"They call a liquid gas." Jeremy Clarkson

@kyledavis4202

4 жыл бұрын

I’ve never heard that quote before, but that is the most British / Jeremy Clarkson thing I’ve ever heard in my life

@RemoteViewr1

4 жыл бұрын

Lol, clever insight into the application of common sense to word choice.

@sadmanpranto9026

4 жыл бұрын

@@jjprulz but this nickname changes the meaning of what you're saying.

@ethantea360

4 жыл бұрын

Technically it turns into a gas in the engine but that quote is awesome

@sadmanpranto9026

4 жыл бұрын

@@ethantea360 In Bangladesh (I don't know if any other country does it), They convert cars to run in CNG, almost everyone does it. Because it's cheaper here.

"The whole country is the size of Delaware, that's why cars are so small" Pure gold right there

@mattybowler7966

4 жыл бұрын

Trust me

@dallesamllhals9161

Жыл бұрын

What's a delaware? A Dane asking!

@georgemorley1029

Жыл бұрын

@@dallesamllhals9161 It’s some kind of plastic pot you put kitchen leftovers into.

Yes

@rafrafimadinosaur

8 жыл бұрын

My gods

@tylerand

8 жыл бұрын

:o

@smellysidewalktv9873

8 жыл бұрын

its them. its really them. omg

@d33b33

8 жыл бұрын

I feel a strange need to make introductions. Like we're at a fancy restaurant.

@adambell5781

8 жыл бұрын

+Alex Cooper I think it's just fantasy

My first car was a '79 Mini back in 1996 when I was 16 (Mini's were sold in Canada for alot longer than the US and they were still kind of common for a classic car back then). I payed $600 CAD. It was a rust bucket and my uncle welded a couple old road signs to replace the rotten floor pan. If I ever forgot the speed limit I just had to look down at my feet and see "80 km/h" looking back at me. I often exceeded that- though not by much- but still enough to get my first speeding ticket. 5.0 Fox Body Mustangs were THE f*"king car to have for rich kids at the time... And the guys who had them HATED me. Every girl in school wanted to go for a ride in my "cute little car". It was awesome... Also, on the narrow winding back roads of Vancouver Island, my 40hp, 998cc car could f*"king smoke a 5.0 through the corners. It would just get farther and farther away after every corner. The brakes sucked, but it didn't matter- you didn't need them. Just a well timed down shift and the ungodly grip and invisible railroad track that holds these cars on the road. Many good memories.

"Who needs to see the forest, when the trees are this pretty." -Mr. Regular 2016

As a Classic Mini owner in England, I can tell you that the British public do have a sincere fondness for these cars. Everyone seems to have a memory of them, it might be that they owned one in the past, or their parents took them to school/on holiday in one, their best friend had one etc. I've often seen people stop and stare at mine and even occasionally take a photo of it, and mine isn't even a great example although it is a genuine Cooper with the white roof and bonnet stripes which makes it stand out more. So I'd say the public other here so treat it in the same regard as a classic Mustang in America.

@HakanKoseoglu

6 жыл бұрын

Chris Stevens One of my fondest memories is my Grandpa driving it to the shop around Northern Ireland's tiny roads simultaneously trying to light his pipe with me sitting next to him...

@gravydavy4188

5 жыл бұрын

I am always getting people come over and say how much they like my Mini 30. I've even had a woman in a car park come over to tell me how good she thought it sounded, she'd followed me our of a junction. I've never had so much fun with a car.

@thomas316

4 жыл бұрын

Fondness? My girlfriends rust issues, overheated on long uphill sections of roads and has constant electrical issues when it rained hard. Begrudgingly: The handling was excellent.

@indiekiddrugpatrol3117

4 жыл бұрын

@@thomas316 you don't buy a British car for reliability you buy it for fun and character, that's why all the cheap companies like Austin, Morris, Hillman etc aren't around anymore

@texlad04

4 жыл бұрын

When I was a student at Oxford there was a neighbor whose classic Mini was so sickly that it needed a solid two minutes of warming up every day it wasn’t warm and/or sunny. Now that the are owned by Broken MW I would still avoid them.

