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[not for sale sorry]

ok i have the chance to buy a high spec mini flip front bored out 1310 eninge uprated fuel lines eletric dizzy etc for £650 with no mot and 6 months tax, but it is about 4 hours away so i can not look over properly till i get there and i have to hire a trailer £60, proberly nowing that the mini has bein spanked in the past,

or i have the other option of buying a standerd mini with no mot or tax that is 10 mins down the road, has had a new sill neads other outer sill done, and break cylinder but comes with both of them the body is in the normal state bit of rust here and there and it has 55000 miles, but the engine smokes a bit but drives ok, this one is £300

what shall i do witch one do i go for

help please!!

Edited by not for sale sorry, 01 October 2008 - 09:28 PM.

[roofless]

modded.

definately.

yup.

[mk1leg]

Standard as then you can mod it to how you want it ..........................

[WiredbyWilson]

how much is the local one.

there is nothing to say the 1310 has been abused in the past.

just always be weary of buying a car with no mot as this could bite you in the ass!!

if the guy would mot the 1310 then i would say go for that. but without more details on both it is a tough call

[captain kirk]

Standard as then you can mod it to how you want it ..........................

standard then you can do what you want to it

[not for sale sorry]

well the local one the guy has used it for a doner car for an engine and put the smokey one in there and it has bein of the road since 2005 but floor pans are solid and boot scuttle has sufuce rust, the local one is £300

the far away one has just ran out of mot they say that it just needs cosmetic work like the breather hose to engine replaced and the tyes for the flip front respraed as hey have fayded

Edited by not for sale sorry, 01 October 2008 - 09:27 PM.

[Shifty]

Is one of them brown?

[not for sale sorry]

no the close one is green and the far away one is a dark red, y is that??

[Shifty]

Brown minis(or variants) are much cooler and sought after.

[not for sale sorry]

ok i will take your word on that haha lol

[oli8925]

have you looked at insurance for a modded 1310 for a 19y/o? just a thought. also i really wouldnt recommend buying a car without having seen it at all, and i say that with experience of doing that with an MOT'd mini and it seriously backfiring! If you can get down to see the 1310, even if it does cost a fair bit in petrol/train ticket, it could save you a couple of thousand in the slightly longer run.

[i love my grey mini]

I would go for the local one and mod it as much or as little as you like with the parts and colour choices of your own

[not for sale sorry]

no i haven't looked at insurance i am not to bothered bought that anyway, i have payed a fair price for modded cars b4 like £1700 for a 1.6 xr2 3rd party fire and theft lol, i would insure it under my mum because i have insurance on my van were i am getting no claims, yer i am thinking about going for the close one, i have sort of allways wanted to to a bit of a project and the guy far away aint to good on email bit worring

[not for sale sorry]

this is the full spec of the far away one what you think?

ENGINE

1275CC BORED OUT TO 1310CC

SUPER MIGHTY MINIS RACE HEAD

ELECTRONIC DIZZY

PLAY MINI STAINLESS SINGLE BOX EXHAUST

THIS IS A QUICK CAR

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER

ALL NEW 8MM FUEL LINE UNDER CAR

RECONDITIONED GEAR BOX

BODY

RESPRAYED IN SAAB MERLOT RED WITH SILVER ROOF

GROUP 2 ARCHES

2 PIECE FIBRE GLASS FLIP FRONT, REMOVABLE BONNET

DE BUMPERED FRONT AND REAR

INTERIOR

MOTO-LITA WOODEN STEERING WHEEL

HALF LEATHER ROVER 220 GTI FRONT SEATS

CUSTOM CHEQURED PLATE DASH IN BLACK

SMITHS OIL GAUGE

3 CLOCK SPEEDO UNIT, INCLUDING REV COUNTER

BRAKES

RECONNED COPER S CALIPERS, NEW DISCS AND DRIVE FLANGES

BRAND NEW DRUMS SHOES AND CYLINDERS ON REAR

WHEELS AND TYRES

20TH ANNIVERSARIE "EXACTON" ALLOY WHEELS PAINTED IN GUN METAL GREY,

YOKO A032R TYRES WITH PLENTY OF TREAD

SUSPENSION

SPAX SHOCKS AND HILOS, POLY BUSHED FRONT AND REAR SUBFRAMES



ALSO INCLUDED BITS OF INFO ABOUT PREVIOUS WORK AND MINI THIRTY BROUCHERS ECT



BAD POINTS

THERE IS A SMALL PATCH THAT HAS BEEN WELDED NEAR THE EXAUST, SOME RUST IN THE USUAL PLACES BUT NOTHING MAJOR,

THE CAR COULD DO WITH A BIT OF A TIDY UP, A VERY EASY FINISH PROJECT

PLEASE NOTE YOU ARE BIDDING TO BUY,

DELIVERY CAN BE ARRANGED WITHIN A REASONABLE DISTANCE


what you lot think then?

[markaboot]

id get the guy to get the modded one mot'd first. then at least if it fails u'll have a list of what needs doing.
most peole selling cars sell them with mots, the ones that dont have them generaly wont pass and the sellers know.


id go local, 300 quid is a good price. then u can start from scratch, completely strip it down and rebuild it, make it ur own. if thats what u fancy doin.