Ian, when were Driver cars worth a couple grand? I'm fairly new to the stateside mini market. I only started looking for my first mini back in early 2003. Even then to get a decent runner you had to put down 5K. My very first mini cost me $3800 and ran but there was loads of things wrong with it. Way more than this one I am trying to sell.

I've heard that Minis were generally cheaper before the new MINI came out and generated a new interest in the classics. Is that true?

I wish the Air Force would send me to the UK, I would be stocking up!!

 

Ok... maybe it was never quite that good... but it seems that just a few years ago you could pick up a nice car that didn't need anything for $6000 (remembering a few that I saw on West PA's site), but now the same car is $10K or more... and I've heard decent cars in the UK are getting hard to find and commanding high prices... made even worse by the weak dollar.

So... I suppose my advice to anyone out there: if you want a decent drivable Mini, Gene's is probably a good deal... just more than I'm personally willing to spend...

(rest in PM to come later as I've already hi-jacked this thread enough...)

 

Hi guys. The mini was sold today. It is going to good home. The new owner is already planning on fixing a whole bunch of things I hadn't had time for yet.

Thanks for all the info, insight, and bumps on this thread.

Now, that this Mini is gone ( ) I can focus on my project mini! Once I get pictures I'll post them on the classic section.

 

Oh man! This is the first time I've looked at the thread and I'm only 30 min away in Greenville- dang it!

Come join us at a Tar Heel Mini club get together sometime-the next one is on 12/15- there's a guy at SJ that owns a blue/silver MCS that often comes to the events.

 

Is it RudyT?

 

Yep, that's him, I'm guessing he has already told you about the club, don't believe what he says we are actually nice ! (jk)

 

Rudy works down the hall from me! Small mini world. He has a dynomite lookin' Checkmate.

 

Yes he does and the fact that he's driven it on the Nurburgring makes us all jealous- the integration of his stripes,interior, colors is very nice.