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Re: Seen a Mini?

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 9:28 pm

Red 92 KK with a white roof around the corner from my drum in the paddocks, Adamstown. Anybody on here own it?
Hey clubmankey,

Thats my mate Als mini, he bought it there around the time you spotted it.

Dunno if you saw a few days ago another 2 minis parked alongside it one night? 99-D Paul Smith and a 00-WX Blue Sportspack? we were visiting :) Might see the 3 of them there again on NYE

You own that van around the corner? Its ace

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 6:00 pm

spotted blue sportspack mini in blancherstown today there for few hours nice car :) :)
That was me !
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Welcome to the forum dude.
Getting old is a must but growing up is optional!

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Cheers Stan, thanks for the welcome!
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No bother, were abouts are you from? Stick some pictures up of the Mini in the my Mini section.
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Im based out in Tallaght, close to the Kingswood luas stop. Not too far from the Paul Smith i was talking about.

Actually, while im here, might aswell ask about my sightings recently.

used to see a black mini, down airton road in tallaght in the mornings fairly often, havent seen it round since i started driving the mini to work!

Also, saw a blue cooper driving up through Harolds Cross a few weeks ago. The owner of this mini gave me my first mini-wave. Was 4 young lad in it at the time.


Check the My Mini section for a few pics in a minute stan!
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Fair play Smur, I can't help you with the sightings though.
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Was watching TV and saw a load of mokes on James Bond Moonracker the bad guy used them in his under ground bunker :mrgreen:
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Could an admin make this a sticky please? I keep on losing it when the general section gets busy!

Myself and Kenneth Murphy seen a Tahiti blue sportspack with a white and a single centre exit exhaust. If your on the forum your front reg plate is missing and I like the way you use the size of the Mini to your advantage and park it in the middle of the path beside Costa Coffee! :lol:
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ha i was just about to say it :D :D :D also thanks to markie for meetin me wit my christmas prressie to myself
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Drove by a 94 mini tonight. Took some photos


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neasha wrote:Drove by a 94 mini tonight. Took some photos


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Your lights look class there
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Yeah the rain drops on the lens created a cool effect.
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Thats a 94 mayfair, Its owned by a old woman just off castle avenue in clontarf.

Very clean :)

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96 Sidewalk spotted at Killiney Shopping Centre today

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Spotted a red Mini with wide arches in Birr at lunchtime today
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neasha wrote:Drove by a 94 mini tonight. Took some photos


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What headlights are they?
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DaveC wrote:96 Sidewalk spotted at Killiney Shopping Centre today

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The Sidewalk is owned by a lady who lives in Castle Farm in Shankill. :D
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Re: Seen a Mini?

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Post subject: Re: Seen a Mini?
PostPosted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 9:28 pm

Red 92 KK with a white roof around the corner from my drum in the paddocks, Adamstown. Anybody on here own it?
Hey clubmankey,

Thats my mate Als mini, he bought it there around the time you spotted it.

Dunno if you saw a few days ago another 2 minis parked alongside it one night? 99-D Paul Smith and a 00-WX Blue Sportspack? we were visiting :) Might see the 3 of them there again on NYE

You own that van around the corner? Its ace

PAUL D
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 6:00 pm

spotted blue sportspack mini in blancherstown today there for few hours nice car :) :)
That was me !
Hello smur89, the "van" you saw is actually a clubman estate. Feel free to drop round next time you are up. Likewise your mate al.
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Seen this in Tesco Ballybrack the other day. Got talking to him and told him about I.M.O.C avcourse! He said he will have a look at the site but they all seem to say that :roll:

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antodeco wrote:
neasha wrote:Drove by a 94 mini tonight. Took some photos


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What headlights are they?

I think there just standard. They were on the car when I got so I'm Pretty certain they are just standard
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They look like a HID conversion on them. Very bright light (8000K Id say) and the brightness looks very even across!
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Halfords have blue super brilliance bulbs that would make your lights that colour.
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Really? I used them before in projectors and they were very poor. Suppose the projectors probably pin the light more so than the non-projectors. I'm assuming there only compatible with a H7 conversion?
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neasha wrote:
antodeco wrote:
neasha wrote:Drove by a 94 mini tonight. Took some photos


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What headlights are they?

I think there just standard. They were on the car when I got so I'm Pretty certain they are just standard
They are a Hella H4 Kit with some super blue bulbs.... Think thats what they were called anyway.
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Re: Seen a Mini?

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And that 94 white mini looks familiar. Think it was my dads at one time.
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