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[sazal]

Hi, just wanted to get a rough estimate of how much my Mini is worth.

Shes a 1987 Mini Advantage, taxed, MOT'd with about 56K on the clock.

Shes had so much money spent on her since I bought her, spec as followed:

Bodywork-
Brand new replacement door skin, driver’s door (April 08)
Brand new replacement boot lid (April 08)
Driver’s side and rear re-spray (April 08)
Front end rubbed back and re-sprayed (to get rid of surface rust under headlights) (Feb 10)
Sills tidied up and re-sprayed (Feb 10)
Valances tidied up and re-sprayed (Feb 10)
Group 2 wheel arches
White Superlight 5x12 wheels
New windscreen and door rubbers
Wipac Halogen headlight conversion
New Nimbus grey bumpers

Interior-
Cobra classic bucket seats with matching rear seat cover and cobra seat subframes
Newton Commercial Deluxe Moulded carpet set
Custom made door cards
Custom made parcel shelf
Astrali steering wheel

Engine-
Complete engine out rebuild-no expense spared
New cooling system
New HIF38 carburettor
Minisport stage 1 kit

And some pictures:

*She now has nimbus grey bumpers fitted too























So, what do you reckon?!

Edited by sazal, 13 April 2010 - 07:59 PM.

[Bean]

Please tell me that this is for insurance purposes only ...

[sazal]

It is indeedy miss Bean, the old gal isnt going anywhere!

[Shifty]

For insurance purposes I would say £4750, I can see the SoG lurking as well!!


He's a good person to ask

[GreaseMonkey]

I had to double take on the title and shed a tear

[Bean]

Ahhh, thank Christ for that She looks more and more gorgeous every time I see her

[sazal]

For insurance purposes I would say £4750, I can see the SoG lurking as well!!


He's a good person to ask

As much as that?!

[Shifty]

For agreed value insurance yes.

[Senile Old Git]

For insurance purposes I would say £4750, I can see the SoG lurking as well!!


He's a good person to ask

It is an interesting car, I would of said a year ago the colour goes against it, but white is now the new metallic silver and added the Advantage is not the most wanted of Limited Editions.

But a year down the line I now think the colour is in its favour (or it is now back in fashion, some of the latest Skoda's and Audi's look fantastic in white) and the interior upgrades have been made very sympathetically. For insurance purposes I think £4,000 is on the money. If it is one / two owners with FSH maybe that would attract a 10% premium.

In any event a very pretty car ..... cherish it, you will not replace that with ease.

Edited by Senile Old Git, 13 April 2010 - 08:20 PM.

[Shifty]

Not too far away then, I've seen the car in the flesh and it is a very pretty thing.

Shall we call it £4250???

[Senile Old Git]

Absolutely ..... it is lovely


PS .. do U reckon "a bag of sand" would ever buy it ????

Edited by Senile Old Git, 13 April 2010 - 08:26 PM.

[sazal]

Thank you

I am the 3rd owner, I bought it off a little old lady in Cheltenham who had owned it for 6 years and the only history i've really got are a few old MOT's.

But I definately agree about the white!

[Shifty]

Absolutely ..... it is lovely


PS .. do U reckon "a bag of sand" would ever buy it ????

You stand more chance of being hit with a bag of sand(the heavy stuff as well!!)

[sazal]

Bag of sand? Eh?

[Senile Old Git]

Bag of sand? Eh?

Its a slang term used in the motor trade ..... bag of sand = Grand (£1000)


Monkey = £500
Dirty = £30
Pony or Daughter = £25
Ton or Century = £100
Bullseye = £50
Ayrton Senna = £10
Taxi Driver = £5 ( Fiver)

and so it goes on!