Fifth Gear - Used to like the show but why on earth have you got that idiot from Goblins Worst Garage on there? He’s an utter twunt who knows nothing about cars as proven by his “tuning tips”. 😂
£95000 for a classic mini reboot?! In my home country (South Africa), that's roughly 2,000,000ZAR. For that amount, I can buy a 60s mini, bring it back to life and have it looking and driving like it came out the factory, and still have enough left over to buy a 2 bedroom home in a well off area.
80 grand for 78 hp and a nice interior !.....mine had slightly fettled 1310cc with 92hp in 1989 for £800, "which was a lot in 1989"....David Browne should of gone the turbo route with injection for that money.
All the time since David Brown has made these has anybody actually seen one besides at events where they are trying to sell them or on tv?? There was a flood of spam all over FB with reviews of these a while back. I don’t think they can sell them. Especially considering what they have done is nothing more than an interior retrim and external deseam.
wait, what year is this from?, it must be new.. lots of new car around, haven't been watching fifth gear for a while, but vicky is looking goooood? how? she aged beautifully.. !
Vicki always looks ever green just like good old days. Awesome video Madam. Just a single question how much stars does it garner in crash tests just a curiosity.
Keep the A series in the front & have an electric motor to drive the rear, you'll get a four wheel drive hybrid with oodles of power & no loss of he charm. Well that's the plan anyway.
love the mini. I can't believe the price tag when you could build one all by yourself for a lot less than that. my mum passed her mini to me for nothing and she only brought it for £400 in 2006!!
Well there is an empty headed review. Where is the battery pack in the electric Mini and does it compromise the boot space, does it live where the rear seat was (some electric Mini conversions do that) ? What is the range of the electric Mini, how many kWh of electricity will the traction battery store ? Is the electric Mini capable of being DC fast charged ?
You could just get a Limited edition Mini Cooper with factory wooden dash, leather seats, air-conditioning, fuel injection in a very capable engine and rocking paint job. All for just under < £20K. Just google Mini LE 35th edition!
I wish i could own this one day. when my dad bought one decades ago, i couldnt drive it because didnt have the licence yet...simple without all the cluttered updated gadgets.. just cruising along with the time (machine)
Had a classic mini as my 1st car and loved it, but saw one yesterday and yes it made me smile, but at the same time I wouldn’t have one now! Kinda sad to say in a way but modern cars are light years ahead in every way, and while they might miss out on the character & charm of the old mini they’re still better in almost every single way. At those kinda prices though for those two cars. - I mean wtf??, only the rich and/or the stupid would ever buy one, and a 125mph range 😂- battery cars need to come a loooooooong way before they’re viable, and they need to come way down in price to - or is the high price deliberate to price most off the road, or into the smaller low range shitbox versions!??
@@bjenkin2705 Hmm batteries still aren't light or energy-dense enough to replace a fuel tank/engine. I dare say a rack of quick-change batteries at a special battery station would maybe work, but everyone would have to agree on a standard then and that is not likely since there are already 2 or 3 for electrical charging plugs. I do think that hydrogen fuel cells are the way forward, as they allow electric non-polluting power with the convenience of a quick fuel fill-up.
@@kyle_vr I'd go with an Alfa 147 diesel but then I love my 159. Not the most reliable car I've ever owned but it does get noticed for the right reasons.
I probably have about 40k in my sleeper 1960 Morris 850 which looks much nicer and would trash either of those. Reliable daily with 70hp from a 998 and hybrid magic wand box with rally suspension and 7” discs. Looks totally stock 1960. Really no need for anything else and still way less change than either of those. And electric mini should be no more than 25k max.
Did she say 95k ? Anybody that pays that amount of money needs to rethink life. Don't be so selfish and donate the money to a good charity. You will feel much better and less guilty. If you must have a mini, get a old one and fix it up yourself. Then you can feel you have saved
So let's get this straight, I can spend £80k on an electric Mini that does 80 mph or I can buy Tesla that's bigger, faster, better equipped and with a better range? I've owned loads of Minis back in the day and they where cheap fun cars, eventually they were upgraded into the Nissan Swift... (Check your history)
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On the downside you'd be driving a Tesla. Instant ticket to looking like a smug douche. Awesome cars in many respects but I'd still rather ride a skateboard.
You could probably get someone to fully restore one, put a proper modern engine/gearbox in it and a custom built hatchback conversion for less than that.
Lol i was always aware that i would die in my mini in a crash so drove accordingly..... You soon learnt to look out for hazards and how to use the limited power to get you out of trouble as the brakes ( discs on the front with no servo) were pretty much useless as by the time you got enough pressure on the pedal it would just lock up.....
@@lurchy666 Wow, no brake booster on the original Mini! I didn't know. But yes driving a low powered car, just makes you drive accordingly not to put yourself in situations you can't get out of.