"How is this car faster in a corner than a Fiesta ST?" It might have something to do with the fact that it weighs 1400 pounds. That's 500 pounds *less* than a Lotus Elise.

Very interesting to hear an American perspective. I think you've understood our love of the Mini very well. My mother had one of the very first 850 Minis (badged Austin) and a few years later bought a 998 version. Over the years I've owned one myself and driven many. Growing up in the 1950s and 60s, I can tell you the car felt modern; not in the sense that it was cutting edge tech (it wasn't) but because it broke with the old class system. The Mini was as loved by the wealthy elite as much as by blue-collar workers; it had no pretensions to either grandeur or overt poverty. The triumph of function gave it a form that worked superbly - clever packaging combined with very light weight - and what little weight there was, was right over the driven wheels. That meant understeer was banished by more power and lift-off oversteer didn't really occur (unless at racing speeds) because the car is so light at the back and so short. At around 600kg and not much more than 30 bhp, even the 850 had 50bhp/tonne - in the 1950s! I had friends who easily managed 100 bhp from their 1275s and, with a little lightening managed 150bhp/tonne on very tight budgets. Many bigger cars from the USA and elsewhere had better power to weight ratios but few were so light and had no chance keeping up with a sorted Mini on the twisty bits. But even a standard car could outrun almost anything on the narrow Devon lanes of my childhood, so nimble was it where it really counts.

damn. a 50 year old compact car cornering completely flat. defintely impressive.

@harleymitchelly5542

4 жыл бұрын

These things have rally pedigree, and the very good reason the John Works Coopers kept winning rally races was because you could not make these damn things spin out. Every other car is braking or drifting in the accidental and bad variety, but this car is still just stubbornly gripping the gravel and it JUST. WON'T. LET. GO.

@michaelmeliambro5117

3 жыл бұрын

A VEGA handled corners better; XD.

@RidinDirtyRollinBurnouts

3 жыл бұрын

This was the most hard-core car to own for a car guy when it came out. James Hunt, F1 legend, drove a modified Mini Cooper

@michaelmeliambro5117

3 жыл бұрын

@@RidinDirtyRollinBurnouts Richard Petty wouldn't be caught DEAD driving one.

@RidinDirtyRollinBurnouts

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelmeliambro5117 thats fine, but it doesn't deny its performance, when it was famously beating sports coupes at the time like mustangs. I'm a muscle car fan but I also like cars that have impressive performance out of a minimalistic economy design

"Who needs to see the forest when the tree is this pretty" Manly tears were shed.

"This is a daily driver for the owner..." ...You know this car is THAT good when a 50-year-old European car is literally daily driven.

@eva2602

4 жыл бұрын

it's... definitely a mark of timeless quality

@thejudgefrom69

3 жыл бұрын

No American car is in that great of shape for 50 years and handles like that unless you not like those people who just leave it in the rain and put a ripped up tarp over it and be like “ohh it’s fine this car is meant to be neglected” and then wonder why it doesn’t start

@rexjolles

3 жыл бұрын

Bruh daily drive a shit bucket 1940's sedan I *barely* souped up lol

NO! I do not want to be reminded of Fry's dog.

@chrispoland3637

6 жыл бұрын

Myriadman Fry's dog Fry's dog Fry's dog

@purpleneons

3 жыл бұрын

Fry's dog

@alastairward2774

3 жыл бұрын

Fine, Blackadder, George and Baldrick going over the top.

@JeffDeWitt

3 жыл бұрын

I was a fan of that show until that episode, don't' think I've watched it since.

Best. Review. Ever. Mr. Regular, that was 9 minutes of pure poetry. You are a master wordsmith.

@zloychechen5150

8 жыл бұрын

that's what got me to it in the first place quite a while ago.

@sixdsix5028

8 жыл бұрын

Here here, I second that.

@lachlanjames8492

8 жыл бұрын

That porshe review styled like Fear and loathing was always my favourite.

@markdavis2475

8 жыл бұрын

First time Ive laughed out laud watching KZread for ages! Wonderful!

@clorox1676

7 жыл бұрын

7:49 he has a nice ass too.

Makes my Geo Metro look like a Ford Excursion

@geigerzoola6642

8 жыл бұрын

You drive a..........metro?

