Comments on: Fifth Gear Tests GP vs RC http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/ MotoringFile | MINI news, reviews and opinion. MINI Cooper, Cooper S, Clubman, Countryman Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike The Greel http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-93388 Mike The Greel Mon, 05 Feb 2007 20:46:36 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/#comment-93388 <p>Well the reason it is is called fifth gear is that the silly woman NEVER managed the sixth. By the way the gp costs a bundle and with all that much money you can actually get the 220hp with aftermarket parts and still be able to keep the rear seats!!!!! And please put up a mini with a RC model car, GET A LIFE. P.S. tell the guys at fifth gear to tune in TOP GEAR they actually put cars against each other. Enough said, good night</p> Well the reason it is is called fifth gear is that the silly woman NEVER managed the sixth. By the way the gp costs a bundle and with all that much money you can actually get the 220hp with aftermarket parts and still be able to keep the rear seats!!!!! And please put up a mini with a RC model car, GET A LIFE. P.S. tell the guys at fifth gear to tune in TOP GEAR they actually put cars against each other. Enough said, good night

]]> By: Mark H http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-55377 Mark H Tue, 10 Oct 2006 10:40:28 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/#comment-55377 <p>Rc cars are cool to build and then break and then rebuild!</p> Rc cars are cool to build and then break and then rebuild!

]]> By: Joel Johnson http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-54170 Joel Johnson Sun, 08 Oct 2006 05:32:12 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/#comment-54170 <p>RC cars rule!</p> RC cars rule!

]]> By: Mark H http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-53858 Mark H Tue, 03 Oct 2006 12:49:36 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/#comment-53858 <p>What a review!</p> <p>I was really dissapointed to see the huge amount of GP's on sale in the UK autotrader - it is as if everyone who bought one did so to make a profit!</p> <p>Even the first ever customer who famously acclaimed he would never sell his on Ebay is now selling his car and noting it as a part of Mini history!!!!!!!!!!</p> What a review!

I was really dissapointed to see the huge amount of GP’s on sale in the UK autotrader – it is as if everyone who bought one did so to make a profit!

Even the first ever customer who famously acclaimed he would never sell his on Ebay is now selling his car and noting it as a part of Mini history!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: JD7 http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-53699 JD7 Sat, 30 Sep 2006 12:42:16 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/#comment-53699 <p>I had a feeling this was going to be similar to the Ocean's 11 (remake) truck vs RC truck race. Looks like I guessed it.</p> I had a feeling this was going to be similar to the Ocean’s 11 (remake) truck vs RC truck race. Looks like I guessed it.

]]> By: Avitor http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-53681 Avitor Sat, 30 Sep 2006 03:49:42 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/#comment-53681 <p>MCS GP, or an <a href="http://www.horizonhobby.com/Search/Default.aspx?SearchTerm=HPI+Nitro+3+Evo&CatId=" rel="nofollow">R/C M3 at 1/100 the price</a>. That R/C car leaves a lot of money left over to take a girl friend on a date... Assuming you have a girl friend. Poor Andy.</p> MCS GP, or an R/C M3 at 1/100 the price. That R/C car leaves a lot of money left over to take a girl friend on a date… Assuming you have a girl friend. Poor Andy.

]]> By: Edge http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-53641 Edge Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:01:14 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/#comment-53641 <blockquote>I was looking at those 18″ wheels, which I believe are quite heavy, and wondering just how much faster the GP would be with something like the 16-18lb 18’s from manufacturers like Oz, Kosei, etc………</blockquote> <p>Millie, according to the MINI2 FAQ, the OEM 18" GP wheeels are only 19.8 lbs, which isn't so bad. They are a significant weight drop from the other OEM 18" (JCW) wheels, at 23.3 and 23.5 lbs.</p> <p>I'm not saying that aftermarket isn't lighter... but perhaps not as big of a difference as you might have thought! :)</p> I was looking at those 18″ wheels, which I believe are quite heavy, and wondering just how much faster the GP would be with something like the 16-18lb 18’s from manufacturers like Oz, Kosei, etc………

Millie, according to the MINI2 FAQ, the OEM 18″ GP wheeels are only 19.8 lbs, which isn’t so bad. They are a significant weight drop from the other OEM 18″ (JCW) wheels, at 23.3 and 23.5 lbs.

