This 1989 Rover Mini has 2000 Miles from New 

Anyone who REALLY wants to nerd out this is the channel !

Another well-presented video from an ever-growing star of the motor-world. Great video - as usual - and please keep making them. You're a young breath-of-fresh-air who's personality brightens my day young man :)

Mini looking Mini Mayfair great video

Consistently excellent information and delivery. Thank you very much. Regards Gareth Wiltshire UK. Gratitude. Quality. Respect.

Whilst all Minis have the gearbox in the sump, sharing oil with the engine, that is unusual but not unique. What is unique is a torque converter type automatic transmission doing so. And each of the lower 3 gears can actually be held, where as selecting a lower gear on most other autos just prevents the transmission going above that gear, not below.

Hi mate would it be possible to review an MG ZR please , I think there are very underrated.

Completely spoilt by being an automatic! Prefer earlier interior with central instruments. Nice video though.

compelling story of the vehicle and this car, thoroughly entertaining and informative as ever well done Sir !

Really well presented, thanks.

My new favorite automotive channel. I’m an old New York Yank who recently purchased a 1970 MGB and these reviews have greatly expanded my knowledge of British cars.

The Mini’s origin story is almost over-told. What there seems to be much less information about is the original Mini’s 2nd half of life once the Metro launched. Thanks for contributing more to that half of the story.

Lovely, relaxed start to a Sunday morning .. thanks Ed. Loving your delivery style, research and attention to detail. Kudos, man !

What a find! I like the auto too, slow but still huge fun. I had a Mayfair auto in the late nineties which shared drive space with a Mercedes W123 280E and a Lexus LS400. The Mini was my default choice for local trips around the Essex/Suffolk border area. Just perfect on the narrow twisty roads between Colchester and Ipswich. Oh boy! I really miss that now. Thanks Ed.

I got a Halfords Advert after the line "These Halfords Looking Wheel Trims"

Great video again!!!!! Funny to think if the Metro took on and Minis stopped being made in 1986, BMW would be making Metros! Love classic minis!!!

Another interesting story of a historical favourite. Your videos are just getting better and better. That Mini is wonderful looking, almost makes me want one, after all Mini's have feelings too :-)

Great video , really enjoy your presenting style . Love to hear more on the mini ! I’m fascinated by the history of British Leyland and then later Rover

As soon as you said it was going to get nerdy I paid attention, nerdy is what you do best. Fantastic presentation, the depth of your research is evident and as always I have learned so much.

The little minis were not cheap I remember standing in the air Rover dealership looking at the 200 and the minis there was £100 difference in price it’s the price that killed the old mini off and the automatic which I had was a plonker 25 miles to the gallon on a mini must say though I’ve loved the old minis and and I Miss them best car to drive

Cars of my childhood. I'm only 28 mind 😂

"only 3 metres long, or 10 furlongs, 4lbs, 7miles" I love it.

Another classic mini review chock full of nerdy details, just how I like it. Well done rover Well done Twin Cam. Pete 🇬🇧

Superbly presented - to a higher standard than much of what we find on broadcast TV channels these days.

-only 2000 miles -automatic -mint condition with what looks like all original features they say there's no such thing as perfect, but i think there's an exception right here

What a brilliant video. Great information as always Ed. 0-60 in 22 seconds! Radio on the passenger side because who needs to keep their eyes on the road?!?😄 My brother's 1973 mustard orange mini had those plastic wheel arches added on and really enhanced the look. Helped to hide the rust!

Love it! We have a Japanese market 1990 Mayfair with the 998. It has been a great car to get to know over the last 3 years. Here in the US you very rarely see these cars.

This almost makes me wish that I’d not swapped my late Mother’s very nice 1992 Mini Neon J443 BVF back in 2016.

Great video thanks , shame you're not insured yet , I'd love to see how a mini automatic drives

I know that to maintain regularity that you have to resort to non-driving 'tests/reviews', and though, as usual, this was well researched, scripted, edited and presented, it lost most of the Ed magic and bubbling excitement as seen when driving. But, Hey!, I still enjoyed it and look forward to when you can get hold of a classic to test and drive with spirit and joy! Rob

Superb, your videos are always interesting 👍

My dad had an automatic Mini. Ann Australian K series. 1968. It was purple and known as the bionic grape. He often had it serviced by a Rolls-Royce mechanic in Albert Street Auckland NZ. As teenagers we would take it out to a back road, tie the steering, put it in drive, pull out the choke and let it drive itself. We had to chase it down the road as it would accelerate into third gear on its own. I had to climb out the window of my mates 1973 Toyota Carona and climb into the Mini to stop the bloody thing. 1980s NZ.....such fun

Got to ride in a Mini in later 1970s We lived in Fulda, West Germany. Friend upstairs had an Italian mom, great cook, quite plump. The Mom's parents drove up from Naples in a Mini to visit. Took us out mushroom hunting.