@AnytimeMinutes

8 жыл бұрын

+Royhan RS damn straight, I have a Geo Metro, and a Geo Tracker.

@Ichibuns

8 жыл бұрын

I see them commonly in Ohio as you can drive long distances to work and get amazing gas mileage. Also, really easy to repair. Which doesn't need to happen often as they are basic

@AnytimeMinutes

8 жыл бұрын

+Gregory Kanniard anyone stronger than average can even lift the motor with their bare hands. it's only like 170 pounds

@Ichibuns

8 жыл бұрын

AnytimeMinutes Im ready to gut one, reinforce, and supercharge it. I love small cars with power.

Why the hell did the BBC not approach you to present the new Top Gear?

@Gazdatronik

8 жыл бұрын

They didn't want to ruin Mr. Regular's career.

@sadladd

7 жыл бұрын

Mr. Regular is British. See, he has a classic Mini. He's British.

@colinjohnston8519

6 жыл бұрын

Why the he'll does every person that makes KZread videos gave yo present top gear?

@moravianlion3108

5 жыл бұрын

TG is too mainstream

@jasonmoskowitz246

5 жыл бұрын

BBC- Big Block Chevy... in a Mini. A swap like that would take up the whole inside of the car & you'd prolly need to glue a seat to the roof

That blink182 end song was the icing on the cake.

Even we in Europe think this is a small car. And then you know the car is REALLY small.

I'm very happy with sleep deprivation if this is my reward.

@pork2288

8 жыл бұрын

Lay of the ICE..........

@BoostedPastime

8 жыл бұрын

+Gavin Windsor maybe it's that dog food!

Please do a totally common Trabant P601! So East German you will sh*t your pants and vote for Honecker. Also 2 stroke.

@Leslie48

8 жыл бұрын

Farty Hans!

@Schmidt54

8 жыл бұрын

indeed that car has distinct aroma trailing behind.

"How is it doing this?" It's literally a go-kart.

the shifter is crooked because the transmission is offset it takes time 2 git gud

@jamescannone1425

8 жыл бұрын

I just found you a few days ago! Loving the channel and now even more because you're a RCR fan! Keep up the good work

@totallywinningprogamer9860

8 жыл бұрын

Morris Mini

@ohslowpoke4720

8 жыл бұрын

armor skeptic in MY car reviews more likely than you think tell shoe I said hello.

@CockatooDude

8 жыл бұрын

Well I didn't expect you here!

@scarface12347

8 жыл бұрын

Never thought I'd see you on a video like this. It's cool that we all have this channel in common.

God damn these guys have literary degrees

@marcoVGpolo

8 жыл бұрын

I feel like the more I watch this video, the more I'm convinced that the Mini is the most American car in the world.

@CordovanSplotchVT

8 жыл бұрын

+Rollerblader1 >good handling >American Kek.

@peterkierstv

8 жыл бұрын

mr. regular has one i think, or is an english teacher or something

@larsvandriel2875

8 жыл бұрын

+Christian Friis Sørensen top kek

@soup_music

8 жыл бұрын

His friend writes the show with him, who I believe has one.

You get MAJOR POINTS for getting an original Cooper and not one of those 90's flared things with stripes. Thank you. I have driven a 1000, most fun I've ever had behind the wheel. The best part was when I drove past an unloading school bus. The children cheered at me. You will not get that in any other car.

@thimble288

8 жыл бұрын

Also the one I drove wasn't a Cooper, but I believe the Cooper tweaks are just icing on the already delicious cake. Get a regular Austin or Morris 1000 (MkII with the roll-up windows) and the same happiness will be had.

@thimble288

8 жыл бұрын

You should review the new Chevy Spark, it's based on the Kia Picanto (who are we kidding, it's a Picanto with a Chevy grill). They are sweet and cost under $14k base

@davidforget1451

8 жыл бұрын

+Eric Leippe I saw them when I was in Panama, I would very much like a spark.

@horatiohuffnagel7978

7 жыл бұрын

14 grand for a little turd. Id rather buy something good and fix it up.