Nothing to do with being Electric. Seems more like a Classis Restoration buisness. Many try charge crazy money even for Petrol Cars. These are not production cars built in large numbers. Someone selling you a turn key project car.
Even if climate change is true,saying save the planet doesn’t make sense.If we do become extinct the planet will still be here,without us.So we should be saying save ourselves .
Sorry but i would never have an electric mini or an auto box..... Has to have a tiny petrol engine what you have to rev and rev and rev untill the tappets are bouncing around on the bonnet and then change gear and the gearbox has to have 4 gears what all whine and complain. The mini has always been about the ability to put a smile on your face what ever mood your in and embarrass pretty much anything once it gets a bit twisty..... Ive had 3 minis and they all were slow in comparison to modern cars but the handling is what made me smile every time i threw it into a corner..... 2 of the 3 had the 998 engine and the last one i had the 1275 engine...... All noisy all had no power but dear god they were fun..... Its like a lot of classics the petrol engine noise is what you want in them..... As for the price i know minis are going up in price but over 80 grand for one no way.... I can get a fully restored mk1 for well under half that.....
To watch the full show, head over to QuestOD - www.questod.co.uk/show/fifth-gear/video/season-28-episode-1/EHD_258234C
Fifth Gear - Used to like the show but why on earth have you got that idiot from Goblins Worst Garage on there? He’s an utter twunt who knows nothing about cars as proven by his “tuning tips”. 😂
So they missed the boat not using the name MinE
Tom Donnellan ..they did, great name idea.
Probably a copyright issue because the Mini and MinE sound exactly alike despite the different spellings.
@@ono3869 BMW should of used it but they did not. No copyright problem for them as they own the brand.
£95000 for a classic mini reboot?! In my home country (South Africa), that's roughly 2,000,000ZAR. For that amount, I can buy a 60s mini, bring it back to life and have it looking and driving like it came out the factory, and still have enough left over to buy a 2 bedroom home in a well off area.
80000£ for a Mini ? =0 I can get real classic Mini in good condition for 7000€ so is that really worth of ten times more ?
For 80K you could get an old mini, do a total rebuild to your own spec and still have about 45K spare
The answer is NO! Unless you are a very rich hipster :)
In my country mini is about 50.000€
@@erickpramana8044 where is that?
Ridiculous price. You can get a Tesla S for less! New!
£95k !!!!!! That’s me not getting one then.
80 grand for 78 hp and a nice interior !.....mine had slightly fettled 1310cc with 92hp in 1989 for £800, "which was a lot in 1989"....David Browne should of gone the turbo route with injection for that money.
I'll have binky any day.
Any decade now and it’ll be ready for paint.
@@thechumpsbeendumped.7797 I don't think they are in that in that much of a hurry!
Any day? You reckon they'll finish before the Sun burns out then?
Binky will be really interesting, totally undriveable, or both.
Their latest video said the end is in sight.
Yeah, but Nik and Richard wouldn't sell it for even these prices, so hands off.
Looking good Vickie!
All the time since David Brown has made these has anybody actually seen one besides at events where they are trying to sell them or on tv?? There was a flood of spam all over FB with reviews of these a while back. I don’t think they can sell them. Especially considering what they have done is nothing more than an interior retrim and external deseam.
Where can you get the grille of the petrol mini?
Think what you could do to a Mini with that sort of budget, some supercar slayer mini.
Exactly, like the one on Fastest car with a Honda V6 in the rear, it beat the McLaren
You mean project Binky!
wait, what year is this from?, it must be new.. lots of new car around, haven't been watching fifth gear for a while, but vicky is looking goooood? how? she aged beautifully.. !
stoner27th - 2019.
Hand built cars for hand built prices. No surprises there.
They have always been hand built.
Vicki always looks ever green just like good old days. Awesome video Madam. Just a single question how much stars does it garner in crash tests just a curiosity.
not a new car so no tests etc done.
Ninety-five thousand pound price tag. Eh, yeah, they'll sell heaps of these. FFS!
If there wasn't a market, it wouldn't exist. Their order book is already full.
And it has interior heating and AC!
@@myounges you can import a 90s Japanese rover mini with heating,aircon, ABS and airbags for a fraction of the price tag
@@kev8943 yep... I was in sarcasm mode. ;)
Omg they are way too over priced, that sort of money you can get a nice classic mini and a Tesla or what ever else you fancy
Exactly my thoughts.
Its for all the rich hipster wankers
VBH is just awesome. More please!
I have an original Mini and I DONT struggle to reach 80 mph. But tbh you dont want to go faster than 60 in this car :D
Where is season 28 available
SiGHT SMaSH - Click on the link in the very first (pinned) post. Or if you’re in the U.K. it’s on Channel five.
