Hi, just a quick update before I can tell you all the full story, but, we realised that the Mini that we had was beautiful but needed some work done on the safety side of it. We luckily were put it touch with a lovely and honest Mini enthusiast that did a full diagnostic on our baby, and we were given a list of things we could do to improve the safety of our car. We took the top few jobs to do onboard and the mechanic did them at what we think is a very reasonable price. The Mini now drives beautifully and sounds like a very safe and non dangerous bag of nails. Things we had done were...replaced all shock absorbers, new brake pads, new brake discs, one new calliper, slow puncture fixed, exhausted raised and re-mounted, front rod bush kits replaced times two, one front track rod end, cleaned and adjusted rear brakes and changed brake fluid, wheel bearings tightened and diagnosed hazard lights and petrol gauge issues. With one hour of analysis and a complete total price (including parts and labour) of £280 we felt that was a small price to pay for our safety and knowing all about our cars ins and outs. One extra thing that we really appreciated was being shown all the work that was done and the invitation for myself (Craig) to come back when I wasn't working to once again have the car on the ramp and be shown the complete workings, work and everything else about my car with my hope of learning about my Mini, at no extra cost....I feel that we have found an honest and reliable mechanic at a garage that we can trust who had been recommended for his passion for Classic Minis![]()
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....and welcome to Motoring Alliance. Nice car you have there.
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Welcome to MA, that's a great looking Mini!!
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Dave.0 Helix & RMW PoweredLifetime Supporter
Welcome to M/A the FUN Mini site.
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mrntd Well-Known MemberSupporting Member
- Sep 30, 2011
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Welcome Aboard!
What a great looking car -
Crashton Club Coordinator
Welcome to M/A....
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HurricaneDave New Member
Welcome to M/A!!! When I got my first MINI I could not believe the attention I got just like you 2 have. Mini/MINI owners are a great community and young or old, MINI or Mini (or other variations) are a very passionate and devoted owners.
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Welcome to MA
It’s the car? I thought it was my rugged good looks. That’s a good-looking classic you two have. I have a R53 when I bought it, in 04, it got a lot of the same type of attention. There were very few in my town and almost no classics.
To answer your question, for my younger sons and I its been 11 years of bonding. I have come to the realization that I will keep the car till I hand it to him. For the second time but that’s another story. -
Thank you everyone, we love her already
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Firebro17 Dazed, but not ConfusedLifetime Supporter
- Sep 18, 2010
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Very nice! It's great to see another preserved classic is being enjoyed to its fullest! Your Mini is much like my first one. Here's a shot taken the day I bought it in June 2012. Cheers... :beer
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Thank you Firebro17, your Mini is stunning...do you still have it? Do you have a prefered website to buy your parts from?