@davidforget1451

7 жыл бұрын

12999 brand new is aight

First time I saw one in traffic I was shocked by how small it was. I knew they were a small car but it truly was MINI.

I would love to see a load more British cars. Midget, Sprite, MGB and so on. So many fun cars to choose from, all handle exceptionally well and all are relatively quick.

@nzsims

8 жыл бұрын

Stag, Spitfire, P4, all of the good Escorts... I think a trip to England is in order!

@joeroche552

8 жыл бұрын

Seconded!

@Punisher9419

8 жыл бұрын

And a P6 with the Rover V8. Rover V8 engine is a masterpiece of an engine.

@soranut111

8 жыл бұрын

modern mg's are chinese piece of crap though

@Punisher9419

8 жыл бұрын

I don't consider them MG's though. Like I don't consider modern mini's mini's. They are made by BMW and they it would seem completely forgot what made the mini so good. Modern mini's are huge when they should be tiny. They should be a similar size to a midget but shorter.

man i love minis, spent my childhood going to the track to watch them race, my dad had a bunch and my best friends mum showed me how to flip one onto 2 wheels and balance it. this really is the most iconic British car. it definitely is the British mustang but in a totally different way, theres nothing that comes close to the same level of timeless class and universal adoration from all brits even the non car lovers love them.

"I could see myself owning one these in the future..." What a majestic shot. "NOT-" *Camry swooshes by*

My Grandpa raced minis back in the 60s. When I was a teen @ the 90s my dad and I (dad mostly) helped him build one like his old racer. That thing hauled so much ass

In Britain, everyone has a story about a mini. Mainly about your girlfriend having to stick her legs out the window so you can do the missionary position.

The biggest problem was with BMC. They simply did not charge enough for the car. There was virtually zero profit. Ford of England did a cost analysis and concluded BMC was making maybe five bucks per car. In the mid and late sixties if you wanted to race auto cross, a miniature race course in a vacant parking lot, an original Mini Cooper was king.

dang i bet the nerdy-ass homie that owns this thing slays the cougars. they can't seem to resist 'proudly uncool'.

@Foxfloop

3 жыл бұрын

oldfrend before I got to the end I thought you meant the mini was beating big old mercury cougars!

I daily drive a '84 mini, which is basically the exact same car except it doesn't have horizontal sliding windows and external door hinge. I restomodded that car completely and put in a fast road engine ( a bit camy but still city driveable). It now has 90 bhp for 650 kgs, and a top speed of around 185-190 km/h ( which may not sound that impressive but if you have been there with a mini you know how fast it feels). This car is the love of my life.

A E S T H E T I C

@thatguyanderson

8 жыл бұрын

M I N I C O O P E R

@efirehawk

8 жыл бұрын

Teenagers are gonnaaaaaaaaaa.........................................................

@JonasRosenven

8 жыл бұрын

Your use of the word "then" makes no sense.

@bray6510

8 жыл бұрын

W I N D O W S 9 5

@SuperFrankieOSX

8 жыл бұрын

+b ray B O N Z I B U D D Y

I wish the BMW Mini was as good as the Morris Mini is back then. great video as always Mr.regular!

"and thanks to vaporwave, aesthetic means i like it 'cause it sucks'. Beautiful.

This guy needs more views. He deserves it, at the very least deserves a million subs

Dann, that's an early one. Small wheels and external door hinges.

@BigAdam2050

8 жыл бұрын

utterly expected a ringer one

@lptomtom

8 жыл бұрын

The rear lights are the modern ones though, I prefer the early ones!

@BigAdam2050

8 жыл бұрын

lptomtom Nah man, Mk2 lights. Its a Mk2, hence the grill not being the 'stash one.

@Deadlyshark3

8 жыл бұрын

+Big_Adam_2050 if it is a 1966, then it's a mk1, since the first mk2s were built in 1967. Though in the late 60s, it was common to 'upgrade' the moustache grille cars with bigger lights and the newer parts, which is probably what's happened with this car.

@BigAdam2050

8 жыл бұрын

Mr. Laurence Bugger, forgot about that. Even in the old Vizard books.

I recently - quite by accident - witnessed the annual Mini run from London to Brighton , that is some 2 ,100 Minis shooting down the motorway . Saw one on the hard shoulder minus wheel .

