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[project mini chris]

...... http://shop.ebay.co....p;_trksid=p4340

[MrMiniSpecial]

I went down to this dealership a few years back. Huge choice of cars. Bit pricey tho some of them

[Redbaron6969uk]

You aint kidding.....should those prices be dollars....lol

[Miniowner123]

silver mini 40 looks very tasty, shame about the price tag

[DeanP]

You aint kidding.....should those prices be dollars....lol

LOL!

Joking apart though, it's good to see, cheap classic cars disappear as there is no market... expensive ones are in demand so get restored and hang around for a long time.

[carts60]

Those blokes are total mug off merchants.

I remember going there when i was going to buy my first mini because it was the closest mini dealers/specialists we knew of.

Popped down there thinking we would be able to pick up a half-project runner for a half decent price - between 1-2K. How wrong we were.

There were totally standard and half rusty City's, Mayfairs etc etc (nothing special 998's) on sale for about 3.5-4K!!!

There was one i liked because the bloke claimed it was Danny Butterfield's old car (He's a Crystal Palace player/legend) which wasnt in bad nick (4k or so) and we asked what he would do to the car to mend the rust and paintwork issues there were. His reply was "well we send the car to our bodywork specialist who will then sand off/grind out the rust and then jam a load of filler in and patch up the paint". We couldnt believe our ears as some of the rot required replacing at least one of the A Panels and a door skin, and their apparent solution was sand paper and filler.

They do have some very nice examples but for the prices they want, im surprised they're even still in business as i cant see how anybody who nows anything about the price of minis would even think twice about spending a penny there let alone the thousands they want prior to their bodge job bodywork fixes.

This isnt slanderous, just my experience and things may have changed but with the prices still being as ridiculously high as they were then i would be wary.

[Tommyboy12]

Pretty sure this guy has them plastered all over Pistonheads too. Fills up a large portion of the Classic Mini premium adverts section!

[lewis]

if i buy THIS do i get a royal red carpet laid out every time i use it and a butler to open the door for me?

lol

[DeanP]

if i buy THIS do i get a royal red carpet laid out every time i use it and a butler to open the door for me?

lol

No I'm afraid not... you'll just Sienna Miller as a no questions asked sex toy every Friday night.

[jrls80]

if i buy THIS do i get a royal red carpet laid out every time i use it and a butler to open the door for me?

lol

Nah, Door numbers alone just add a couple of K to the price tag .