would you have a mini?
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Would you own an old mini? I have always wanted one since i was really young but then as i got to driving age there were bigger cars like escorts n stuff so minis never interested me. But i been looking at some lately and wondering, just for a short period, if it would be fun to own one
Any views on this bizzare idea?
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Any views on this bizzare idea?
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My mum had loads Lee..loved them..then had me and found they weren't as practical as she'd tried to convince herself..
I want one..think of all the small parking places you wouldn't have to say ''why's that twat parked over 2 bays'' and instead just pull in..
I want one..think of all the small parking places you wouldn't have to say ''why's that twat parked over 2 bays'' and instead just pull in..
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Originally Posted by Pennywise
Na never... only cunts own them
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might buy one for laugh without lindsay knowing, shell piss herself...or go ape
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I cant fault it for the fun factor
Its ok, But bearing in mind its a 1978 plate car.. So 28 years old LOL
Handles very well, its only got 1.5 neg arms, and the yoko a032's on and polybushed front end
For a 998cc,I love it
I dont have the best seats in but ive not moaned, Had them 2 years now
But i will be upgrading very soon, As i will be doing more to the suspension, So i dont wanna slide about
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Its ok, But bearing in mind its a 1978 plate car.. So 28 years old LOL
Handles very well, its only got 1.5 neg arms, and the yoko a032's on and polybushed front end
For a 998cc,I love it
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I dont have the best seats in but ive not moaned, Had them 2 years now
But i will be upgrading very soon, As i will be doing more to the suspension, So i dont wanna slide about
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Originally Posted by Pennywise
I cant fault it for the fun factor
Its ok, But bearing in mind its a 1978 plate car.. So 28 years old LOL
Handles very well, its only got 1.5 neg arms, and the yoko a032's on and polybushed front end
For a 998cc,I love it
I dont have the best seats in but ive not moaned, Had them 2 years now
But i will be upgrading very soon, As i will be doing more to the suspension, So i dont wanna slide about![Big Grin](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
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Its ok, But bearing in mind its a 1978 plate car.. So 28 years old LOL
Handles very well, its only got 1.5 neg arms, and the yoko a032's on and polybushed front end
For a 998cc,I love it
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I dont have the best seats in but ive not moaned, Had them 2 years now
But i will be upgrading very soon, As i will be doing more to the suspension, So i dont wanna slide about
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Originally Posted by Lee Reynolds
GARETH T
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just looked at that Gareth, looks cool
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Pennywise,
I had to change a radiator on an original version car, and subframe
rust on my mothers car put me off for life.
Hate the new version cars as they are just germanys attempt at
cashing in on a british design icon IMO.
I can see why others like them but just not for me.
I had to change a radiator on an original version car, and subframe
rust on my mothers car put me off for life.
Hate the new version cars as they are just germanys attempt at
cashing in on a british design icon IMO.
I can see why others like them but just not for me.
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Originally Posted by Pennywise
Lee Reynolds, Lee it goes well enough, Im gonna up the cc one day, weather it be to 1275 or 1275 turbo
Gareth no need to be
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Gareth no need to be
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ive been out in a mini that a garage in westbourne park build for his son, he fitted a 1.9 gti engine to it from a peugeot and that fooker flew
THEN theres the cooper that has the honda Vtec engine in it at basildon strip,,,,,, christ that thing is the fuicking TITS, i would LOVE to own a Vtec powered mini !!!!!!
ive drove a old mini like radders and has to be said the brakes felt erm,,,, SHITE
note sure if i would have one on the drive though unless it has that vtec rev
THEN theres the cooper that has the honda Vtec engine in it at basildon strip,,,,,, christ that thing is the fuicking TITS, i would LOVE to own a Vtec powered mini !!!!!!
ive drove a old mini like radders and has to be said the brakes felt erm,,,, SHITE
note sure if i would have one on the drive though unless it has that vtec rev
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Originally Posted by SECS
Pennywise,
I had to change a radiator on an original version car, and subframe
rust on my mothers car put me off for life.
Hate the new version cars as they are just germanys attempt at
cashing in on a british design icon IMO.
I can see why others like them but just not for me.![Top](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/smile011.gif)
I had to change a radiator on an original version car, and subframe
rust on my mothers car put me off for life.
Hate the new version cars as they are just germanys attempt at
cashing in on a british design icon IMO.
I can see why others like them but just not for me.
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Old minis are great great fun on a nice day. Ive had a couple now.
I had a 1985 mayfair as a first car, loved it in the summer but winter was an absolute misery. Crap heater, pointless wipers, cut out in heavy rain and absolutely impossible to keep the windscreen from fogging up ALL THE TIME!
I sold it in january and bought a brown boring cavalier just because it had a decent heater.
The second one was a 1968 mk.2 with the fluid suspension, that was an absolute riot to drive - simply laugh out loud funny!
But you cant buy cheap ones anymore. The values have shot up recently. Around here the yank servicemen buy them all for a fortune and ship them back to the states.
Oh and boy do they rust?!
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And that had 9 months MOT when I bought it!
So if you want a car for sunny days that handles like a go kart, feels fast (even though it isnt) and will hold its money - go for it.
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Just buy yourself a welder and a haynes manual!
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i must say i'd love a mini, but i think it's cos it's a patriotic british thing..
shocked though about that ebay one, someone told me the later ones had a k series, not a fooking a series
shocked though about that ebay one, someone told me the later ones had a k series, not a fooking a series
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I spun my Mini on a muddy bend hit the kerb and flipped it into a railway bridge squashing the roof flat
Dislocated my hip, compression fractures to my spine and a broken neck for my troubles. After a month in hospital and 2 months on crutches I was back at work. They are bloody good fun though
The poxy little hose that goes between the water pump and the head is a bitch to change
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To be honest I just havent got the legs to get away with one mate. I need at least a knee length one so myhairy bollocks dont hang out of one side.
On a brighter note though, they can be quite airy and give a feeling of freedom when its a breezy day.
On a brighter note though, they can be quite airy and give a feeling of freedom when its a breezy day.
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i had a clubman years ago fun car
my mum had a red hot one about 3 years that was fun to
id have another clubman but ya cant get 3 kids in the back
my mum had a red hot one about 3 years that was fun to
id have another clubman but ya cant get 3 kids in the back
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I had one for my first car, my sister owns it now and I used to be on the commity of my local mini club.
They are like nothing else to drive, mainly due to the direct steering and size, around town they are loads of fun but they tend to loose appeal out on the open road.
I often think about how I would love one to go to work in but they are old cars and tend to be quite neglected.
They are like nothing else to drive, mainly due to the direct steering and size, around town they are loads of fun but they tend to loose appeal out on the open road.
I often think about how I would love one to go to work in but they are old cars and tend to be quite neglected.