Thank you for posting. Very well written and presented: Lots of laughs! We had a brown Mini (similar to this one) and bought it second hand in 1981 (Registration number RBB 402S) Try Googling the Morris 1100 (another great little car) All the best from the UK. Take care.

I appreciate your expressions and comparisons in order to understand how, what and why. Thanks.

Only thing more British than a Mini, is a Rolls Royce.

@51StPi

8 жыл бұрын

Morgan :)

@samwilson182

8 жыл бұрын

TVR Noblr and Caterham

@samwilson182

8 жыл бұрын

+Sam Wilson Noble

@51StPi

8 жыл бұрын

Ginetta

@PeteOffShore

8 жыл бұрын

Rover P4 and P6!!

I was just about to go to bed... Dammit Mr.Regular

@TvMaNightmareHD

8 жыл бұрын

+DaBossk someone's an edgy child

@zzzzaaattt12321

8 жыл бұрын

+DaBossk that explains why you're so pathetic, you drive a shitty integra! In so sorry bud :/

@jamesbarros

8 жыл бұрын

Totally untrue. It ALSO makes him look like a closet homosexual to people he DOES know. Your use of the article "only" is a farce and you know it sir. Stand down I say! :-p

@justmechanicthings

8 жыл бұрын

I like your forward use of that exclamation point :)

@thestig572420

8 жыл бұрын

+james Thaddeus You sir are 100 % correct. Standing down now.

Beautifully written. A perfect review through and through!

Where does he get tires for that thing, the lawn mower store?

@badgeftw4520

8 жыл бұрын

yes

@matgee8892

8 жыл бұрын

Dont be stupid its the wheelbarrow shop.

@buggs9950

6 жыл бұрын

Hey! Where did you get those clothes? At the toilet store?

@nickpollay1681

5 жыл бұрын

Damn it! I saw the comment and instantly wanted to put the anchorman quote in and was beat to it by 2 years

@oldred9122

4 жыл бұрын

Where'd you get that comment, the toilet store?

Its a rebuild. The tail lights are from a 1970s Leyland version. The 1966 Cooper was an 850cc bored out to 998cc to square it up. Inside it had a passenger side light above the middle pillar and foot switch starter. I'd guess someone has stuck the badges on this version (I think the overspray in the engine compartment gives it away).

It's a shame the new Mini is such a huge bulbous piece of German dullness. They really DON'T make small cars like they used to. Too unsafe I guess..

@TacoBurgalur

6 жыл бұрын

Lord Yllsacky I actually own a 2nd gen jcw and had a 1st gen s. While the base model coopers are bland as bland can be the performance models are really fun and can make a good daily if you can either afford the maintenance or learn to work on it on your own. My jcw is also got the nicest interior I have seen in a car from 2013

@TacoBurgalur

6 жыл бұрын

Just realized how old this comment was

@lsswappedcessna

5 жыл бұрын

I'd trust this little metal British fartbox more than any modern German-engineered car.

@herberthans7015

5 жыл бұрын

@@lsswappedcessna rightfully so. JP has a point, the performance models aren't bad at all. However the original mini was a peoples car like the beetle, and now they are both overpriced hipster-cars. Arguably worse in every single way.

3:41 now know why the gta 5 counterpart is called the Issi

@implodingbaby

3 жыл бұрын

Oooohhh I get it now

@alastairward2774

3 жыл бұрын

Probably due to so many of the staff living in the UK.

3:16 Love the Futurama reference. Brought a tear to my eye just thinking back to that episode.

"How does this thing corner so flat" might be something to do with the absence of springs lol. IIRC at this time minis just have big rubber cones for suspension.

The Futurama with fry's dog makes me cry every time I watch it.

@nicholasbragg8340

6 жыл бұрын

Dicky Sunshine same

@angeloralph3304

6 жыл бұрын

isn't it just the story of Hachiko?

Your love letters to cars are also love letters to the backroads of Pennsylvania. You cure my homesick, thanks mister regular.

One of the best reviews so far. Great work.

Why am I awake .

