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Miniminx71
Drove almost 70 motorway miles today with an almost pancake rear tyre. The rusty 2 inch nail was the reason it was handling like a pig, not the crappy weather I was blaming :-) Love it when the tyre place goes "yeah, repair that easy - £20.00"
Oct 15 2014 04:02 PM
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OhDear
if you have done more than 1 mile on a soft tyre i would bin it as the side walls will be foooked.
Oct 15 2014 06:41 PM -
Miniminx71
Nope. All thoroughly pressure tested and inspected. Nothing else wrong with it. Michelins are tough.
Oct 15 2014 07:20 PM
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Miniminx71
Few tiny rust bubble repairs to scuttle, top of A panel, headlight seam and a bit of a chunk on the rear valance - £400 plus VAT. Jeez, you have to be either minted or do it yourself to afford a Mini these days.I can see why so many are just left to get really rotten.
Oct 13 2014 02:44 PM
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Big Sam
Though conversely, good money to be have if you start your own business!
Oct 13 2014 02:49 PM -
Ben_O
Is that quote to rub down and re-paint the rusty areas or is it to cut out and replace those areas?
Hopefully the latter because mini's rust from the inside out, especially on the seam under the headlight. If it's just rubbed down and re-painted then you would just be chucking £400 away im afraid as the rust will return quickly unless its chopped right out.
Oct 13 2014 02:55 PM -
Miniminx71
Well, apparently not as a one man band. My guy (who's straight as anything) can only charge a max of £40 an hour. Any more than that and he loses out to other garages employing more than one person. His rent and everything has shot up meaning he's actually earning less than he was 5 years ago. 10 hours work is actually about right - little bubbles mean a bigger problem. Ok if you can work out of your own garage I guess. Biggest expense is overheads.
Oct 13 2014 02:59 PM
Miniminx71
If the woman sitting opposite me on this train says another fake-sweetie "awww, bless" in response to just about everything her friend tells her one more time, I'm going to throw my tea at her.
Oct 09 2014 05:14 PM
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The Matt
I got off at Reading once, but that's a WHOLE other story!
Oct 10 2014 12:44 PM -
Miniminx71
...which you now have to tell!
Oct 10 2014 02:24 PM -
Stevie W
aaaah bless!!!!!
Oct 10 2014 03:22 PM
Miniminx71
This is unbelievable. I traded my 230,000 mile Golf in a year and a half ago, and now the new owner has approached that garage complaining the head gasket has gone and wanting the repair. The garage are asking me to make a statement declaring I had no knowledge of any issues. I'm so ignoring this!
Oct 03 2014 05:15 PM
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Anthony30
What a joke!
Oct 03 2014 05:49 PM -
Domneon
Ignore it! As soon as the car left your hands, it's no longer your responsibility
Oct 03 2014 05:49 PM -
The Matt
I wouldn't bother replying to that, it's utterly pathetic!
Oct 04 2014 06:50 AM
Miniminx71
Great visit to Manchester yesterday. Only downer was a little toddler called Alan (Alan!) who screamed non-stop on the bus from Piccadilly station to the Arndale centre. Thanks Alan.
Sep 29 2014 11:40 PM
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Ben_O
Unusual name for a youngster these days. My dad is called Alan and he is 65!
Sep 30 2014 12:43 AM
Miniminx71
Last day with the Mini today before she goes under wraps for the winter :-(. Been a great summer this one.
Sep 28 2014 12:34 PM
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Miniminx71
I'm not sure if you can buy it monthly as it were. I think you can pay for it monthly by DD. Not sure how it works if I only want to take it for a few months at a time. I can't believe the DVLA will allow people to just tax a car for, say, 2 months of the year if they wanted? Anyway, she's got to go in and have the skuttle and a few bits sorted so not too worried. I never have her on the road past September anyway.
Sep 28 2014 06:18 PM -
Ben_O
The only thing i'm not sure about is if you have to commit to 6 months or 12 months when paying DD Surely you could tax it, pay the first 1 or 2 instalments and then cancel it?
