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womble99

Post subject: Where are all the NZ minis?

Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 1:34 pm

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We have been cruising around NZ this last week through Auckland, Tauranga, Gisbourne and today Wellington but so far only spotted a single mini in Tauranga? While it was a nice one it would be nice to see a few more, are they really that scarce down here or are we just unlucky?

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ministeve

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Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2015 9:35 am

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Saw this guy in Christchurch few months ago

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Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2015 12:30 pm

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kiwiinwgtn

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Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2015 8:12 pm

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Not many are daily drivers these days. Mostly tucked up in garages

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drmini in aust

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Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2015 9:39 pm

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kiwiinwgtn wrote:

Not many are daily drivers these days. Mostly tucked up in garages

I found the same in UK during a visit back in 2011.
In 3 weeks we saw about 3 Minis- 1 on Orkney Is, 1 in Scotland and 1 in Ireland.
They come out for shows etc, hardly any are driven daily. They all drive BINIs instead. :lol:

It's getting that way here too, not may daily driven roundies now.

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Goldbrocade_62

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Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 5:02 am

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2 of them are in my shed lol

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timmy201

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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 11:04 am

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When I was in Europe a few years ago the most I saw were in Belgium, and a couple in Paris. I don't remember seeing any in London funnily enough!

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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 2:27 pm

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drmini in aust wrote:

It's getting that way here too, not may daily driven roundies now.

That was probably Stan you saw in the Orkneys...talk about 3 degrees of separation!

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Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2015 7:18 am

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I was in NZ in October this year and saw a "Red Bull" promo car round nose running around in Auckland.
I couldn't get a pic but it was a UK bodied car with the Red Bull can on the roof.
One in Christchurch, now a city of car parks. The demolished building sites now all seem to be car parks.
One in Greymouth and one along the "Forgotten World Golf Cart" closed railway line, but it was a bit tired looking.

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Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2015 9:56 am

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I spotted this great Aussie export in Christchurch in 2013...

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Mike McGee

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Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2016 7:51 pm

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Another one in my shed too.

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Brik Nuts

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Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2016 6:33 am

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There are plenty around. Pukekohe must have the greatest population to mini ratio in NZ. There are plenty on the streets.

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brett

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Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 4:26 pm

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I went to Masterton heap there as daily driveres. Probably saw about 6 -7 in a small town

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Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 8:56 pm

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A friend of mine was in NZ the other week,

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