@gluee8674

8 жыл бұрын

dude idk its 4 am and i have an exam tomorrow

@ieatporridge8975

8 жыл бұрын

because your not sleeping

@gluee8674

8 жыл бұрын

i eat porridge woah

@rbrtgnz14

8 жыл бұрын

+Superglue up in here lol good luck in finals ! I finished last week

@pork2288

8 жыл бұрын

Your not this is all a dream.............................

Quality ending song. Blink song AND top gear bashing, A+

He really gets it. He understands what a Mini is, and what it says.

Oh, man, was this a good one. My week has started off right! Thanks, Mr. Regular!

SO BRITISH it hurts.

Someone at my uni has a lime green one like Mr Beans and hes even stuck a fucking bolt lock on his door.

how have I ignored this video? the pt cruiser, and this... are my all time favorites.

Solid review. You hit me right in the giggles, and you're right. I do want one down the road

"how droll" - that was hilarious af

The British equivalent of the Mustang was the Ford Capri. Bit of a tarted up Cortina... handled the same but wasn't a true family car. I used to own a MIni but I never liked it. I was far too tall for it and the steering wheel position meant I felt like I was driving a bus.

@therealchayd

7 жыл бұрын

Agree with you there, all the cool kids had Capris.

@gravydavy4188

5 жыл бұрын

@@therealchayd I has a Capricorn and I'm not cool, I now have a Mini and I'm still not cool 😀

@mikeblatzheim2797

5 жыл бұрын

The Capri however was built and developed in Germany.

@indiekiddrugpatrol3117

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikeblatzheim2797 the mk1 Capri was designed by ford uk and germany but based off a mk2 cortina so is basically British and was also built in Britain, it wasn't until the 70s when ford developed an anti British bias that production was soley from Germany

Great humurous revue, really funny.I used to drive one around London in the 60s,genius design that made you feel happy.

I had a ‘58 Morris Minor 1000 years ago. 967 cc engine, front engine, rear drive. Looked like a shrunken old Ford. No synchro on 1st gear... very British. The owners’ manual was actually a complete repair manual. I sure miss that car. Carry on (British) Mini.

Blink 182 's I miss you cover at the end, that was great :)

4:50 AHHH Lucas Electronics! Run away!

16 people cant understand what an awesome car the Morris/Austin/British Leyland/ Rover Mini really is. Not to mention how much of a wordsmith Mr Regular truly is, and he doesn't mince his words.

"sadder then the Futurama with Fry's dog" I just loved this channel 100 more times.

I can't believe a classic mini is that guy's DAILY. That takes some balls!

@indiekiddrugpatrol3117

5 жыл бұрын

TheAwkwardBanana un Britain loads of people drive classic minis but they are usually 90s ones

@Hai_da

4 жыл бұрын

@@indiekiddrugpatrol3117 not usually as dailys though.

@indiekiddrugpatrol3117

4 жыл бұрын

@@Hai_da yeah where I live there's quite a few late 95-00 ones used as dailys

that futurama episode was crazy sad

I love your reviews and that's one of your best.

that was a great review. Really harked back to your classic style; got some wit, some silly inappropriate metaphor and some really insightful commentary into the history as well as current perceptions. 10/10 would watch again

Now you need to review the Mini's evil twin - the Trabant

@astonia131

8 жыл бұрын

Always thought the Mini's evil twin was it's replacement; the dreaded Austin Metro.

@TheAdaaamski

8 жыл бұрын

+Conor Knell I'd rather a Metro than a Maestro hahaha

@TheDeeplyCynical

8 жыл бұрын

I thought the evil twin of the mini was the 1969-1980 Clubman and 1275 GT with that Ugly redesigned front end

@indiekiddrugpatrol3117

5 жыл бұрын

It’s offensive to the mini to mention both cars in the same sentence

@roadtrip4690

4 жыл бұрын

TheDeeplyCynical Still better looking than the _"modern"_ Clubman

Left hand drive? They had these here in America?

@techmage89

6 жыл бұрын

foxzygranpa Yup, just for a few years, though, then safety standards got too strict for them, so they stopped importing them.

