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Re: Seen a Mini?

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that clubby has been used in a few things, including a couple of shoots for meteor (bridge on amiens street)
the poor thing is in ribbons, its basically rolling shell thats was bought as a prop. its techically done more miles that mine in the last 3 years too :mrgreen:


remember me, benny blanco from the bronx
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Seen a lovely green 68 d reg riley elf mrk3 never realy liked them but seeing it in the metal id love one just for the extra boot and the looks :wink:
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Seen a 1990 BRG mini northbound on the M50 last night. It exited on to the N2.
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Spotted a cream coloured Mini outside the Landmark Hotel in Carrick-on-Shannon yesterday lunch time.
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there was a brg mini in the background on big fat gypsy weddings on more4

the cool thing is it was the girlfriend who spotted it before me!!
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daniel garry wrote:
the cool thing is it was the girlfriend who spotted it before me!!

Love when that happens :lol:
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outside just now. lovely.

anyone on here?

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maxi wrote:outside just now. lovely.

anyone on here?

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no idea but it is really lovely lookin
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Now thats a smashing looking mini
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Saw this yoke in mullingar the past few weeks quite a lot club stickers all over it!!

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nice 98 red cooper at a garage in portarlington, was there yesterday morning and at 2 that night, bita work being done maybe?!
looked to have sport le stripes too
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Just off Camden street earlier.

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hope he didnt get clamped, the clampers up that way are like ninjas :evil:
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joeyfinneran wrote:seen two minis today coming home from mtm
both not i mtm :lol:
one at molls gay 01 tathi blue coopersport
other one didn't get reg seen in limerick city
Was it Red or Grey/Black by any chance ? The one in Limerick I mean.
And I said, Officer, I didn't want to be drunk in public...I wanna be drunk in the bar. Now last time I checked it was still legal to be drunk in the bar. They threw me into public...arrest them!

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maxi wrote:Just off Camden street earlier.

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hope he didnt get clamped, the clampers up that way are like ninjas :evil:
Like the lettering. Nice little dent on the left of the bootlamp :(
And I said, Officer, I didn't want to be drunk in public...I wanna be drunk in the bar. Now last time I checked it was still legal to be drunk in the bar. They threw me into public...arrest them!

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Spotted a red 94 mini in Innishannon and a red 92 mini in Pedlers Cross :lol:
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Saw this at about 2.30 this afternoon on the Grange Road.

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how big are them tires :shock: :lol:
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how big are them tires
Dunno but the outside of the right hand one looks to be well worn?!
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Glimpsed (through beer goggles!) a UK reg Mini City in midnight blue with tourquoise stripe similar to my own car about an hour ago in Georges Street in Dublin. :shock:
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mini in the background of the newer "11850 filling station" tv ad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI2KR682ee8
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Re: Seen a Mini?

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Spotted a red mini with sportsback arches in blanchardstown tonight at about sixish. It was a woman driving it had club sticker on it. Was driving from Westend retail towards Powercity direction.

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Re: Seen a Mini?

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Was driving behind this lovely Mayfair heading through bunclody 2day
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Re: Seen a Mini?

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maxi wrote:outside just now. lovely.

anyone on here?

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You work in the offices in Windmill Lane eh?
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antodeco wrote:Seen 2 today. One black 90 CE driving up Ballyfermot Road. The other a blue/purple mini down in Islandbridge. Silver GB badge on the back.


Thats my Paul Smith down in Islandbridge.. Hope she was lookin alright! :lol:
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Re: Seen a Mini?

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Spotted my own Mini City from way up on high in Capel Street this evening!!!

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