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Saw the Galway Mini Centre mini being towed by a camper heading north bound over the M50 bridge last night.


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spotted a Green KY reg mini this evening passing by the Applegreen petrol station in Clonskeagh at 18:30hrs,
sounded nice :D

anyone here?
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i seen loads of minis today but i was too amazed to take pics :lol:
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in Woddies-DIY, black & white mini, 91-D, non-RSP, sports seats, 12" alloys, exhaust, tints, lowered all round, alloy 4-pots (KAD's?) got talking to the driver, she mentioned the owner was away foreign... keeps the car garaged... needs work @ scuttle, drivers side A-panel & under both headlights.
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Saw a green Mini with white roof and roll cage at Cornelscourt about 2pm today. Driver giving it loads 8)
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DaveC wrote:
Coonos Cab wrote:A few nice Minis at the Rathnew Classic Car Show & Run today - I've posted some pics on my Facebook page.


Tony
Do you want to post them in Events?

Mega busy DaveC, so apologies for not posting pics here as my time is precious at the moment :)


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Spotted a BRG Wicklow-reg Mini with webasto sunroof in Phoenix park yesterday about 6pm. Didn't recognise the two lads in it.
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white 94-cn ** mini in tullyvin, i was the fella sitting on top of the ball alley

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[quote="macker"]spotted a Green KY reg mini this evening passing by the Applegreen petrol station in Clonskeagh at 18:30hrs,
sounded nice :D

anyone here?[/quote]

I wonder is this the Mini from the River Rock ad,also spotted a old Louth reg PZY in Blackrock Co.Louth.Got a big wave as I was driving the Cooper.
Real Clubmans have a square nose.Seriously.
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got a *huge* wave from the green/white '93 cooper waving at my green/white '93 cooper - Temple Hill, B'rock @ 18:30
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got a *huge* wave from the green/white '93 cooper waving at my green/white '93 cooper - Temple Hill, B'rock @ 18:30
are you sure it wasn't you driving past a shop window :mrgreen:

spotted a lovely 92 Red Mini with a hoooge resource sticker in the rear
coming down the quays the other day.
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maxi wrote:
got a *huge* wave from the green/white '93 cooper waving at my green/white '93 cooper - Temple Hill, B'rock @ 18:30
are you sure it wasn't you driving past a shop window :mrgreen:

spotted a lovely 92 Red Mini with a hoooge resource sticker in the rear
coming down the quays the other day.
I'd say that was GarethN. (the other gareth on here) Thats Mark Byrnes old mini and gareth has just had it ful re sprayed. Looks sweet.
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Seen a mk3, i think, VZL 11 just there in ballymount about 10 o clock headn for walkinstown roundybout...:)
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Saw a 99 WW or 98 WX on the Kylemore toad about 10 minutes ago. Two lads in it
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Seen a 92-D gun metal grey mini with Black arches on the belgard road today, turning into halfords.
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Seen a 98 brg with a roof rack on the N11 being towed :( by a Beetle cabro
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Spotted 2 minis today

a 94 reg red and white at the fuel pump of the Applegreen service station in clonskeagh,

and a green mini on my way up the Goatstown road, gave a flash and got a wave back :D
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Saw a 90D red with white roof mini in Sandyford Ind Est at about noon today.
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Saw a nice blue clubby estate with big spots on the road from enniscorthy to ferns this afternoon. Waved and got a wave back but was in the transit and by look of the lad driving I'd say a lot of his mates drives hiace and transit vans so might have thought he knew me. Ha ha ha :roll:
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that was the grey crow in the clubby :D
gareth wrote:Saw a nice blue clubby estate with big spots on the road from enniscorthy to ferns this afternoon. Waved and got a wave back but was in the transit and by look of the lad driving I'd say a lot of his mates drives hiace and transit vans so might have thought he knew me. Ha ha ha :roll:
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miniblade wrote:that was the grey crow in the clubby :D
gareth wrote:Saw a nice blue clubby estate with big spots on the road from enniscorthy to ferns this afternoon. Waved and got a wave back but was in the transit and by look of the lad driving I'd say a lot of his mates drives hiace and transit vans so might have thought he knew me. Ha ha ha :roll:
Ah that would explain the pikey look so. :lol:
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Saw a lovely 1990 Mini Racing Green in Bray today. Think it was an estate called Ardmore or something. Was parked up in a drive and another mini in front of it under a cover. Think i know the girl who drives it.... 8)
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gareth wrote:Saw a lovely 1990 Mini Racing Green in Bray today. Think it was an estate called Ardmore or something. Was parked up in a drive and another mini in front of it under a cover. Think i know the girl who drives it.... 8)
that would be Si's uncles house :wink:
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only in the door...
saw a 96 blue mini with group 2 arches and 5.5-6 deep dish 12'' alloys in navan town car park..
seen another mint 01 BRG sportspack tat was for sale in johnstown shopping centre carpark, good luck with sale but at €9500 its a bit steep in todays market tbh ;)
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Post by kerryminigringo »

Spotted a J reg wine Cooper on the M7 Tuesday evening,two lads in it bombing up the overtaking lane..I was in a Landy 110 and I got a big wave back.
Real Clubmans have a square nose.Seriously.
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