£1500 PERFORMANCE CARS: ARE THEY WORTH IT?
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- čas přidán 14. 05. 2024
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What mods have been done on Mini cooper s... Looking to tune my Mini R53 as well.
So... There's..
Alex - a 'Richard Hammond' (No other reason.. Just, short really) 😉😛
Rory - a 'James May' (REALLY enthusiastic, but, erm... 😉👍)
and
Taylor - 'A Clarkson' (A big fella, who's quite... 'Destructive' and "It just needs more POWAAAARRR!" 😉👍)
Hahahaa
😎🇬🇧
Top Gear on a budget, awesome 😂
What’s the car on the left of the thumbnail?
@@turbo_marc Mini Cooper S ('S' stands for Supercharger')
Honestly Alex you are doing a banger job running your own independent channel. Keep going pal!
I'm feeling it as well. These videos are pure gold.
Same, so glad he gave it a go.
He is a conman he ripped off some woman for that mx5
@Matt Hargreaves underpaid her by at least 2k
@Matt Hargreaves she probably felt pressured. Either way he in the wrong. Conman
These cheap challenges are the best👍
Only cheap in the uk.
Agreed they are my favourite videos
They are, but they're doing so many at one time that I can't keep track of which series is which.
Before re-readinf the title I expected to see Tavarish and Matt in this video.
@@Emira_75 I really like Tavarish I first came across him on hoovies Garage. When he did the challenge in a Audi A6 all road adapted for off road in all different colours general grabber tyres and normal coil spring suspension. Hope we get to see him again.
@@alphatrion100however insurance ain’t cheap 💀
What makes this so enjoyable is that it feels like the challenges of old Top Gear, but in cars we can all afford!
Swear Top Gear challenges used like £500 cars 😂
@@NooZzleZ For little more than comedy factor though. For Top Gear to do a video like this one, they'd have taken supercars worth hundreds of thousands.
@@NooZzleZ inflation and stuff
hahahaha you think I can afford a older mini. A grand for the timing chain and nearly a grand for the fuel pump and other engine related problems. Yeah no
You mean what every car youtuber is trying to do these days? It's getting tedious.
A van episode would be fun. See what van you could get for £1500 and do some loading challenges and conversions on a budget.
Yes❤
It would but it’s a race to whoever buys the Transit first.
It's crazy how cheap Z4 coupes are in the UK. They start at $15k USD here in the states for one with a manual transmission, and go up quickly from there (one sold for $30k with 50k miles). Manual RWD, 50/50 weight distribution, 265hp, and only 3000lbs makes the perfect combo.
Same thing in continental Europe. Nothing good under 15k and not that many to choose from 😔
They’re cheap for a reason 😅
They are cheap for a reason, they have expensive problems and usually rust lots of it being in the UK with our salt roads and very wet climate
Very uncommon to find under £6k in the UK
@@interceptor-ss8kb rust isn't that much of a problem with Z4s. Z3s rot much, much worse. I own the e85 variant and the costs aren't as expensive as some people make out
The perfect balance of 'boys messing about' and genuinely interesting content. Superb production quality. Love the vibe between you three, top stuff folks 👌
Well thank you Alex I now have a 3.0 BMW because of you...first impression is the engine warning light is working
It’s the most reliable part of the car :)
I feel ya. Just acquired an e46 325ci. Lovely car besides being scared it might blow up any day.
@@timhawkins1493 m54 e46 are solid though
Great to see Rory in front of the camera more! You three are brilliant and definitely a highlight of my week!
Agree with this entire comments section.
- Peak Top Gear vibes
- Mix between 3 guys having a laugh alongside motoring knowledge.
- Beautifully shot video, with amazing visuals.
- Minor relatable sponsorship, not in your face and made interesting.
- Real passion and easy to watch.
My favourite channel to watch this year so far. Top class lads. Please keep these challenges/road trips coming with friends.
I like seeing an update on your collection, but seeing you and your friends having a laugh, is content gold and rare to come by.
Good luck with everything Alex!
Ps.
If you ever want to use a Skoda Yeti for a video, I'm not precious about it and it's yours to use in a vid if you need it 👍🏼
As a fellow MX5 NC owner... #TeamMX5
Mini R53, what a car! I'm an mx5 fan but the mini wipes the floor with it on everything but reliability. You can still buy one for £2.5k, but not for much longer I suspect.
Love my R53. Cheap parts, loads of tuning options. Always brings a smile to your face.