Sep 28 2014 06:25 PM -
HarrysMini
That's what I would do, Ben. I'm sure I read you can just tax for a month or two though.
Sep 28 2014 06:38 PM
Miniminx71
Drove a car with this "citysafe" fuction today. Could have quite easily nipped out and round the lorry blocking the roundabout but the car had other ideas and braked itself. Not sure whether I was impressed or annoyed with it. Too many stupid gadgets on cars these days.
Sep 24 2014 09:36 PM
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cal844
Yeah, its the stupidest thing ever
Sep 25 2014 03:05 PM -
Domneon
We have a ds3 in the body shop with the auto braking thing and it now doesn't work because the car was rear ended
Sep 25 2014 03:34 PM -
Miniminx71
I'm not surprised it was rear-ended. If anyone had been following me they would've probably shunted me. It was a real "slam on the brakes" thing. I didn't know what the hell was going on.
Sep 25 2014 03:37 PM
Miniminx71
Just watched two magpies harrassing a huge buzzard circling in the sky. Went on for about 10 minutes and then the buzzard just flipped upside down and snatched one of the magpies and flew off with it. Awesome.
Sep 24 2014 02:38 PM
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Miniminx71
It was very exciting. I wonder what would have happened if you had seen it and thrown your last cheese sandwich into the air. Could've saved the magpie!
Sep 24 2014 02:53 PM -
Ben_O
Either that or i would have had cheese on my head...... Don't know if i should have said that.......
Sep 24 2014 03:16 PM -
sledgehammer
See one with loads of crows having a go at it - it just ignored them & plodded on as if they weren't there
Big Birds
Sep 24 2014 04:56 PM
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a_woolhouse
naww bless him with his little leaf hat :)
Sep 23 2014 01:00 PM -
Miniminx71
I didn't notice on the first look that the bare trees spell "Google" ahhhh
Sep 23 2014 01:05 PM -
Ben_O
nearrwwwwww
Sep 23 2014 01:16 PM
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Ben_O
Result!
Sep 21 2014 05:17 PM -
mininuts
Nice find :-)
Sep 21 2014 10:29 PM
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Ben_O
What's this all about then?
Sep 19 2014 03:58 PM -
Miniminx71
Scotland not leaving us. I'd have had to lose the blue in the Union flag :-)
Sep 19 2014 03:59 PM -
Ben_O
Ah! I have been under a rock today it seems...
Sep 19 2014 04:02 PM
Miniminx71
Anyone else getting this weird lightning? Almost constant but no thunder or rain. Is it something to do with Scotland?
Sep 18 2014 09:54 PM
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Ben_O
We had a weird thunderstorm this morning. Almost an hour of loud thunder every 15 to 20 seconds.
Sep 18 2014 11:37 PM -
mininuts
There's strange things happening up here tonight ;-)
Sep 19 2014 12:02 AM
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Ben_O
Better than having right siad fred/have a cup of tea stuck in your head. oh no......oh god..... nooooooooooooooo not again!! arrrgghhhhhhh
Sep 17 2014 10:06 PM
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Ben_O
Fried fish fingers make me feel sick.
I just can't eat the slimy soggy greasy things.
Much better oven baked. I want fish fingers now!!!
Haven't had them for years
Sep 16 2014 03:25 PM -
markyB
Ben, you need to get the birds eye ones in crispy batter and dry fry them in a non stick pan,MMMmmmmmmmmmm B E a utiful !
Sep 16 2014 03:29 PM -
Ben_O
No thanks. Memories of my mother frying them when i was a child still puts me off to this day
Sep 16 2014 03:33 PM
Miniminx71
What are those two pink things on the bonnet of the site header Mini? Bonnet pins?
Sep 14 2014 10:43 PM
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robminibcy
Electric cut off and fire extinguisher I guess
Sep 14 2014 10:51 PM -
Ben_O
That's right
Sep 14 2014 10:54 PM -
Miniminx71
Aaaahhh. Enlightened.
Sep 14 2014 10:57 PM
