14 replies to this topic

[tieclubbyestate]

i want to turn my clubby estate into a pickup is it a good idea?

[Broomer]

No.

[ministar]

NO!

[Midas Mk1]

Estate converted pickups.

[markxe]

100% NO

[boffster]

No.

NO!

Estate converted pickups.

100% NO

Sorry... But no . An Estate is an estate, possibly a van but never a pick up

(only my two pence though)

Edited by boffster, 17 February 2011 - 01:53 PM.

[oli]

Please dont

[tadleysimon]

seen them before, and they never look good,

dont do it, itll look 100 times better as an estate. plus theres no ghance of getting called in for an iva

[minimanclive]

There were never as many Clubman estates made compared to normal minis, and there's not that many left now. I'd say don't try to turn it into a pickup.

Of course, it's your car, so it's up to you. Well maybe you and the insurance, VOSA, SVA etc etc as it'd be a radically altered vehicle.

[minidream94]

to be honest you can get all the relavent panels for the pickup. The rear pillars, the rear bulkhead and screen surround. so it can be done to look like a pickup and like said above its your car so if you want to do it then go ahead. saying that, i acctually would convert it as the pickups are rarer than the estates, and yes i know its not strictly a pickup, but it would be close enough :L

[lawnmowercrap]

No

[olds_kool_lews]

id say no (even though im turning my clubby estate into a clubby van but thats another story) reasons being

1. the rear end (doors etc) slope, proper pick ups have a straight vertical tailgate so would look like a half arsed job

2. if it were converted to a pick up, the load bed will become a mini swimming pool when it rains as the wheel well will fill with water (unless you get a cover made)

3. clubman estates are pretty cool, and very handy when going to shows (you got space in the back to sleep! and to carry extra passengers whereas in a pick up, you can only carry 1 passenger)

[AVV IT]

NO!!

Firstly It will look terrible as a pickup and secondly it will also ruin a perfectly good clubby estate, which are "few & far between" enough as it is!!

[Bungle]

have a read to passing a BIVA test in the z cars section

do you really what the hassle of all that extra work ?

[Carlos W]

I think you'd be better to sell your estate and try and find a pick up! Then the estate could stay as an estate!