I used to have an 89 Mini Racing Green. It was three- tone - racing green, white and a funny browny-red colour around the edges. It was great fun though, well at least until the rear subframe collapsed and the browny-red colour took over............

My first car was a 1989 Austin Mini Racing Flame. It was a 998cc red with white roof and alloys and chrome. Very similar to this. Very fond memories. It was 6 years old when I bought it

way back in the 80's a friend and myself fitted a tweaked 1750 maxi motor into a mini, it was insanely fast to 60mph. didnt stop well though :(

The Mini auto box was interesting in that it would freewheel in first gear. If you were coming down a mountain pass and the drum brakes were fading, second gear was the lowest you could select if you wanted engine braking. Select first gear and it really was like a go-cart - the sort your Dad would knock up in his shed from an old pram, without brakes!

I would rather have an older Mini and would definitely rather have a manual transmission. But as an American who's only seen the Mini in pictures and videos. I would take any year or model in any condition. I'm pretty handy with a wrench and a welder. And I would love to have a Mini to build with my son. Unfortunately my financial situation isn't going to allow that any time soon. Oh well. At least I get to watch these videos and see these wonderful cars from my friends across the pond

Great videos and today one of my favourite cars of all time. ... I had 7 of those babies from the age of 17 to 34. Thats all I owned. Good times.

Love your editing style and story telling techniques - super easy to watch from start to finish, thank you Ed.

Brilliant car, and one of the most inspiring cars of all times....The 21 century only carries the same name, but it has nothing to do with original in any way

Your presentations just keep improving Ed. Really enjoyed this one. I learned in a Mini and I'm 6' 2" tall.

My favourite car ever..( best in red) ..well done great presentation..keep up the great work .

Another excellent Video AEd. My son has just bought 3 Minis and is having them restored including one with a turbo charged engine. I watch Alex's channel and it is excellent.

Another great presentation Ed, well done. Cracking car, beautiful condition.

Personally I'd go for the mini.... Sorry Steph

Penelope left the world a wonderful and increasingly scarce gift.

Some one stop me buying this one, I've got one Also an Mayfair Auto

I used to have an Austin Mini 850cc 1978S.

Congrats on the video Ed. You really put so much effort in to keeping us car lovers informed. The mini will always be around.!

Fascinating video. Supremely well presented, as always. I would love to find a Mini exactly like that for myself. Finances allowing of course.

I found out its wheelcover seems attractive somewhat ;)

Omg bought back memories I had a 1991 h reg mayfair automatic with the same hand controls

I learnt to drive in a mini - a mini Mayfair !. I wish I’d bought one now before they went out of production. Such fun to drive, but not something for the motorways, very frightening next to an HGV. The grunt from the Austin engine six inches in front of your kneecaps reminded you how vulnerable you were in any impact, no airbags or crash zones those days. Memorable fun, if only they still made them.....but Europe would never allow it....exhaust emissions etc...

As superb as ever, both the car and the channel. My first motor was a 1960 mini. A fine view of the road through the floorpan, and a starter button next to the handbrake. AND the smell of Feu Orange...

It would be great if you could find and review a modern BMW Mini Cooper S R56 Second Gen...2007-2013 model.

Great video and a terrific little car. Working for an Austin Rover Dealer back in the day what always amazed me about the Mini was that they had no PVC underbody protection or even underseal, if they were luck they might get a very thin coating of wax in some places. As far as i understand Austin Rover never incorporated an undersealing plant on the Mini assembly line. Shame there might be more on the road.

Superb, your videos are always interesting 👍

Another fab video Ed. Can I ask what that black cylindrical thing to the right of the steering wheel was? It appeared to have a switch on the end of some sort? Keep up the fab work!

I admit when i was younger i never liked the Mini, But they have grown on me and yes i think they are cute, Sadly tho i dont see many on the road these days, i cannot remember the last time i saw one on the road.. This Mini is beautiful and such a lovely colour.. . Great video and very well put together.. And great jumper.. Love it..

