Norcy91
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I know they seem to be classed as a "girls car", but after going to look at this one i fell in love with the noise from under the bonnet instantly :lol
I'd been the night before to look at one basically the same spec, but it's was a complete dog really, then this one popped up 6 months newer with less miles on the clock for only £100 more!
Picking it up on friday so i'll post some new pictures of it once i have it at home, heres a couple of pictures from the advert for now!
A bit of the spec:
Full leather
Xenon Headlights
Electric Windows and Mirrors
Chilli Pack
Visibility Pack (Automatic Lights, Automatic Wipers, Heated Front Windscreen and Day/Night Rear View Mirror) Interior Chrome Pack
Arm Rest (apparently Very Rare)
Anthracite Trim
Automatic Digital Climate Control
CD Player with iPod Connection
Cruise Control
Multi-function Steering Wheel
Also has the limited slip diff which alot of them didn't come with from factory!
[Edited on 18-07-2012 by Norcy91]
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andys sxi
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looks nice and clean in the pictures, id like one of these but i wouldnt be anybetter if i got one as they do like the petrol
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mwg
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Tidy.
Get an R56 Andy, not too bad on fuel.
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Norcy91
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Yeah it's just as tidy in the flesh! I was really surprised how tidy it was to be honest. This week seems to be going so slow though! Friday needs to hurry up
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andys sxi
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which ones a r56?
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Norcy91
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Post 2007 i believe! With the turbo engine
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andys sxi
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there above my limit
get some pictures and a video of this when you pick it up
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Norcy91
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I'll do my best mate!
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Jambo
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Love these
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Darryl H
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Nice cars
My Mum's got an S works with the turbo and it's no slouch
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AndyCorsaSport
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Very nice. Xenons too, and I spy aftermarket exhaust, any other mods?
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Norcy91
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Just the cat back exhaust, it's a bit of a John Cooper Works replica one i think, cost abit less than the Milltek one but sounds just as good i think!
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Fro
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Very nice, loved mine
Easily got 30mpg when required and could push 40 on long trips.
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Norcy91
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Yeah, everyone seems to say that i'll struggle to get above mid 20s, which i can understand, but motorway trips etc i should easily hit the 30s
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Ben G
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only girls cars to retards who love stereotyping things.
They look great, sound great.
Only thing I don't like are the seats as they seem to lack side support. Worse than mine.
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SXI - Matt
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Nice, i miss my one wasn't quite a high spec as this one but lovely car's, awesome fun on the back road's & the whine is additive I had a miltek on mine and sounded awesome
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andys sxi
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quote: Originally posted by Norcy91
Yeah, everyone seems to say that i'll struggle to get above mid 20s, which i can understand, but motorway trips etc i should easily hit the 30s
i dont do much motorway driving so wouldnt be any use to me
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Norcy91
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They do look a bit flat but they felt fine on the test drive, just need to fatten up to fill the seats
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SXI - Matt
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quote: Originally posted by Norcy91
Yeah, everyone seems to say that i'll struggle to get above mid 20s, which i can understand, but motorway trips etc i should easily hit the 30s
Yeah I could only get it to average 26/27 MPG but still
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Root
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drove a lot of them and never seen that interior colour, looks good but I still wouldn't have one
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Rich H
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Interior colour is quite common. but only imo right on a blue Mini
Other than that, looks great, and awesome spec. May I be cheeky enough to ask how much?! Gutted that overall value of these dropped by about £2k shortly after I bought mine
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Norcy91
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I really like the interior colour with the Grey, only thing i'm thinking of doing is getting the roof and mirrors done gloss black and removing the bonnet stripes.
I'm paying £5600 for this, which i think is decent value for the condition and spec it's got!
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nathy_87
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
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Slowly growing on me these new minis. I love the grey. Needs grey roof with the grey union jack.
But yeah nice buy Norcy.
Edit:- To add the picture.
[Edited on 18-07-2012 by nathy_87]
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Ben G
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Thats a union flag, nathy.
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Seany
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Glad you got one eventually
The armrest isnt that rare just bloody expensive or I'd have one
Get a dave.f air box on it and the whine is a lot louder, there's a few for sale on minitorque I'm sure.
Also picked the best colour. Has it got runshits on still? If so ditch them and its a million times better.
Oh and get some aero grilles it suits them a lot better than the chrome.
[Edited on 18-07-2012 by Seany]
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