Love mine but I wouldn't say good on fuel tho😂
Ive had 2 r53s now. Loved both of them. I get 35mpg out of mine driving normally but does dissapear when hammering it.. The way i see it is why put fuel in boring cars
@@Bombastic_Spasticexactly, smiles per gallon not miles! Not sure how Taylor managed 43mpg
@@joeprince3585 oh no, I know mates with V8s that get better fuel economy
@@Bombastic_Spastic I've had an R53 as a daily for nearly 5 years now, the fuel economy is shockingly poor on them for the performance you get. I love it, but fuck me it's bad on fuel.
For me, this video is all about a feeling that I have, that maybe this is the birth of a new legendary trio in the motoring world. You guys are refreshing and honestly, watching this video brought back a sensation that I missed since the Top Gear trio that ended in 2015. Grand Tour is ok and I like it, but something is missing and maybe you guys are bringing this back. I can't really explain what it is but all of you are doing a really great job.
Totally agree. Peak top gear vibes. Keep it coming guys!
Yes I was thinking that all the way through all the videos I have watched. Its a Top Gear...tribute? Rip off? It feels that way sometimes with some of the phrases, such as - "Do you know what?" and then a fact. All I need to hear was someone going - "Oh Cock!!" or "That has not gone well" or "POWWWEEEERRrrrrrr!!!!!!!" and it could be Top Gear. With three different blokes arguing and mucking about. Either they have watched all the Top Gear episodes and are doing a sort of hommage, knock off, or its accidental to a degree. After all you cant have three blokes and three different cars doing testing without it feeling like T.G. I did think though, that the horsepower test and some of the road trip such as the fuel test were direct rip offs or ideas lifted straight out of the Clarkson era show. They did the fuel test on the economy run to Blackpool episode and the horsepower test on more than one occasion. Fair play to these three though, they are more natural and have better chemistry and are less annoying then the terrible Flintoff version of the series. Keep it up fellas....
Love the chemistry between you three! Rory is a great addition. Looking forward to seeing him more in future videos
I wasn't a fan of R53s in BRG but for some reason Taylors one looks really good in it. Maybe it's the R90s. Either way, the Mini is leagues ahead of the other two. I knew it'd come last in the fuel economy test though. 😂
Nah not leagues ahead of the Z4
i thought it was funny when he said he daily drives it and it's good on fuel , even the owners clubs laugh how bad the mpg is
Last in fuel economy because it was modified, dont think it would be last if it was stock
@@LikeBoost42 Nah even with it stock R53s are absolutely shocking on fuel. Off boost it doesn't make a difference because under low throttle there's a bypass valve for the supercharger. Keeping it at a steady pace the MPG should basically be identical.
As far as I know Taylors is still on the stock map, just has an intercooler and a smaller supercharger pulley. If it's had a remap then that's a different matter.
Though funnily enough I've actually read that remapped R53s can actually get better fuel economy, the stock map makes them run very rich.
As a previous R53 owner, there isn’t a day that goes by where I don’t think about that sweet supercharger whine, the excellent handling…and the sky high petrol bill I had 😂
You 3 are really on the top of your game. Constantly smashing out brilliant videos. A huge thank you to everyone involved
Man would it be awesome if they made a series of building the MX 5. I would be really interested to see it in it's full potential.
Do you mean scrapping the MX5 👍
There's already videos of him building Phil, do we really need another MX5 😭
@@grantmail4112 Or selling it on. I agree, MX5 would be boring.
My vote goes for MX5. Always loved the look of the NC. It might not be the fastest car, but such a relaxing car to cruise around in. Very reliable too.
you can tell how jealous the others are by how much they rag on it
@@productdesign9626 I think they’re tagging on it because they’re shit, such a unbelievably boring car only a middle aged woman would love
@@CarsandtheirParts my Autocruss club would tend to differ. So would every single person I have ever taken for a drive in mine. What do you drive that's so much more exciting?
I love channels like this, it’s proof you don’t need to have big money to have big fun, 1500 quid for a convertible can’t get any more fun than that
Kids still sleeping, coffee made, time to sit in the garden and enjoy! Perfect timing Alex, cheers! 🫡😂
As an NC2 owner. They are a bit soft as standard. I added coilovers, swaybars ect, and that helped out a lot, plus a full exhaust, and more to come. Loving these cheap car challenges, and the channel in general. 👍
I have the BBR super 200 kit on mine - so much better than stock with the extra 50bhp or so.
