Which cheap Mini for "Spare 2nd car"
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Hi all,
We are considering a cheap Mini, to just stick in the garage.
Some days, rather than take the Touareg out, to shopping multi story car parks, I think a cheap little knock about would make sense?
Up to say £1000
So probably won't be newer than 2006.
Should be a petrol.
Reading about gearboxes that whine, engines that drink oil for fun
Do they have a 1400cc in teh early Mini's ?
R1
We are considering a cheap Mini, to just stick in the garage.
Some days, rather than take the Touareg out, to shopping multi story car parks, I think a cheap little knock about would make sense?
Up to say £1000
So probably won't be newer than 2006.
Should be a petrol.
Reading about gearboxes that whine, engines that drink oil for fun
Do they have a 1400cc in teh early Mini's ?
R1
Would you actually use it? If the VW has to be moved to get to the garage and then get the Mini going?
£1000 gets you an early 2000-2005 One (90bhp 1.6) with 100K+ miles. General advice is to get the latest you can find and expect the dash to rattle, seat bolsters to be worn; mechanically all the usual steering pump, exhaust, bushings, leaky boot/door seals, etc. to check. If you don't mind working on the car yourself there's probably something out there that will fit, for example someone's done a decent valet on this one: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
but can't disguise the seat wear (buy covers), nor the state of the floormats (in boot, gross but easy to replace).
£1000 gets you an early 2000-2005 One (90bhp 1.6) with 100K+ miles. General advice is to get the latest you can find and expect the dash to rattle, seat bolsters to be worn; mechanically all the usual steering pump, exhaust, bushings, leaky boot/door seals, etc. to check. If you don't mind working on the car yourself there's probably something out there that will fit, for example someone's done a decent valet on this one: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
but can't disguise the seat wear (buy covers), nor the state of the floormats (in boot, gross but easy to replace).
You want a second car to occasionally take to multi-storey car parks?
Not wanting to be condescending, but have you had a 2nd car that you only use occasionally before? If it’s a car you love and want to drive then you’ll make the effort and use it every now and again, but if it’s a £1000 beater just to take shopping then I doubt you’ll bother. Then take the cost of tax and insurance into account and what have you really bought it for?
And if you literally just want a beater for £1k, then a 1.0l micra that can’t be killed is probably the best thing, you’ll even have change from your £1k.
Not wanting to be condescending, but have you had a 2nd car that you only use occasionally before? If it’s a car you love and want to drive then you’ll make the effort and use it every now and again, but if it’s a £1000 beater just to take shopping then I doubt you’ll bother. Then take the cost of tax and insurance into account and what have you really bought it for?
And if you literally just want a beater for £1k, then a 1.0l micra that can’t be killed is probably the best thing, you’ll even have change from your £1k.
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