Keep the A series in the front & have an electric motor to drive the rear, you'll get a four wheel drive hybrid with oodles of power & no loss of he charm. Well that's the plan anyway.
love the mini. I can't believe the price tag when you could build one all by yourself for a lot less than that. my mum passed her mini to me for nothing and she only brought it for £400 in 2006!!
@ i know this one still has 23k miles and never been welded well looked after
The new mini electric is only something like 26K brand spanking new! I know what I'd have...
But are they still rot boxes of have they rust proofed them?
but the david brown has a mikuni not a weber . they cheaped out on a 100k+ mini .
Bigger electric motor, More horsepower, Very quick mini
The close up on the door of the electric version reveals some seriously dodgy paintwork.
Well there is an empty headed review. Where is the battery pack in the electric Mini and does it compromise the boot space, does it live where the rear seat was (some electric Mini conversions do that) ? What is the range of the electric Mini, how many kWh of electricity will the traction battery store ? Is the electric Mini capable of being DC fast charged ?
You could just get a Limited edition Mini Cooper with factory wooden dash, leather seats, air-conditioning, fuel injection in a very capable engine and rocking paint job. All for just under < £20K. Just google Mini LE 35th edition!
they missed a great opportunity to get Vics in a mini skirt there didn't they.
does nothing for me
missed it by about 25 years )
yeah shes still hot always thought she was back in the day lol
Thats my Mrs you're talking about.. (he dreams...)
Those David brown mini are serious money though
Still beautiful VBH!! :-)
I wish i could own this one day. when my dad bought one decades ago, i couldnt drive it because didnt have the licence yet...simple without all the cluttered updated gadgets.. just cruising along with the time (machine)
I thought the Mini died when they stopped making them with carbs. This is new levels of dead.
Way better than what BMW did
There are plenty of companies like cheshire mini restorations that can build a fully restored mini to your specification for 30 thousand pounds.
Is this Mini also a German Classic? (BMW)?
I wonder if they sell very many of them at that price!
I want a classic Mini
thanks for the info
80 grand for a bloody mini, no chance
Wonder what swind is short for ?
In Brazil a classic mini gasoline costs 11 thousand pounds, 20 thousand pounds :(
Had a classic mini as my 1st car and loved it, but saw one yesterday and yes it made me smile, but at the same time I wouldn’t have one now! Kinda sad to say in a way but modern cars are light years ahead in every way, and while they might miss out on the character & charm of the old mini they’re still better in almost every single way.
At those kinda prices though for those two cars. - I mean wtf??, only the rich and/or the stupid would ever buy one, and a 125mph range 😂- battery cars need to come a loooooooong way before they’re viable, and they need to come way down in price to - or is the high price deliberate to price most off the road, or into the smaller low range shitbox versions!??
How can they get an old mini shape through 2019 regulations?
Aled Davies same chassis and vin number as the original so technically this isn't a new car. No need to comply with regs
I miss the old Fifth Gear and Top Gear episodes.
What's project binky going to be worth then ?????
Proper Minis and VBH...😍😍 are you kidding me..😜😜
I feel a Hybrid replacement is more favourable to me, all electric is just hard to justify if there are a few charging stations every 200 miles.
That's comment belongs in 2010 not 2019. Heaps of chargers around plus a home charger. 👍😃
@@bjenkin2705 Hmm batteries still aren't light or energy-dense enough to replace a fuel tank/engine.
I dare say a rack of quick-change batteries at a special battery station would maybe work, but everyone would have to agree on a standard then and that is not likely since there are already 2 or 3 for electrical charging plugs.
I do think that hydrogen fuel cells are the way forward, as they allow electric non-polluting power with the convenience of a quick fuel fill-up.
Mini Cooper d as a first car? Is it a good choice
No, the BMW minis are never a good choice. Ever.
@@stevebarnes2 what other cars would you recommend for under 2K that are interesting/have some character?
@@kyle_vr I'd go with an Alfa 147 diesel but then I love my 159. Not the most reliable car I've ever owned but it does get noticed for the right reasons.
The new generations who will grow up without the petrol addiction and nostalgia will probably choose the Electric Mini.
Vickie is my fave. X
No airbags??
JoeyLovesTrains - Nope.
VBH legs are amazing
I probably have about 40k in my sleeper 1960 Morris 850 which looks much nicer and would trash either of those. Reliable daily with 70hp from a 998 and hybrid magic wand box with rally suspension and 7” discs. Looks totally stock 1960. Really no need for anything else and still way less change than either of those. And electric mini should be no more than 25k max.
Paying 80 K plus and not having air bags, head rests doesn’t sound too good!
No A series engine = No Mini
this car fits Hongkong’s road so well
The prices are atrocious.
80 grand and neck breaker seats for that knock in the rear.
some things should never be fucked with. the classic mini is one of those things.
