A man drove his Mercedes-Benz SL500 AMG Sports Car to a 5-star hotel he always go. The jockey parking took over his car and admire the interior of the car. Out of suddenly, he pushes the gear level and cause a serious accident happened. The owner of the car watched the accident and stunned. However, he didn’t get angry but… Watch the video for the surprising ending!
Author: Angelina Soul
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Funniest Car Commercials: Jockey Parking Crashes a Mercedes-Benz SL500 AMG Sport
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Replacing Rear Shock Absorber Bushes on a Mini Cooper R50
Worn rear shock absorber bushes is a very common problem on a Mini Cooper R50, Mini Convertible R52, Mini Cooper S R53 (2004 – 2006), and MINI Cooper R56 (2006 – 2013). The car sent to our workshop is having some irritating sound from the rear wheel. Our mechanic jack the car up and find out both the rear shock absorber bushes has worn out seriously. As you can see from the image here, there is almost nothing left!
To remove the rear shock absorber on a Mini Cooper, you will only need to remove 3 bolts, two on top of the shock absorber and one at the bottom. This is the bolt that hold the shock absorber.
Now the entire shock absorber is out. Check out the bushes, it has nothing left on it!
This is how a new bush look like
The new bushes cost about RM120 ($40) for both sides. It is relatively cheap compared to many cars in the market today.
Here’s the product code for the bush.
Bring the car for front and rear alignment. Many tire shops often say that it is not necessary to do the rear alignment for a Mini Cooper. Some shops even don’t know there is a need to do it. It is a MUST to do the rear alignment especially when a new shocks absorber is replaced.
Now the car run smooth without any irritating sound! See also: Mini Cooper Maintenance Cost at 100,000KM (62,000 miles) -
Honda City Hatchback Makes World Debut at Thailand International Motor Expo 2020
It’s finally here in Thailand! The 2021 New Honda City Hatchback has made its world debut at Thailand International Motor Expo 2020. Everything almost looks the same with the sedan version until you see the rear of the car. The hatchback body style features a longer roofline to meet the roof spoiler, which is placed above the tailgate with a rear window that looks similar to the Honda Jazz or Honda Fit. For the market in Thailand, the City Hatchback is selling in three variants, S+, SV, and RS. S+ is the most basic variant that is priced at 599,000 baht, SV is the mid-spec variant that is selling 675,000 baht, and the top-ranging RS is priced at 749,000 baht. These three variants features the same 1.0 litre (998 cc) three-cylinder VTEC Turbo engine which produces 122 horsepower and 173 Nm of torque. It’s more than enough for a light-weight B-Segment car. Other than City Hactchback, we also see City e:HEV Sedan and Civic RS Turbo version. Here’s the full video of Thailand International Motor Expo 2020.
As you can see from the video, the most eye-catching car at the Toyota area is no doubt the Toyota GR Yaris and the Toyota GR Supra. Toyota GR Yaris is not the ordinary Yaris where we often see on the street, this three-door pocket rocket features a G16E-GTS 1.6 liter turbocharged three-cylinder engine producing 261 PS and 360 Nm of torque. It takes only 5.5 seconds to rocket from 0 to 100 km/h and all the way to the top speed of 230 km/h. It’s definitely something exciting to see in today’s automobile world.
As for Mazda, we see Mazda 2, Mazda 3, Mazda CX-30 100th Anniversary Edition. These three cars come in special white and they are fitted with Mazda’s 100th Anniversary badges on both the body and seats. On the other hand, Porche launches the New Porsche Panamera as well as Porsche Taycan Turbo. Details can be found in the video too. As for Audi, the most attractive car is the green Audi RS 4 Avant Quattro. This is a family car yet with sport cars heart. The rest of the highlights at this Motor Expo are all-new Ford Ranger, Lexus IS 300h, MG EP, MG HS PHEV, 2021 Nissan Skyline GTR R35, Nissan Kicks e-POWER, All New BMW 4 Series Coupe (G22), Mercedes-AMG GT R, Tesla Model X and others. Of course, there are also a lot of beautiful car model at the motor show as usual, because this is Thailand, the land of smile! -
Drive to Thailand: In A Classic Mini Cooper
This is a story written by Koh from Penang Malaysia and submitted to MalaysiaMiniLover.com. It’s a 1,000km road-trip in a 1993 MK6 Classic Mini Cooper. The full story goes here:
As a Mini lover, I’ve been driving a classic Mini for at least 18 years and also the BMW Mini Cooper for 10 years. Couple years ago, I drove a 2005 Mini Cooper to Thailand and clocked a few thousand miles during that trip. You may read the full story here if you are planning to drive to Thailand from Malaysia. This time, the journey is more or less the same, however, I made in with a 1993 Classic Mini Mayfair.
