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It's gone after 14 yrs
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15/06/2017 16:48
15/06/2017 16:48
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frary
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Well guys I hate to say it but I waved good buy to my coupe today after 14 yrs of ownership
Got messed about big time by some tw&t on eBay ( my fault for putting it on there) but it eventually went to a nice mature gentleman who is only about 30 miles away
He never came to see it he just went by the photos and descriptions and when I saw his face today as I pulled the cover off it he he laid eyes on it for the first time I knew he was hooked ......
I wish him and the coupe all the best and hopefully he will join this forum
Oh and the doughnut that messed me about on eBay .......well I have his phone number and sooner or later he will have his phone turned back on so .....bionicnaziking666 ...... I will be having some fun with you In the not to distant future
Why oh why does eBay allow people on there with such stupid names .....oh and his address was false too ...which is how I got out of the deal when he won
I would like to thank everyone for you priceless help and knowledge over the yrs and especially Joe (country cruising) for his endless supply of parts
Oh and can I add ....so for I have not found another forum as good as this one
Cheers all
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Re: It's gone after 14 yrs
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15/06/2017 18:28
15/06/2017 18:28
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frary
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Cheers guys
I'm now passing my time on a mini forum .......brought a mini 2 cooper s ( the turbo one ) with John cooper works body kit
Let me tell you these are a bloody hoot .....so quick it's untrue
Will stick around
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Re: It's gone after 14 yrs
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16/06/2017 13:48
16/06/2017 13:48
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frary
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Re: It's gone after 14 yrs
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16/06/2017 14:34
16/06/2017 14:34
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Posts: 229 Perth, Western Australia
Hoops82
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Cheers guys
I'm now passing my time on a mini forum .......brought a mini 2 cooper s ( the turbo one ) with John cooper works body kit
Let me tell you these are a bloody hoot .....so quick it's untrue
Will stick around I concur. Quite fancy a JCW gen 1 for the stables. Had a coopers r56 and was amazed how much it felt like my old Austin mini on turn in. Quite tunable aswell.
Resting UK
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Re: It's gone after 14 yrs
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16/06/2017 20:18
16/06/2017 20:18
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Posts: 4,831 Haslemere, Surrey
Mark_S
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Cheers guys
I'm now passing my time on a mini forum .......brought a mini 2 cooper s ( the turbo one ) with John cooper works body kit
Let me tell you these are a bloody hoot .....so quick it's untrue
Will stick around I concur. Quite fancy a JCW gen 1 for the stables. Had a coopers r56 and was amazed how much it felt like my old Austin mini on turn in. Quite tunable aswell. I recall reading that BMW over-engineered the suspension on the Mk1 car and the gen 2 was specifically designed to reduce the cost of manufacture = Gen 1 the car to have
997 C4S
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Re: It's gone after 14 yrs
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17/06/2017 06:14
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frary
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The gen 1 is supercharged mine is the turbo which "apparently " is a better set up ......but I've not driven the gen 1 so I can't comment
All I can say is that the car is like a motorbike with four wheels.....it is breathtaking to drive , incredibly quick and it sticks to the road
From what I can make out from the forums they are have various issues Mine suffers from premature timing chain tensioner failure which leads to the chain smashing the guides .........I will leave the rest up to your imagination.......but luckily mine was done on a recall at 40,000 miles
The exhaust note is great ......it's really poppy on The overrun
But best of all it's so small it's a piece of @@@@ to clean
Will stick a picture up
Last edited by frary; 17/06/2017 06:29.
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Re: It's gone after 14 yrs
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17/06/2017 06:32
17/06/2017 06:32
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patch234
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I have the Supercharged gen 1. It really is a nice motor to drive, love the whine.
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Re: It's gone after 14 yrs
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18/08/2017 12:27
18/08/2017 12:27
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sharman
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