Grtechguy
Grtechguy SuperDork
12/5/11 2:04 p.m.

So...how expensive is this transmission? I'm assuming an automatic as it was a promo vehicle.

http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/cto/2737292321.html

Sky_Render
Sky_Render Reader
12/5/11 2:13 p.m.

Hey, that thing could transport an entire set of R-compound tires and wheels to an autocross! DO WANT!

Grtechguy
Grtechguy SuperDork
12/5/11 2:18 p.m.

I can't afford it anyway...all yours

nocones
nocones HalfDork
12/5/11 2:20 p.m.

Car-part lists transmissions from $2800 and up..
Further research shows Wholesale on them is probably in the $6000-6500 range for a normal one. I'm not sure if that conversion increases or decreases the value... I would imagine it may be hard to flip if that's what you are thinking, as a buyer may be hard to find.

93EXCivic
93EXCivic SuperDork
12/5/11 2:30 p.m.

I really want one of those.

ultraclyde
ultraclyde HalfDork
12/5/11 2:34 p.m.
Sky_Render wrote: Hey, that thing could transport an entire set of R-compound tires and wheels to an autocross! DO WANT!

So can a standard Cooper that hasn't had all the stiffness cut out. I put all four of the tires off my Mustang (255/50 17s) in our cooper and took them to the tire shop.

and didn't even have one in the front seat.

I'd be REALLY shy about buying one in less than top running condition. My experience is there is NO way to come out ahead once you start fixing one.

Strizzo
Strizzo SuperDork
12/5/11 2:54 p.m.

i'd sooner buy this: http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/2708056455.html

Maroon92
Maroon92 SuperDork
12/5/11 4:04 p.m.
Strizzo wrote: i'd sooner buy this: http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/2708056455.html

8K for a speed3? that's a steal...if you can do the work yourself...which I cannot.

Maroon92
Maroon92 SuperDork
12/5/11 4:05 p.m.

the automatics are expensive and will go out again in the near future. do a manual swap and LOVE it.

I want a manual swapped MINI pickup...and I have wanted one for a long time.

Strizzo
Strizzo SuperDork
12/5/11 4:23 p.m.

In reply to Maroon92:

neither can i, in my own garage, but if we're pretending we can and weighing n/a cooper pickup hack that needs a manual swap vs. a mazdaspeed3 that needs a motor that i don't have to track down.

mndsm
mndsm SuperDork
12/5/11 4:24 p.m.
Maroon92 wrote:
Strizzo wrote: i'd sooner buy this: http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/2708056455.html
8K for a speed3? that's a steal...if you can do the work yourself...which I cannot.

And he's about to pay through the roof to put that motor in a slower car... with a questionable dif.... seems legit.

DeadSkunk
DeadSkunk Dork
12/5/11 5:18 p.m.

I looked at one of those Red Bull MINIs and there is no pickup bed that I could see. It looked like they had cut off the roof and replaced it with an L-shaped cap that forms the back of the cab and the tonneau. The bottom of the stock hatch is still in place as a tailgate, but I don't know how it functions.I think you would essentially have a trunk that stetches up to the first row seating.

Kendall_Jones
Kendall_Jones Reader
12/5/11 6:38 p.m.

I'm pretty sure I saw that sell at the repocast auction awhile ago for about half that price (it was still decked out in RB stuff but I remember a bad trans).

KJ

mad_machine
mad_machine SuperDork
12/5/11 6:48 p.m.

maybe you could fit it with a cabriolet's reverse opening trunk to get a working gate for that bed.. but you will still need to finish it off

T.J.
T.J. SuperDork
12/5/11 7:52 p.m.

Mini pickup - yes please.

MINI ex-red bull pickup - I'll pass.

Wally
Wally SuperDork
12/6/11 9:54 a.m.

I'd rather have this

ultraclyde
ultraclyde HalfDork
12/6/11 10:28 a.m.

So is that a Li'l Smokie Mobile?

nickel_dime
nickel_dime Dork
12/6/11 1:04 p.m.

If it has one of those constant velosity transmissions (or what ever they call it) keep walking. The manuals and the automatics (with flappy paddles) are good but they had a lot of issues with the other one.

HiTempguy
HiTempguy SuperDork
12/6/11 4:32 p.m.

My buddy was given one of RedBull's mini cooper trucks by RedBull themselves. He made a truck bed for it, it's BA.

mad_machine
mad_machine SuperDork
12/6/11 5:11 p.m.
Wally wrote: I'd rather have this

looks more pig in a blanket sized than weinermobile

kickerman121
kickerman121
2/7/12 3:54 p.m.

I have an ex-red bull mini that's been converted to a pickup. Complete with snow tires and roof rack. Its for sale, just testing the waters. Message me for more info.

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