Having owned my mini for nearly 5 years now, i was thinking that the car has changed quite significantly since the day I bought it.
Having read everyones project threads I feel inspired to "document" my minis transformation albeit a little retrospectively, If i cant remenber anything, I am sure my bank statements will remind me .
We bought our mini 4 or 5 summers ago from a good guy in Växjö (middle of Sweden). Lets say it was an exciting 350 km trip home to Malmö (south Sweden), as i had never driven on the "wrong" side of the road before (i am Scottish not Swedish).
The mini was intended to be our daily car, but we soon started to fall in love with it, and used it as a "fun" car. I didnt really know much about cars, but owning a mini it has been a steep learning curve.
I dont know why i wanted a mini from the start. I am Scottish so minis where quite familiar to me as a child. I have a vivid memory of getting wet feet in my mums mini when she drove through a puddle!!
So anyway.. we took ownership of a 1996 "silver bullet" edition. 400 made for the german market. It just preceded the MPI sports packs and shared some features.
Here is the mini as I bought it on our first outing....
My girlfriend pretending she can drive!
The car was almost an original "silver bullet" except for the wheels. 400 of these cars were made for the German market