This made me laugh so much! Great episode - the banter between you 3 is perfect and your man from the rolling road is a straight savage
MX5 all day long. The most fun, reliable, economical, and with a few engine and suspension mods, the best all round performer. I've owned a 2006 Mk3 for the last 8 years, all it's had is a battery, new discs, pads and front calipers.
Man, I gotta tip my hat off to Alex.
What he is doing here is truly special and... I think I am swaying towards that totally not cheating Mini.
Cant wait to see the tour of your new unit bro looking forward to it 💪 keep up your videos theyre the best on youtube by far
Taylor's Mini is possibly the best deal with the mods.
Rory's Z4 is the one I would get.
Alex's MX5 is the one I could afford.
It's crazy how cheap used cars are in the UK compared to here, just across the Channel, in France.
The Z4 here is at least 10 more expensive... A Mini Cooper S (stock) or an MX5 would set you back 4-5k€ for a high-mileage / buggered one.
They do in the UK also realistically!
I owned a black 2004 Cooper S convertible a few years back and absolutely loved it (even with the standard 163hp;)). Traveled all across Europe with it🤩
Fair play, 3 of the 6 cars from the last 2 videos are things i'd actually want to own. The megane, the mx5 and the z4 si.
Have a great wedding! Thanks for all the great content over the years 🎉
Charlie is brilliant love his witty remarks about every car he dynos
Fantastic seeing more of Rory in front of the camera. You three work SO well together! 😀
That was better than a challenge from Top Gear. Great vibes and a shout our to whoever produced it as it could have easily been on prime time. Drone shots of the cars etc. Excellent job guys. Love this channel.
Still have no idea how Taylor got an R53 in that nice of condition for £1500, and Alex got quite lucky and took a gamble getting that facelift NC MX-5 for £1500 also. Enjoyed the video but being honest, it would be very difficult for us to find any of the cars in the video for £1500 in working good condition
My mini was actually £1300! It does have a couple of little issues though!
It was cheap as it had timing chain issues, if he couldn't fix that himself it would be an expensive trip the garage
@@joem8213 The timing chain actually isn't that expensive to fix. A good quality kit is about 150-200 and about 4-5 hours labour. It's not 'cheap' but it won't set you back thousands.
@@MrManBuzz there was the small matter of having to remove the entire front end including engine to change the clutch too...
My mate does timing change for $650😂❤
Love that mini had a four of them wish I never sold them prices are going high, cannot afford to buy one now. To get a decent one you’re looking at 3 to £4000.
Bought a used green Mini Cooper S in 2017, the following weekend I drove from Norfolk to Wales overnight, arriving as the sun came up, spent the weekend throwing the mini around the welsh mountain roads, bloody good fun it was too, highly recommend this to anyone!
These videos are going from strength to strength in content and production quality. Great to see Rory taking a full length camera-facing role. Keep it coming! If it was up to me, a BBC contract would be in the post.....
That 1500£ Z4 Coupe 3.0 is the biggest bullshit ever. They go for like 10-15k....
it has 200k miles...
@@BlackLines even that will cost at least 6000£
@@BlackLines the engine mileage is the last concern with BMW's. If the motor is done you just drop another in it in no time. The body on the otherhand is the main concern. Don't tell me a rare example of an already expensive car just happened to be showed up for 1.5k lol.... There are very few of coupe versions of this model, most of them are convertible.
@@adamfarkasbdp there's a couple of 3.0i manual coupes on AutoTrader right now for 4.5k, nowhere near 10-15k. Pretty sure a ropey one could be had for much cheaper.
@@BlackLines that's still 3 times the price they say they got it for
With MOT!
amazing video alex. So many memories of my mum buzzing around in her mx5. Simply the best.
If there was any trio that I enjoy as much as the OG trio on top gear it’s you three, it felt like a proper car show, I enjoyed the reviews of the cars and the seriousness but then it’s sprinkled with natural banter and just going with the flow, I really enjoy your channel
Always had a massive soft spot for minis especially the supercharged ones I'd love to have one as a toy one day
Have to say, Rory & Taylor’s got pretty great taste in timepieces. Love that Yacht Master & the Aqua Terra❤
Used to have a Z4 Coupe and wasn’t a huge fan of the steering. Sounded good and was a nice looking car from the rear. Now have a BBR NC2 MX5, and an R53 Cooper S as a cheap runabout and they are both so fun in their own way!
this feels like the old top gears which weve all missed so much. you guys are doing a great job keep it up
Honestly, 43MPG in that mini is impressive, mine never got that good MPG. I was lucky to see 35 with my heavy foot
My NC MX5 doesn't give close to what theirs gets either
They were only doing highway driving, so you get much better results.
