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VTEC Vision
14-11-2003, 01:47 PM
Have been hunting high and low for a VTEC mini for sale. The only one I can find at the moment is SAE's in Bournemouth and I just cannot russle up £10,000. Does anyone know of any for sale??
14-11-2003, 02:24 PM
I know Watsons had a white round nose mini with 1.6 vtec for sale, not sure if its still there though.
mikeb
14-11-2003, 02:35 PM
i wouldnt bother with the sae mini ,it runs on su carbs and is down on a lot of power because of this .it also uses mini cv joints and brakes which in my opinion arent up to the job and finnaly £10000 is a lot of money you could build one yourself for half of that
VTEC Vision
14-11-2003, 02:39 PM
Thanks for the reply, should have mentioned Watson's as well in my previous mail. Unfortunalty they have sold theirs, this would have been ideal!
P&L have one, (well two but one looks like a space ship) which I drove for 8 hrs (there and back) to look at it.
It was a Waton's x rally car. It looked it had just come out of one as well! :roll: . Shame the picture on their site doesn't reflect this. I did complain to Liz at P&L's but all she said was that it wasn't theirs! and they were selling it on behalf of Watson's:x
VTEC Vision
14-11-2003, 02:42 PM
Unfortunatly I don't have the ability to do the converstion myself :( I would love to - as you say it is so much cheaper!


i wouldnt bother with the sae mini ,it runs on su carbs and is down on a lot of power because of this .it also uses mini cv joints and brakes which in my opinion arent up to the job and finnaly £10000 is a lot of money you could build one yourself for half of that
Geehawk
14-11-2003, 06:41 PM
Why the hell would they being selling on behalf of Watson's. They [Watsons] sell enough cars themselves, and have a far better reputation than P&L. :roll:
14-11-2003, 06:45 PM
I know, sounds strange but it was a complete shed. Maybe it just wasn't good enough for Watson's to sell so P&L brought it??


Why the hell would they being selling on behalf of Watson's. They [Watsons] sell enough cars themselves, and have a far better reputation than P&L. :roll:
Rob
15-11-2003, 09:56 AM
Seen one on ebay, but the biding ends today, so might be a bit late

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2441489051&category=38708
Rob
15-11-2003, 09:58 AM
sorry thats a vauxhall :roll:
VTEC Vision
15-11-2003, 10:31 AM
Rob,

looks good I have text'd him to phone me. Anything you think I should ask before poss going for a look??


sorry thats a vauxhall :roll:
Rob
15-11-2003, 11:58 AM
Might be best here to ask some of the guys who have got their cars going, as mine is still far from complete :lol:
Good luck
VTEC Vision
15-11-2003, 12:50 PM
The Mini on e-bay looks relly good but just my luck, someone is going to see it today. The seller said he hadn't had much interest and has been trying to sell it for two months!! :evil:




Might be best here to ask some of the guys who have got their cars going, as mine is still far from complete :lol:
Good luck
Colin.ab
01-12-2003, 08:01 AM
The P&L conversion is a copied version of Geoff's frame.

When my car was being converted, Geoff also had 2 other P&L cars in to be "Corrected" in his words.

If you can build a 16V mini for under 10K then your doing well.

Geoffs white car was up for 7K, and it was worth that in parts alone.

C.ab