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Best Places Too Look

Started by JOJC , May 29 2011 10:42 PM

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#1 JOJC

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Posted 29 May 2011 - 10:42 PM

Hey!

After passing my driving test thursday (YAY) im now on the hunt for a mini. :thumbsup:

Where are the best places to look? got a budget of about 1500. Looked on piston heads but there isnt much there. Looking for a reletivly rust free one. After a clean one to put my mark on it!

Cheers for your help in advance!

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#2 Scallywag630

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Posted 29 May 2011 - 10:46 PM

Try the classifieds here and ebay. I think Minijosh92 has a mini for sale.

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#3 jim4eva

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Posted 29 May 2011 - 10:48 PM

try eBay (obviously), mini magazine, miniworld magazine, and the mini forum also has a 'for sale' section.
also there's autotrader, auto trader magazine...
best of luck mate!

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#4 JOJC

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Posted 29 May 2011 - 10:50 PM

Thanks for both your help. Think its just a case of waiting for th right one to come along!

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#5 jim4eva

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Posted 29 May 2011 - 11:01 PM

that exactly what I did...
keep your eyes peeled and when the right one comes along... just buy it, or you'll regret it...

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#6 JOJC

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Posted 29 May 2011 - 11:25 PM

haha im sure i will! Going to ring footman james for some insurance quotes on a 998 and then a 1275. See if theres any notable difference. If not its 1275 :thumbsup:

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#7 ministar

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Posted 29 May 2011 - 11:28 PM

Bought mine off of here :thumbsup:

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#8 jim4eva

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Posted 29 May 2011 - 11:29 PM

haha im sure i will! Going to ring footman james for some insurance quotes on a 998 and then a 1275. See if theres any notable difference. If not its 1275

haha, that's the spirit
...footman james quoted me a grand for a 998 with a K&N filter and a straight though exhaust

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#9 JOJC

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Posted 29 May 2011 - 11:30 PM

dont mind paying a grand to be honest, was quoted 3500 on a vauxhall corsa..

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#10 gazza01

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Posted 29 May 2011 - 11:39 PM

the only good thing about getting old...cheaper insurance.

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#11 JOJC

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Posted 29 May 2011 - 11:49 PM

You olders ones have it easy :thumbsup:

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#12 ShoutforJoy

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Posted 30 May 2011 - 04:55 AM

Hi James

Well done on passing your test. The best places to look have already been mentioned in this thread. You should be able to get something reasonable for your budget that you can put your own mark on. Make sure that you have a look through the buying guides on here so you know what to look out for. Better still take someone along with you who know a bit about minis.

Good luck in you search.

Paul