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Re: Seen a Mini?

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Spotted a Blue Mini heading out the Greystones Road this morning and also a Black Mini with a white roof and CB aerial heading down Fenian Street this afternoon.


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The Marcos Graveyard wrote:Spotted a Blue Mini heading out the Greystones Road this morning
On a bit of a road trip this morning then Neil? :mrgreen:
Getting old is a must but growing up is optional!

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Seen an 81 reg yellow mini convertible in Nenagh Co. Tipp yesterday parked on the street.

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saw a brg mini with overriders on the back today in enniskillen
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saw a green mini with overriders on the back, 96-D on the M50, came off with us at the Dundrum exit, waved hello on the M50 and goodbye at the roundabout at the exit
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Sounds like that Mini is getting around :lol:
Getting old is a must but growing up is optional!

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StanO'Toole wrote:Sounds like that Mini is getting around :lol:
the shameless hussy! :lol: :lol:
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StanO'Toole wrote:Sounds like that Mini is getting around :lol:
the 1 i seen was a northern reg, driven by a woman too
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Maybe they were seperated at production :lol:
Getting old is a must but growing up is optional!

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Saw a lovely limeflower green leyland mini in the car park at Newpark in Blackrock Tue, Wed and this morning. Has a MTM thingie on the grill. Is it John O'Neill's?

Will bring the camera tomorrow morning and see if it's there again.

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In Drury st car park this afternoon about half 2 and saw a 98 C paul smith mini and another 96 D i think grey mini. Always see minis when i'm in there! Then about half 3 caught a glimpse of a grey mini just as i got onto monastery road going into clondalkin village. Gave a hurried wave!
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seen this in galway eare square on tuesday (i know theres spellin mis takes)
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Saw a White mini on the m50 turned off on the n4. Flashed it from behind hut don think thy noticed, they continued on as interned off for Liffey valley
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was in cork on the hols in the city was stayin in a hotel nd down a alley way der was a red mini sprite was really rough (dents all over different shades of red)it was a 93

i den seen a blue sprite at trafic lights in the city (sounded brill)
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[quote="twinjocks"]Saw a lovely limeflower green leyland mini in the car park at Newpark in Blackrock Tue, Wed and this morning. Has a MTM thingie on the grill. Is it John O'Neill's?

Will bring the camera tomorrow morning and see if it's there again.

Julie[/quote]
I think that could be David Acres Mini you saw Julie,gotta love the 70,s BL colours.
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Spoted 3 minis yesterday.all in cork.first one was in schull a 95-c x x.scecond was a oo-c brg mini.was at the wilton roundabout.and third was a yelow clubman on yelow plates was around fermoy on motorway. :D
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Seen a 98 BRG sportspack Cooper in phionix park across from the zoo about 5pm today.
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Spotted 3 Mini's in Cork today.

Grey/white Cooper off Patrick Street.

93-WW BOC in the M&S Multi story car park off Patrick Street.

94-D pulled in on the N8 just north of the Jack Lynch Tunnel round-about.
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Saw Neasha driving past me yesterday at about 6:30 up Georges Street. You were looking over at the girls with me, ya perve! ha :)

I then saw a wine coloured 92 Mini City just coming onto Georges street, literally two minutes later. Perfect condition.
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I didn't see you? Were you in a mini at the time?
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Nope, I didnt like the look of the clouds, so the mini was at home. I was standing at the cost cutters!
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haha ah right.
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Car looked fantastic. Spotless as always. Was going to give you a shout, but you were fairly bombing up the road, so said best not :)
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Spotless?! That must be just from a distance. She has alot of paint chips. Posting a video in your shell post in the general section of some of the wonderful rust spots I recently found myself.
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another you-tube clip... from a few years back..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo-NlVYHRRY


*PS* Simon, how can i embed this? here is the code fro YouTube:

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