We know that most of the minis ever made are now scrapped. Just wondering who has been responsible for killing the most? I have killed two, one due to rust and one was written off by an idiot who T boned it by trying to overtake as I turned right (so technically not my fault).
How Many Mini Deaths Are You Responsible For?
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Tamworthbay
, Nov 12 2014 04:40 PM
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Tamworthbay
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Posted 12 November 2014 - 04:40 PM
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Ben_O
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Posted 12 November 2014 - 04:47 PM
I scrapped a 79 Clubman 14 years ago and an 81 Mini 1000 which i had cut up and taken away by some bloke in exchange for any part he wanted of it.
That's all!
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Ben_O
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Posted 12 November 2014 - 04:49 PM
Actually, there was an 83 mayfair too 
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Posted 12 November 2014 - 04:51 PM
A 1970 1000, a 1974 GT (!) and a 1978 1000 which had been half crushed by a Council gritting truck. 
Sorry.
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Carlos W
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Posted 12 November 2014 - 04:55 PM
When I was about 13 I bought my brothers 83 mini. I stored it in a council garage for a few years intending to do it up.
Someone broke into the garage and smashed up the car so I scrapped it
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Posted 12 November 2014 - 04:57 PM
3. Number 4 is my 1986 City E, rotting nicely away in a field.
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ShaunaFTW
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Posted 12 November 2014 - 05:00 PM
None 
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Posted 12 November 2014 - 05:04 PM
None
Also none
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spiguy
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Posted 12 November 2014 - 05:04 PM
one, an '86 mayfair. Looking back, at the point it got scrapped, it was in much better nick shell wise than my Spi that I still haven't finished welding. Should have fixed it up really, but I was totally skint at the time - in fact I had sold it for £50 then bought it back about a year later (£50 again) to get the subframe off it as my SPi one was rotten. I just put the heater motor that I kept from the mayfair into my current mini last weekend, so it sort of lives on in a way!
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Posted 12 November 2014 - 05:08 PM
ive killed to many to count probably between 100 and 150 parts have lived on from them on road and race cars
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Posted 12 November 2014 - 05:11 PM
I've probably killed 30 or 40......
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Posted 12 November 2014 - 05:14 PM
Zero
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wingnut
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Posted 12 November 2014 - 05:22 PM
One.A 1978 1275 gt,with original webasto roof in black.
The bad thing is,it only really needed an a panel & a new driveshaft!!
I hang my head in shame
The bad thing is,it only really needed an a panel & a new driveshaft!!
I hang my head in shame
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Posted 12 November 2014 - 05:36 PM
I've rescued 3 or 4 Mini's from sure death at the scrappers, does that give me a negative score for this thread?
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