ryan wrote:
Lockie91 wrote:
Convertible Mini wrote:
Not put together with enough care. You are always doing things in a rush and with deadlines. So your threads say any way ! YOU JUST DON"T DO THAT ON A MINI. When will you learn Lockie ? This must be costing all your earnings. It is supposed to be a hobby.
Have you always got something negative to say about me Tony?
If it hasan't occurred to you, It comes down to the fact that not all of us have the money to repair and replace everything at once, (I am a full time uni student living out of home) and can't afford to replace things like this until the budget allows. So this may mean replacing the raditior one week, then only having to pull the radiator out again the following weekend to replace the timing chain or water pump.. There is no choice in the matter, when you need the car for work, and uni EVERYDAY, that's just the way it goes. It really doesn't bother me either, but it bothers me with comment's like this all the time.
I know many other people on here were once in the spot I am in, some of the stories I have heard you wouldn't approve of one bit. Fact of the matter is, they wont post for the reasons of being attacked just like this. Were all here to be a FRIENDLY bunch of mini fanatics, but sometimes I wonder..
I'm not saying anything further to this matter, I think I've made my point.
Hey Lockie
I've been in that situation as a uni student, always trying to fix the mini as a problem came up.
Here is what I learned:
- Minis (old cars) are expensive and uni students have no money.
- It is more expensive (time and dollars) to be fixing problems only as they arise. This is just a band aid solution (for me it was the only option I thought I had).
I eventually took the mini off the road for 18mnts and bought an excel as a commuter. I used the 18mnts to rebuild the motor, change all the rubbers in the suspension, re-do the brakes and just generally get the mini up to a great standard. It was much cheaper and easier then doing jobs as they came up and the end result has been a year of hassle free driving. Regular services and safety checks by myself (and once by the mechanic) has ensured that the car continues to stay in great shape. At the end of the 18mnts I sold the excel for $200 more then I paid for it.
You obviously love working on the cars. keep it up.
Cheers
Yep I completely agree here Ryan. My last mini I did just that. Had only just got everything running perfect, and back on the road, then the day it was back on the road, I was involved in a HIT and Run accident, to whom they didn't stop. Wrote my car off and I have been left with nothing. Now I'm paying off a loan for my new mini, and just having to do it while on the road, as I said, it doesn't really bother me, as I do have other cars and another mini I can drive if I really really need to if it comes to the crunch, but I can't use them for work. Unfortunately for work I have to have a van, or ute, and something suitable for the km's I do, and my father and I looked into it, and it was going to be just as expensive as another mini for a heavy ute so hence that's why I have gone down this road again.
For me I get enjoyment out of it all, and at the end of the day I'm learning more and more about my mini's.
The lady that owned my car previously, has never opened the bonnet, and the oil was black as black and full of grit, air filter was caked solid shut, so the previous owner never helped the situation of keeping it alive well and healthy.. so no surprise to me.
Though I kept my calm pretty well considering, but I think I've taken half my gbox with me, and managed to piss off every aussie driver who thinks they know how to drive like hooligans... 