I’m not saying that aftermarket isn’t lighter… but perhaps not as big of a difference as you might have thought! :)

]]> By: MillieTheMini http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-53635 MillieTheMini Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:48:25 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/#comment-53635 <p>I was tickled pink watching the video, it was all good-natured fun.</p> <p>Unintentionally funny was when she was waxing over how light the GP was, and how it had such a great power-to-weight ratio - all the time, I was looking at those 18" wheels, which I believe are quite heavy, and wondering just how much faster the GP would be with something like the 16-18lb 18's from manufacturers like Oz, Kosei, etc.........</p> <p>Then perhaps the GP would have 'supercharged' the way she wanted it to in the low revs!!!</p> I was tickled pink watching the video, it was all good-natured fun.

Unintentionally funny was when she was waxing over how light the GP was, and how it had such a great power-to-weight ratio – all the time, I was looking at those 18″ wheels, which I believe are quite heavy, and wondering just how much faster the GP would be with something like the 16-18lb 18′s from manufacturers like Oz, Kosei, etc………

Then perhaps the GP would have ‘supercharged’ the way she wanted it to in the low revs!!!

]]> By: Cube17576 http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-53626 Cube17576 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:18:45 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/#comment-53626 <p>I must say, Vicki is usually a much better driver than that. With a few practice laps I think she could have won fair and square. The RC car wouldn't have stood a chance with Tiff.</p> I must say, Vicki is usually a much better driver than that. With a few practice laps I think she could have won fair and square. The RC car wouldn’t have stood a chance with Tiff.

]]> By: Ords http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-53625 Ords Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:04:09 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/#comment-53625 <p>Bloody Funny!</p> <p>Good for her she ran over the car, cocky little guy he was.</p> Bloody Funny!

Good for her she ran over the car, cocky little guy he was.

]]> By: 05DSMCS http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-53624 05DSMCS Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:01:56 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/#comment-53624 <p>That was fun, very in the spirit of MINI.</p> That was fun, very in the spirit of MINI.

]]> By: murmini http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-53620 murmini Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:34:57 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/#comment-53620 <p>I do believe she actually managed to stop it twice with her hand brake turns! Jeeeez....</p> I do believe she actually managed to stop it twice with her hand brake turns! Jeeeez….

]]> By: jordan http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-53618 jordan Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:33:58 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/#comment-53618 <p>exellent ending!</p> exellent ending!

]]> By: Jon http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-53617 Jon Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:29:39 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/#comment-53617 <p>I thought she was going to run over it right off the bat and just go around the track by herself</p> I thought she was going to run over it right off the bat and just go around the track by herself

]]> By: am0eba http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-53614 am0eba Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:21:03 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/#comment-53614 <p>"I love you for trashing his car! He doesn't even have a girlfriend!"</p> <p>Still chuckling...</p> <p><em>Dave</em></p> “I love you for trashing his car! He doesn’t even have a girlfriend!”

Still chuckling…

Dave

]]> By: eto http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-53606 eto Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:46:46 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/#comment-53606 <p>LOL!!! That was awesome! Great video!</p> LOL!!! That was awesome! Great video!

]]> By: dickdavid http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-53605 dickdavid Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:46:40 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/#comment-53605 <p>Love the ending.</p> Love the ending.

]]> By: lTZMTOR http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-53604 lTZMTOR Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:44:50 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/#comment-53604 <p>Where's the Stig when you need him!? Bloody funny!</p> Where’s the Stig when you need him!? Bloody funny!

]]> By: alpinamike http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/comment-page-1/#comment-53603 alpinamike Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:40:35 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/09/29/video-friday/#comment-53603 <p>I knew she was going to run that thing over. Love those seats. You can get a GP on ebay for $45,000 ..lol about a little over 22,000 brit. pounds.</p> I knew she was going to run that thing over. Love those seats. You can get a GP on ebay for $45,000 ..lol about a little over 22,000 brit. pounds.

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