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[greg.harvey]

Hi everyone,

I'm a long-suffering classic car nut who has just bought a Mini (late one, 1999, 1275i) as a second car for the family. Super pleased with it! Bought it in Liverpool, just finished driving it home, which is Uzès, way down south in France. Never had a Mini before and have loved every second of driving it so far. So much fun!

Anyway, first job whenever I get a new car is find a good forum, and this seems just the ticket! So hi everyone... =)


Cheers,

Greg

[conrod]

Hi Greg, that doesn't sound very french unless it is short for Gregoire! So if you drove it home from Liverpool to Uzes it has already proved its reliability. Good one! Welcome and show us some photo's. Cheers Kev.

[greg.harvey]

Hi Greg, that doesn't sound very french unless it is short for Gregoire! So if you drove it home from Liverpool to Uzes it has already proved its reliability. Good one! Welcome and show us some photo's. Cheers Kev.

Haha, indeed - I am not French, just living here. And it did indeed prove its reliability! Cracking little car. Photos will follow. =)

[marksmini]

welcome to the forum, hope you make many new Mini friends

[conrod]

Wow, I love Marksmini's montage at the bottom of his reply. How can I do that. I am 57 and living in Aussie so plain english pleez.

[marksmini]

http://www.theminifo...x...6602&st=495

LOL, This is the link you will need my friend. The guys who read this section are are very good at making things up like the above. just attach acouple picture you like to a post reply and ask for a signature to be made. Once you have something made for you drop me a PM to where the final image is (we call them banners) and i will add it for you. It can be done under your control pannel settings its very easy, but if you chick out let me know and i will do it for you.

Good luck with the banner )

[mk1leg]

Bonjour..and welcome to TMF and enjoy your mini on those long quite and twisty french roads............

[greg.harvey]

Thanks everyone! This is a great forum, glad to have found it. It's already answered several questions for me! Fantastic resource, and good people too. =)

[yellowmonster]

Are you gonna convert it to LHD then, or is the plan to move back to the UK (eventually..) and take the car(s) with you?
Welcome anyway, and don't lose the grin!

[Scallywag630]

Welcome to the forum.

[greg.harvey]

@yellowmonster, convert it?? Then it wouldn't be a real Mini!
How easy is that...?

@Scallywag630, thanks for the welcome!

[conrod]

@yellowmonster, convert it?? Then it wouldn't be a real Mini!
How easy is that...?

@Scallywag630, thanks for the welcome!

If it wasn't for the LHD countries buying Mini's there wouldn't have been any minis made after Leyland in the seventies. There are some very nice French people and Dutch people and Finnish people driving Minis. Don't upset them!.....Ha ha I have a 1960 Van that was converted to LHD after a Finnish couple bought it from Paddock Wood. I bought it from them at the Mini's 40th birthday at Silverstone. Then I took it with me to Australia. LHD is quite a novelty. Cheers Kev.

[greg.harvey]

If it wasn't for the LHD countries buying Mini's there wouldn't have been any minis made after Leyland in the seventies. There are some very nice French people and Dutch people and Finnish people driving Minis. Don't upset them!.....Ha ha I have a 1960 Van that was converted to LHD after a Finnish couple bought it from Paddock Wood. I bought it from them at the Mini's 40th birthday at Silverstone. Then I took it with me to Australia. LHD is quite a novelty. Cheers Kev.

Probably true! Looked at a nice Mini in Paris actually, but the French want too much money for their cars in general. I'd love a left-hooker, because then I'd take more advantage of the fact my 1275 Mini can actually pass people! \o/
Right now it's only on right-hand bends on to a straight, where I get a good view as I round the corner so I can stick pedal to metal on exit...

[Stu]

Welcome to the forum mate, i'd like to move to the south of france eventually

[Ethel]

Just overtake on the inside, what could be more French than that!

If it's a late model with a horizontal servo 'n instruments behind the steering wheel it'll be a fair bit more work. Maybe you could get lucky in les scrappies Francais, a search in Somerford's or Moss's online parts catalogues would help you spot the bits with LHD in their description.