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[silver_toes]

I wonder if they're having a closing down sale 

 

http://www.gcminis.c...-is-up-for-sale

 

[Anthony30]

I wonder if they're having a closing down sale 

 

http://www.gcminis.c...-is-up-for-sale

 

Yep, 1999 Cooper s, with 96,000 miles, reduced to £100,000.   It was never going to last long, with the way they priced cars.

[vx220]

I wonder if they're having a closing down sale 
 
http://www.gcminis.c...-is-up-for-sale
 

Yep, 1999 Cooper s, with 96,000 miles, reduced to £100,000.   It was never going to last long, with the way they priced cars.

You say "it was never going to last long, but haven't they been going a long time? Maybe fifteen plus years?

Happy to be proved wrong, I may be confused with someone else?

[purple_fly06]

It says on their website 'After 48 years at our Swanley premises we are calling it a day'... so a fair while.

[Archived2]

Think they have been pricing cars high and sitting on them as they knew market values were going higher and higher. Time to offload the lot and make a massive profit. Good luck to them.

Shame to see another mini specialist vanish. MBM was on a similar scale and was never replaced.

Edited by minihobbymini, 30 March 2016 - 02:08 PM.

[dobbin1999]

Goodness knows how a potential buyer would value the stock!! I would love the Mini 40 with 2000 miles if it were half price.

[Steve220]

They haven't sold a lot of cars due to their over inflated pricing. Wonder how much the business is up for?

[Tamworthbay]

They haven't sold a lot of cars due to their over inflated pricing. Wonder how much the business is up for?

based on some of their recent prices, I would guess a gazillion quid.

[silver_toes]

I had my eye on a lovely little mini they had about 5 years ago.

 

Needless to say when I look at their site it's still for sale. Been stood outside all that time :-(

[dobbin1999]

Prices aside, I sold a couple of cars to them, one in 1996 and one in 1997, got fair prices and they were pleasant to do do business with, also fitted a stereo for me around 6 - 7 years ago, decent company I think, it's just the prices of their stock that seems to cloud peoples opinions, anyone on here bought a car from them, what was the experience like?

[Shep76S]

I have also sold a couple of cars to them, quick easy sales, no tyre kickers and at an acceptable price to me.

[jamieday1601]

Bought a mini city 1989 from these guys a month ago, looks like that warranty might be worthless.

 

Nice chaps, decided to go with them for peace of mind as this is the first classic mini I have purchased!

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

It's actually a real shame. They stayed out of the internet side of things and only bought cars from private sellers. Last time I went they'd just managed to buy a super rare Surf blue MPI which was immaculate and had full leather. It was in Scotland and they'd known of the car for years and had always shown an interested, eventually the owner decided to let go and they got it at a great price. That's how they do business! And from what I know they're incredibly pleasant to deal with and have always been very fair.

 

All of their cars are top quality and I've seen their restoration shop and the work that goes on is superb. They're a no fuss company who many probably have not heard of and yet the cars they put out are a far better quality than a lot of 'Mini specialists' that everybody knows and raves about.

 

And you might think their prices are high but they do sell cars. I was having a look around last year and as I was there they were preparing a car to ship abroad... £22,000 would you believe? 

Edited by Mini-Mad-Craig, 01 April 2016 - 02:26 PM.

[dobbin1999]

Bought a mini city 1989 from these guys a month ago, looks like that warranty might be worthless.

 

Nice chaps, decided to go with them for peace of mind as this is the first classic mini I have purchased!

If someone buys it as a going concern I would think the warranty will still be OK, in any case putting a business up for sale doesn't mean it will be sold!

[jamieday1601]

The guy also told me they sold the mini to top gear for the Indian special...