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[scsracing]

Dont;t know if any of you watched the repeat of the wheel dealers mini today but i am watching it now(sky + ).

Is it me or was that 68 mini for like £300 was a bargin,most people want like 1k for some rot box mk1/2 .How does he find so many good deals

[scsracing]

Just realised its not a repeat but a new one as the first one was a mk3 mini wasn't it? and in a body wrap.This is a mk2

[floydrob]

Dont;t know if any of you watched the repeat of the wheel dealers mini today but i am watching it now(sky + ).

Is it me or was that 68 mini for like £300 was a bargin,most people want like 1k for some rot box mk1/2 .How does he find so many good deals

the 68' mini he done was in like 2002...and he made a pretty poor job of it too to be honest. when he tried to sell it to an enthusiast, he was like ''this is the A-frame which we replaced, and its called an A frame because it looks like an A'', the enthusiast was like ''erm ok'' tho a frame pi**es me off...its A-panel u spanner!! and when he bought it he was sayin...''oh my god! this doors full of filler...we need to replace that because it would take the worlds supply of filler to straighten it out''. then when they came to it, they decided a new door was too expensive and instead said ''so we will filler it properly this time, and whacked a good few tubs on. sorry, but if i had a mk1, there wouldnt be an ounce of filler on it...if there was a dent in the door it would be replaced, no question.

basically he was talkin out his rear. i havent watched the one they vinyl wrapped and flogged at imm...but i'm dreading it!!

(anyone know when its on by the way? i want to have a good laugh)

[floydrob]

oh, and the reason he got it so cheap is because mini's have inflated massively int he run up to mini 50, they should hopefully drop back down to realistic levels soon. saying that, we could all be in the money if they keep appreciating at the rate the are!!

Edited by floydrob, 31 December 2009 - 04:52 PM.

[scsracing]

Oh its a old old one.I thought the only mini they did was the mk3 body wrap so just assumed this was a newer one.Still the job they did was terrible

[xBR4DLEY]

Won't minis keep going up?

[scsracing]

As they get more sparse then yes but if they go out of fashion then they might decline in price.

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

minis out of fashion now theres a joke

[scsracing]

minis out of fashion now theres a joke

you never know

[floydrob]

i'm no economics expert, but i predict they will go down sharply next year, but not by much, because the whole hype of mini 50 has gone, then slowly appreciate as they grow older and more rare.

[floydrob]

oops...double post, stupid laptop

Edited by floydrob, 31 December 2009 - 08:24 PM.

[adam_mini]

The Vans, pickups etc will stay up in value as they get to their 50th year but the normal shaped minis will drop in value i think.

I also think that in about 5 - 7 years the clubmans will become sort after because they'll be coming up to 50th in 2019.

Just my predictions no facts

Edited by adam_mini, 31 December 2009 - 11:20 PM.

[StanO'Toole]

The Vans, pickups etc will stay up in value as they get to their 50th year but the normal shaped minis will drop in value i think.

I also think that in about 5 - 7 years the clubmans will become sort after because they'll be coming up to 50th in 2019.

Just my predictions no facts

I would add in the mk1's with the pick-ups and vans also but yes I think you are right. I can see the Rover production Minis coming down in value.