@harryessex6114

6 жыл бұрын

and England kept the deathtraps till the late 90's lol

@williamwoods8022

6 жыл бұрын

Harry Essex - Minis were no more deathtraps than any other car from way back then plus they sold nearly five and a half MILLION of them and and there were not millions of people killed in them and when you think that these five and a half MILLION cars were more than likely sold on to many different owners over the life of the cars very few people have actually been killed driving or riding in them - and yes people get killed in accidents in all types of cars so ggod going and sort of trashes your bullshit comment about Minis.

@BuzzLOLOL

6 жыл бұрын

UK was so in debt after WWII that they wanted to ONLY sell all their cars in the USA to bring in big American dollars! Early MGA's and XK-E's were nearly impossible to buy in the UK!

@indiekiddrugpatrol3117

4 жыл бұрын

@@harryessex6114 2000 to be precise

Morris/BMC made a loss on every Mini they sold. I've never driven one, but I'd love to try sometime :) I hear it's like driving a Go-Kart

Funny review! Very entertaining. Well done. Looks like the rubber cone suspension is down a bit on the front there - might be time to order in some new cones from the UK, depending on how hard they are to find in USA. The Austin/Morris 1100/1300 was another popular car from the same BLMC group(badged as "Austin America" in the USA), and they used that "Mini engine" and box arrangement in all the minis, 1100/1300 cars, Allegro's, Riely Elf's, Moke's - quite a few different English cars.

i like the i miss you by blink 182 cover at the outro.

As an British person, I approve of this review.

Your outros are so bittersweet. I know it's a good RCR episode when i feel so sullen and sad inside. But with that slight little smirk of knowing.

God I love this guy, so happy I found this channel.

You do know not all morris minis are coopers, right?

@pepperstmm

8 жыл бұрын

This one was.

@joshbriggsDayZBeast

8 жыл бұрын

they were in America I believe

@IOUaUsername

8 жыл бұрын

Sounds right. All Peugeots in Australia were GTis or the next sport model beneath. There's no point selling low-powered cars in Australia and America. Most of our infrastructure was built after the car was commonplace, so unlike Europe a tiny engine is not efficient here where 80% of our time is spent on highways.

@GeorgeTsiros

8 жыл бұрын

Agreed. The difference in road structure between EU and US is the reason between the different vehicle weights, engine displacement, suspension, etc. American cars are better on american roads and worse on european roads and vice versa.

@grahamcook3156

8 жыл бұрын

Incorrect. My car is registered as an Austin Morris Mini Clubman.

This car IS NOT a 1966 Mini Cooper. This is a MK 2 Mini, which were NOT built before 1968? The 1966 MK 1 Mini had a Crecent Shaped Grill and Round Tail Lights. The Car in this Clip is a Mk 2 Mini, with the Wider Grill and Square Tail Lights. It also has door handles, whereas the 1966 Mk 1 Mini had Door Pull Cables. If anyone doubts me, Google 1966 Mini Cooper, and you will see I am right.

@tyz987

6 жыл бұрын

Rod Anderson 100% correct. It's definitely not a '66

@griknott

6 жыл бұрын

holy shit it actually isn't a '66 that's a scam and a half, the owner of this vehicle's life is a lie lol

@glpilpi6209

6 жыл бұрын

It's got a late 70s single carb engine in it , a 66 would have had a twin SU set up . Great commentary on the history . Despite what a lot of modern people say it wasn't very successful at first . British buyers were reluctant to invest in such modern technology prefering three speed Ford Populars , imported bubble cars and Austin A40s for their budget needs . BMC had to give early vehicles to celebrities for publicity . It wasn't till John Cooper got hold of it and made it win races that people took notice and realised the technology was not only robust but very economical as well. I had a period 60s and a late new 70s Mini , never had any shifter problems .

@jamesmiller3142

6 жыл бұрын

You're not fully right or wrong. It is a MK2 so '67 at the earliest. Do you mean interior door cables? That is what this has got. It may or may be a Cooper but is far from original

@jamesmiller3142

6 жыл бұрын

It's got a 70s air filter. It's hard to say what age the engine is. If it was a Cooper it should have twin carbs, but it probably isn't so a single carb could be right for the year

Saw one of these the other day in Baltimore, of all places. It was like seeing a big wheel in rush hour traffic

Mr. RCR your videos are awesome!

