Anyone else on here have a Mini Cooper (NOT BMW!)

nickrose

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Hi All,

Does anyone elese on here have a Austin/Rover Mini Cooper?:cool:

Here's Mine
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Which do you find spending more time/money on - PC or Mini ?

Which is more important in your life?
 
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nickrose your Mini is immaculate!! Very nice! Which model is it? Looks fairly near the end of the line?

Busy contemplating whether to buy one, very tempted. Would run it alongside my current car (54 plate Ford Focus) and surprisingly insurance is only ~£270 on the Mini (thats with 0NCB as they're on the Focus and a flood damage claim aswell)

How do you (or anyone) find the reliability of Rover Mini's. The one I'm currently looking at is a '91 Mini Cooper 1275cc Carb. Any thoughts?
 
Things will break, it'll need bits of maintenance now and then but parts are overall cheap. It's much, much more important to buy one with good bodywork than a good engine, bodywork is expensive to sort whereas most engine issues are not terminal. Stick with a carb model, the electronics on my SPI were nothing but a PIA.

Make sure you check out a classic insurance quote rather than a normal mainstream insurer, it might be even cheaper. Step dad's policy for the year on my cooper before I could drive it was something silly like £60.
 
[TW]Fox;15444633 said:
Why are we being asked what is more important in life, a car or a computer?
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Probably because this is a computer forum and he's new so doesn't know there's people on here who have lives which don't revolve around cars or computers.
 
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Probably because this is a computer forum and he's new so doesn't know there's people on here who have lives which don't revolve around cars or computers.
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I genuinely forget that this is a computer forum as i read it alongside piston-heads and the like with all of the other forum categories collapsed.

I dont know how many people in here are still "into" computers these days?
 
Jez said:
I genuinely forget that this is a computer forum as i read it alongside piston-heads and the like with all of the other forum categories collapsed.

I dont know how many people in here are still "into" computers these days?
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I'm not really into them any more, I'll use the forum for advice when I buy a new one but that's about it.
 
My new buying technique consists of asking someone from sales within my company to order me a standard issue HP desktop, small and quiet as possible. Then keep it until it runs visibly slowly, then repeat :p Never thought i'd be like this with technology.
 
[TW]Fox;15444633 said:
Why are we being asked what is more important in life, a car or a computer?
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( |-| |2 ][ $;15444689 said:
Probably because this is a computer forum and he's new so doesn't know there's people on here who have lives which don't revolve around cars or computers.
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Can't you two just join in with a conversation without being arrogant or sarcastic.

What is the fact i'm new got to do with it?

Am I not entitled to ask a different type of question as someone with 5000+ post's.

TW Fox - The reason I have only a few posts IS the reason I have a life With 85000+ whats your excuse?

( |-| |2 ][ $ - Cats for a sig ?!?

ITS JUST A QUESTION SO WE HAVE SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO TALK ABOUT.

Get a life yourselves guy's and reply to the question thats asked.

If you have no experience of Mini's you don't know how passionate people get about them.

Sorry to all the other people that have expressed a genuine interest inwhat I asked, but people like this really get on my nerves.
 
( |-| |2 ][ $;15444689 said:
Probably because this is a computer forum and he's new so doesn't know there's people on here who have lives which don't revolve around cars or computers.
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It's all down to interpretation. I read that as which is more important, your car or your computer?

To be honest if you don't like cars or computers, you're probably in the wrong forum.
 
BeatMaster said:
nickrose your Mini is immaculate!! Very nice! Which model is it? Looks fairly near the end of the line?

Busy contemplating whether to buy one, very tempted. Would run it alongside my current car (54 plate Ford Focus) and surprisingly insurance is only ~£270 on the Mini (thats with 0NCB as they're on the Focus and a flood damage claim aswell)

How do you (or anyone) find the reliability of Rover Mini's. The one I'm currently looking at is a '91 Mini Cooper 1275cc Carb. Any thoughts?
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Thanks,

Its a 1998 Rover Mini Cooper Mpi.

Cost me £5000 around March 09, and have spent a lot more personalising it.

I think running it along side another car is a good idea, Minis are now considered classic cars, even the last production Rover Minis, sp therefore come with the usual classic car problems.

Saying that the parts are relatively cheap and in plentyful supply.
Many, many forums and local Mini clubs, so expert advice is always available.

Many people prefer the Carb version as your thinking of getting. I myself prefer the injection models - horses for courses.
The bits of advice I would give to anyone thinking of getting a Mini are:

1. Read, Read and Read some more. Web, Haynes anything to gen up on the car.
2. Talk to local enthusiasts and get their views.
3. When you decided on what model you want buy the best example you can find and afford.
4. Make sure either you are capeable of doing repairs or you know of a local garage that has experience working on Mini's, preferable recommended by a Mini owner.

Insurance vairies so much, I am paying around £300 at the moment, fully comp, 7 years protected no claims. It is due in Febuary so will be looking at Classic insurance with agreed values.

Anyway good luck with your purchase, you'll not regret buying a good Mini there so much fun. I love mine and I use it as a daily drive.
 
Janesy B said:
It's all down to interpretation. I read that as which is more important, your car or your computer?

To be honest if you don't like cars or computers, you're probably in the wrong forum.
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Lets get this straight.

I like both cars AND computers.

Just wondered what other people thought.

I'm not suprised people will not participate in forums, everything is analized so deeply, when all people want is an honest reply to a simple question.
 
Thats a cracking Mini and I still have a soft spot for them even now but at 5k its not a cheap indulgence is it?:eek: Still each to their own and they're one of the few cars that genuinely make me smile when I see one out n about so fair play to you. Goes without saying keep it standard and enjoy in moderation and I'm 99% sure it can't be far off appreciating asset status.

Oh and try and stay calm in the face of the OcUK Motors regulars' comments. They're generally a good natured bunch. I think it's to do with the holidays approaching and some really weird/dumb threads recently that the sarcasm levels have gone off the chart ;)
 
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