly describes life with a classic Mini. There's a page called minimania.com that has pretty much everything, keep it bookmarked haha. Lovely Mini, cheerio!
Track day in the mini is the best idea I've heard today....Just Do it....if you need to make it more fun put a dozen Yorkshire Terrier's in the back seat and have a go at it...
Love the classic car addition.. Great collection. Great show. Fantastic news about the GT; couldn't be going to a better home. Great to see these cars being used and enjoyed.
Classic cars do tend to have there little moments, The more you drive it the better you will get to know it, For example you now know off the little button to rest everything so next time you will know to check it. I don't see a problem taking it on a long road trip but it would be a good plan to just use it for a few months and get to know it and its little ways first.
+Shmee150 To be honest, I don't like the way Ford choose their Ford GT's customers. But, knowing that you are one of the most popular car(automotive) youtubers and you're also a petrolhead, I think you deserve it, Tim.
I get the Mini thing completely. Really driving a small, "underpowered" car can be a good deal more fun than having to just idle along in a really fast one. Seems to me that inertia switch could be calibrated a bit differently. I can see where it would be a good thing for it to kill the engine after a major impact, but having it do so whenever you go over a big bump would be very inconvenient, to say the least. I imagine they remove those switches when they turn these into rally cars? Or perhaps crank them up so only a crash triggers them?
If you're still looking to expand after all the new deliveries Shmee, I really think you should buy a mint condition VW MK1 Golf GTi. Or you could do a restoration project of an older car and film it along the way
@Shmee150 I have had a 1984 classic Mini - the little diva was as reliable as an old Lada. My last trip with the Mini ended after about 200 yards. I sold it a few month ago. It´s a pretty car and I loved it more than my former 2012 JCW Convertible, but these old Minis are too much a diva. Hope you´re more lucky with it than I was. ;)
Congratulations on the new Ford GT. You have earned it and definitely deserve it. Can't wait to see it. Running or not, the mini is pretty cool. Maybe a camera stabilizer is in order. It looka like you were in a major earthquake. Anyway, major congrats from Oklahoma.
Don't get me wrong Tim, I'm a fan of yours and I admire and respect all you've done. But the recent videos have become very repetitive, quite boring and is 90% just standing around one of your cars and talking. This video is very long for what it actually contains. I can imagine you're watch time is quite poor relative to views. Just some thoughts and thought I should let you know as I do want to see the best content you can make.
So not true dude... I watched from start to finish even though the title gave it away. Tim videos are never boring but I suspect you might feel this way if you skip his other videos because essentially all of these videos make a story line... One on its on own don't mean alot
+Jumel Man I was actually smiling throughout the video. Tim seeded happy and enjoying himself. Cool to see him sharing his car related stuff. To each his own though.
Nah time videos are never boring and how are they repetitive he just raced and he early just stands by his cats and talks he's just wating for the next evet
I think the Shmini is the coolest car you own! (and think Top Gear Cool wall kind of cool) Of course all your other cars including the ones that are coming are more beautifull, more special and all those kind of things. But the mini is just something special.
Windscreen is easy enough to do yourself, may need a friend just for ease. Pull the chrome rubber surround strip out and the window will just push out. Recommend replacing the rubber with the windscreen and you'd need a rather inexpensive and easily available tool to reinsert the retaining (chrome) strip. Fuel gauge will most likely be the sender. Another inexpensive item and it's too easy not to do yourself. Located on the boot side of the tank. Run the tank to approx 25% full, remove two electrical fittings and the retaining ring and remove. Refitting is reverse of removal. 👍🏼
I keep coming back to this video (among other videos on this channel). I drive a R53 MINI Cooper S, to which I have added almost every JCW mods available. I love the car to bits. The BMW MINI introduced me to the Classic MINI. Or I should say "re-introduced", as I already had a thing for it (The Beatles all had them, Basil in Fawlty Towers, Mr Bean...). I have started seriously considering getting one. And I especially like the SPORT-edition with the silver stripes/roof/interiour/dash. Looks rather smart still. I have just learned the last 500 is a highly desired version. But more expensive. First I wanted one in Solar Red, then I started lusting for one in BRG (classic "correct" colour). But after spotting one in Tahiti Blue at a petrol station recently, I think I have found my fav colour. If anyone has some advise on how to buy a Classic MINI, or whether to get one of the 2000 SPORT Edition, or if the last 500 is the best option, please let me know. I have found the online 500 register useful. As to the MINI in this video, I believe it is one of the 2000 from the SPORT edition (silver stripes, roof, interiour, dash, third brake light at the rear. Shmee opens the glove box at 05:01, and I don't see the plaque as shown on this picture: thumbs.picclick.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNTk5/z/NskAAOSw8lBTqteL/$/2001-Classic-Rover-Mini-Cooper-Sport-500-in-_57.jpg
I've always liked the classic Mini. Don't know weather that is because my Mum used to own a red 1989 Mini before I was born or not. I just can't afford to buy and run a classic Mini, but would love to own one.
I think that button is what Chris Fix was talking when changing the fuel pump of the Mustang. Best part of owning an old car is to maintain it running :)
Fuel cut out inertia switch on the bulkhead. Avoid potholes and speed bumps at speed. Happened to me in the pouring rain in 5pm traffic on the A25. Luckily I read my owners manual.
Love the car and wish we could get those in the US so easily! Glad it was only a button press and not something more. CANNOT WAIT to see the incoming LT spider!
Hi Tim, just a few tips for breakdowns etc... these little cars are actually pretty solid mechanically despite reputation and just need you to know their quirks... What you did in the clip was accidentally trip the engine emergency cutout; something I've done before! The system is designed to kill the engine if a crash happens, but the Mini is so bouncy that it can trigger the system on particularly hard bumps... it will be worse for you than me as you have the Sports Pack. To reset it you simply press a button in the engine bay and she'll fire away! Equally it's worth knowing a few things about the Immobiliser's quirks etc. If you are going on a longer trip feel free to drop me a line for the full range of MPI tips like this; I've daily driven mine for nearly 5 years now and taken it on some longer trips so know some of the tricks of the trade! Cheers A
I think you should still take it on a longer journey, because classic cars are just so much fun and that not everything goes as planned is part of the fun. ;) Enjoy your Mini! :D
+THE MAD GTA5 GAMER actually when you put the little BMW mini superchargers on them they're actually really fun but the leathers would just not loollk right because its such a basic wee car
Ben Dover Exactly. People have been putting superchargers and turbos on minis for years. You could get the original seats re-trimmed or some of those low back bucket seats.
+din nr don't get me wrong minis are cool and fun and all but they're not really worth putting all that time and effort into in my opinion. yes a supercharger really really helps but if you want to go fast buy something fast. just my opinion like but i do see why people love them
Ben Dover They are worth putting the effort in, if you love a car its worth it. they are quick fun cars to drive. arguably the most fun you will have in a car is in a mini, not a ferrari.
Look into a boot board kit, they are cheap as chips on ebay and tidy the boot up no end for no effort (panels fit in tight enough to stay without any need for fixings)
Check your Ht leads Have you got a spark Have you got fuel up to the injectors I wouldn't buy the later injection ones If ur gunna get the MPI Get the SU carb on the A-series and it'll go on for ever and a day
For someone who loves cars so much Completely clueless on how they work etc But that's just me being picky and and having a opinion Keep the vids coming Tim I do really enjoy them
That's why he bought a mini, to learn. Also there is a difference between loving cars in the sense of knowing everything about how they work and passion of driving and special machines. It's a pretty old stereotype that if you're a car guy you must know everything and do it all yourself