I’ll be at Ultimate street car at santa pod on Saturday on the ATW clothing stand. Then on Sunday I’ll be at Fuel Fest. Hopefully see some of you there 👍

@npj2597

5 жыл бұрын

Be sick if you did a collab with both sideways sid and LLF for a track day special or something, cos u fellas actually all drive hard no pussy footing around

@TheStressD

5 жыл бұрын

Great video mate, keep up the good work.

The face-lift had different headlights, rear lights, Teflon coated supercharger, some exhaust reworking and a shorter ratio gearbox for improved acceleration, and they had around 7bhp more than a prefacelift. 👍

6 Speed Gearboxes are bullet proof, its the 5 speed in the Mini one & Cooper that are made of chocolate. Common issues with mini's are wishbone bushes, and heavy clutches. everything else is decent.

Can’t go selling that for £1400 the JCW carbon dashboard is worth nearly a grand they’re one of the rarest JCW bits 🤣

The 's' in mini cooper s has nothing to do with the word supercharged. You were able to get classic mini cooper s' too. Bmw just saw this as an option to get more power out of the 1.6 and late changed it to a turbo on the r56

Calvin that Mini is 100% tuned, has an aftermarket intercooler which usually means a smaller pulley! I had one with coilovers, LSD, big brakes and 212 WHP it was a rocket! Would have one again in a heartbeat!

Keep it, strip it, and do a track weapon to take on Ricky's track civic. that I'd love to see.

@lukejudge6008

4 жыл бұрын

great shout

@tali_m8766

4 жыл бұрын

Not a bad idea tbf

Love the supercharger whine, it was fairly cheap to upgrade the pulley on the copper s for extra power. Nice one Calvin

Just watched your take on your Mini Cooper S, to be very honest me darling, you didn’t need to say anything. Your fave was a picture, excellent review and very honest. Looking forward to your next vid. Now going to your website xx

A classic mini is a real go kart! Great video thanks Calvin :)

That's great for a 15 y/o Mini ! Im waiting to take delivery of a Cooper S 2 litre. Cant wait !

your reviews are so good . love your videos .straight to the point

It's had the intercooler swapped for an aftermarket so ods are and by the sounds of it, it's had a reduction pulley fitted.

Thanks for this video, just what I needed as I’m in the market for one.

R56 Cooper S/JCW get it done! IMO the best model of mini and thats coming from someone who owns one thats always breaking. Like driving a go kart!

Gotta be an r53. Guna be a classic soon and thr price e will go up n up . Keeping mine

1st JCW mini's were 197bhp. 2nd versions were 210bhp. My mate had a tuned standard one remapped with a smaller pulley back in 2004 and made 215bhp, £1000 back then.

Loved this. Great review. Top guy! Please do another mini review. Maybe a mini cab? Love these motors.

Love my R53 cooper S 🥰 fun little Go-karts and the whine is just 👌 x x

S doesn't stand for super chartged, you could get original mini cooper s'. they didn't have superchargers. new ones are also turbo

@curtisstroud3

5 ай бұрын

It does stand for supercharged in the r50 series (r53)

I have owned a few new shape minis, the cooper are slow, cooper s, are okay I had a nice JCW with 220 bhp thst pulled well, one problem not mentioned the head gaskets can go, check the coolant resoovour for brown sludge or cream water in the oil

love them there so underrated and i had one and miss it like mad

How about a video on that silver Skoda Octavia Vrs behind you? 👍🏻

@CalvinsCarDiary

5 жыл бұрын

RADDERS good shout. I’ll try and sort that out 👍

I own a 2005 Mini Cooper S R53, 63k, 214bhp. Janspeed Manifold with De-Cat, Non Res Miltek Catback, K&N Drop In Filter, 15% KAVS Reduced Pulley😍

Great vid calv the miss has a 07 copper not the s model what a fun car to drive I love driving it to Queenstown it turns the devils steercase which is a piece of road around the lake into a race track such fun love from New Zealand 🇳🇿

I had an 04' R53 Cooper S, loved it! Then bought and 07' R56 Cooper S and hated it! Timing chain issues after about 6k miles, took it back multiple times and never got fixed.. no character to it after the lovely whine of the supercharger of the R53. Got a 123d coupe after that and never looked back 🤣 It was a grown up Cooper S 😜😜

I have size 11/12 feet and drive a 2009 Mini One, and have absolutely no problem changing gear, and have driven an R53 Mini with no problem.

