How something that cant park in a parking space can be called a Mini I dont know, certainl;y not wear the 'Cooper' bage which symbolises sporty and agile.
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Renegades working with Beaulieu to put on this show on 16th June 2024. Renegades meeting at Rownhams Services to leave at 8.00am to convoy down to Beaulieu.
https://www.solent-renegades.co.uk/threads/beaulieu-custom-and-american-show-16th-june-2024.55909/
When a Mini is no longer a Mini
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Stephen CA
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I think the new colloquialism for the larger Teutonic imposter is a "Germini". I've got a proper one still "awaiting restoration" from the last year they still actually had carburettors.
Will
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Absolutely!..and ditto! We have an 85 Mayfair in the garage also awaiting resto.
As I think Jeremy Clarkson once said, the BMW "mini" is... "a better car, but not as important".
To me it, is one of the worst cases of stealing a brand name to make sales that I've ever seen. Compared to the original they are completely characterless. I always groan when I see them parked up among classic ones at Mini meets! lol
Will
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I agree. I know that the classic Mini could never compete with today's crash safety standards, but BMW do seem to be slapping the Mini badge on what sometimes appear to be SUV's
Stephen CA
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One of the garages in Portsmouth has a 1990 Mini Mayfair up for sale at the moment. The price? A shade under £10k! They've also got a 1965 Corvette for a shade under £60k as well. They've had both a while! ?
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Will
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Wow! They are creeping up in value but that seems a tad steep. Looks very clean though.One of the garages in Portsmouth has a 1990 Mini Mayfair up for sale at the moment. The price? A shade under £10k! They've also got a 1965 Corvette for a shade under £60k as well. They've had both a while! ?
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I used to own the Mini pictured below back in about 1984. I swapped it for a MK1 Granada 2.5GXL, owned it for a couple of years before selling it for £200 in the bargain basement of the local paper! lol. I couldn't afford to buy it now!!
Stephen CA
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Wow! They are creeping up in value but that seems a tad steep. Looks very clean though.
I used to own the Mini pictured below back in about 1984. I swapped it for a MK1 Granada 2.5GXL, owned it for a couple of years before selling it for £200 in the bargain basement of the local paper! lol. I couldn't afford to buy it now!!
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That's mine, 1990 1275. Last year they actually had carbs and before they ruined them by replacing the engines with electronic ignition. Mind you, the MG Turbo Metro (which was immaculate) I PXed for it is probably even rarer now. At the same time I was looking for it I also test drove a factory ERA Turbo mini. They go for stupid money now. Really wish I'd bought it, still regret it now!
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Will
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Nice!! They are a British Icon for sure. That's spooky, we actually saw a Metro today! First time for years I think! It was parked in a driveway up near Farnborough. Indeed, they do seem to be far rarer than Minis now.
Stephen CA
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That's ironic! There's a garage in Lymington that actually has two for sale, a 1.1 & 1.4, both immaculate and "potential show winners" for just under £3k. The ones you certainly never see anymore are the hot hatch MG versions. My MG Turbo was a great car.
Will
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Ah, cool. I think I may have found one of those on the interweb. A Rover Metro? Same body shell I think but more modern trim inside and a Rover K Series engine if I remember correctly. I had a Rover one. They were still fun to drive but I preferred the original ones with the A series engine like a Mini. And yeah, I liked the MG Metro Turbo too. Never got to drive one sadly.
I had one of thoese Rover metro things for a couple of weeks in that odd purple colour they had, it was a loan car while the TA was in for repairs in April 2003.
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