corsa_nation
Member
Registered: 27th Dec 04
Location: Wiltshire
User status: Offline
|
My car is being sold................thinking of checking out a real mini, i think they're pretty "cool"- - - anyone had one/ driven one?
|
Colin
Member
Registered: 4th Apr 02
User status: Offline
|
Girlfriend has one, they need alot of maintenance & are quite a tiring drive!!
Go for a 1275 either SPi or running a carb - later MPi's have way too many faults!!
|
Colin
Member
Registered: 4th Apr 02
User status: Offline
|
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
Don't buy one with a Metro Turbo engine, but DO buy one which has no rust.
|
CorsAsh
Member
Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
User status: Offline
|
Nothing wrong with the Metro Turbo ones, Robin, you just happened to purchase a shitter.
|
Colin
Member
Registered: 4th Apr 02
User status: Offline
|
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
It wasn't a shitter, it was just missing some engine bits 
|
topshot_2k
Banned
Registered: 1st Dec 03
Location: Northampton Drives: Pug GTi-6
User status: Offline
|
me/missus have a Mini cooper 1.3i 1995, superb fun, had a lot of engine work done and should be running 90bhp+
As said need looking after but treat them well and they are fine, good fun beating new minis too 
|
Ant
Member
Registered: 12th May 02
Location: Hereford and Worcester
User status: Offline
|
as said above need alot of maintenance, i had one at 19 and it seemed to be a money pit, but looking back it was quite cheap in comparison to the money thats been thrown at my xe corsa, in terms of driving mine was a mildly tuned 1275 on a carb it went really well and was fun to drive.
|
RS6
Member
Registered: 5th Nov 03
Location: with MJ
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Robin
It wasn't a shitter, it was just missing some engine bits
|
rustyarchs
Member
Registered: 29th Aug 04
Location: scotland
User status: Offline
|
iv got a wee mini 1000 and when i got it it was running on 3 cylinders
new leads dizzy cap and plugs and the wee thing runs great,starts first turn of the key and has never once let me down even though it gets driven rather hard . never needs any maintenance i only need to put in a tenner a week petrol and check the oil level once a month, simple basic and so much fun to drive and flies round corners and roundabouts like its on rails  oh also good for traffic as it fits through nearly anything
pretty gay when you want a good burst of speed though 
|
nathy_87
Member
Registered: 14th Aug 08
Location: West Mids. Drives: Škoda Fabia VRS 5J
User status: Offline
|
one main thing to look out for on the real mini are the subframs seem to rot/rust, Colins one is a v.nice example,
|
Colin
Member
Registered: 4th Apr 02
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by nathy_87
Jades one is a v.nice example,
Will be for sale soon
|
pow
Premium Member
Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
User status: Offline
|
How much for Colin?
|
gianluigi
Member
Registered: 9th Mar 05
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk
User status: Offline
|
i have a mini project. nothings been done to it since october 06 
|
