That's just crazy! I thought about a Gen 1 GP some three years ago when I got my '05 JCW, Rufus. I decided that I like modding and making the car my own too much and couldn't bring myself to do it to a GP and destroy the value that way. I would have wanted to keep it OEM stock and that just took too much of the fun out of the ownership experience for me. Plus... a car shouldn't be an investment, in my mind... it should be a pleasure. If I thought "What if I'm in a wreck and lose 20k of value when I'm out on that club drive this weekend", I wouldn't enjoy the car as much.
no worries, there's more of them - 39k miles and Helix maintained... https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2006-mini-gp-29/
It’s great that there are some pristine low mileage cars out there but then again it’s sad because they were never meant not to be driven and enjoyed.
Here's another GP - pretty unique this one and only a few miles from where I live. I just don't have any money for another Mini https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2006-mini-gp-30/
It will be interesting to see what price this GP fetches as it appears to have some comments on observed paint quality and what the decals have done to the paint.
Not a GP but a nice JCW. Looks like it’s going to fetch a good price. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2006-mini-cooper-s-jcw-6/