3:15 damn now I'm sad after thinking of that episode...

Our mustang is probably something like the Aston Martin DB5 or Jaguar E - type

@paganarh

8 жыл бұрын

Jag E was also the first thing that popped to mind when he asked the question

@radeakins

8 жыл бұрын

I'd say the trio of ford Cortina, Granada, Sierra. Not because they where revolutionary but at one point in history everybody seemed to own one.

@nzsims

8 жыл бұрын

Na way to expensive... Mustang was always an everyman kind of a car. Closer to an MGB GT, or Triumph TR6...

@robbo777cricket

8 жыл бұрын

More like the Capri. That was our peoples sports car.

@MF_Henri

8 жыл бұрын

+Simon Smith Yeah I could agree with that. Although I think he was refering to the Mustang as an American icon, not as an everymans car. So I'd say that those two are fairly iconic :)

A truly great and fun car. The ultimate pleasure of simplicity.

welcome back Mr. Regular, Oh how I missed a good review. Thank you

the only good minis are classic minis. fuck the new BMW minis

@badgeftw4520

8 жыл бұрын

what this guy said, the r53 is the same car but with more power.

@badgeftw4520

8 жыл бұрын

Quick Cars tru

@jacobcooperlong

8 жыл бұрын

+Quick Cars I have driven an R50 and R53 and R56 and all of them are fantastic

@crisprapper

8 жыл бұрын

Modern Minis can certainly be quick and handle nicely but they sure as fuck don't feel like an old one does.

@Quintinohthree

8 жыл бұрын

+crisprapper They've got the looks, and given BMW makes them the handling is good too, but they aren't affordable, minimalistic or compactified to extreme like the original.

3:12 That episode makes me sob every time D:

For the price of three and a half 850 minis, you could score an E-type - in 1961. I paid ninety quid for mine, but that was about twelve years later.

Holy crap, my dad had one of these in this colour! Amazing memories as a 6 year old...

if it's a 66' as indicated by the door hinges and door shape why has it got the later grille and bonnet emblem? the classic style grill is a work of art!

@indiekiddrugpatrol3117

4 жыл бұрын

It's got the mk2 rear lights, rear Windows etc

They don't make them like that anymore. But for good reasons. To be clear: The classic Mini is my dream car. I would trade any other car on the planet for one if I had what you wanted. But lets be clear: It isn't comfortable, safe, modern, or anything else you want in a car. It's just really damn cool.

@samuelwilliams3130

8 жыл бұрын

Owning one I can tell you it's perfectly safe, it's so nimble you have to be a fool to have a crash in one. As for comfortable? Well, it is a bit bouncy...

@grahamcook3156

8 жыл бұрын

+Samuel Williams And they will rot on your driveway within a year before you need to do a full body rebuild. The metal they used was imported from China which wasn't as good a quality in the really early Morris minis.

@samuelwilliams3130

8 жыл бұрын

The last models that is true, but mine is a Morris mini.

@samuelwilliams3130

8 жыл бұрын

And the later cars were barely rustproofed at all

This and the Ford Falcon videos by Regular have made me interested in classic cars now. Now my dream is to own a MINI pickup truck or panel truck. Damn you Regular, I was hoping to retire early.

Wow Roman the remix at the end touched me. Nicely done.

As far as super British cars go...I guess Jag E type, Aston Martins DB5, Land Rovers? MG roadsters? But I suppose, the Mini just outsold all of them, enormously.

Blink 182 'Miss You', beautiful rendition

@kdog8385

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you i was looking for the the blink 182 comment

These videos are absolutely awesome...

The first time I ever saw one of these things was in 1988 when I made my first trip to Ireland. I actually laughed at it. This thing didn't look like a car to me; it was a go kart that had been allowed on public roads. It still looks comical in this video anytime it's in frame next to any of the other cars, it's that much smaller than everything else. And the fact that it didn't even have roll-down windows like a "real" car just reinforced that first impression. I have to admit though, I was surprised at how much room inside it had for such a miniscule thing. Still haven't ever driven one, but I really have to do that one day.