Top Gear

[Niclo Iste]

My bud is a huge fan of the show. I get to see it every so often and today he sent me the flying mini clip which I of course had to share.

[NooNoo]

Aaah memory lane, I drove a mini similar to that... except it was green and on a field. In a week a learned to do handbrake turns and do jumps... I hit a concealed drain cover and launched it and landed it... the second time I wasn't so lucky, and learned how to get out of a seat belt upside down

[Richard1]

That loooks fun. I always thought the Mini was sweet for a little car. I really like the new ones. They are quite popular here.

[NooNoo]

They are nothing like the old ones... much too luxurious... they aren't drafty for one thing!

[Richard1]

Yes but they were reliable. However I wouldn't have bought one of the older ones. I liken them to the Volkswagen Bug.

The newer ones seem much more fun and quiet.

[NooNoo]

Where's your sense of adventure? All wrapped up in a nice sound deadened shell - get back to some real driving

[CCT]

In the winter of 69-70 I was far north (for me) near Thunder Bay Ontario and daily we ran one of those little demons 22 miles back and forth to a generating station from the colony site we lived in (colony being a 'Hydro Town').

That vehicle was one of the few front-wheel drives available that could handle canadian winter at -40 and survive, climb hills though inches of snow and still keep going, and seat 5 uncomfortably.

We housed it in a heated shed - said internal heat left as soon as the doors opened BUT the motor never froze.

Great vehicle. Modern overdone vehicles are lame compared.

[clauded]

another one i like was the Morris minor,the one from the 50s a buddy of mine had one when we were good soldiers,we used to pile up a whole bunch in it and just drive all over British Columbia,this were the days,we were young,lol