I own an 04 R53 Cooper S JCW, all original spec. One of the most fun car’s I’ve ever driven. When the super charger kicks in, it takes off. Factory Brakes are not really up to the job with that extra power and could do with up rating.

My wife owns the Cooper S Diesel ( 2 litre ) it has 3 settings, Eco, sport and go kart . It’s a 65 plate and it goes like hell !

First car, its amazing 😂😂

Love these cars 💯

First gen new Minis are awesome little cars. My daughter has a 2003 Cooper and it’s great fun to drive (when I’m allowed 🤣). Wouldn’t say no to a Cooper S as my daily.

Great video mate keep it up 👍🏻

When you get behind the wheel of the R53 cooper S it is only natural to grow a pair of horns 😈

That’s a nice mk2 vrs in the background. Gonna do a review on one of those?.

The 1.6 turbo cooper S is the same engine that’s in the Citroen DS3 Dsport and the Peugeot 207gti. I owned the DS3 and it was a good car, just french so it got a few faults you wouldn’t expect with a few year old car lol. The timing chain and carbon build up are common on this engine 100%.

Nice, getting my first Mimi soon !! R53 !!!

The R53 will be a future classic. Unlike the more modern "MIDIs", the first gen of new MINIs still had the Mini-feel. Easily modified. Great fun. I still own mine (my first car). Will never sell it. Driven Porsche, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Corvettes... The R53 is still my favorite. - - - Is that an Omega Seamaster on his wrist?

Calvin, anything to look out for with slightly newer models 64 plate onwards

Yep!👍 The Business Really! 😉

Finally , you have to get your hands on a jcw and do a review , Such a better car ! Also judging from the direnza intercooler it’s probably had a 17% supercharger belt pulley , The carbon dash is rare which is strange for a cooper s. The exhaust sounds way to raspy for a standard car so it’s probably got a decat or a decat manifold!

@youngstayoung6633

5 жыл бұрын

The jcw ain't any better after you've dont thr pully etc on the standard s

@jonesehr5312

5 жыл бұрын

youngsta Young i mean , other than head and cams that are different , you’d be wrong.

Love my old cooper s charged . Sounds mega

Please do a video on that Corsa Black Edition if you have it still! Nippy 1.4 turbos and great for a first car so would be ideal for a video.

@kells77

5 жыл бұрын

OlittoTV yea would help me get to sleep that it’s so boring ha

It doesn't sound stock and the intercooler looked larger . Look at the front of the sc pulley and see if it has a smaller pulley. Sure sounds like it A civic type r though has wayyyyyyyy more room to be built faster and more hp..a r53 mini will be maxed out at maybe 400hp I have yet to see one though but I'm sure with the right cam,ported head and ported supercharger it could be done

Really decent 0 to 60 for its age a mate at work has one i think he said it gets somewhere just over 32 mpg if driven gently .

@evrensokmener6768

5 жыл бұрын

I used to have one. They are guzzlers for such a small car.

@KillThatJewS1MC

5 жыл бұрын

I was getting 25mpg......

Makes me miss my cooper S 😭😭

Calvin bro the copper s was around long before bmw took over the brand mate just so you know 👍 lol

@ivelokas8936

4 жыл бұрын

Bmw makes them now . Thats what is he talking about

Those Minis are fun little cars, but I think given the choice, I'd have the EP3. Mind you, I don't think I'd be disappointed with a Cooper S.

