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  1. Crashton

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    Mark keeps his cars clean & might keep yours clean too. I will exercise the supercharger for you. :D
     
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    How do you know you were the Chuck being invited to this party?

    I think it is funny that Kelley BMW has so many verts on their lot right now. On my way past yesterday afternoon it looked like every used car they had was an open toper.
     
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    #103 Crashton, Aug 24, 2011
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    Just an assumption on my part. :p
     
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    Correct assumption....us Silverbacks are excellent at assuming (consuming) things :donut1::beer
     
  5. cooperjet

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    Looks like I'm done with that car. I think that they have too much in it and aren't willing to take the loss yet.

    On to the next one!

    Might even start looking at the hardtops too...
     
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    I think a tin top would be nice. They come with a big hole in the roof if you like that sort of thing. Converts are not so hot in winter. Keep looking you'll find your MINI.
     
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    I like the 2 holes in my current roof. Seems harder to find lower mileage tin tops. If I go that route it looks like I want an 05 or 06 unless MAG wants to give me a great deal on a 2011. What mileage should I look for? Under 50000?
     
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    #108 JMC40, Aug 24, 2011
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    MAG has a really nice 2011 JCW Black with Chili Red roof for sale! Oh and I managed to find my MC40 with only 36k on the clock when I bought it...so they are out there, just have to do some looking. :D
     
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    Yeah, that one is just a little out of my price range!
     
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    Almost 40k for a MINI is a bit much, but man is it sweet...
     
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    I have looked online.
    I'm looking for an R52/R53 right now.
     
  13. Crashton

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    You will be a happy camper to have a whining MINI in your stable.... :biggrin5:
     
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    Whining would match the rest of the family...
     
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    Hopefully they will grow out of that. :)
     
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    Well, the search is being put on hold since I leave for a while on Monday. After that the search continues!
     
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    #117 Crashton, Aug 26, 2011
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    Not to be a smart arse here. When your search resumes be careful. There will be flood cars for sale after Irene.
     
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    Yup. Definitely have to keep an eye on where the cars come from.
     
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    Warning boring old fart story below.....

    I looked at a 4Runner that was a sweet killer deal not long after the Mississippi floods. It was at a local Toyota dealer & it looked great. I was worried when I was told it was bought at an out of state auction & had zero history on its former life. Flood car was a real fear of mine. I looked over that car good & I saw no evidence. Then I sat inside & I put my hand up under the dash I fished around. When I pulled my hand out it had dry mud on it!! :eek6: Someone had done an amazing job of cleaning that car out, but the evidence was there. It was a narrow escape.
     
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    Crazy story! That's a good reason not to touch a car with no history available. It's a big reason I didn't get the M3 I was looking at. If the dealers get the maintenance history with the car they just chunk it due to privacy concerns. About the only thing you have now is carfax and if it was dealer services than that stuff usually shows up. Sounds like you were lucky to find that mud!
     

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