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[Carlos W]

Hi Becky,
Welcome to TMF

Buy the mini with the best body you can find and afford, engine problems etc are easier to fix than welding shells!

They all go in the same places, make sure you have a good look where the rear subframe mounts at the front, in the boot floor, and make sure the car doesn't have oversills on.

If you can post detailed pics of any car you look at on here you'll get some good advice

[LittleBecky]

Hi Becky,
Welcome to TMF

Buy the mini with the best body you can find and afford, engine problems etc are easier to fix than welding shells!

They all go in the same places, make sure you have a good look where the rear subframe mounts at the front, in the boot floor, and make sure the car doesn't have oversills on.

If you can post detailed pics of any car you look at on here you'll get some good advice

Thank you Carlos, i will defo as im new to minis but i wont be looking for a while as i want to make sure i have the money ectt before i throw myself into it!
Becky x

[mk1leg]

Hi..Becky and welcome to TMF and enjoy your hunt for a mini....................there a nice mini over here in Jersey up for sale at the mo......



1997 Mini Cooper 1.3 mpi, alloy wheels, 42,000miles. Used daily, kept in garage. CD player, current number plate included. Recent works include, new exhaust, new brake pads and cylinders,new handbrake cable, new passenger window mechanism, reconditioned starter motor, new horn, new seals (nothing drips). Recent service history. Fantastic car to drive, runs really well. Needs a new dash, current walnut one is de-laminating a little.

Asking £3700 ono. Please see attached photos.

[LittleBecky]

i've been posting alot i apoligese!

however i am thinking about getting a credit card to pay for a mini, then cancelling it and paying the money off,
(i know the words credit and card in the same sentence is not for a girl!)

what are your reveiws has anyone done this? i dont want to be in trouble already!

Becky x

[SA MINI]

hi & welcome to TMF glad to hear your joining the mini world

my partners sister done exactly that, she purchased a car using a credit card she signed up for for this purpose only. it wasnt a huge ammount of money but she found it easy to slip up on a few payments as she had other bills coming out. she then chose to use the dreaded 'WONGA' just got worse & worse from there really
i think your better off if you can, ask a relitive for a loan then pay them off ?
as a rule for me though i like to pay things with my own money no middle man. if you want something badly enough you can earn the funds


best of luck with you mni when you get one

Edited by SA MINI, 21 August 2012 - 01:50 PM.

[LittleBecky]

SA MINI - i would only get it for the purchase but thats it i would shread it and pay it off lol!

its just the more i think about it the longer its going to take! i already borrowed 2k off my nan (nearly paid off) for my current insurance! and i think asking for it agian would be a pee take!!! so i was thinking about saving 1,000 and taking out a loan for the rest of the cost! i dont want to be in debt thats the thing but im in love with minis!!!!

my dad is very agianst the idea but i have told him where to stick it! i told him i want one and thats that! (im not rude to my dad sounds like it =S)

also i will properbly be borrowing the money for my next years insurance! but i was wondering if any one had done it,

as its going to take me 2 years saving up! and as i NEEEDDDD a car so il be paying for my corsa aswell whilst saving!

Becky x

Just to add, just lookede up interest rates for credit card OUCH! i think a loan would be 10 x better!

Edited by LittleBecky, 21 August 2012 - 02:50 PM.

[Yoda]

wish my boyfriend was into cars lol!

Becky x

Change your boyfriend then

Where in Kent are you, I know a few boys that might be suitable

Not me though, i am 800 years old, so pretty incompatible.

[LittleBecky]

Yoda - hahahaha! i was thinking damn lol! but he has his good points LOL! but im just glad he isnt into football!

Becky x

[Carlos W]

Becky, Have a look at Medway Mini Club. They are local and have meets every month

[Yoda]

Becky, Have a look at Medway Mini Club. They are local and have meets every month

Lots of nice young men there, Its my club

[Yoda]

And you dont need a Mini to join, just have an interest. A few members turn up in other cars, we dont mind!

[Carlos W]

I'm going to turn up in my Mazda 6 one day when I'm not doing anything when the meet is on

[SA MINI]

Yoda - hahahaha! i was thinking damn lol! but he has his good points LOL! but im just glad he isnt into football!

Becky x

Not into cars or foot ball. ?
Must be a computer guy then

[LittleBecky]

Yoda - hahahaha! i was thinking damn lol! but he has his good points LOL! but im just glad he isnt into football!

Becky x

Not into cars or foot ball. ?
Must be a computer guy then

hahaha not quitw he plays a bit of footy here and there but not like my last bf who watchdd it; i used to dread it! I will defo have to go to a medway meet
Becky x

[jd24-7]

On the mini front, just remember they are really bad cars. they're just good fun when they work. i've had mine over 20 years and dunped it twice! i'm just bringing it back to life for the third time at the mo. I wouldn't use a mini as a main driver either if you need to depend on it as it will probably let you down. ( that should get me slated!!)
As for the credit card, i bought my last car on an interest free card over 18 months. just make sure you can make the payments or you will get stung..

Good luck

Edited by jd24-7, 21 August 2012 - 10:39 PM.