I used to own an EP3 and an R53 Cooper S. As standard, the Cooper S couldn't keep up with the EP3. But after fitting a 15% reduced pulley and an airtec intercooler to it, it used to beat the EP3 easily (even used to pull on my friends s2000) so you'll probably find it's got a 15% reduced pulley on it. Or at least 12% reduced pulley as the standard intercooler can handle it. With the 15% it's highly recommended that you change the intercooler for a bigger aftermarket one (or a JCW). So if it's got a larger intercooler, it's probably got a 15% reduced pulley. (200bhp plus)

@lewisjacobs787

5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking too that it's had something done to it since when the ep3 was launched it was 6.6 to 60 and the Cooper s was in the mid 7s, so yeah makes sense and I much prefer the supercharged over the current cooper s, from memory the supercharged were the rover ones and bmw stuck with it before swapping to turbo

@jajkc

4 жыл бұрын

You only need to add a new intercooler if you’re going to track it, daily driving is fine.

The 'S' on an R53 Mini Cooper S doesn't stand for Supercharger; it's a carry-over from the original 60s Mini Cooper which had the S for the even sportier model. By your logic, the newer R56 Mini Cooper S that came in 2006 or 2007 would be a Cooper T as it replaced the supercharger with a turbocharger!

It's got an after market cooler so thr pully would of been done etc

I bought mine for 300 quid. It’s more fun than the bmw I bought that was over 20 times more expensive.

I Had the jcw version, but not practical enough for the family. I have since owned loads of cars in between, I recently bought a car but was unaware that it was salvaged at some point in its life as far as the documents now tell me once they came through the post, how can I determine what categorie it falls in??. Cheers the Power.

Wish my R53 was that quick 😂😂

Calvin was this car in Aylesbury? I recognise the plate

Nice channel. In the first couple of episodes, the way you speak was a bit annoying ( your accent ) but now after quite a few, I came to realize I like it. Well, a lot is due to what you're talking about. I do enjoy that form. It's like talking with a mate in a pub about cars but instead your driving em. Throw more content at us buddy.

My car with a Ramair and a 17 percent kavs does 0 to 70 just under 6

Can you do a video on that Octavia vrs 👀

3:07 Nope. You also get a Hatch One which is a slower Cooper.

get it track ready and compete against ricky that would be good content!

Do a video on the corsa vxr in the background

had one for 7 years i will say this have allot of money if you want one there not dailys and if you want to use it daily you be spending allot to make it right

Is that's naffnaff shirt I see🤩🤩😍

Calvin , can you try and get a Corolla Tsport please would love your honest review and 0-60 against the EP3 Honda type R ,very similar cars. Cheers mate

@paulbaker4941

5 жыл бұрын

Zero torque is what I noticed on the corolla, like an exaggerated version of a type r engine, no good.

Put it in trckshon con trolley to stop weels spining

If you struggle with the pedals in a mini, its not because you have big feet or the pedals are close together, its because you can't drive it.

Imagine stage 2+ with a carbon clean and fully stripped wow... That's nuts for a 1.6 tbh that's that old

If its a genuine jcw its 210bhp thats why it feels so quick

Bmw didnt introduce the cooper s. The cooper s was a model in the original mini.

They pull like train after 5k

7.34 was that Arthur?

Theres no faults with the getrag 6 speed gearbox's on the cooper s there bullet proof .. the r50's are fitted with a chocolate midlands gearbox and fail every 100 miles lol . R53 is a legend

The S doesn't stand for supercharger 🤦‍♂️

@andrewkirkhope2842

4 жыл бұрын

is it sport

@lfsdesigns2472

4 жыл бұрын

Sidewalk

@andrewkirkhope2842

4 жыл бұрын

Nah it is spaghetti

@zakstratton37

4 жыл бұрын

Stands for shite

@Alexander_l322

4 жыл бұрын

Well it's got a super charger so why cant it stand for that lol

I’m looking at buying a Cat D car from a dealership… can I have your opinion on buying a Cat D as I’m a bit apprehensive

I have a 58 plate R56 with the n14 engine (1.6 turbo) on 67k miles. It's been very unreliable since I bought it in January. Its currently running 227bhp and 325nm torque (240ftlb) and although it's fun to drive and does handle like it's on rails, the reliability just isnt there. I'm getting around 26mpg so not too bad as far as fuel goes.

