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Ni-Minis have a thread like this on their forum so I thought it might be a fun idea to have a one here?


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Post by Billy »

I was doing a wedding yesterday near Youghal and spotted a green/silver 2001 Cooper Sport reg 01 KK 4170. I got chatting to the owner who is from Kilkenny and he has had it 2 years. It's his daily driver and there's 95k up on the clock. Looked well. Must definitely have been one of the last Minis sold.

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spotted a red mini sprite, Cork reg yesterday, recycling centre in rethmines.
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Post by joebe1 »

Second last mini built now owned by a girl in Carrick on Shannon 01 LM [ cant remember offhand] .Last mini built now resides in a car showroom in Enniskillen.
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Post by The Marcos Graveyard »

[quote="joebe1"]Second last mini built now owned by a girl in Carrick on Shannon 01 LM [ cant remember offhand] .[/quote]


Did you give her a membership form ? :wink:
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Post by joebe1 »

:D Sure did!
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Post by mini_sprite94 »

spotted on my way to the park last night, two minis.
a red one, lady driver (she waved!) and a brg one two!
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Post by kerryminigringo »

96LH reg Equinox in Dundalk today around lunchtime.

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thats robert howard, i went to school with him. i met him 2 weeks ago said he bought this in england its a 96 and only has 8,000 on the clock!! haha! paid 3k for it...
i want one now
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keep seeing brg mini in drogeda with 12 inch black revos - 92, and also a red one with twin tail pipes - 96.
i want one now
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Post by kerryminigringo »

That BRG is a RSP cooper,Ive seen parked up on Cord St.

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Saw a lovely old grey mini (no more specific - went back to look but it was gone) in Kilcoole near Greystones on Sunday.
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I saw a purple mini with a lady driver in Maynooth on monday
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Post by kerryminigringo »

Saw a lovely 99D reg surf blue mini today at the traffic lights at whitehall while on the way to Temple street hospital to get a piece of lego removed from my sons nose,kids will be kids.I think it was a jap import mini because it had a square number plate on the back .It was a mono colour mini which is unusual.

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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
i want one now
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Post by Merlin »

seen a lovle club man GT same as yours KMG out on the tallagh road heading twards blesinton also seen a nice orange mini with black bonit stripes in Avoca carpark in rathcool :lol:
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Saw two minis today - a record!! One a Racing Green '97 Cooper coming down Taney Road in Dundrum at about 11am. And just now coming back up from Dundrum Town Centre a nice white 93 WH with two lads (going to MTM possibly - they looked very happy anyway!!).

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Was up in malin head saturday morning saw app 60 minis in all shapes and sizes.
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Post by kerryminigringo »

I saw about 60 minis in mizen head late saturday evening.Must be a different bunch because nobody would drive the lenght of the country in a day. :lol:
Real Clubmans have a square nose.Seriously.
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Was there an old wine coloured one there without a roof, if there was must definetely be a second group because nobody would drive the length of the country without a roof in all that rain.
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Post by Billy »

When Shaskeen stopped before Coachford, I only overtook so as to keep the rain from coming in!

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Was up in clarinbridge today saw around 90 minis,Tommi looked up price of wheels 570.99 euro
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Cheers Tom!
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Post by Billy »

En route to Doolin last Saturday in the automatic, we were driving around Limerick and a grey Mini with a Wicklow WW reg stopped and waved.

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Post by BlackSe7en »

Spotted 00-D-111011 or 00-D-with lots of 1's and 0's. Red and Silver Cooper Sportspack with BG on the Bootlid. Stopped in the outside lane beside the Coachman's Inn , Swords. Had moved into the Bus lane by the time I went back around the Airport Roundabout. Poor young lad didn't know what to do. "What's wrong?" I asked, "Don't know" , he replied, 2I hit pothole and the engine died"." Open the Bonnet" , I said and then pressed the Auto Cutoff Reset button. "Start her up", I said , which he did, and then stood there wondering what magic I had weaved. "What's that ?" he asked , and with my evil laugh I answered "it cuts power to the engine in case of a crash". "Ha" , I said to myself, these young lads have a lot to learn, as he sped off into the traffic.

Ha, ha,ha,haaaa...............

Its nice to help a Mini Owner stuck in the Sun.......
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