Pity a centre spot lamp is illegal on a car of that age in the UK.
v8trauma - Really?
@@AtheistOrphan last time I checked, yes.
the metros birthday was yesterday
Outragious pricetags
95 thousands quid ?
Come on now
The David Brown? Of DB fame?
MotiOnTech - No, a different one. Google the company.
God, these are expensive
80 - 95 grand for a mini im sure they're selling like hot cakes 🤦♂️
Amazing car
Beautiful
If I buy one ,I will swap in a radical hayabusa v8 ,make it rwd ,rear engined and some bodykits !
What an absolute waste of money
I originally thought she said 80k... When she was ment to say 8k
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£80000 upwards ,so i have the choice of several original classics for far less ,or this overpriced hairdryer on wheel
Did she say 95k ? Anybody that pays that amount of money needs to rethink life. Don't be so selfish and donate the money to a good charity. You will feel much better and less guilty. If you must have a mini, get a old one and fix it up yourself. Then you can feel you have saved
Wow talk about overpriced and over hyped!
Seen many a classic mini lovingly restored for a fraction of the cost and a darn sight better too. 🤔
So let's get this straight, I can spend £80k on an electric Mini that does 80 mph or I can buy Tesla that's bigger, faster, better equipped and with a better range? I've owned loads of Minis back in the day and they where cheap fun cars, eventually they were upgraded into the Nissan Swift... (Check your history)
On the downside you'd be driving a Tesla. Instant ticket to looking like a smug douche.
Awesome cars in many respects but I'd still rather ride a skateboard.
I love her 😍
where is Tiff
Put out to pasture I'm afraid
Had one years ago, would love an electric one.
£80K for a leccy mini??? No wonder they called it SWINDLE.
£80,000, are you kidding? Electric cars may be the future but that is a rich boys runabout. Could get a few bmw i 3s for that tag.
left hand drive mini should be right hand drive
This car is pretty idiot proof, i should no because im driving it hahah
£80,000 and £95,000 respectively for a Mini? They're having a laugh. I love Mini's but cant justify paying those sort of prices
You could probably get someone to fully restore one, put a proper modern engine/gearbox in it and a custom built hatchback conversion for less than that.
Airbags in a Mini? It is supposed to kill the driver in a 30 MPH crash! That ensures that they are always driven with English manners
Lol i was always aware that i would die in my mini in a crash so drove accordingly..... You soon learnt to look out for hazards and how to use the limited power to get you out of trouble as the brakes ( discs on the front with no servo) were pretty much useless as by the time you got enough pressure on the pedal it would just lock up.....
@@lurchy666 Wow, no brake booster on the original Mini! I didn't know. But yes driving a low powered car, just makes you drive accordingly not to put yourself in situations you can't get out of.
0:49 Rotten paint job - i can do better with a rattle can ffs...
In todays dangerous roads I rather have airbag then Infotainment
touch screen. 95k plus vat loool
Whhhhhhhyyyyy? Why is the electric one so expensive?
Nothing to do with being Electric. Seems more like a Classis Restoration buisness. Many try charge crazy money even for Petrol Cars. These are not production cars built in large numbers. Someone selling you a turn key project car.
80K or 95K WTF?
I’ll take a r34 and Supra instead thank you
Even if climate change is true,saying save the planet doesn’t make sense.If we do become extinct the planet will still be here,without us.So we should be saying save ourselves .
Lol. "If".
Such a disguting paint job on the red one...
Why... doesn’t it lose something by being electric? Isn’t it worth just making a new car?
And for that matter the updated one loses all the charm
What planet are these people on 80k for a restored mini with a battery fitted. Living in the clouds these hipsters.
It’s a no from me, I’ll stick with my 1275cc Turbo converted mini 💪🏽
sri lanka also have a electric mini.😍
Vicki Mmmmm. Still looking good, girl.
Whole lot of want!!
Sorry but i would never have an electric mini or an auto box..... Has to have a tiny petrol engine what you have to rev and rev and rev untill the tappets are bouncing around on the bonnet and then change gear and the gearbox has to have 4 gears what all whine and complain. The mini has always been about the ability to put a smile on your face what ever mood your in and embarrass pretty much anything once it gets a bit twisty..... Ive had 3 minis and they all were slow in comparison to modern cars but the handling is what made me smile every time i threw it into a corner..... 2 of the 3 had the 998 engine and the last one i had the 1275 engine...... All noisy all had no power but dear god they were fun..... Its like a lot of classics the petrol engine noise is what you want in them..... As for the price i know minis are going up in price but over 80 grand for one no way.... I can get a fully restored mk1 for well under half that.....
When petrol hits 50 quid per litre, your gas-guzzler will spend most of the time in the garage....
Love the gasoline one
Mini Cooper is limited edition
The whine the whine petrol for me too