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[haruko]

So she's getting checked out by a Mini mechanic on the Shore tomorrow, I'll see how well she is compared to how good she looks.

 

Fingers crossed she is a good'n and go from there really.

[joyce1bro]

Good luck.

[haruko]

So I heard back from the Mini man and he had a few points, some that I could fix myself some it needs some pro health packs for. 

 

• Second gear is a bit too crunchy and he recommends checking it out and maybe replacing it. 
• Ball Joints have a bit of play
• Boots need doing
• Shocks are a bit worn too
• Hand brake needs adjusting
• Oil drip

Good points were that she was very tidy, interior is tidy as well

 

But he said, getting all the little thing fixed between $3000-5000K  Depending on how bad the gearbox is, if gears are gone and need replacing then 5 if its all relatively good then around 3 

 

Going to see him tonight see what needs doing with the current owner and then see if we can settle on a price.

[airdynamic]

• Oil drip

 

Bahahahaha....thats just a factory feature 

 

 

Hi.. and welcome to the forum. Good luck with the purchase!

[haruko]

Yeah I thought the oil drip was a feature, but he says while the engine is out he can remedy it for a little while anyway.

Just gotta work out if we can agree on a price

[haruko]

Soo, someone bought a Mini.

[haruko]

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[moss71]

Hi fellow kiwi,

Min looks lovely.... There's a Mini guy in Glenfield (Diana Drive) who I would recommend to do any mechanicals you need.
Enjoy it and tell us the specs?

Moss

[haruko]

That's Steve isn't it? I went to see him today about this mini he did a bit of a check up.

Will write up a bit more this weekend :)

[1nzfemini]

Nice little mini you have brought , they alway require work of some sort or another , whats with the kp starlet in the background ?

[haruko]

Nice little mini you have brought , they alway require work of some sort or another , whats with the kp starlet in the background ?

Older cars usually do :)   I think that might have been a friends of theirs, it was no where to be seen when I went to look at it, but it could have been theirs too 

[1nzfemini]

yip but in some ways that is what makes mini cool they are more human that modern mass produced automobiles 

[joyce1bro]

wow 3-5k seems expensive I would imagine 90% of that would be G/B related because the other issues are very minor.. oil leak is a gimme!!

 

Oh and congrates on the purchase

Edited by joyce1bro, 28 March 2014 - 10:25 AM.

[haruko]

wow 3-5k seems expensive I would imagine 90% of that would be G/B related because the other issues are very minor.. oil leak is a gimme!!

 

Oh and congrates on the purchase

I think that figure was if everything was done with replacement parts, he said that the gearbox would be $1.5-3k and then $1-2k on replacing all the other parts. But after that it would be mint. 

 

I'll probably do the shocks and what ever else I can do myself since that would be cheaper. 

[1nzfemini]

minis are basic so its easy to work on and there is heaps of info on the web to help