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[mini25]

miniworld - http://www.miniworld.co.uk/
and
mini magazine - http://www.minimag.co.uk/

they both have classifieds in the back (miniworld is more common altho it is often hard to find so it would be easier to subscribe)

[Teapot]

Picture of car .... must concentrate.... on.... picture....of.....nice car.... elegant overriders... welcome to tmf etc

[Dom]

Well Hello and welcome to TheMiniForum

Good luck in your search for your first mini

Enjoy the club B)

[MINImiser]

Welcome to the forum!!!!

ED

[jade]

Thanks folks.....have my heart set on the Blue one, spoken to the owner it's had new suspension, 4 new tyres and a new stainless steel exhaust fitted. Also given a full service and a years MOT two weeks ago.

Just a bit concerned that a few of you think it may be overpriced, think I'll try to get the price down first and see what he says.

[Leonard]

good mornin!

[newmac78]

Hi, welcome to TMF!

I couldnt see the green one on autotrader...
But the blue one ('97 R) does come with 1 years MOT and 6 months tax, and new tyres and brakes, which is good for you being your first car - hopefully a years trouble free motoring.

However, the green one does have much lower milage, see how you feel about the colour when you have a look!
Prices do seem a fraction too high (especially for the higher milage one), see what you can haggle him down to.
Nice pic by the way! (of the mini of course )

Col

Oh, you sometimes get a good one on here... Pistonhead's Minis

[1984mini25]

The 25 never had a folding roof even as option so must have been fitted at a later date.

well altho i am in no way close to working out whether mine is factory fitted, i have read that a ahndful were made with the folding roof as a test, but it was soon decided that they wouldnt continue it. so mine may be one fo those, ill try and track done where i saw it

I stand corrected, although if it was factory fitted it might be the only one.

Mum was a girl racer about 25 years ago and had a brand new PINK mini special.........the floor leaked from the day she got it

Those are becoming very rare now, and looks as if leaks did come as standard. LOl

[Natalie]

Hi

Welcome to TMF and good luck with finding a mini
My mum & dad both had minis and it's one of the reasons I got one, it must be in the genes

Natalie x

PS Once your sorted if your mum fancies buying me one too...

[Leonard]

i bought my mini through an advert i saw in a local paper

[mini25]

i bought my mini on TV

[jade]

Going to see the Blue one tomorrow at 8pm

Hopefully its as mint as the man says it is & I can make an offer

Any advice on price?? I thought of offering £3k (700 less than advertised) and see where it goes from there!!!

[minivanman]

3k is a lot for a mini - it will have to be good to be worth that - the newer ones rust just as much as the old ones, so theres no real reason for them being that much more expensive. not that i'm trying to put you off! both of mine came from ebay - my 20 year old saloon was a grand, and i have had no problems at all with it really. good luck in the search!

[mini25]

it would never hurt to aim to low, worst case he tells u where to stick it and u offer more lol

try 2500 as starts at least

[jade]

Depending on condition I would pay that much.

Theres some on Autotrader / Ebay / miniworld etc 97-99 cars asking £5k+ :|

to be honest I think I we offer 2.5 hes going to tell us to pi55 off!! lol

3k is a lot for a mini - it will have to be good to be worth that - the newer ones rust just as much as the old ones, so theres no real reason for them being that much more expensive. not that i'm trying to put you off! both of mine came from ebay - my 20 year old saloon was a grand, and i have had no problems at all with it really. good luck in the search!

I see what your saying but we dont really want an old car thats needing lots spent!!

I'll see how this one is & report back!!