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[sladie007]

Mini Red Hot, repainted on Old English White with burgundy roof
1275 Metro engine
HIF44 Carb
New Maniflow exhaust
MOT Jan 2013
Tax 31/12/12
New cones, hi-lo's, adjustable bottom arms, adjustable rear camber brackets
4 as new tyres
New Peugeot diesel battery.
Brand new Custom Consoles dashboard - gauges, etc not plugged in yet as can be done to new owner's spec.
Brand new front and rear door cards in black vinyl ready to be fitted.
SPI front and rear seats
Polycarbonate front windows - I have glass replacements with green tint if required.
CD player with Aux/ UBS inputs
Mechanically great - always starts first time
Always garaged since I've owned - never been out in the rain.
Lots of extras in the garage ready for fitting (or not) as required. List can be provided and negotiated separately.


Bad points
Couple of holes in the rear bumper have been filled as a temporary measure to prevent rusting. Will require painting.
N/S/F wheel arch cracked along joint - has been filled as temporary measure. Will require painting.

£3000 ono

Can be viewed in Chippenham

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Mini rear.aspx by MiniMark2, on Flickr

Apologies for the crap pics, but it's dark in my garage so difficult to get a decent snap. Will get more when I can get it out into the light if anyone wants them

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The dashboard before installation


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[sladie007]

Have had a lot of views on this and my previous ad, but no interest as yet. Is the price wrong?

[Fast Ivan]

thats a good looking colour combo. Fit the dash, sort the minor bad points and whack a new MOT on it and I recon that will sell for that price.

[sladie007]

Cheers for the advice Rob

[1275gtowner]

im with rob mac 2k-3k would be possible but only with new mot and tax

[sladie007]

Cheers 1275gtowner. I am obviosuly open to offers too, if someone only wants a tiny bit of work to do themselves

[sladie007]

Tax will be renewed in the next couple of weeks. However, in light of the MOT needing doing in January, and the fact that if possible, I would like this gone before xmas, I'd consider offers around £2700.

[sebblz]

Really nice mini, good price also! Good luck mate :)

[sladie007]

Cheers mate, appreciate it

[AVV IT]

Have had a lot of views on this and my previous ad, but no interest as yet. Is the price wrong?

It's a combination of things. Firstly it's an awful time to sell at the moment as nobody has any money on the run up to christmas. Secondly getting over £2.5k for any 80's/90's mini is a challenge with the market as it is. Thirdly the debumpered racer look wont appeal to everyone, so as nice as your car is, you may have to wait a while for the right type of buyer to come along. Finally and probably most importantly, selling a car with a very short MOT puts a lot of buyers off. An MOT only costs £40-£50 and takes an hour to do, so if a car is roadworthy and will go through an MOT, then it makes sense to put a full MOT on any car you are trying to sell. Buyers know this and therefore will often assume that the only reason a seller wouldn't put a full MOT on a car before selling is, because they know that the car would fail an MOT.

So putting all that together, I'd wait until spring then put a full MOT on it and advertise it on somewhere like pistonheads, where the type of buyer you want for this car is likely too look. Personally I'd advertise it at £2,6995 with a view to getting £2.5k for it. Failing that, to sell a car with one months MOT at this time of year, I think you'll have to drop the asking price considerably.

Edited by AVV IT, 09 December 2012 - 01:37 PM.

[mattdc2r]

Agree with everything Avv it says, except the price. Nearly £27k is a little excessive ;)
Lovely little mini.

[sladie007]

£27k is a little excessive, however £2700 is nearer the mark! ;o)
Open to offers by the way - tax is going to get renewed imminently.