@brucewayne2397

5 жыл бұрын

Its a pevgeot, never going to be reliable. Mrs had same car 58 reg black and was broken every week and at bmw, she sold up for pennies.

@debbiepeter112

4 жыл бұрын

That's tbe problem 2nd gen Mini engines were in collaboration with citroen/Peugeot I believe and 1st gen Minis are with Chrysler. I know which one I would rather have.

It’s the early midland gearbox’s not the 5 and 6 speed getrag that are chocolate boxes

12:20 Mini cooper S 2004 is about 1150 kg with fluids

The gearbox issue dosen't effect the cooper s , they all came with a uprated 6 speed gearbox ulike the lower models .

@b.eduardo5105

5 жыл бұрын

Doesn't effect many minis at all tbh

Its usually the tensioner that goes. They ain't the best on fuel but who cares

Like Calivin's vids but he doesn't half rattle on.

the gearboxes on the S are actually pretty good, its the non-S version that has shitty gearboxes

It has aircon m8 turn it on?

I recon that is tuned. Stock it should be doing 0-60 in 7.2. You shaved almost a second off it.

@stevemelling8450

5 жыл бұрын

Adam Ellard 15% reduction pulley may be ?

@youngstayoung6633

4 жыл бұрын

I reckon its stock or just had the pully. I've done a kavs 17 percent and an intake and mine does. To 7 in just under 6

I've got a 1.6 mini cooper 57 plate it has the John works Cooper kit on it it's a great wee car I heard the cooper S at this age is full of problems?

@markcoyle5648

5 жыл бұрын

The 100k service is a £1500 problem..

@wullielove8680

5 жыл бұрын

@@markcoyle5648 what does that include and will it affect mine with not being the cooper S

@mileschristian2935

5 жыл бұрын

a 57 plate will class as a R56 which are known for being problematic even with a forged engine however the power in the turbo of the S is impressive. I currently have a 2002 Cooper S (R53) and mine is a problematic mess but nothing major like R56s have, just overheating issues and old age issues. However your r56 will be fine if maintained correctly, as Mark says at 100k its a £1500 , you need to do servicing and repairs yourself when you own a S of any generation because otherwise you will be spending a lot of money in garages.

@mileschristian2935

5 жыл бұрын

unless your 57 plate is a convertible (R52) then you'll have similar issues to me haha

@markcoyle5648

5 жыл бұрын

@@wullielove8680 It includes a lot, not to sure about yours... Probably best if you google mini service. You will find hundreds of cheap minis around for this reason.

Theirs recalls on the steering pump so if hasnt been done theyll do it

@jajkc

4 жыл бұрын

youngsta Young depends on the age of the car.

always wanted one of these, but worried I'd have enough headroom, whats the headroom like in them?

@dominicsomerville1235

5 жыл бұрын

Loads of headroom. I'm 6ft and had an R56 with a ton of room to spare.

@CalvinsCarDiary

5 жыл бұрын

Yea there’s loads mate. I’m 6,3 and you can see that I’m good in there.

Do you nuy and sell saabs

They do 70 in 2nd 50 inn1st

I would be interested in seeing what the corsa vxr vs cooper s on the draft time As I have a corsa vxr and my girlfriend as the cooper s. I have driven both and I think the vxr faster to 60.🤔

@CalvinsCarDiary

5 жыл бұрын

Jon Ashman yea I need to get the Vxr on the dragy leaderboard. I’m curious as well.

