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by G Walker - 24/08/26 06:52 PM
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One Mini requiring a little TLC - a bargain at 5.5 k  My mate bought one of these old bangers for a fiver in Holmfirth and drove it down to Brixham for a training course we we were on at the Decca Navigator College. It was used for picking up lump coal by a mate of his. I borrowed it for a trip back to Norfolk to see the girlfriend that would become my wife, it was a long trip with no M5 and very little dual carriageway. How times change - we should have bought a Mini not a Morgan 
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I'm not so sure that a Mini would be a good idea, Sue got a new one in '97 and within weeks it was back for remedial paintowrk around the gutters, by the third piece of warranty paintwork in basically the same area within 6 months...despite the fun we had, we parted company.
Which turned out to be a really good decision as Sue got the first of her two Peugeot 106 GTI, which was amazingly even more fun and a lot quicker compared to the mini.
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I’ll wager the Mini is worth more than the pug, which was my point😎
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I’ll wager the Mini is worth more than the pug, which was my point😎 Not everything is measured in ££££££. I know Sue would get the 106GTI anyday over the mini.........the 106GTI like the 205 GTI are really strong ££££'s if you want to get a good example...we really liked the mini great character, but loved the PUG
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I’ll wager the Mini is worth more than the pug, which was my point😎 Not everything is measured in ££££££. I know Sue would get the 106GTI anyday over the mini.........the 106GTI like the 205 GTI are really strong ££££'s if you want to get a good example...we really liked the mini great character, but loved the PUG Yes as maybe - but my post was all about current values of Mini versus falling Morgan prices see...and nothing to do with pugs at all.. I drove the Sister in laws 205 GTI and was totally underwhelmed mind you we had a Holden Monaro GTS at the time to be fair.
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Like the Holdon Monaco, my post was as a result of post drift. 
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Holden Monaro GTS it is..
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One Mini requiring a little TLC - a bargain at 5.5 k My mate bought one of these old bangers for a fiver in Holmfirth and drove it down to Brixham for a training course we we were on at the Decca Navigator College. It was used for picking up lump coal by a mate of his. I borrowed it for a trip back to Norfolk to see the girlfriend that would become my wife, it was a long trip with no M5 and very little dual carriageway. How times change - we should have bought a Mini not a Morgan I bought a new Mini Mayfair in 1985 when I lived in Jersey, two weeks later I took it back as the rust was coming through al over the roof.
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One Mini requiring a little TLC - a bargain at 5.5 k My mate bought one of these old bangers for a fiver in Holmfirth and drove it down to Brixham for a training course we we were on at the Decca Navigator College. It was used for picking up lump coal by a mate of his. I borrowed it for a trip back to Norfolk to see the girlfriend that would become my wife, it was a long trip with no M5 and very little dual carriageway. How times change - we should have bought a Mini not a Morgan I bought a new Mini Mayfair in 1985 when I lived in Jersey, two weeks later I took it back as the rust was coming through al over the roof. Unreal - it amazes me how people are so besotted with these and Land Rovers at the moment we have them rusting / corroding away all around us downhere - a cult thing going on I think. Five and a half thousand for a rusting shell is just f stupid.
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I'm not so sure that a Mini would be a good idea, Sue got a new one in '97 and within weeks it was back for remedial paintowrk around the gutters, by the third piece of warranty paintwork in basically the same area within 6 months...despite the fun we had, we parted company.
Which turned out to be a really good decision as Sue got the first of her two Peugeot 106 GTI, which was amazingly even more fun and a lot quicker compared to the mini. Mrs H had the same problem, bought a new one in ‘98, the paint started coming off in flakes after a few weeks, Rover replaced it with a new one under warranty at 12 months, that then started the usual rust on the wings, a panel and windscreen surround.
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