15 replies to this topic

[joe90]

Just been offered a 1990 mini cooper with some mot left, unfortunatly its been painted in blue & silver 6" squares all over it, was originally red i think. any ideas on how much they are worth please.
Also were these coopers carb or injection, this has a carb on.
any advice whould be great
Joe

[danie garry]

it could be a mainstream cooper or and rsp cooper, dont really know much on each but wait for some1 like taffy to fill u in

oh and fairly sure its meant to be carb, injection from 92

[mk1leg]

well I paid £400 for my 1990 rover cooper in 2004 but that had 2 rotten doors and a rotten front panel........

Edited by mk1leg, 04 May 2010 - 08:40 PM.

[Danuneek]

yup 1990 coopers were RSP's and therefore used carbs. Depends what condition its in really, they can range from a few hundred like MK1leg's but with a body issues or I've seen them as high as £4000 in complete mint condition. I suppose RSP's are getting rarer now as well, they were the first Cooper model Rover reintroduced for the 90's market.

Edited by Danuneek, 04 May 2010 - 09:40 PM.

[The_Mistro]

im not insulting your inteligance but is it deffo a cooper for starters? not what he thinks is a cooper, as 1990 could also be a later registered racing flame, they were red with white roofs so unless the owner is clued up on minis it might not be a cooper, check the log book if you can to make sure

[Pending]

i paid £40 yes forty, for my 91 cooper last yeah with 2 months mot and 6 months tax,

[Bungle]

does it have a sun roof ?

if it does it's most likely a RSP if not a mainstream cooper, both had carbed engines

[mk3 Cooper S]

RSP = Chassis number starts with BAD
Mainstream = Chassis nimber starts with BAA

Edited by mk3 Cooper S, 04 May 2010 - 09:51 PM.

[joe90]

many thanks will check chassis No & log book, has no sunroof.
was the carb used su 1 1/2" or su hiff 1 3/4"?
joe

[Bungle]

hif 44

[mymini007]

My mate went to buy one £1000, cooper seats, carpets, dash steering wheel, wheels, badges, gear knob, gauges, injection engine, the whole lot, but the log book said

998 Mayfair

We walked!

[mk3 Cooper S]

Yes do your homework a 1990 would probably be a RSP?

[Charliezminiz]

i bought a 1990 what the buyer told me was a cooper as it was red with white roof, but on further inspection before i bought it i looked at the logbook and it said racing flame checkmate. so be careful mate.check everything out including all the paperwork that comes with it before handing the cash.

[Furio]

Yes do your homework a 1990 would probably be a RSP?

No, Both RSPs and Mainstreams were built in 1990. I actually think that more mainstreams were built(im sure somebody here has the numbers) so its more likely to be a mainstream.

Last year I paid 1400 for a mainstream with 6 months tax, and 12 months MOT,the high price was due to it having the interior and webasto roof of a British open.

[mk3 Cooper S]

Yes do your homework a 1990 would probably be a RSP?

No, Both RSPs and Mainstreams were built in 1990. I actually think that more mainstreams were built(im sure somebody here has the numbers) so its more likely to be a mainstream.

Last year I paid 1400 for a mainstream with 6 months tax, and 12 months MOT,the high price was due to it having the interior and webasto roof of a British open.

Yes I know that but generally very late 1990 cars are mainstrems. Hence the probability quoted