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StanO'Toole wrote:I'm quite suprised the isn't out to Gareth! R34 liner? Nice, is it your own?
nope just a mates... quite funny when you see a Mini & an R34 tearing up the N11 side by side 8)


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That happened the other day except we were in a R32 :lol:
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Saw buddy (think its buddy that lives up there?) parked up outside his gaff yesterday evening

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Yep thats Buddy's mini alright.
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tahst her!

just came back form galway yesterday, saw a few posters up for a wmoc meet on

got new water pump, bushings and got the steering rack sorted by paul kelly last week, shes driving much better
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Just passed a red 87 Mini with group to archs. I passed him in the new Swift! :)
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StanO'Toole wrote:Just passed a red 87 Mini with group to archs. I passed him in the new Swift! :)
What happened the astra?
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It emptyed all the petrol stations in South Dublin! :lol:
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So did you going by the amount of junk food you had with you on the pre MtM run. :lol:
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StevenR wrote:So did you going by the amount of junk food you had with you on the pre MtM run. :lol:
Thats was healthy junk food! Ha! Just passed a girl driving a red 01 Mini with silver roof and stripes so I'm guessing it was a last 500 in Shankill. And if your reading this, you were looking well :wink: :lol:
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:shock: seen a 96 w brg mini on the new water add looks lik a nice car
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saw a elderly lady driving a nice 99-D BRG in Dun Laoghaire today. also saw a metallic orange one parked up in dun laoghaire too.

took a pic for my mate al cuz he wants to paint his that colour (with black arches and black stripes, orange roof)

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That 94 Orange mini belongs to a Really Nice girl called Jackie, Used to be a blue mini 35 when my dad owned it...
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saw a BRG mini going down the greenhills road this afternoon around 12am... and saw another BRG 94-D going up cork street towards town about 8:40
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Saw a 68 CW Cooper going past me earlier at Powerstown Landfill site in Carlow at around 6:15
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Seen a red 81 Mini in a housing estate in Dun Lairy (its not spelt right I know!)
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Saw a purple mini in Halfords in Tallaght this afternoon. Reg was HSI xxx. Irishminis sticker on the back window. Didn't have mini with me but was buying tools for it.
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saw a metalic orange mini being washed at Beirne's Filling Station in Longford this afternoon.
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saw a red 91 mini with a white roof on the back of a recovery truck today heading north bound near Glen of the downs
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Just seen a red mini heading into ballymote @ 9am. Didnt get the reg ????
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I seen a wine Mini on English plates with a flushed boot lid in a house at the end of Pottery road. Some of you might know the house, he always has classic in the driveway
Getting old is a must but growing up is optional!

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Saw two Minis in Dun Laoghaire this evening around 5.45 at the crossroads at the Peoples Park, the first one was a green 93 WW Cooper with a white roof, and a couple of minutes later a 90 D Flame Red
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green mini on cork street this evening.
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Just passed a brg Mini just before the Courttown exit on the m11 heading towards Dubland, 97-wx reg. It looked Jap and had a mk1 grill with two spots
Getting old is a must but growing up is optional!

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Just passed Mackers pink playboy MG in Lidl in Gorey :lol:
Getting old is a must but growing up is optional!

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