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Year: 2006 Make: MINI Model: Hardtop Price: $1 Mileage: 100 Color: red Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing Location (Region): Midwestern
Originally Posted by rosaymaan
qq for you folks.. what kind of premium would you put on a low mileage '06 regular mcs (<25k) vs. same car w/ 50-70k? seems like the range for 50-70k '06 regular MCS is $7-8k... curious what you all would pay for the same car with considerably less wear? that is assuming you can find one
the 15k example (that turned out to be 155k) got me thinking about this...
I'm using that challenge jcw in canada as a baseline for the moment. It took a while but sold at ~10k. I wouldnt go over 10k for a low mileage non GP. YMMV
I hate NAV too. Has anyone ever looked into whether NAV can be removed and retrofitted with the cockpit chrono option?
Yes. Everything worked great except my DSC light was permanently on and it read the mileage of the donor car, which in my case was +50k miles. After 150 miles, your car will permanently display an odometer tamper dot no matter which gauge you have installed. Not worth the trouble. I’ve been told software programming can fix, but that’s above my ability.
Yes. Everything worked great except my DSC light was permanently on and it read the mileage of the donor car, which in my case was +50k miles. After 150 miles, your car will permanently display an odometer tamper dot no matter which gauge you have installed. Not worth the trouble. I’ve been told software programming can fix, but that’s above my ability.
Even though by replacing the NAV with chrono, you're not even touching the speedometer/odometer?
The center cluster, whether speedo, NAV, or Chrono, is the main unit for the car mileage and other things and the steering column gauge(s) are run off of the center cluster. A used center cluster will display the previous cars mileage and possibly have idiot light issues depending on the previous cars options.
The difference in car configurations probably is causing the DSC light issue on burley's car
Yes. Everything worked great except my DSC light was permanently on and it read the mileage of the donor car, which in my case was +50k miles. After 150 miles, your car will permanently display an odometer tamper dot no matter which gauge you have installed. Not worth the trouble. I’ve been told software programming can fix, but that’s above my ability.
Originally Posted by RB-MINI
The center cluster, whether speedo, NAV, or Chrono, is the main unit for the car mileage and other things and the steering column gauge(s) are run off of the center cluster. A used center cluster will display the previous cars mileage and possibly have idiot light issues depending on the previous cars options.
The difference in car configurations probably is causing the DSC light issue on burley's car
Although the dealer incorrectly states that "This Mini was ordered and delivered as one of the last JCW (John Cooper Works) equipped R53 version cars for the US market..., if the provided VIN is correct it's not a JCW, but that doesn't really matter in this case anyway.
Shame the dealer didn't see fit to include engine bay pictures.
Kinda funny that they put the GP rear bar in there. Isnt it not actually a real tower support but just something to keep things from sliding forward into the front seats?
Kinda funny that they put the GP rear bar in there. Isnt it not actually a real tower support but just something to keep things from sliding forward into the front seats?
I would darn well hope it is a tower support. They have it as a harness bar.
Maybe it is modified and actually made to be structural. I would assume so, given the harnesses
I actually think the GP was was always for stiffening.
I would darn well hope it is a tower support. They have it as a harness bar.
Maybe it is modified and actually made to be structural. I would assume so, given the harnesses
I actually think the GP was was always for stiffening.
Nope, the bar just bolts into the bodywork on the GP. It doesnt actually grab on to the tower at all. I have no clue how harnesses are usually setup but it looks like it would have to shear 8 or 9 bolts with how they have it setup to completely fail.
I imagine youre probably right in that its modified in some way. But, it still isnt going to the tower if theyre using the stock gp interior moldings.
Man, those grey fabric seats are hard to keep clean.. I like the idea of them but almost every set I've seen has looked like this.. blotchy dark dirty spots. Why not black fabric?
Man, those grey fabric seats are hard to keep clean.. I like the idea of them but almost every set I've seen has looked like this.. blotchy dark dirty spots. Why not black fabric?
Haha more so kidding... it’s mine They are a pain to keep clean. Especially over time but I do appreciate them more to certain extents than dealing with leather
They also call it a turbo when it's supercharged...
Yes, I've come across that quite a bit while looking, both from dealers and private sellers.
I've also seen quite a few dealers list a car as auto when it is actually manual.
I just don't understand how they could misidentify that!
Here's one listed as automatic trans:
06 MCS slicktop
70k
$3,900 https://losangeles.craigslist.org/la...475188116.html
In the last several months I've only seen one car on CL that motivated me to contact the seller -- it was local and looked to be in fine order. I called the seller several times and left a voice message and there was no response, I also emailed and still no response, then it was de-listed. It was very frustrating to finally find a good car and not be able to contact the seller!
Wish I could find a slicktop with roof in body color, but they seem scarce and whenever I do come across one it's all the way across the country.
At this point I am willing to make a flight out if the car looks good,
too bad this one is an automatic or I might consider it: https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/d...2053/overview/
Back to CL,
I really enjoy seeing all the different cars as many have mods moreso than commercial dealer listings.
Some things make me scratch my head though,
like this hood outlet for an M7 i/c...
06 MCS "racer"
60k
$6,500 https://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/...473169018.html
...although it seems like a good idea, I'm not sure I would want that sort of setup.
Back to CL,
I really enjoy seeing all the different cars as many have mods moreso than commercial dealer listings.
Some things make me scratch my head though,
like this hood outlet for an M7 i/c...
06 MCS "racer"
60k
$6,500 https://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/...473169018.html
...although it seems like a good idea, I'm not sure I would want that sort of setup.
I like that one. I always wonder why people would say "many mods" and not take the 2 minutes to list them all. I would like to know specifics and it probably adds quite a bit of value.
I like that one. I always wonder why people would say "many mods" and not take the 2 minutes to list them all. I would like to know specifics and it probably adds quite a bit of value.
I don't understand it either as it is in the sellers best interest.
It's odd but many CL ads are pretty lame with poor descriptions and lousy pictures.
Here are a couple of cars with extensive mods listed:
Here's a rare Black Eye Purple (I think?), but it also has something about it which prompt a question on my part.
Notice how the exhaust looks askew and out of whack?
I've seen this trait on quite a many examples I've viewed.
What is the deal with that?
Simply out of alignment or an undone hanger or what?
05 MCS slicktop
84k
$4,995 https://losangeles.craigslist.org/la...472004856.html
01-12-2018, 06:21 PM
