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[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Hi all...

been lurking the bay looking at Minis as I have most nights for the last 6 years and cant help but notice how cheap Minis have gotten again. It seems 400 quid will get you a very good basis for a project... where-as this time a year ago you'd be looking at 800 quid for anything remotely decent (generally) and 400 quid would get you nothing...

What do we all think? Seems Mini projects at least, have reached a nice sensible price once more

discuss:

[Carlos W]

Effects of the recession maybe?

[Artful Dodger]

ebay though.. i saw a mates rolling shell and subframes go for 600.... that was 2 months ago!

[muddd001]

Yeah, I've noticed that as well.
Hopefully will stay down in price, when I am ready to get one.

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Went to see a Riley Elf from Gumtree last Tuesday too... he wanted 550 for it, needed new floors, boot floor and front end but it was ridiculously cheap. It was a good little runner too. Managed to stop myself though

[Alex_B]

They defiantly do fluctuate, i have been looking on and off at minis for near enough 3 years or so and they are a bit low at the moment but it may be people regretting spending so much over christmas and needing to free up some cash so selling before the summer for less?

[OhDear]

Could be that christmas has just being, and people needing money but i have just bought 2 minis as projects one a Brown clubman and just arived home now with the second which was the green one in the for sale section of tmf what a bargain when i get time ill post some pictures. All im thinking now is i need more room

[JustSteve]

I notice minis are often not really selling. Either reserves are not met or more often, people bid on there own stuff

[Alex_B]

And even though the prices of minis are going down at the moment, people are still putting them on for stupidly high prices, which is good if your selling as it means you can put a reasonable price up and it will more likely sell!

[MaxAndPaddy]

Does seem to of dipped, my hope is Top Gear will of helped lift things again, sick of seeing the same cars on ebay going round and round and rounddddddddd

Dizzy now

[OhDear]

im finding alot of them being bodge then when they give up they trying to sell for silly money the clubman i bought was nothing like the advert stated but like a true mini fan i refuse to scrap it and £200+ panels bought and started to strip down to weld up adver said inner rear floor needs welding Nothing about the front end it needed :|

[minimaxie]

I do hop they're nice n cheap by the time i come to buy one :/

EDIT: Hope not hop. Otherwise.... That would be weird :S

Edited by minimaxie, 19 January 2012 - 10:00 PM.

[olds_kool_lews]

dont forget a few years ago was he 50th aniversary of the mini, prices went through the roof, now the hype has calmed down, prices have too :) simple!

[giner88]

still rekon its because of the economy, people just cant afford or dont have the time to fix them up. i wish i had the space to buy a couple more for future projects. i really want a van, or a clubman or a mixture of both haha