advice on a mini british open please

[greeley]

i may be swapping a subaru that i have for a mini,its a british open classic limited edition,k reg.just wondering have any of you lot on here had one or do you know about them.mainly whats it worth as its not original and had a resparay,looks good though


http://www.swapz.co.uk/swapz/1578098...re_pics_/whats it worth.

[BUSHWHACKER]

As it's a different colour now, it'll be worth a lot less. British open Minis were dark green.

[Oplayneo]

I agree with bushwacker, i don't think it is the original interior either, i dont think they had bucket seats or the black piping, just normal cream leather ones. if they are mint and original they were fetching 3.5k sometimes 4k plus. But to be honest now it has lost its colour its just a standard pimped mini with rag top. Check it still has the 1275cc engine and you have yourself a fun little and definitely eye catching car!

[greeley]

As it's a different colour now, it'll be worth a lot less. British open Minis were dark green.

yeah i know,thats my main problem,what you think though

[greeley]

I agree with bushwacker, i don't think it is the original interior either, i dont think they had bucket seats or the black piping, just normal cream leather ones. if they are mint and original they were fetching 3.5k sometimes 4k plus. But to be honest now it has lost its colour its just a standard pimped mini with rag top. Check it still has the 1275cc engine and you have yourself a fun little and definitely eye catching car!

yeah still got the 1275cc engine,ive always wanted one and nows my chance to get a nive one,just want to be sure its worth it money wise,minis are nearly always worth decent money from what ive seen,the subaru only owes me £1200 so if i swapped thats what the mini would owe me

[Sancho]

Firstly, it's metallic pink. Secondly, do you know much about minis? A great drive, but temperamental little buggers. If you're seriously considering it, take someone who knows minis along. There are a lot of stinkers around.

[greeley]

hahah,its metallic purple and to be honest i dont know a great deal about minis thats why im asking

[surfenstein]

I would say,the first thing to do is to get someone to drive it and you drive behind it to make sure the thing doesnt crab along the road.

check the front and rear subframes for rust,especially the rear frame,check around the boot/ battery area.Get some one to rock the steering back and forth and check the steering rack for movement especially around the bulkhead.apart from that check as you would any normal car when buying them.

[dyte]

dont listen to them all, minis are great check for body rot up behind the scuttle boot floor sills inner wings front and back valance if you get a good shell is more inportant than anything engines are super simple to work on running gear super cheap and just about anything you need to replace is avalible as a after market upgrade i love them and have had loads but a good clean shell is the key to a good car 1200 is peanuts for a good one take a magnet with you to check the A panels and door bottums are not made from filer

[lukenemma]

tell him to through in the ds as well i'll have it off you for emma's bday :P

[greeley]

tell him to through in the ds as well i'll have it off you for emma's bday :P

funnily enough i have

[greeley]

thanks alot for the pointers i shall keep you informed on what its like

[lukenemma]

funnily enough i have

how much you want for the ds mate and can i leave it at your till then so she dont find it

[greeley]

not sure whats happening now,had a few good offers and not sure what to take

[lukenemma]

pop over and show me bored out me head her she at bingo lol