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FS: 1996 Rover Mini Cooper S
« on: July 02, 2015, 02:52:15 PM »
Cross-posting from WSC

Location of seller: Calgary
Willing to ship: No
Method of contact: PM
Price: $8500
Description: Up for sale is my JDM '96 Rover Mini/Classic mini. It's an SPI (Single point injection) 1275cc (1.3L) Cooper S that puts out ~80hp, and has a 4spd manual transmission. I imported this in Jan 2014, and while I love driving it, and the attention I get out of it, I can't afford to keep it (and my other vehicles) and autox prep it. I also have no reason to keep it as a summer toy, since I have the S2000 and 2 bikes.

It's British racing green with a white roof and white stripes on the hood, with proper John Cooper pin striping
It has 94k on it
1.3L SPI motor, 4spd manual transmission
Seat rail extenders for a little extra leg room (tons of head room)
Leather seats, wood dash
Wood Grain aftermarket Nardi Wheel
Aftermarket pioneer head unit (NA spec)
12" Cooper wheels
165/55/12 Dunlop Sport RT classic tires. These should be replaced soon, as they're down to roughly 6/32nds
Adjustable hi-lo cones (ride height adjustable)
Adjustable Caster toe-bars
Rotella T6 5w40 (runs great, but calls for 20w50 oil.
1x Extra oil filter
1x Extra fuel filter
Set of extra front cones
K&N Cold air intake
Test pipe cat delete
A few stock parts leftover
Printed PDF version of Haynes manual
I removed both of the wing mirrors.

Spark plugs, spark plug wires, water pump were all replaced last summer. It was also given a once over by a local shop that specialises in Classic Mini's (Auto-Mann), who installed the toe bars, adjusted the ride height, fixed the exhaust leak in the header, and reattached the muffler.

New tires installed.

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Re: FS: 1996 Rover Mini Cooper S
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2015, 07:35:47 AM »
Nice looking car, good luck with the sale.  ;D
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Car is reasonably competitive, shame about the driver

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Re: FS: 1996 Rover Mini Cooper S
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2015, 08:13:28 AM »
Nice looking car, good luck with the sale.  ;D

Feel free to pick it up to add to your collection!

Bump.

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Re: FS: 1996 Rover Mini Cooper S
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2015, 08:46:19 AM »
If it had been LHD it would already be in my garage  8)
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Car is reasonably competitive, shame about the driver

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Re: FS: 1996 Rover Mini Cooper S
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2015, 10:30:33 AM »
I WANT THIS SO BAD! Too bad I do't have $10k  :'(

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Re: FS: 1996 Rover Mini Cooper S
« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2015, 10:35:02 AM »
I WANT THIS SO BAD! Too bad I do't have $10k  :'(

Sell your Rover.

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Re: FS: 1996 Rover Mini Cooper S
« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2015, 11:22:42 AM »
I WANT THIS SO BAD! Too bad I do't have $10k  :'(

Sell your Rover.

Nope. That thing is a money pit and I'll never recoup my losses. I'm running that thing to the ground.

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Re: FS: 1996 Rover Mini Cooper S
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2015, 07:20:32 PM »
I WANT THIS SO BAD! Too bad I do't have $10k  :'(

Tell your brother to buy half of it. I know it's a little high for him, but I'm sure you guys can slam it ;)

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Re: FS: 1996 Rover Mini Cooper S
« Reply #8 on: July 14, 2015, 11:05:32 AM »
I WANT THIS SO BAD! Too bad I do't have $10k  :'(

Tell your brother to buy half of it. I know it's a little high for him, but I'm sure you guys can slam it ;)

LOL this is a car I'd keep stock if it comes my way. HNNGHH.

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Re: FS: 1996 Rover Mini Cooper S
« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2015, 08:04:40 AM »
Bump. Kijiji buyer was interested in more pictures, so I cleaned him up and went to town. Raw dumps of the shots are here, and it's all candid, no holds barred. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lildrunkensmurf/sets/72157656174927262

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Re: FS: 1996 Rover Mini Cooper S
« Reply #10 on: August 01, 2015, 07:52:00 PM »
Freshly detailed.


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Re: FS: 1996 Rover Mini Cooper S
« Reply #11 on: August 17, 2015, 08:44:26 AM »
Bump. New price - $9500. Will take trades for potential AutoX cars.

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Re: FS: 1996 Rover Mini Cooper S
« Reply #12 on: September 10, 2015, 01:48:52 PM »
Bump. Price drop to $9000

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Re: FS: 1996 Rover Mini Cooper S
« Reply #13 on: January 13, 2016, 09:51:20 AM »
Bump. Price drop to $8500. New tires installed.

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Re: FS: 1996 Rover Mini Cooper S
« Reply #14 on: May 16, 2016, 12:05:08 PM »
Did this ever sell?  I saw one in Kensington a few weeks ago in the same colors.
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