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[miniman retford]

I got my one 84 year old lady owner 2000 mpi with 7k miles on clock 2 years ago for £1000

[danrock101]

I got my one 84 year old lady owner 2000 mpi with 7k miles on clock 2 years ago for £1000

haha, I don't think I want to know how you managed that

[miniman24]

Mine was £1400, and ... well, my project page will show you what condition the floors/sills were in... However i knew about this when i bought her, and her wings, front panel, a panels, rear quarters, scuttle and subframes are all in mint condition, and are the originals from 1991, not too bad for a 19 year old Rover built Mini!

Also it was a love at first sight thing

Edited by miniman24, 04 February 2010 - 05:19 PM.

[Tomar2]

I got my one 84 year old lady owner 2000 mpi with 7k miles on clock 2 years ago for £1000

haha, I don't think I want to know how you managed that

Hahahahaha! Brilliant. I doubt he did anything that you're reffering to dan. I reckon he must have robbed her to get a car like that that cheap. Poor old lady

[alicetheauto]

My Auto (alice) was £850, no rust issues ever on that car. A tiny bubble on an A panel was treated and sprayed, thats all. Except the damned gearbox
Join a local club if you havent. My current Mini I bought a couple of years back now, from a mate at a club. It had 6 months test on it, a bit scabby, and apparently it "didnt run". Turns out it hadnt been driven in 6 months and the fuel was nearly a year old. £200 and a gallon of clean petrol later, In drove her home! Ok, she cost £300 for her next MOT but that included welding, 2 tyres, tuning etc so I dont think £500 for a running Mini is too bad! If you do your own maintainence and checking over on it, re-commisioning a Mini, it lets you KNOW you havent been ripped off. I had a nasty issue 5 years ago last week where a car nearly killed me after being bodged. I paid market value for it, but it was made of filler. If I had re-commisioned a tatty car then rather than buying a "tidy" one then I wouldnt have a limp.

[Robbie]

As these guys have proved, there are cheap Minis about if you're prepared to invest massive amiounts of time searching for one. To back up what Guessworks said, for a solid enough Mini with T&T you'll be looking at £1,000 - £1,500, and make sure the shell is sound!
Good luck in your search!

[alicetheauto]

Or you can get very friendly with some 84year olds......

[Robbie]

Or you can get very friendly with some 84year olds......

Hahaha......ewwwwwww

[floydrob]

i recon a grand will get you something half decent with T&T.

but there are bargains to be had! i've just picked up an accident dameged 1275 cooper replica for £120! everything is there including a free tree stuck in the grill!

[miniman retford]

I got my one 84 year old lady owner 2000 mpi with 7k miles on clock 2 years ago for £1000

haha, I don't think I want to know how you managed that

Hahahahaha! Brilliant. I doubt he did anything that you're reffering to dan. I reckon he must have robbed her to get a car like that that cheap. Poor old lady

Ha Ha no i was just lucky My sister remarried & it was her new husbands mothers, they asked me two years before if i would be interested when she sold it, When the doctor told her she couldnt drive anymore they got intouch & i went to see it while at Gaydon because she lived nearby, i phoned my sister later to say that i wanted it but would depend on the price ! she called the next day & said is £1000 alright ? I thought she was joking but the lady had said she didnt want some boy racer to have it (little did she know ) & wanted me to have it because she knew i would appreciate it & look after it. Since then i sent her a copy of minimag when it was used for the buying guide & have been to show her the mods i have done & trophies i have won

[MiniMonty]

I paid a pound for mine.

After many questions asked and answered on this forum a month later she
was MOTd and (touch wood) has bombed about Birmingham ever since.

Has her own weather system inside at the moment though - floors lined with newspaper,
I think the heater matrix has gone

[brightpink]

I paid £350 for mine didnt need anything doing to it for its mot, but spent just over a grand to get it how i want it.

The bloke who owned it before me had just spent a fortune having new panels fitted then his daughter said she didnt want it, so he phoned my bf and asked if he wanted it but i beat him to it.

the 1st time i saw it was when i paid him for it.