Driving.ca has an interesting article pitting “pocket rockets” the MINI Cooper S, VW’s new Golf GTI and the new Volvo C30 against each other.
The usual style of story, it takes a look at each of the cars with their specs and then the writer draws his conclusions.
Interesting to note of the new C30 (T5, 2.5l, […]
Surfing around the Mini and MINI shopping sites it seems that the variety of products available to customise your MINI is increasing with wild abandon.
All the usual suspects are offering parts for the MINI, including Mini Speed and Mini Sport. Before this morning I had never bothered looking at the MINI side of the […]
Using the Mini as an emergency vehicle is nothing new. In the 60s the Mini Cooper was used as a Police car with great effect. The Mini Cooper Police Car was light, nimble and faster than many other vehicles of the time.
While I don’t know of any local authorities using the MINI as […]
As hinted in my last post, a visit to a rolling road is a must for anyone who wants to find out what their engine is doing.
A session on a rolling road will help you identify all sorts of problems. These include (but are not limited to):
Brake Horse Power at the crank (engine) and […]
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