Hi everyone,
Thanks for having me here. Since I'm not a Mini owner yet but looking to be one soon, I decided to skip the introduction post until I'm able to say "I'm the owner of a [insert my future fabulour Mini model]"
Now, I'm just starting to discover the universe of all Mini models and variations, which is quite enough to find myself a bit lost, or at least not too confident in what I should get.
Therefore I thought I could describe a bit what I'm looking for, what are my constraints, and see if you'd have a few good models, years and trims to recommend for me to look for?
Here is the wishlist for my modest future acquisition:
- A classic Mini for myself and my fiancee (a bit of an early wedding gift to ourselves)
- I like any maker (Morris, Austin, Rover...) or variation (round nose, Traveller, GT...)
- A bit twitchy and agile (owned a couple hot hatchbacks) if possible
- Reasonably drivable the highway (sustain 70mph without a headache after ~1 hour)
- Available in a reasonable condition under 10,000 quids in the UK
- Relatively reliable (I know about owning older cars, but I can't spend too much time tinkering and don't own a garage)
- + Able to sleep outside (private parking) without making a monster of the owner
So far, I've been considering late Rovers 1275 as reasonable fit, more accessible than earlier Morris or Austin, cheaper than GTs and Coopers, and a bit more fun than smaller engines or Travellers... what do you think? Anything else worth considering?
Note: I live in South-East England, if any model/dealer/resource is recommendable in this region.