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Author:  Boyracer [ Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:52 pm ]
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I had the most oddball conversation with this guy at the local greasies today. He couldn't have been more than 20yo.

It started off typically enough, "Nice Mini you have there." Followed by, "I used to have an ol' Mini."

And from there it went skewiff.

Apparently, his car was Mr Bean green with a black bonnet. Factory original colours, you know. And it was a convertible with a leather interior. Apparently the replacement of cost of such an interior is around $14,000.

I asked if it was a clubby or a roundy. "It was a Clubsport mate" he says. :shock:

The conversation was doing my head in. I couldn't grab my fish & chips quick enough. I got out of there.
Author:  MiniMan_Alis [ Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:04 pm ]
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hahah add that one to the list of i had one of those but it was a "***?"
Author:  sports850 [ Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:19 pm ]
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he he he , we've all been there , normally they fitted an auto box from a gemini in it or they had the factory 1600cc option ....
Author:  Morris 1100 [ Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:23 pm ]
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.....mine was the Cooper S with the twin cam engine. :roll:
Author:  phillz [ Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:27 pm ]
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I had a bloke once who swore he had a four door mini :?
Author:  GoodnightWalter [ Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:45 pm ]
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I once had a bloke ask if I had any genuine door trims for a XU1 four door.

I decided not to shop at that Repco store any more.
Author:  Boyracer [ Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:36 pm ]
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Sounds like the guy I met today has done the rounds already. :roll:
Author:  leema [ Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:52 pm ]
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apparently a standard 850 can do 220km top speed :shock:

so this guy convinced him self
Author:  Timbo [ Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:21 pm ]
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A mate of mine had this guy turn up to buy his old 850. He kept trying to slam it into 1st on the move, my mate had to explain that it was a 3 synchro box and it wasn't meant to go into 1st while moving. This bloke responded "No it isn't, I designed the gearbox in these cars". Oh yeah, 'course you did.

By contrast I met an old guy at a servo recently when I was filling up the Moke. He told me a long, but very funny, story about when he worked for the local agent here in Hobart selling Mokes, a gem of a bloke.

Tim
Author:  Mick [ Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:24 pm ]
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"they were always green mate, British racing green you know..."
Author:  justfanginaround [ Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:41 am ]
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i get it all the time with he Fang. I had one of those but with the twin cam toyota motor and a 5 speed but i had different lights on it
Author:  clubmn [ Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:04 am ]
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justfanginaround wrote:
i get it all the time with he Fang. I had one of those but with the twin cam toyota motor and a 5 speed but i had different lights on it


He would had mistaken it for an elfin..
Author:  Tombo [ Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:15 am ]
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My favourite which i've had a few times is when i get approached and asked if my 1000S is a Cooper S.

They then go on to say "I once had a Cooper S"....

Uuuh? Didn't they ever look at the front? :? :lol:
Author:  Drexxle [ Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:05 pm ]
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the amount of times ive had "i used to own one of them".

And everyone has to put their two cents in. Especially old people, just yesterday i had an old guy about 60 try to tell me to set my points at 14thou. He was right, but it was evident he didnt know ANYTHING else.

You cant go anywhere without someone offering to buy the car, or give you advice on how to make it better.
Author:  Clutch-monkey [ Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:16 pm ]
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too true.

"i had one of these in '73.."

you had a 1993 rover mini cooper in 1973?
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