The purpose of this trip is to test the limit of a classic Mini Cooper. There are many people in Malaysia who are interested to buy a classic Mini. However, they always have a lot of concerns which hold them back. “Is this old car really reliable?”, “Can I use it daily?”, “Can this car travel far?”, “Will the fuel consumption high for such an old car?”, “How’s the maintenance? Is it expensive?”… These are the most commonly asked questions when someone has the wish to buy a classic Mini. The Mini Timeline & History could be a good start for those who are new to classic Mini.
This is a Japanese-specification Mini where it comes with a 1275 SPi engine, with built-in air-conditioning. Basically, the car is in stock condition except a Lukey exhaust silencer (some called it muffler, while some called it tip exhaust tip cover). Before the journey begins, I’ve replaced 2 engine mountings, subframe mountings, steering rack, tires, and some other wear and tear items. The radiator is flushed and filled up with new coolant. On top of that, 5-liter of engine oil has been replaced too. Everything is set and the journey is begin! See also: BMW Mini Cooper vs Classic Mini Cooper.
The journey begins at 4,136km according to the odometer. Don’t be surprise because it has been reset to 0 during the last service. The classic Mini fuel tank capacity is 5.5 gallons which is approximately 20 liters. For 1 and a half tank of RON95 petrol, which is 30 liters, I was able to travel 391km. In conclusion, the real-life fuel consumption for a classic Mini with a 1275 SPi engine under the hood is 13.03 km/l (30.65 mpg). My 2005 Mini Cooper R50 is 12.53km/l (29.47mpg). Compared to many modern cars on the street today, I would said the classic Mini with a 90s engine is considered a very economical car. What do you think?
After reading the story, will you consider to buy a Classic Mini then? LOL
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MK1 Mini with Toyota 4AGE Engine
This is a 1968 MK1 Mini with the heart of a Toyota, the legendary 4A-GE engine which uses in many Toyota cars from the 80s. The 4A-GE engine was first introduced in 1983 by Toyota. It was used on a Toyota AE86 that produces 112 hp at 6,600 rpm and 131 N·m (97 lb·ft) of torque at 4,800 rpm. It’s an impressive engine with high revving ability in the ’80s. With so many advantages, this is the first time we see a car enthusiast actually put this engine into a Mini shell.
Look at that engine bay! This MK1 Mini Cooper is located at Oudtshoorn, South Africa. The owner built the car from the ground up over a period of more than a year. Well, it’s not easy to put a Toyota engine into a small classic Mini Cooper. Without a doubt, loads of money and time must have gone into the car. See the 1966 Crazily modified Austin Se7en Van then you will know what we mean.
The exterior of this car is in black and cream. Windows has been modified to wind-up type (Note that MK1 Mini is using sliding window). Inside, it features full roll cage, leather bucket seats, reupholstered black interior, custom dash board.
Front loader, 3000 watt amp, 12-inch sub-woofer, fiber-glass flip front, fiberglass boot lid, 13 inch TSW mags with 175/50/13 Yokohama tyres are a few other parts you can find on this cute little Mini.
There are also extra mods such as duel pot brake master setup with adjustable brake bias, VW vented drilled disks and VW calipers front, VW drilled disks with BMW calipers back, Hi/lo adjustable suspension front and back, rubber cones in the back and imported coils in the front. As you can see from the photo, the 4AGE is also married a Honda Civic Radiator.
Under the hood, this Mini features a fully rebuilt 3rd Gen Toyota 4AGE 1.6 16V Motor. This engine has the silver cam covers with the words only written in red, hence the nickname “red top”. The compression ratio is from 9.4:1 to 10.3:1. Paired with a Corolla 5 speed gearbox with Button Clutch, Twin Dellorto 40mm side draught carbs, and custom intake and exhaust manifolds. It is estimated the power has at least 125 PS (92 kW; 123 hp) at 7200 rpm with a torque of 149 N·m (110 lb·ft) at 4800 rpm. Very impress, isn’t it?
From all the photos we have, this Mini is definitely one of a kind. For those who are interested to buy, the owner Simon is letting it go! This is a good chance to own a Toyota powered Mini Cooper.
How does it sounds? Have you ever heard how a Toyota AE86 sounds?