@jonashman9703

5 жыл бұрын

I would never tell my girlfriend if the corsa vxr lost lol I wouldn’t hear the end of it 😂

@davidamor3063

5 жыл бұрын

@@jonashman9703 the corsa vxr will be around the 7second range in a 0-60 dash I use to own one and they ain't great at 0-60

@Tbo1235

5 жыл бұрын

Jon Ashman vxr would get shit on

@gunfluff

5 жыл бұрын

Mini JCW I blew a VXR last week, but I do have a Catcam and 1320 tune

You going to raffle this?

My 2011 R56 is an absolute nightmare to own....but, I still love it. 😩

@debbiepeter112

4 жыл бұрын

Can I ask why it is a nightmare?

@daltonsikhosana8275

4 жыл бұрын

debbie peter Peugeot/Citroen engine its a n14 engine and it has loads of issues think it got revised in 2012 but everything before is basically a bit of a nightmare regardless of car it’s on a draw or a straw whether you get one that works or one that doesn’t

A cooper S of this age is a money pit

@Tbo1235

5 жыл бұрын

Kkkk just raz fuck out of it until it breaks at that money

@mitchedwards1397

5 жыл бұрын

You could say that about most hot hatches that age tho, I've owned an R53 cooper S and had no problems at all. Not the fastest thing but great fun to drive

@stevemelling8450

5 жыл бұрын

I had a 2003 Cooper s for 2 years never cost me anything in repairs but I don’t think I hit above 26 mpg but I didn’t car only sold it cos I was doing 60-80 miles a day

@benjamind165

5 жыл бұрын

No need to get defensive I had a 2004 Cooper S and spent a lot on it as a show car. Had it on air suspension and bbs’ but I had to put a new engine in it not once but twice, the first time was my fault had a silly map put on it suppose second must have been because I was sold a dodgy engine. But o then took most mods off and sold it. Personally would never buy and old car again

@youngstayoung6633

4 жыл бұрын

Had mine a long time only ever had breaks and tyres. Never missed a beat 03 r53

The car in this video is a 2005. The gearbox issue was solved in the 2005-06 cars when they went from Midlands gearboxes to Getrag. The only 1st generation BMW MINIs to buy are 2005-06 with a manual transmission. (Frankly, those are the only MINIs worth buying; those are the classics; the new MINIs are ugly AF.)

that is not carbon fibre is carbon effect plastic!!

Big feet little pedals, you gotta have a good excuse ready !

One from Belfast Calvin

@jjward17

4 жыл бұрын

I noticed it's from where I am the north of ireland

Why buy a Cat D when you could have bought a minter for very little

isn't the gearbox issue is with the 5speed not the 6speed ,the steering noise can be normal when hot,as it has a fan...if the car has been upgrade, the intercooler will have no cover ,because is to big....you will have a cover if its a normal intercooler,,,if you have 15% pully you should have something written on the side of it.

@F56JCW

5 жыл бұрын

Correct, the 5 speed Midland boxes that Rover insisted were used in the 1st generation One & Coopers were made of cheese. Cooper S gear boxes are Getrag units and I haven’t heard of any issues with them, power steering whine is normal especially on pre facelift and nothing to worry about. My aunt had a new Cooper in 2004 and it whined, she still has it and it’s fine

The "S" doesn't stand for "supercharger" its stands for "sport"👍🏻

@daltonsikhosana8275

4 жыл бұрын

Not since rover... the S is just a model name now it doesn’t actually mean like sports team or rally specialist or anything anymore it’s like turbo S on the electric taycan its literally just to differentiate now.

@daltonsikhosana8275

4 жыл бұрын

Especially with the new F chassis as you can buy a Mini Cooper with the trim level sport, and it’s not an S 😅

Road tax is a joke on these cars

@cringanudavid8029

4 жыл бұрын

325.got the same in a v8 jag xj 😂