If you reset mpg average in highway... doing constant 70mph will givr you 43 mpg
@@keithvlogs1 No chance in my NC1 Miata
The reason I enjoy this channel is because it’s based on affordable cheap motors and put in some comedy in the mix, what more could you want? Like the good old fashioned top gear challenges. I am rooting for the BMW. More of these videos needed.
I'm rooting for the bmw but only because I hate mini's and mx5's the older mini's I absolutely love. The bmw ones don't interest me at all. A mazda rx7 rx8 are great 2.0 petrol mx5 is awful. It may as well be a 2litre diesel. Would actually probably have better performance.
god that mini sounds godly, just cant beat SC whine
I used to drive an old K reg bus round the gospel pass, called 'the offa's dyke flyer' a few years ago. One of my favourite little circuits out this way 💚 so cool to see you guys in local territory.
Charlie’s dry humour is great 😂 he’s like Taylor’s big brother 😂😂
That Dyno guy is absolute gem
Great video guys!!!...Loved the bants between the 3 of u and the quality of the production was top notch...👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks to these guys that keeps me smiling and laughing and keep up the content work. Really appreciate it.
The guy that owns the dyno is so rude, sweary and straight talking.... I like him, more please 😆👍🏻
I've said it before and ill say it again. Youre giving off legendary Top Gear vibes. Love it, loved Taylor and Rory in this episode. Keep up the amazing work, cant wait to see what the future holds for you and what amazing content will you put out!
new video!!!! mate you're doing a cracking job with the channel absolutely loving it! i am coming back to the uk from Norway in 3 weeks so if i see you around you better HOLD OUT YOUR HAND!!! because i need a holiday runaround
If the brief for this video was "Recreate the old Top Gear cheap car challenge but with our own brand of silliness" then you boys have absolutely nailed it.
Freddy and the Car Trek boys might have a rival...
Taylor got my vote .keep up the amazing work lads🎉🎉🎉
This video has made me miss my r53 so much, swift sport was ab of a downgrade but you can have more fun in it as it’s naturally aspirated and has twin cams so Rev to to 8k. The mini was too expensive to run unfortunately. Very good cars though!
I went from Swift to a R53. After the R53 I probaly move to Swift Sport. It may have not have the same luxury but I love the low costs and reliability on Suzuki cars. Is a Swift Sport as fun to drive?
that r53 is absolutely perfect and is probably worth about 5k in that spec!!! WANT
I could watch these 3 all day long, great friends and it shows on the videos. Keep it up lads, the cheap car challenges are spot on, more more more please!
Love these videos, just as entertaining as top gear/grand tour challenges.
I'm in love with the Z4 coupe 😁
The fact that you can get these for £1500 in the UK is crazy. Here in Canada even the mini would come in at 3000, probably be automatic and even the plastic would be rusted.
it's fair to say Rory should be no longer the camera man. This trio IS the modern Clarkson, Hamon and May. LOve It!
Looking forward to seeing you lads take over TopGear one day.
I have to say that MX5 makes Alex look full size😂
If you are on a low budget the main thing to consider is the upkeep of the car, go for the one that has the cheapest service parts like brakes, tyres, etc, check out common issues with those cars and how expensive repair parts can be. I can replace the entire brakes on my mini for the cost of a pair of pads for some cars.
I’m about £2.5k into my £1.4k ‘04 3.0i Z4, I spun a big end and replaced the engine, only to find the head had gone on the replacement 😂. I do it for the love, honestly!!!
The three of you together are doing a way better job than the current Top Gear. I'd love to see a The Grand Tour vs The Internet episode - a cheap car challenge off
On that budget the MX5 is the only one that will spend more time on the street than in the workshop.
Love watching these cheap car challenges Alex!! Keep up the good work!
Rory at the end, amazing! Sabotaging what could've been a great shot of all 3 cars leaving. Top notch work 👌
So, if we vote for the Pass, 1st Mazda, 2nd BMW and 3rd Mini, all the scores are 10 and Alex struts around like a Pigeon on a chessboard?
