Need help to find another mini

[minitaz]

Hey everyone I'm in need of some help. I'm trying to find a mini for my son, he will be 17 in November 2018. He loves minis, I'm looking for a 1.2 or 1.4 bog standard.

Looking to spend up to £500 as it's his first car, get the black box fitted for insurance.

Hope the powers of mini family will help

Craig

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[MINI William]

Hi Craig

I think you’ll be struggling to get a 1.4 for £500 as they are R56 or R50 ONE D and I don’t think prices haven’t quite reached there yet, unless the car is a total mess. Anything smaller than a 1.4 is F56.

Unless your looking for a car your going to be looking at at spending a lot of money getting back to a road worthy state then I would be looking at something different

[EcosseGP]

Craig ... like William says you’ll be struggling to get anything worth having MINI wise for your budget. I’ve never seen anything in that price range even as a non runner or I’d have been tempted buying it myself as a wee project. I will keep a look though and give you a shout if anything pops up


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[DigitalLemming]

As above, think you'd need to double the budget to get anything that was at least a runner.

[EcosseGP]

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Cheapest that I can find and I wouldn’t travel that distance for the car at that price.


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[minitaz]

We were.looking at a vw Lupo for his first car however he wants to be in the club with his own mini. Might need to wait another couple of years

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[M600-RKJ]

I think for a mini you need to be looking at a minimum of £1500 for a decent one. My cousin just got a really clean low mileage 06 cooper for £2500 if that puts things into perspective

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Auction might be the place to look. A guy at my work got a under 20k miles 02 mini one at auction 1 owner car reasonably well looked after I think he was less than. £1800 then auction fees on top so about 2 grand

[EcosseGP]

Start by checking the insurance first with a 1.6 ONE against a newer 1.4. I don’t think you’ll find much difference ..

[Mon the fish]

Early R50 Coopers can be had for between £1000-1500, fudbook car ads can sometimes be the place to snap up a bargain. Don't be scared by mileage, buy on condition only. One in America has over 600k on it so they can take the mileage. Dealers and private ads these days I tend to find have an over-inflated view of what a car is actually worth.

For £500 you just need to take the first decent car that comes along regardless of what it is. I ran around in a £650 Volvo 850 for a few years and it was brilliant, one of the best cars I've ever owned. But a Mini at that price would be a rare thing

[Big Gordy]

We were.looking at a vw Lupo for his first car

Our daughter had a Seat Arosa for her first car and it was perfect for the job. Cheap to run/insure/fix and pretty reliable seeing as it's from the VAG group. Let him get a few miles under his belt in something like a Lupo and then move to the mini would be my advice :thumbs up:

[DAN@ADRIAN FLUX]

Hi,
When you have a car in mind if you do need any help with insurance at all then please feel free to drop me a line.
Regards,
Dan.

[minitaz]

Dan. Do u do insurance with black box or is it not worth it ??

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[DAN@ADRIAN FLUX]

Dan. Do u do insurance with black box or is it not worth it ??

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Hello,

Yes we are in certain circumstances able to provide cover where we would require you to fit a telematics box. In addition we have a 'Lowmatics' policy that doesn't record every aspect of your driving but just the mileage.

Hopefully we have a policy to suit you and did you want someone to give you a call?

Thanks,

Dan

[bpirie1000]

I have a 2002 silver cooper with 76k on the clock, chilli pack new and sensors sitting for sale.

Nms price special 1200.

Not put it through mot but for that cash its a win win..
P.m. if interested.