hey guys/girls

been a while since ive posted here and thats because.....i drifted away.. i got my p's last year in julyish and proceeded to take ownership of a 1984 BMW 528i....i was gonna get a mini roundie, but nice ones were too expensive, anyway, there is a point to my rambling.

the time has come for me to upgrade my car and i am sick of the fuel consumption of the BMW, 12L/100km is not good. so i thought about steering back towards minis...thing is....i havent been following the forums and stuff here since i got the BMW

so everyone has to convince me back to WHY I SHOULD GET A MINI!!!!...btw i love the roundies..not so keen on clubmans.

can people let me know what the average pricing is these days, and also hows insurance?

thanks everyone

btw.......i have to get out the old issues of mini experience.....get back up to speed on my knowledge.

dooo it!!!

get a subscription to tme that will start, then just look at the members gallery, if its gonna happen it will.

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-jamie-
1963morris 850
1965 solid side van
1994 rover racecar

ok, buy a roundy,,, fit it up with discs, hi-los, adjustable arms etc & stuff a 1360cc A series with a BMW twin cam fuel injected motor bike cyl head onto it & get the very best of both worlds



seriously!!!!!!!

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

keep the bmw

or check out some rover minis

if your worried about fuel consumption, don't buy a mini....
There old cars, they break, they give you greif at the most inconvienient times and they cost alot of money to keep maintained the way they should be.
Having said that, it's a mini, it looks cool, handles great, you can have a cruiser or a powerful one. You will look cool as your not driving a generic car (BMW, FORD, HOLDEN etc) So if you like to be looked at, then get a mini.
But if your not willing to spend money maintaining your car, then don't buy a mini as like all old cars they cost money.

Cheers
Aaron

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Bob Slattery
Duffman Says A Lot of Things - OH YEAH!!

agreed

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To me the breaking is not grief. Well it is at the moment but 5 minutes later it gives me an excuse to work on my car that weekend.

It actually annoys me when I come to a weekend and think "what do I do to my car, it works for now...." haha.

I love mini's and it's truly is fun. Get a reliable standard car. My car has lots of problem from time to time. But when I need to get to school and my car is apart I hop into the Clubman and it's always going great. Only ever had 2 problems in the 2 years of driving it. It got vapour lock on a 44 degree day in summer, a squirt of water down on the fuel pump fixed that. And the clutch wore out. But it was on it's way out when we bought it.

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1964 Morris 850, 1330 Supercharged - 81.8hp atws.
1975 Leyland Mini S 1100S powered - Nice and reliable.
1977 Leyland Mini LS - Project LS-T

well my budget would be something around the 6-8 grand mark and i figure that that should give me a good decent car to work with.....specially looking round carsales and carpoint where the cars have had a lot of engine work and replacement of parts etc allready done. i do realise the maintenence needed to keep one of these machines on the road.....not too fussed. dad used to have a modded 850 and he could give me a hand if i needed it. plus with the BMW wasnt that handy to be able to repair yourself....

btw checking out 1 car atm and it says its got a flip front, thats where the WHOLE bonnet from the channels going down the doors flips forward? right?

cheers


edit: btw are some of you trying to stop me from getting one??

Flip front = cool. Not sure about legalities of it for every state so I wont say any more on that.

6-8 grand! Awesome!

Most people I've seen on here talking about first mini think they can get a really nice one for a grand or 2 just because you can get a nice holden gemini for that. Well sorry.

For your budget you'll be able to get a beautiful, roundy that goes great and looks great!

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1964 Morris 850, 1330 Supercharged - 81.8hp atws.
1975 Leyland Mini S 1100S powered - Nice and reliable.
1977 Leyland Mini LS - Project LS-T

thats what i was thinking......and the main reason i got the BMW, well i lie.........its my folks old car so this is technically considered my 1st car but yeah im looking for stuff around that price range and what ive seen looks great!!! next coupla days im giving a coupla people a ring

thanks everyone for your help

get a ford festiva automatic!

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Dog Food! Most kids like it more than Broccoli.

If you need us to convince you to buy a Mini then don't buy one.

We have them because we love them not because someone else has talked us into it

Ziff

Many of my friends think my Mini (and my other mates) are great, really fun!

But then some others don't get it and they never will. They drive old skylines and Honda Civics and such.

Bsacially, if you have to ask why, you don't want one.

If you know straight off that Mini's are fun and great, you'll love it.

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1964 Morris 850, 1330 Supercharged - 81.8hp atws.
1975 Leyland Mini S 1100S powered - Nice and reliable.
1977 Leyland Mini LS - Project LS-T