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  1. 00Mini

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    #173 00Mini, Jun 2, 2021
    Two bidders are starting to get serious and the price is up to $11,450. Someone is going to get a near showroom condition R53 to enjoy.
     
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    #178 00Mini, Jun 3, 2021
    Yes it is and if bidding doesn’t go through the roof it will be a very affordable ride to cherish.
     
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    #180 00Mini, Jun 3, 2021
    Well someone just bought a like new R53 for $13,000.
     
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    #183 MCS02, Jun 7, 2021
    Thats a nice car. I like the color. The only thing is the pictures of the front has rock damage. If you can see it in a picture I am sure there may be more. With only 10K I am surprised it has that much.
     
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    #186 Crashton, Jun 7, 2021
    Stone chips or not it's a nice car. Clear bra is nice, but they do turn yellow after time. Easy fix justa replace it. Stone chips never really bothered me, well except that first one. That one really stung. :Dead:

    Lee the colour is Bavarian Racing Green. :Stig:
     
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    #188 MCS02, Jun 7, 2021
    Mark wisely put clear braw on the Helmet. It has really saved that car
     
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    #191 fishmonger, Jun 9, 2021
    you just have to love the uninformed comments on BAT. "Has the water pump been changed?" "Cars under 2015 had water pump failures with engines seizing up." Or maybe he's trying to have potential bidders look the other way and find something that doesn't have the "engine seize up" - you know 10k miles can be hard on a that little car :)
     
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    #194 00Mini, Jun 10, 2021
    Less than twelve hours of bidding time left and no change.
     
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    #196 00Mini, Jun 10, 2021
    Less than ten minutes to go and the bidding is at $13,750. It appears that someone is going to get a beautiful R52 for a super reasonable price.
     
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    #201 MCS02, Jun 11, 2021
    I need to change that ticking time bomb on our minis just to be on the safe side.
     
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    #202 fishmonger, Jun 25, 2021
    here we go again - 3600 miles on this 2006 Hyper Blue R53. Already $10k and it will likely go up to 20k. Bone stock, clean, nicely equipped.

    https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2006-mini-cooper-s-50/

    I have no idea how this seller keeps finding these low mile cars. He is just down the road from here in Wisconsin, but those cars he is selling are rarely from Wisconsin.
     
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    #203 00Mini, Jun 25, 2021
    I didn’t look at every photo with the intent of trying to find imperfections but I didn’t see any and the bottom of the car is amazingly spotless. It’s a wonderful find and a beautiful car.
     
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    #204 MCS02, Jun 26, 2021
    It’s 12k now!
     
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    #205 00Mini, Jun 26, 2021
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    With slightly over six days to go it’s at $12,250.
     
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    #206 00Mini, Jun 27, 2021
    The bid is now $12,500 for this beautiful R53.
     
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    #207 agranger, Jun 27, 2021
    Look at the frame rail under the upper engine mount! Not a single drop of black goo has oozed from that mount!

    Stunner!
     
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    #211 agranger, Jun 29, 2021
    OK... that's just crazy! I love our little gen 1 cars, but 15k (and more time to grow)? I paid a hell of a lot less for my R53 JCW about 4 years ago... sure it was around 80k miles, but I can't imagine that I've got $15k into it even after all of the repaint-n-body-work, BBK, wheels, tires and suspension. Good for them! Good for me too, I guess, if I ever have to sell.
     
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    #214 00Mini, Jul 1, 2021
    Just got bumped up to $15,500. Looking forward to see what this untouched beauty will bring.
     
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    #216 00Mini, Jul 1, 2021
    $16,000 with about nineteen hours to go. Wouldn’t be hard to believe that the price will top 20K.
     
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