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[CanadianMiniFan]

well, I know the guy is at least looking at it , as he says he'll need a new front panel and rear valence to make any sense of it at all. So fair enough, he's got the panels now...and I need to call him to tell him to weld up the indicator holes...the real ugly Canadian ones!

[Al*]

haha your going to buy scotts' disks? i was going to(he called me before ken) but decided i'm going to splash out with my income tax return money and buy some brand new disks for mine.... hahah

Al

[CanadianMiniFan]

THANK YOU AL!!! lol because i lack the funds to buy new ones. So I still don't know what i'm going to end up paying, Ken said he was throwing 1500 out as a figure, but i'm hoping that i can get it down a bit...

[miniboo]

1500 for what brakes? i am sure new ones can be bought from minispares much cheaper than that.

my cooper s setup cost me about 1000 USD including shipping and that includes new hubs and everything

[CanadianMiniFan]

I'll have a look at mini spares then...see what the prices are like.
EDIT: Could you send a link? and Al, what prices are you seeing for new...as Ken said somewhere around 2000 for new...

now i'm confused lmao, minispares has a rubbish search.
SECOND EDIT: My Miniworld says around 600 quid for the set...i'll ask ken about it.

Edited by CanadianMiniFan, 09 March 2008 - 11:02 PM.

[CanadianMiniFan]

So what do you think a fair price for a set of used, good condition Cooper S brakes should be then guys...and what did you think about the price Al?

[CanadianMiniFan]

So it is now official, I am purchaseing a set of used, but highly serviceable (came off a running car) Cooper S braking system. For a grand total of 700 dollars. (350 pounds). Pretty good price i think. And yes, these are Scotts disks Al.

[CanadianMiniFan]

Well here's the pics...not taken by me, i got my bro to take them when he went in, as I had hockey.

[miniboo]

how much did they set you back?

[CanadianMiniFan]

700 our money so even with the US i believe??? still???

i'm going to do a light refurb though, clean and paint really...check/replace the pads and rotors see what their like.

Edited by CanadianMiniFan, 18 March 2008 - 01:36 AM.

[miniboo]

ouch thats a lot mate. for not much more you could have got a brand new setup like i got. no reconditioning required!!

[mad4mins]

i bet these are like rocking horse poop in canananada..

clean the cobwebs and they will look great.

any more news on the shell bud?

[CanadianMiniFan]

it's a little high, but they're pretty rare, and recon won't be very expensive for me, as I'll be doing it myself, and only really paying for parts...anyway i'm happy with them haha. Brand new is around 1000, plus shipping, so it's not too bad...but yeah, not too easy to come by in Canada.

[mad4mins]

seams like a good deal for hens teeth..lol

whats car insurance like for newbie drivers out there?? if your young and male u get crucified here!

Edited by mad4mins, 21 March 2008 - 12:01 AM.

[CanadianMiniFan]

well my 16 year old brother is driving a 1999 Subaru 2.5RS, and he pays 2000 a year (1000 quid) but htat's just liability, no collision. I can expect more, as i have a classic...but I'm only going to get 6 month road insurance, and fire/theft for the winter months...