Irish Mini Owners Club

Mine was €280 last time, fully comp with agreed value. Can't remember the mileage limit, wasn't restrictive though.

I insure mine as a classic with AXA, full vtec conversion declared and they don't have a problem. It is very hard to get it insured as a daily though, much easier as a classic. How will a vtec still be 1.3??? Or are you doing a Swift gti conversion? Glanza turbo conversion? Also, make sure you look ...

Looks great. You have secure storage for him now?

Is it a fibreglass front? There are a good few reports on line of guys being sold warped fibreglass fronts that don't fit the best straight from the box.

Yeah, I'll be back. But I just hate to think of my mini not being used... I am already building a store of parts at home for it and have plans for it when I get back...

[quote="maverick"]Heard some good news so list amended! Maverick McMinis Maxi & JJ Backfire ( if he comes back) Macker Elmo (hear he's coming home)[/quote] This is just madness!!! I put my mini into storage and head away and then everyone gets theirs back on the road... typical... Mayb...

Good work, coming along very quickly which is great. Sometimes this type of project seem to take ages.

What subframe is it and what hubs are you using? Will you be keeping the starmags?

I bought from him before, great quality stuff and very easy to deal with.

On a side topic of this, anyone know where you can get one of the aerials that sticks to the inside of the glass? Is it a case of just getting one, mounting it and then hooking it into the back of the radio? Mine currently doesn't have one and I am missing the radio, my ipod tunes are quite old...

You can see mine here...

http://pix.octane.ie/forum/showthread.php?t=52170

I got mine in a place in the city centre, Radiator Services in Rutland Place.

I think it was €40 for the pair though so not the cheapest but the are good.

[quote="Stuie.91"]Spotted 99 D 85816 just outside the Garda Station in Lucan Village this evening about ten minutes ago. A flatbed recovery truck just had pulled up on front of it. hope its nothing serious. Anyone on here?[/quote] That's my old Cooper LE, owned now by a guy in Lucan. I hop...

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There is no way you would get it done for €3k unless your mechanic was working for free. There is quite a bit of work involved, more than most people think. This is the reason why you see so many projects for sale in the uk, people take them on not knowing what is fully involved. For example, the wa...

Going to try and make this run, good send off before the winter hibernation begins...

Would love to be able to go to this, not going to happen unfortunately as have to be somewhere for 12. Enjoy it.

I didn't realise you would be inside, just thought it was a half hour meet in the car park or something like that. I'll know for next time.

And yeah, that was me in the yellow and White clubman.

Where a bouts were ye?

I looked about but couldn't see any minis... Can't believe I missed ye...

I was there, but no one else was...

I'm across the border too in Lucan but will try make it along provided I don't have a match.

I know this is an old post thats has been brought back up but though I would add to it. I have owned both a watson's vtec mini and one that was built with a minitec subframe. I would choose watson's everytime. They are brilliant and the stability you are left with is top class. There is a reason tha...

Yup, unfortunately I wrote it off in a crash in march last year. It was a beast, 172bhp. i'm looking for another high powered mini, just waiting for the right one to come around. The scrap was sold to a guy in louth who then sold it to his friend. They restore minis very successfully so hopefully we...

You should be able to get the vrt on the cooper sport on the system, i've done it before and 1300 sounds about right. I had to pay 1012 euro to vrt my old 99 cooper le and 1250 to vrt the vtec mini. It pure rip off but it has to be paid.... On the V5 document does it say that its a cooper sport or j...

if you're that worried about it ust go for a newer one (late 90's). The mpi ones have a drivers airbags and side impact bars.

I'll see ye at the lidl in maynooth, i'll be there with albert.

Rob