I would stand corrected but I'm pretty sure at this time the Mini sunroof was a dealer fit option as all the cars came from the without one. I used to hate it when I used to be given a PDI and it said on the worksheet "fit sunroof" by this time it was only Mini that had the glass pop up sunroof as Montego and Maestro had proper slide and tilt sunroofs but back in the day we used to fit them in Marina/Ital, Dolomite, Princess and the rest of the range and the larger cars had three different sizes. That first cut into the roof and the headlining was terrifying, many customers opted for the cheaper Britax aftermarket sunroofs but the BL sunroof with fitting kit had a nice felt finisher for the interior aperture whereas the cheaper Britax one was Ike a windscreen rubber. What a lovely little car in superb condition from an era when all car were not silver or grey.

Brilliant presentation mate 👌🏼

Am I right that some metros had metric wheels? Completely impossible to find rubber for today

Hi Ed... This is a real wanna have!!!! What a gem, a time warp, back when Mini's were, well.. Mini. Although I love both our new MINI's, I keep in mind that the real thing is just epic in so many ways, I one day hope to see a classic joining them. Again, keep up your style in how you do your vid's, informative, relaxed, fun to watch. You really stand out! Kindest Regards from the Netherlands

My mum's friend Shirley had one like this, and she never exceeded 40mph 🙄

I cannot understand people keeping usable cars locked away in garages for over 20 years.

Interesting and pleasant to hear, as always 😊🤗

I had a 1989 Mini 30! Loved it! Someone nicked it! :-(

Hi Ed Simply wonderful...... both the car and your vlog. Mike

An automatic......shakes head :/......2000 miles of torture. An idea, swap the auto for a neat manual box of some kind!

Why don't you take the cars in your videos out for a drive like everyone else Mr Twin Cam

Brilliantly professional production Ed, your research is fabulous as is your ability to maintain viewer engagement with your one on one pieces to camera.

Keeping the Mini going was the most sensible decision Austin Rover made

This was an era of the Mini we missed out on in New Zealand, so missed the transition from 10 inch to 12 inch wheels, which I think suit the Mini. Many thanks for the video, I’ve leaned something new!

I really liked the 1990 mini sport with Body kit, leather wood etc

OH the video 2 years old..........

In 2000 I bought a 1984 mini 25. 25th anniversary mini. It was silver & I think was the first mini to have 12 inch (instead of 10 inch) wheels & had similar wheel arch to this G reg. I think after this all minis then had 12 inch wheels with front disk breaks. Now I'm putting this from memory & you've corrected me in the past so apologies if errors! That mini 25 was brilliant. It had the 998 cc engine & had no oil leak & didn't use oil. Wish I'd kept it but I did sell it to get a 1996 mini cooper.

I reckon you are a candidate for Chris Harris' job on top gear :)

Rear fog lamps???? Great video, I had no idea that mini's were made for so long. The mini's run must have been longer that the VW bug. Stay safe........

Great video style keep it up!

finally, something slower than my mk3 fiesta lol, great review as always

Interesting video. I love the Mini but shudder at how poorly they perform in a crash; BMW had no option but to redesign for improved safety.

I had 2 in the 80s. Other cars weren't as huge and intimidating then.

6:03 i saw those stalks and thought they looked familiar, after you said 'the same ones you'll see on landrovers', I realised their exactly the same as the ones in my dads 1996 defender!

Don't tell me the engine is a Daihatsu 1.3cc.

Wow, the Mini sure had a good run... And so did drum brakes apparently too, that was a shocker. Mind you that car is probably not difficult to stop at reasonable speeds. Nice presentation as always.

Another excellent and informative presentation.

Another great video, has same switches I have in my maxi 2 , great condition. Regards mark

Brilliant video, very well done!

I would have quite liked to have seen what could have been had there been an MG Mini.

Great video as always.

Put your name down for first refusal on that Ed!

Gorgeous example. Great video.

We have a last of the line cooper.year 2000 Done 8k miles

Great video mate 👍

What a lovely example and an interesting history too. I owned two Minis. The second was a 1990 H reg 'Racing Green' limited edition which looked just like the Cooper, down to the minilite wheels. Great fun to drive butI couldn't get on with the cramped driving position so I replaced it with a newer less exciting supermini.

Wow what a cracking little Mini, must still smell brand new.

Nice 👍 work as usual

Great video as always. Very informative :-) A friend of mine has a 1989 30th Anniversary Edition Mini. It's a thing of beauty! He still drives it when he can :-)

Did you have a go with the hand controls?