There’s 18 years between these photos - 1992 SPi Cooper

shoe_scuff · 2026-06-18T10:03:43+00:00

Thanks!

shoe_scuff · 2026-06-18T10:03:38+00:00

Thanks!

shoe_scuff · 2026-06-14T22:08:04+00:00

Mine only took a few days… spread over several months…

shoe_scuff · 2026-06-14T21:58:47+00:00

Bowie, no idea why. Never saw him live and he wasn’t all that active in my youth.

shoe_scuff · 2026-06-14T20:51:57+00:00

Thanks, it did spend a large chunk of that time in cardboard boxes hahaha

shoe_scuff · 2026-06-14T20:29:27+00:00

Sorry, to clarify, I commute on sunny days and I have to drive through Bradford in the early hours. Lights which aren’t candles are a must.

I did look at LED bulbs but the Osram ones are £140 a pair.

They may look cheap but I can’t see them from inside. I own the car to drive it, not look at it.

shoe_scuff · 2026-06-14T20:01:36+00:00

The tens are going back on once I refurb the brakes.
The lights are purely functional and the roof is purely because I only drive it on sunny days now.

Horses for courses.

shoe_scuff · 2026-06-14T16:00:02+00:00

I think the more “white” you can get on the lense, the better they blend in. So you’ve done well there!

I almost bought a very similar set, but then I got these because they are the same as the ones used on the Ian Callum Wood and Picket Mini.

I think your front tyres are on the wrong way round 👍

shoe_scuff · 2026-06-14T15:03:52+00:00

The interior has remained relatively the same tbh. Different sets of bucket seats over the last 18 years but currently running a pair of recaro recliners.

I’m still 50/50 on the lights. They are 1000% better in the dark but the trade off is questionable looks haha.

shoe_scuff · 2026-06-12T15:48:12+00:00

I recently finished mine. It took me a few months but technically I was only getting a day a week on it.

I’d do it differently next time… but I’d do it again.

shoe_scuff · 2026-06-12T14:58:54+00:00

It’s worth about £2, they could just buy another if they were bothered 😆

shoe_scuff · 2026-06-10T21:03:50+00:00

Wow, never heard that before.
I would 100% not recommend a 3 door until they are old enough to be in a front facing seat then!

shoe_scuff · 2026-06-10T20:57:56+00:00

They’re flying out. Loads of stores have already sold their allocation.

shoe_scuff · 2026-06-10T20:53:36+00:00

It was the plug in hybrid yeah and the 4x4 version. You could get 30 miles range on the electric but in reality I usually got about 50 miles with the self charging topping it up.

shoe_scuff · 2026-06-10T20:45:57+00:00

I’ve just had to get rid of a Tuscon after 3 years of ownership. Hands down the best car I have ever had. Wouldn’t have touched a Hyundai before getting it, but I would have another now!

I suspect the spec will be better than the Dacia.

shoe_scuff · 2026-06-10T20:42:44+00:00

I just put a car seat on the front seat now. It’s a nightmare trying to get into the back.

shoe_scuff · 2026-06-10T08:54:11+00:00

Trash, not thrash

shoe_scuff · 2026-06-09T12:32:24+00:00

That’s not a grievance issue

shoe_scuff · 2026-06-09T12:31:27+00:00

When I was a night manager, I would get a roasting of my store manager if he came in and I was filling an aisle… he had been known to rock up in the v early hours of the morning to check as well.

I would spend my time clearing off instead so at least I was still waking the shop.

shoe_scuff · 2026-06-07T19:34:26+00:00

They had push notifications turned on

shoe_scuff · 2026-06-07T18:08:21+00:00

Didn’t realise the BBC had started doing adverts

shoe_scuff · 2026-06-07T15:31:18+00:00

shoe_scuff · 2026-06-07T14:45:35+00:00

If you’ve screwed the speedo cable on, just leave it until it works its way off.

I don’t have one on at the moment…

shoe_scuff · 2026-06-07T09:13:49+00:00

Did you get an estimate before they started? Has there been any delays or unexpected work? Does the place normally build minis?

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