Although it can be a pain in the butt owning a mini, I just couldn't bare the thought of getting rid of it, i wanted one from being a kid and eventually I could afford to buy one, and i bloody love it! Takes me back to when a local mini garage let me play in their mini's! That smell of petrol and the old switches etc.
The kids around here absolutely love it and one lad who's only about 8 told his mum about it and she's agreed to let me take him for a spin in it because he's so eager to go in one! When you pull up at shops etc kids just come straight over like 'wow' look at that old mini! I've had old people come over, younger lads into cars, even chavs come over to comment on it! There's not one person who has ever disliked it. No other car could ever get the reception that an austin mini gets. Enjoy it
Same with me, loved them since I can remember! The only thing that made me learn to drive last year was that I had seen my mini and could have it if I passed lol.
And definitely true, I can't go anywhere without attention and I love it! Don't think iv ever gone in a petrol station without someone talking to me about it :)
Once she's fixed il love her completely again haha.
To be honest it's also the hassle of 2 mile walks plus train journeys to get to work that annoys me the most.
I've had cars like that. Generally the police doing the talking though.