You can find some decent examples for that price range. Hard to find one without oversills though.
Even 5k+ ones you see with oversills, filled in seams and just general issues.
always check the MOT history before going to see it. Anything like "corrosion to floor" pops up in the last MOT they might be selling to avoid fixing that issue and give you a dud.
Try to avoid rover rusters 1990's onward...but you can still find decent examples of them...was going to buy one the other day but they get snapped up within a day good well priced examples (might be different in Ireland)
For you in Ireland they probably don't go quite as fast which means you don't need to be on your feet. The market is smaller so less show up but when they do show up they can be priced fairly well.
Problem I find with lots of mini's - PICTURES CAN BE DECEIVING. Amount of times I've gone to see a car and it's been a total shtbox whilst looked good in pictures.
1972-1987 is a good age range I believe...but they can go for more AND expect ones that haven't been looked after to have have numerous welding and paint jobs over their history. A nice original MK3 will never typically sell for less than £3500.
Edited by miniQ, 26 May 2018 - 11:37 PM.