Year: 2006
Make: MINI
Model: Hardtop
Price: $1
Mileage: 100
Color: red
Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing
Location (Region): Midwestern

[QUOTE=MiniToBe;4365862]What do you think I should post this one for in the summer?
2014
13k miles
fully loaded minus heated seats
rebuilt (fresh water)

There are 2 minis I wont touch.

1) Any water related rebuilt title. It may work today, but who knows in 5 years. Hell, who knows in 6 months. Would you buy an iPhone that was dropped in fresh water? You car has all the same parts.

2) Any R56. There are so many engine related issues that will leave you stranded. Check out the R56 reliability pages. If you're familiar, and willing to roll the dice go for it. Not every R56 is a lemon.

You asked

 

I personally dont care if the iphone was dipped in water or sauce. if it works and proven to work, then it will continue to work. There might be glitches with it, but even brand new phones have glitches too!

2nd gen Minis were probably misunderstood in my opinion. People were changing oil every 10k (per dealer recommendation)! and because of the turbo, you have carbon build up just like any turboed car.

I had three flooded minis: 1 for 18 months, the other 2 for 3 years. You would never know they were flooded unless i tell you! (2 were sold btw. the third was a mistake purchase! at the time i didnt know what certificate of destruction meant )

still, your answer didnt answer my question

I guess I will just post it then and see for myself

 

 

Opinion Only:

KBB says a car of that spec with a clean title is at 18-20k. Thats laughable IMO. The Philly craigslist has one 2nd gen convertible up and is asking 14k from a dealer. Referencing the LA craigslist, everything is more expensive and people dig convertibles in CA, low mileage clean title 2nd gens appear to be asking 12-15k. Its reasonable to expect some haggling so lets call an average potential selling price of 13k. Kbb says 20-40% off for salvage. Soooooooo lets call it $8000-$10000 as an asking price and I'd expect to see $7000-$9000 as a realistic selling price

 

I didn't even know about that interior styling was an upgrade! Great news!

I actually got the price dropped because they screwed up the title. I'm in the car at only $11,000!

The car's paint has a small imperfection that my Dad caught. We could fix it for $350 but instead... I'm going to repaint it! My wife wasn't too keen on the color so this is the perfect fix.

I'm going to create a new topic as I try to decide what color to pick! Thanks for everyone's help. Risky purchase but happy to be adding another MINI to the collection.

 

I couldn't agree more...I dont expect the price of a clean title and your numbers are more in line of what to expect. The key factor is supply and demand.

thanks

 

I missed out on this one 3rd Gen S vert,

still looking for a 2016 S like it

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2016-Mini-C...19.m1438.l2649

 

Meh.. You didn't miss out. Its a shoddy repair job. They even forgot to reattach one of the pedals.

 

you mean the 3rd one? lol Hmm well that's good then.. thx I guess ill look for a manual like my JCW

 

 

A clean looking S with a limited slip in central jersey.

https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/...497502052.html

 

As a general rule, I dont buy cars from Jersey since its the title washing capital of the US. Also, the rear tires are a different size than the front. Not a good sign. I wonder what other band aids have been applied.

 

Valid points, I got excited about the LSD. As a general rule I avoid Jersey and New York for just about any reason I can.

 

Worth a punt?

https://fortwayne.craigslist.org/cto...467744593.html

 

With a bad motor, to fix it up? I wouldn't. You'd probably make some money parting the thing out though.

 

Finding a JCW motor might be tough.. Would kind of suck to replace with a standard engine. No idea how much legwork, but if you're looking for a project maybe. If you're paying to have it done, there are most likely better options out there. Good parts car candidate though (for $1k).

 

^ That was my thought. Been on there for about a month now, and would probably take around a thousand for it.

 

Bad motor and bad title on the chassis.

I'd give him $500. Maybe, if it was clean.

 

A parts car needs no title. Its worth a grand easily for a JCW parts car. Exhaust alone should get you 3-400 alone.

 

I don't know if I'd make enough money at $1000 to make it worth it for me.

People pay $300-$400 for a used JCW exhaust? I shouldn't have started cutting mine up...

 

Yes, parts cars are money makers. I bought mine ($1k) for seats alone and it took me a couple weeks to break even. I never really intended to make anything, but I have 80% of the car left and I still get calls for $100 here and $200 there.. I'm now selling the rest of the car just to get it out of my garage for $700, and I'm keeping most of the interior, HK system, bumpers, etc.. Some guy is driving 1.5 hours for the bumper.. I'll be up $700 at least (still keeping many parts to sell later), but I've heard you can make $2-3k if you have the patience/time. Think about all the little things that break that cost $100 on ebay (window motors, door lock actuators... long list).

And this is a Justa base motor R52. This one is a JCW. Dont know if any of the engine is reusable, but the supercharger might be worth $300 alone. If the body is in good shape, bumpers are $2-300 each (junk yards sell for $7-800).

If you have the room for a parts car and live nearby, this would be an awesome buy. Its great having a donor car to keep your primary running.

 

I've parted bikes and cars before, I just didn't realize the JCW parts brought that much used.

I live in Pennsylvania OG Amish country, not Indiana Amish country. That car is 550 miles from me, definitely not worth it.

 

550 is a long haul. If it was in my town I would take a look. $1k is a decent price for an R50 for a parts car.. but an R53 would have better demand. A JCW isn't really any more valuable per se, but there would be a couple little pieces that would be easy to sell. Hell, even the badges are $100 new.. 2 badges could sell for $50.

If it was in really good condition and I had a trailer I would maybe drive 150-200 miles.

 

The calipers are also easy to sell used and very expensive new :(

 

Hmmmm. Turns out its 340 miles away and the engine still works, just knocks. Might make for an interesting road trip.

EDIT: Also, "brand new S-lites".

Another EDIT: Car is sold. I'm too late