Irish Mini Owners Club

Howya. Just joined, from kildare, 19 and looking into buying a mini so came on here for a bit of advice about them since i know jack all! What are they like to drive? How reliable? Are they tuneable? I'd be looking to get around a '93 1.3injected engine...any help appreciated...

Buy a carbed car , less to go wrong and simpler to fix if they do go wrong .

Welcome to the I.M.O.C forum.
Like Tony said above, carbed is a lot easier to fix but then if go with something with an ecu it can be reliable in some ways.
Minis are definitely, how you say 'tuneable'.
If you have a look on one of the many Mini websites like Minisport.com you will see just how many different modifications can be bought.

Hi Conor - welcome to the forum!

Hmmm, are Minis reliable? Laughs wryly!!!

Every single Mini owner has had times with Minis when one bit after another has broken down, fallen off, stopped working and then "fixed" itself, etc., etc., - but at the end of the day they are the most fun, enjoyable little cars to drive and that is it for me!!

Julie

haha fixing itself is the my favourite cause its like it hears you giving out about it!!

i have carbs myself dude and as far as i no there easier to tune and mess with, may be wrong though!!

your buying at the right time though cuase there is some cracking ones out there at the moment for next to nothing.

best of luck

hi welcome to the site where abouts in kildare are u

Huh i grew up just outside newbridge... Milltown. went to school in newbridge in the pbs. Where in newbridge are you minilady? you from the town or a blow in?

minilady wrote:hi welcome to the site where abouts in kildare are u

just outside newbridge, near kilcullen. you from the town yourself?

anyone know of any nice 1.3 mini's going for sale? around '90-'93. What price am i looking at? don't wanna spend mad money seeing as its gonna be my first one...