From experience they are slow until you get the revs up then drive like they "should". They do feel like an 80s turbo but with 75% less boost.
Personally I don't see why they can't make the power band smooth but it is what it is.
John John ! Fibreglass mini !!!
Re: John John ! Fibreglass mini !!!
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Re: John John ! Fibreglass mini !!!
Have we had one of these yet? Spotted at Tatton Park in May.
1/ Plastic.
2/ Three wheels.
3/ Mini engine and subframe.
4/ Tandem rear seat to straddle.
5/ Mad.
How can John possibly say no?
P45.
1/ Plastic.
2/ Three wheels.
3/ Mini engine and subframe.
4/ Tandem rear seat to straddle.
5/ Mad.
How can John possibly say no?
P45.
Re: John John ! Fibreglass mini !!!
P45, you may have missed the most significant tricycle-related thing: 6/ Tricycles aren't divided into manual and automatic sub categories for licensing purposes so technically, I could drive a manual one and be 100% legal.
I've never been apprehended by her Majesty's finest whilst at the wheel of a tricycle, so my understanding of this loophole may yet prove to be erroneous, but I know more than a handful of Reliant/Lomax/Tri-King/AC Petite/BSA/etc. owners who have been exploiting this rule successfully for years.Ironically (what else?
) the AP 4 speed two pedal option on transverse A series devices is one of the most pleasant to use and will be fitted - along with a nice, ex-Metro 1275 - into my Cord if it ever finds itself released by those pesky Venezuelan civil servants/law enforcement types.Penguin45 wrote:How can John possibly say no?
Because it's uglier than an Edsel sucking a lemon and it won't keep me dry and warm in the winter.
Dammit, there is another good point: 7/ that one is orange.
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
Re: John John ! Fibreglass mini !!!
I'm in l'œuf with that thing.
Rich, thanks for finding so many of the cars I'd most like to own, all in one place.
Shame that place is arsebook, hey ho, such is life and no thanks, arsebook, I won't be installing your messenger service any time soon.
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
Re: John John ! Fibreglass mini !!!
I'm Diabetic,& disabled BUT!! NOT DEAD YET!!
Re: John John ! Fibreglass mini !!!
Cheers Aron, I like the MK2, rarest of the lot and Hydrolastic for that marginally less spine-jarring ride quality. That one looks as though it'll need a large tub of cataloy to get it through an MOT test though. J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
Re: John John ! Fibreglass mini !!!
does this mean its almost already plastic john
Re: John John ! Fibreglass mini !!!
Nice spin, but my idea of a plastic mini is one that has at least the same structural integrity as a good steel one, you thilly thauthage. 
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..