Finally bought my mini ! :-)
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"Everybody should own a MINI at some point, or you are incomplete as a human being" - James May
"WET COOPER", Partsguy1 (Terry Snell of Penticton BC ) - Could you send the money for the unpaid parts and court fees.
Ordered so by a Judge
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Our Tartan is the red & green one. The red & blue tartan was used in the Mini Sidewalk which was released in England for domestic use. The Mini Tartan was JDM only and I believe it is very similar to the Mini Balmoral tartan fabric, although I have never seen a Balmoral. This is a picture of it here.
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PS- I owned a ‘69 Midget and it was lots of fun,but I still enjoy Minis more. If Minis didn’t exist my next choice would be to buy anouther Midget/Sprite.
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really narrows things down for me, and I know where to start net searching for these apps. Too cool for
school ! Awesome.... ??
Whee, thanks for your affirming of oil change intervals. I’m going with 1500km too. Because she’s worth
it. Very much so. Lifeblood of the motor and trans.
And thanks for the picture info. I finally found the green box....getting close to posting some pictures.
Thanks friends. I’m starting to get excited about the Mini....
Darren.
Zoom zoom...meep meep.
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Just before closing, I thought I’d point out that my Haynes ‘69 to 2000 Mini service and repair book
suggests oil changes at every 6000 miles ! No damn way am I waiting anywhere near that amount between
oil changes. I change the oil on my daily driver every ~ 3000 km , and am contemplating how often I shall
change it on my Mini. I’m actually thinking of somewhere between 1500 and 2000km...likely about 1750 km.
How often do you folks change yours ?
Cheers guys and gals,
Darren.
PS- is there a PM ( private message ) system on this forum ? And where on the left hand side is the button
to drag and drop photos ? Thanks. That’s anouther day closer to Mini driving fun !
No PM system
See top left of attached screenshot to see the green button. Make sure you resize the pictures before drag and dropping - that is normally the problem.
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to me apps and still can’t figure out how to post pictures here ( yet ! ). You mention about a photo drag and
drop in the top left...where or what the symbol for that is I don’t know. Doh ! Oh well, I’ll keep trying until
i figure it out. I’ve managed to convert some iPhoto’s to jpeg, but can’t get them to load onto a post either.
Big thank you for congratulating me though ??. Much appreciated !
tmsmith, you are right, there are VERY FEW classic Minis in this area. I only know of one on PEI...a mk3
of about 1979 vintage that seems to only leave the garage a few times each summer. If I ever get a chance to
talk to him I’ll invite him to join us. I haven’t seen the Cooper here yet. As far as I know there is only the 79
Mini I just mentioned , plus mine soon ?? ! As Mike mentioned , at one time they were seen quite often, especially in larger areas like Halifax, Nova Scotia. Back in the ‘70’s there were likely hundreds of Minis in the
greater Halifax area. My late Grandparents lived there, and I used to see several every day. I suspect that
Mikes estimate of about 30 Minis being in the maritimes is a good estimate. Without going to a British car
show I might see 1 or 2 Minis each summer...I’m afraid that rust has gotten most of the original Canadian
Minis. Rotten little steel munchers. They say that on a really quiet night you can hear the rust munching on
the metal..... ??
I like your end phrase Mike : 30 seconds in a Mini is more therapeutic than 3 sessions @ the shrink.
Very true imho ! ?? !
Well , I guess that’s all for now, but I’m going to find out how to post picture eventually. Mike, I am able
to see photos of your car just by clicking on your name. Very nice. I do hope we can meet up some time
in the coming summer. Also , I don’t think Charlottetown has a cars and coffee thing going on, so I might
try to see if I can get that happening in the Summer. And speaking of summer, PEI does host a large British
ar show every summer near Cavendish, so I’ll definetly be taking part in that.
Just before closing, I thought I’d point out that my Haynes ‘69 to 2000 Mini service and repair book
suggests oil changes at every 6000 miles ! No damn way am I waiting anywhere near that amount between
oil changes. I change the oil on my daily driver every ~ 3000 km , and am contemplating how often I shall
change it on my Mini. I’m actually thinking of somewhere between 1500 and 2000km...likely about 1750 km.
How often do you folks change yours ?
Cheers guys and gals,
Darren.
PS- is there a PM ( private message ) system on this forum ? And where on the left hand side is the button
to drag and drop photos ? Thanks. That’s anouther day closer to Mini driving fun !
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If I had to guess, there are a few more nowadays with importing being our only source of cars. I only know of a few survivor cars....
Maybe 30? in the Maritimes? Maybe more, maybe less. They are certainly very rare.
Shame. Once a very common sight on the roads here. It's *WHY* I wanted one growing up.
Who wouldn't love a wee little car that was FWD, 10" tires and could pass an F-150 going uphill in a snowstorm?
~ 30 minutes in a Mini is more therapeutic than 3 sessions @ the shrink. ~
Mike NB, Canada