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1999 mini advice

Hi,

I'm looking to sell my mini privately and was wondering if you guys could suggest a price seeing as there a few problems with it, I'm at the stage where I don't know if I should spend the money doing it up or simply sell it as it is because there are some issues with it. I have to look on how much it would cost me to put right and how much it would lose if I sold it in it's current state.

It's rusting near the bottom of the doors and around the headlights, probably needs new door skins for a long term fix. It has recently been serviced but does not have a full service history There is an ongoing problem with the car revving, it seems to stick and go up to about 4000 revs, as soon as you pump the accelerator it returns to normal The front grille is dented and it needs new stripes and cooper emblems

It's a 1999 model with sports pack. Any ideas on what I should do as I'm at a loss right now.

Thanks,

Neil.

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Neil Woodman
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Forgot to add 40k miles on the clock

Reply to
Neil Woodman
1999 will be one of the last ones, good to see BMW quality control made no diffrence! get it fixed & keep it, new doorskins, wings & a respray & it should be good for another 10 years, 40k aint a lot, get it to an independent specialist for the mis fire, loads of waxoil & it shouls be ok,

Steve.

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Steve68s

1999 and it already has rust ! Quality !
Reply to
Madmax

Yes like Steve said, BMW were in control from 1994 and standards did drop, but my Mini is a 1990 Cooper model and it's still going strong. So I agree, get the bodywork sorted (which won't cost the earth), but get a good Mini Specialist to do it and not any body-shop bodger and the throttle sticking problem is probably something simple too.

Oh and 40k is barely run in! Mine's gone around the clock! ;O)

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Taffy

Mind you I doubt it'd really need 2 new front wings as I'm sure the rust can be cut out and the area effectively repaired instead?

Reply to
Taffy

Could be something simple as the throttle cable sticking.

Reply to
TurboJo

Yeah and on older carb Mini's a spot of 2in1 or Everyman Oil on the throttle cable (where it attaches to the carb) sorts that. Not sure how you manage with fuel injected Mini's though, but i'm sure there's a straight forward fix too?

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Taffy

Thanks guys you have made me feel a bit better. Just one question regarding the rust on the doors, do they normally cut out the rusted bits and fill it with fiberglass then respray?

Reply to
Neil Woodman

Depends how bad the rust is I guess, if it's really nasty there is door reskins available, so you get half a new door fitted. Best thing to do is take it to a good Mini Specialist Body Shop and see what they suggest after giving it a look over.

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Taffy

No, mate, Only the bodgers do that! The way to go is a new doorskin. Not too difficult to fit if you have the right tools.

Keith

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