Mini, no question. The R53 is a certified gokart. Love it
Better than your shit mx5
It's funny that the Miata fits into the 1500-pound category in the UK. In Europe, you'll need to cash out at least 13,000 euros for an NC2.
I’m from the uk, and my NC2 mx5 cost me 7k 🤣
It feels like classic yet modern top gear with the three of you, I love it. Please don’t become middle aged c”@!s as success prevails.
Aka Jeremy Clarkson
No way you can find a z4 coupe for 1500GBP.... not even as catB on copart
Loving the way y'all are running the channel! Good fun
Keep up the amazing content as always Alex and the team ❤, Taylor won my vote purely because of the supercharger whine
As a fellow 1st gen British racing Green mini owner, I can confirm and agree with everything Taylor says in this video
These cars still cost over £80,000 over here in singapore 😢.
Same here in Egypt , those cars are not cheap at all ..
Even an mx5?
@@Toby-ox9pt it would cost me 2 years total salary, fuck our economy.
You had me going along with this until the disparaging remarks about cyclists. Seriously? They’ve just as much right to be there as you do. Proper dick move, guys.
Was going to say the same. How dare 2 cyclists want to use the same road!
I think people forget most cyclists also drive. I love cycling as well as driving and was very disappointed to hear that remark.
I think a penance is required. Everyone involved in this video (including the editors who decided not to remove those remarks) to try the life of a cyclist. I’ll be going on a couple of hundred mile ride at some point in the next couple of months - a long day ride. That’s your penance. Match me.
The moment Taylor lost all my respect. It's one thing that he thinks like this, it's even worse that they decided to cut it into the video. Why can't we be car enthusiasts without the stupid hate for cyclists.
Agreed, it quite literally puts cyclists' lives in danger. There will be impressionable car enthusiasts watching this, perpetuating the "animosity" between car drivers and cyclists. It puts lives in danger because rather than encouraging patience and mutual respect it does the opposite, putting cyclists in a different "class" to road drivers. I am a cyclist and a car enthusiast, I know of people that have been killed while cycling, I have been in dangerous situations myself. There is no need for this from a popular CZcams channel.
Been looking at Z4’s recently. Thank you for this!
Love your videos you need to do more road trips like this was brilliant seeing you three just rip into each other and having such a laugh. I did miss the Instagram post but I'd have to say if I was to have one of them it would be the Z4, I absolutely love the mini with the power and handling characteristics I'd love to take it on a track day. The MX5 though I'd have every other mark but that one it's not ugly but it's to big I believe it was nicknamed the boat.
Loving this format. Just a bunch of blokjes having a great time. Let the top gearification commence
Production values on your road trip Eps are just getting better all the time. Great stuff.
Great to see you still using Charlie's services. I can confirm he's like this even off camera. I took my vehicles there on the strength of Alex's first visit.
These videos are better than anything on TV. Great work guys.
Taylor’s Mini definitely. Looks great, sounds great, handles well and great performance. I was very impressed by the mpg as well 👍🏻
That MX5 is a very livable car. Had an NC2 for 5 years. Loved it. Bulletproof drivetrain! With a few cheap eBay mods it’s easily supercar handling territory! A set of cheap coilovers, sway bars, tires and brake pads is all you need.
Clearly inspired by the old Top Gear "cheap car challenges" and the only thing missing would have been a lap around a track by an anonymous racing car driver. CZcams needs more videos like this. Excellent work gang.
For CZcams car journalist channel rookie of the year. You my good friend should have it. I know you was with another amazing channel , but you blew up on your own so fast. I wish you get 1M with in the year. Cheers!
Thank you guys, great stuff! 🙏🙏
Absolutely hilarious video, keep it up 👍 also it was awesome to meet you at petrolheadonism underground!
I can't recommend enough buying cheap cars with your mates and doing something like this. We did a 750-mile charity run through Wales & Ireland, and it was one of the best holidays of my life!
Love this format, great work ❤
My Mini makes same noise, it's so evil, I adore it 😂😂😂
New iconic trio was born here. Calling it right now. So much old school TG vibe, love it.
These 3 are slightly reminiscent of the original Top Gear, I love the content! Please keep it up! You guys are great!
Had a fabric topped early mk3, with Bilstein shocks, lowered springs, and a US imported stainless exhaust to liven up the exhaust note (of the Focus engine…) Also had a Cooper S, and fun but fwd, and thirsty. The Cooper in this needs excluding for what Taylor’s done to it (clutch etc)