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[captainjack15]

Sounds like a match made in heaven

[emalee]

congrats on the new car teapot

Rocky looks lovery!!!!!

see you guys at devon cafe with it at the end of the month

[Tim1970]

Looks great, Congratulations to Mrs Teapot.
And you must be chuffed at having another mini in the household.
Look forward to seeing Huey's rebirth too

[MateyTheMini]

Niice looking mini you got there chap

[Teapot]

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone.

I got a card today ...

Rocky is red
Huey is blue
We both love our minis
And I adore you

Who could have sent it, I wonder?

[captainjack15]

Nawwww

[bamby]

aww teapot thats well nice

and mrs teapot has good taste in her cars

Rocky is a special mini too

[Teapot]

Update: the insurance is sorted with Trinity Lane through Adrian Flux, same as Huey's insurer. So we have fully comp on both cars with each of us as named driver on the other's car. It was going to be just over £200 for Rocky but Mrs T had a damage claim back in '07 on her Pug and of course there's my big claim on Huey which has just gone through, so the final premium for Rocky is £266 unlimited mileage, business use, 5 years protected NCB and the usual free legal advice, Euro travel etc.

As recommended in another thread here we will be taking out agreed value cover as well.

Although the Cooper is unmodified and shows up on most insurers' radar as a Rover, we prefer to stick with A Flux. But we may end up with Saga yet, which will please Bungle.

Next job is to meet the guys at "our" workshop who have worked on Huey and Rocky to make a list of jobs with priorities.

My guess is 2 new tyres to replace the tired (sorry) Potenzas on the front. The Yoko A539s on the back are good. Plus sorting out the rusty bits: the rear subframe may need some attention and the history shows a few troubles with intermittent high revving and uneven running which is brought up quite a lot in the mpi/spi section here. And he has never been waxoyled

Edited by Teapot, 26 March 2010 - 10:03 AM.

[Teapot]

Staggered out today on me trusty crutches to take some more pix. The engine just needs a good clean but otherwise looks cared for.



Everything where it should be in the boot (battery cover removed -- torn but ok). Original bit of felt there, dry & good



Here we go ... won't bother with all the rusty bubbles around the windscreen and under the headlamps (see more here,)
but agreeably sursprised to find none around the roof or aft of the doors, which are good and solid with drain holes clear.





Just love the seats -- mm, leather




Style in the details ... motif and stitching on the brushed-felt manual cover



Does anyone remember this recall in '01?

[Teapot]

Two small milestones in this love story...

Mrs T told a neighbour that mpi stands for multipoint injection. This is the motoring equivalent of Saul's conversion on the road to Damascus. She now knows more than I do (not difficult).

Last night she had her first mini dream, in which she was driving through some pretty villages when she met a small flood, and drove into it slowly keeping the engine speed up, but then woke up in a panic before she got to the other side So still building confidence there.

[captainjack15]

THat means the Mini is still there although fresh water (Y)

[Teapot]

There is a photo album here where I will put more as we go along. This 13-year-old headlining is a sight for sore eyes



whereas this discoloured dash veneer isn't



and neither is the damp wheelarch and carpet beneath so we have some dismantling and poking about to do. Still,
the windscreen has probably got to come out anyway to investigate the extent of the rust spots along the screen seal so it can
all be done together. I expect at least to take the front seats and carpets out for drying and on Monday at the garage Rocky
will be up on the hoist for a good explore underneath.

Edited by Teapot, 03 March 2010 - 10:56 AM.

[Juju]

Hello Rocky!

*waves like a div at her montior*

You look gorgeous.

Mr & Mrs Pot are very lucky new parents indeed.

Doesn't matter if you're a bit damp & crumbly in the corners. We all dribble & fall apart after a while.

[Teapot]

What a great day! Three hours on the allotment this morning and three hours cleaning Rocky this afternoon. My back is killing me!





Hmm, the bonnet doesn't fit. Apparently the bodyshop man said there was "a bit of play in it." Which means "I'm not refitting that
for the price I quoted." Fair enough. Time is money.

The badges have been removed from the rear quarters, leaving a raised edge. I wonder why?



I need Huey back to carry all the allotment stuff! Rocky is a street kid. He likes hanging out on the block. He doesn't do compost bags and beanpoles.
But we love him. Mrs T says he's the first car she's ever had with a character.

[Pitcrew6464]

i love mini's and this is a great story and step by step memories of mini ownership woooo

Edited by Pitcrew6464, 27 March 2010 - 10:06 PM.