ok heres the lesson dont lend your mini to any1 else ever! and heres the story.. the last thursday night i let my mate take my beloved mini down the road to pick up my older brother and 2 friends, i was drunk so i thought i better not drive and seens the mini only has four seats.. here the keys mate.. yes he has his licence and drives a bmw however it had sweet fa feul so i offered him to take my car. i trusted him he'd driven my car many time before,.... however 10 mins l8er i get a fone call yo gus man i crashed ur car... lil did ino how bad it was.. anyway here are the pics afta i did a lil road side panel beating so that the front right tyre, which needed to be changed cos the last one hit the kerb and everything else so it had had it, could turn freely...
hope the pics work..

my brother who was sitting in the front seat told me he must have been doing about 70+ and it felt like he didnt even brake and then went round this corner in subiaco here in perth and went over a kerb which has a fenced in hedge in the middle he took out the fence and the hedge.. he was honest about it he just wants to get it fixed... from what you can see do u guys rekon id be better off looking for a new mini or repair the body work coz from what i could see there was no bent shafts undernieth or any subframe damage! just seemed to be body damge how ever im sure the wheel allignment is way or coz whilst driving home i could go round corners with no hands. giggle
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arrgghh fellas how do i post pics? please help

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Drive it like you nicked it.

check out this thread: http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10405

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all sorted cheers mate!

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The self turning could likly be the castor bars. I use to let me mates drive my car all the time, Untill once i was @ the pub and a random came up 2 me and told me he once drove my car, and was doing handbrake turns in it. He said the last owner let him How is that!!!!. anyway. Fix the front either with new panels or what about a fiberglass nose cone.

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Jay: 0431404607

yeah that mini can be brought back to life, i reckon you chould keep it and fix up good and nicely.

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bent shell could've relocated the subframe a bit....causeing the steering...


mind you... the rack could be stoofed..


so... in summary... i think it has something to do with the crash...

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Check the steering arm bolts where they attach to the hub carrier. They sometimes sheer a bolt which will cause problems.

Wheel may just be bent!!!

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Jay: 0431404607

time for a fibreglass roundnose flip front ! !

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orite boys well if you think repair is the way to go.. i go with the majority... and by the way i have seen the fibreglass flip fronts, i rekon they r bloody awsome... haha ohh man u guys have got me thinking! any1 got any rough ideas on how much u rekon my mate's wallet mght b lookin at, either flip front conversion or new panels.? cheers for all the support guys i had to take the bus to work today, so depressing, i hate public transport, the mini used to get me everywhere in half the time... and at the end of the day i do wana save my lil hummer i only just rebuilt the motor (1098cc) n its only done something like 3000 miles since..

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"my brother who was sitting in the front seat told me he must have been doing about 70+ and it felt like he didnt even brake ... from what you can see do u guys rekon id be better off looking for a new mini or repair the body work..."

Mate, i think you need to look for a new friend! If anyone hurt my mini i'd be fuming!

haha oh mate trust me i delt it to him dont u worry about that... but its not fair just to ditch ur friend coz he made a mistake... a very stupid 1 at that but hey im sure she'll be runing smooth as silk soon enough.. i got a quote for new guards 290 a pop... so im gona get em fitted and then the mini will go from potato coloured to tahiti blue like the new rover minis

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Drive it like you nicked it.

Choosing your friend over your car...you need to straighten out your priorities!
Nah, im just foolin

I dont let my friends drive my car, so there are no problems. I even draw the line at family members. The mini is becoming tolerable for my folks to drive (if i need it driven some where), but the mazda NO WAY....

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