I hereby retract all cynicism inferred in the previous message, then!!
I read a lot of US lists and a lot of folks are besotted by their new
babybeemers, missing the whole history thing....
Should have guessed, really!
We were shopping for family transport recently, ended up with a Renault
Espace. I tried to sell two minis, his'n hers but didn't get far... The
economy thing would have worked ok even in the UK!
Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Pilkington" <mark@skywagons.com>
To: <lro@koan.team.net>
Sent: 07 March 2003 17:46
Subject: Re: [lro] Roverdrive vs. High Ratio transfer Box
>
> Hi Phil,
> This Mini I have is a real 1995 Mini with 40,000 miles on it. All British,
no
> Beamer parts. Those are nice, but the old ones are better. It is a John
Cooper
> with the 1275cc engine and walnut dash.
> Even at the "high" price of gas at $1.90 a gallon, it still costs only $9
to
> fill and runs all week. It down averages the Range Rover to a more
acceptable
> gas (Petrol) weekly expenditure.
> Kind regards,
> Mark Pilkington
>
> Phil Norris wrote:
>
> > Don't be fooled, that small BMW you have is as far from a Mini or Mini
> > Cooper as your Landie will be from Marin Fs!! I once made a pilgrimage
to
> > Worthing and went 'round the dealership, it has car sales on one side
and a
> > Cooper Garages museum-like display on the other, early Coopers, a GP car
and
> > the like....
> > I wasn't worthy!!!
> > :~))
> > BTW anyone had a puncture in their baby Beemer yet? I do some work for
a
> > Garage in the UK that has the Local Police and auto club recovery
contracts.
> > The number we are getting in for punctures and electrical faults is
> > unreal....
> >
> > PhilN
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mark Pilkington" <mark@skywagons.com>
> > To: <lro@koan.team.net>
> > Sent: 06 March 2003 17:00
> > Subject: Re: [lro] Roverdrive vs. High Ratio transfer Box
> > <SNIPPED>
> >
> > With all these parts on mine, I am going
> > > to have to call it a "Cooper" not a Land Rover, but that will confuse
me
> > when I
> > > have it and the Mini side by side as I will not be able to tell which
is
> > which!
> > > Kind regards,
> > > Mark.
> > >
> > > Simon Harding wrote:
> > >
> > > > Kurt: It probably will involve cutting of the transmission tunnel
but I
> > am...<snip>
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