Rate this Mini Cooper please!

[Accy cyclist]

Thats a grenade with the pin pulled at that mileage.

Trust me, in terms of grief and long term expense the MX5 is hesd and shoulders above this small-bore-high-output-turbo nonsense.

Do they not have rust bucket tendencies though?🤔

 

[FishFright]

I'd expect Accy to behind the wheel of one of these. 1934. Alvis to be driven while wearing the monocle and that scarf he posted .

 

[Drago]

 

[Accy cyclist]

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This is what I need Drago! A toy/model is as close as I'll get, but I would love to have a go in one!😎 😉

View: https://youtu.be/gtWTU1xl2no?si=fyrXljSw6byDd9Dl

 

[Accy cyclist]

This one's in much better nick!😉


View: https://youtu.be/k71NmCJfvfo?si=_EEfAe4iTpxyEaV7

 

[Accy cyclist]

Thats a grenade with the pin pulled at that mileage.

Trust me, in terms of grief and long term expense the MX5 is hesd and shoulders above this small-bore-high-output-turbo nonsense.

I've just sent the dealer my details, asking for a test drive in it. It'll be a day out if nothing else! I'll take some sandwiches, a flask of coffee and of course my daily banana! I've a feeling it might be too long for me to park etc and it might be hard for me to climb out of, but we'll give it a try!😉

 

[Accy cyclist]

Buyer's Guide to MOT-free cars for Accy:

https://classicsworld.co.uk/cars/whats-the-best-tax-and-mot-free-daily-classic-car/

£40-odd quid a year saved, to say nothing of those inconvenient Fail and Advisory fixes.

Our headmaster at our junior school used to have one of those in sky blue.😉 There he is on the left, as you look at that photo, taken in June 1972. With me wearing the tie, in the middle of the back row.😉

 

[Drago]

Do they not have rust bucket tendencies though?🤔

Earlier ones in particular, but thats age as much as anything. However, the beauty of rust is that it's readily apparent to anyone prepared to actually look - if a car rusty then move on and buy one that isnt.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Earlier ones in particular, but thats age as much as anything. However, the beauty of rust is that it's readily apparent to anyone prepared to actually look - if a car rusty then move on and buy one that isnt.

MX 5s do need to be checked, even up to the one Accy is looking at, and they hide their rust until they don't, iyswim. Key area is the leading edge of the rear wheelarch. What has historically happened is that the drains are not kept clear (actually a very easy task once you know where they are) and water finds its way into the sills,* which start to rot. So any bubbling or unevenness in that area is walkaway and don't look back. That said, it's absolutely fixable, even if it happens and all the mechanicals are bombproof and cheap.

*You can actually hear sloshing as you drive!

 

[stephec]

and I also like that slight banging and popping sound.😬

How old are you? 😂

 

[Drago]

What Accy needs is a van. He looks like the sort of chap who'd enjoy being seen about town in a Swamper.

 

[Jenkins]

This is more Accy's style surely

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202402016112479

 

[Jameshow]

What Accy needs is a van. He looks like the sort of chap who'd enjoy being seen about town in a Swamper.

I think a roller tbh. Only the best for our Accy!!

 

[Accy cyclist]

Earlier ones in particular, but thats age as much as anything. However, the beauty of rust is that it's readily apparent to anyone prepared to actually look - if a car rusty then move on and buy one that isnt.

I'm thinking of any rust underneath the car that I couldn't see.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

I'm thinking of any rust underneath the car that I couldn't see.

Don't worry about that. There will be visible rust but it's only superficial, it's the in-panel stuff that matters.