1974 Austin Mini Moke on 2040-cars
Hemet, California, United States
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This car is the very best vehicle you can have - if you always wanted a motorcycle but were afraid to ride. No helmet required - your friend can sit next to you, and you can still smell the BBQ & fresh cut grass as you drive through a neighborhood. It is in good enough condition to drive anywhere - like Las Vegas, (range is about 280 miles per tank) but not so pristine that you are afraid to leave it in a parking lot. It has enough power for freeway travel, and to get up into the mountains, enough charm to be in parades & shows, and enough cargo room and agility to be super useful for projects around the house. this car is NOT a numbers-matching preserved authentic heritage vehicle - but the only Chinese parts on it are the seat covers. If you love Moke's this is your chance to get an unusual, unique and super sweet ride you don't have to dump a bunch of money & time into. I have a lot of extra parts - like front grilles in orange, white and purple - which may be available. I have metal - like fender panels and trim - some of which were supposed to have been already used by the last guy who did body work on it. He did it his way, instead of how I requested - and the rust is peeking through after several years. There is certainly room for some improvement = I would put spring suspension in it - but it is very use-able just as it is. ***Please note - the speedo and stated mileage are in KILOMETERS!!! a NOS engine and NOS speedo were installed together during an amateur restoration also involving poor prep pre-paint. SO - in MILES - it is about 10,500, and it goes about 68. One time, late at night on a deserted freeway, going downhill with a tailwind, I think I might have seen 135 (83) for just a second. Or it could have been a gnat in my eye. But I also sometimes have to drive in the margin far right of the slow lane because it can't keep up on extended hills (Cajon Pass). The 998 and other associated mechanical components have all been kept at or near stock configuration.
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Mini Clubvan ready for boutique chic delivery duty from $25,985
Sat, 23 Mar 2013The light commercial vehicle market has exploded in recent years. With a too-large full-size van no longer the only option for small businesses looking for an enclosed cargo carrier, options like the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Ford Transit Connect and now this, the Mini Clubvan, are now available to suit every size need.
Unveiled at last year's Geneva Motor Show, the Clubvan will soon be on sale here in the US and we finally have details about what that transaction will cost you. Motoring File reports that the Clubvan's price will be $25,985, which includes the so-called "chicken tax" and a $700 destination and handling charge.
Other questions that were answered include whether or not the Clubvan can be ordered as a Cooper S or even John Cooper Works model, and the answer is no (why do need to deliver cakes that fast anyway?). Also, Mini has confirmed you can't take the shortcut of creating your own Clubvan by purchasing a standard Clubman and removing the rear seats. The factory Clubvan features steel side panels instead of vinyl coverings over the rear windows, as well as a fully flat load floor and a safety cage protecting front seat occupants.
Mini battling sales slump again, is it becoming cliche?
Tue, 11 Nov 2014Things aren't looking good for Mini this year. The diminutive BMW brand has shown falling sales every month in 2014 in our By the Numbers wrap-ups. If that weren't bad enough, the latest Cooper Hardtop suffered fuel economy issues upon arriving to the US. First, there was a delay getting some versions certified, and then several models had to have their miles-per-gallon ratings revised.
According to Automotive News, the brand's sales are down about 20 percent for the year through October, despite hitting a record 66,502 vehicles in the US for 2013. For their part, Mini execs attribute much of that drop due to constricted supply. However, with the new-generation three-door Cooper finally on sale and the five-door coming at the end of the year, there might be room to bounce back some in the final months of 2014. "We are starting to claw back our way a little bit. It will be an uphill battle," said David Duncan, vice president of Mini of the Americas, to Automotive News. "We will not get back to where we would be even year over year. It should be a lower decrease than it is so far."
AutoTrader Senior Analyst Michelle Krebs reminds Autoblog that external factors aren't helping the brand's sales either. For one, there's "a direct correlation exists between falling gas prices and lower small car sales," she said, and the average price per gallon is now $2.94, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Also, the booming popularity of small crossovers is eating into the compact car market. Mini has its Countryman model, but the trend could be hurting the rest of its lineup. "Mini was fresh, new, unique and stylish, but fashions change and fashion-conscious buyers are fickle. They move on to the next thing," Krebs said.
2014 Mini John Cooper Works GP
Fri, 16 Nov 2012About three weeks prior to this brief yet balls-to-the-wall drive on the Spanish island of Mallorca, I saw that Mini USA announced pricing for the keenly anticipated Mini John Copper Works GP. And that number would be - *a-hem* - $39,950 for starters.
I am always intent upon finding the pinnacle of what a certain car promises me, and almost at any cost. Almost. When I think "steaming hatchback," I think of something exactly like this Mini GP, and the steep price doesn't squelch my pleasure. They're only building 2,000 of them anyway, and the units coming to the US will start arriving in owners' hands on March 16 of next year. These buyers will be extremely happy and remorse-free.
Five scorched laps at the very Mini-perfect Circuito Mallorca RennArena showed me all.