Lawrie purchased the CHEAPEST Car on the Internet!

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  • čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
  • Hello everyone,
    Well. He's nothing if not persistent, and this week we reveal Lawrie's newest purchase!
    But just how cheap was it? And what on earth has he got now?
    A video featuring:
    Lawrie - Presenter - overly excited with his new purchase
    Matt - Presenter - overly concerned to what Lawrie's acquired.
    A video edited by Lawrie, grade by Matt
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Komentáře • 294

  • @Hewitt_himself
    @Hewitt_himself Před 2 lety +27

    I wonder if it there was a company/ driving school logo on the bonnet for 15 years that didn't come off smooth

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +5

      Oh that's a good thought

  • @gijsjanssen8965
    @gijsjanssen8965 Před 2 lety +15

    Awesome! I've always loved the idea of the cheapest possible independent mobility.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +3

      I don't think you'll find much for cheaper!

  • @RayaLilli
    @RayaLilli Před 2 lety +3

    I paid £280 for my Peugeot 206, very tidy. With 11 months MOT zero advisories and I spent £140 on a new timing belt water pump as soon as I bought it - love my car

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      That's pretty good going. 206s were good old things

  • @LongStripeyScarf
    @LongStripeyScarf Před 2 lety +7

    What a little beastie!
    Far better than a 106 if you ask me. I’ve driven both; 90’s Peugeot boxes are fun, but horribly unreliable now.
    Those first model BMW Mini’s are the best ones too, the model after this is flawed beyond belief. My brother has a Cooper S 04’ model, they’re actually great cars.
    I think you’ll fall in love with this in time Lawrie. Not only that, but this shape with those wheels will be collectors pieces in the future. They’re overlooked now, but so was the original Mini. I hope you keep it and look after it.
    It’s not a heritage car right NOW. Although I reckon it will be, in about 10 years or more.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      Oh I'd take the 106 every day of the week!
      I feel these wheels may be a bit too scuffed to be desirable!

    • @LongStripeyScarf
      @LongStripeyScarf Před 2 lety

      @@lmm scuffed wheels can be beautified, it’s not impossible. But I used to have a 205, I can honestly say now that I’d rather have the Mini. Those Peugeot boxes are fun, but when they go wrong, it’s never one fault, they absolutely die.

  • @chrisoncars4879
    @chrisoncars4879 Před 2 lety +2

    Don't knock a MINI. They do at least have something about them and they do drive quite well. I've had quite a few and enjoyed them all. Looks like a great buy for very little money, looking forward to seeing more of it!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +2

      I'm very pleased with it so far!

  • @californiapants
    @californiapants Před 2 lety +7

    i owned one of these years ago and it was an experience to say the least. you'll need a big ol socket to change the oil filter and a special belt adjustment tool to touch the alternator just a heads up. good luck boys.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +3

      Oh really? Oh joy

  • @TheMrFishnDucks
    @TheMrFishnDucks Před 2 lety +2

    Very cool little car. Nice video. Keep up the good work.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      Thank you! For the money, it's great!

  • @Dom-sc9ih
    @Dom-sc9ih Před 2 lety +6

    Love your car content, you always cater for real people 👌👍

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +2

      Thank you very much!

  • @krakendwaggin
    @krakendwaggin Před 2 lety +6

    What a wonderful bargain! I hope it doesn't fall apart on you!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +2

      Me too!

  • @MadIIMike
    @MadIIMike Před 2 lety +4

    I can relate to the sentiment of a car growing on you after having spend very little on it.
    I've recently bought a old Audi A6 (C5) for 300€, having a 2.5TDI (terrible reputation, but it's one of the later engines with hardened camshafts etc.) and Tiptronic (my first ever Automatic), I never found that model very interesting before, but it drives remarkably well.
    As for the Mini, I had a (school) internship at a BMW Dealers workshop around the time those came up, iirc the common issues were:
    Power Steering (the early models had a blower on them to cool them, a lot of people tought it's broken due to the noise it makes... but also didn't think it's broken when it was),
    Gearboxes, Wheelbearings and Driveshafts. I suppose you could mention electronical issues, but they were pretty common for many cars of this period (esp. on the ugly 7 series of that time).
    IIRC the Clutch was a bit underdimensioned, causing it to wear down faster than usual.
    It's a bit difficult on modern day internet to mention "common problems" with cars, because usually someone will act like I just insulted their mother, followed with a pararaph about their -mother- car not having those issues. Overall they were more reliable than you'd expect from the interior quality impression, but if something goes wrong you'll get to enjoy the "repairfriendlyness" of modern cars. AFAIK the parts were priced very high for a car in this class, at least here in germany, but there should be plenty of non-OEM options.

    • @crazyfvck
      @crazyfvck Před 2 lety

      @MadIIMike I had a C5 A6, model year 2000, and I loved it! I owned it from the Summer of 2006 to the Summer of 2009. Mine was Racing Green Pearl Effect, and it had the 4.2 V8. Such a fun car :)

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      Oh thanks for the pointers - hopefully it'll just keep working!

  • @stuartliddle7228
    @stuartliddle7228 Před 2 lety +9

    We need a "Lemons Car" series in the UK. You would get the "£500 my arse " award!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +3

      That's basically our LMMons!

    • @stuartliddle7228
      @stuartliddle7228 Před 2 lety

      @@lmm Are you taking it to the States??!!!

    • @stuartliddle7228
      @stuartliddle7228 Před 2 lety

      Oh edit..... the LLMONS ok.

    • @laserhawk64
      @laserhawk64 Před 2 lety +1

      RIP me, died laffin. Hearing that the gearbox was "made out of chocolate" -- I love British humor, but that's one I'd not heard before -- just about did it, but not like that!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      @@laserhawk64 glad it tickled you!

  • @krissfemmpaws1029
    @krissfemmpaws1029 Před 2 lety +2

    For what you spent on the car and the enjoyment you are getting out of driving it... You scored big time!
    I have a Toyota pickup that I've had some 30 plus years as a daily and I can't throw stones at it. It's done everything I have asked of it over the years.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +3

      This appears to be that. Does what it says on the tin!

  • @Daisysdomain
    @Daisysdomain Před 2 lety +7

    Definitely got a bargain there. I was looking earlier in the year at some mini's in the Chelmsford area as my car had failed it's MOT. One of them was priced at £3k and from the sound of it would of needed a new engine almost immediately.
    I think they are fun cars but I don't regret going what turned out to be the cheeper option and had the chassis and body of my escort welded back together.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      For the money, I can't complain!

  • @DJ_K666
    @DJ_K666 Před 2 lety

    Not to forget that a non glossy bonnet won't glare too much if you're facing the sun. Also with there being loads of these around, spares should be easy to obtain too.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      That is part of the idea, should be able to keep it on the road for a bit!

  • @willsheppy
    @willsheppy Před 2 lety +1

    YESS! A Mini! Let's go!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      It's not too bad!

    • @willsheppy
      @willsheppy Před 2 lety

      @@lmm I have a Y (01) plate Mini One and it puts a huge smile on my face! Enjoy your new car!

  • @Vandal-Vlogs
    @Vandal-Vlogs Před 2 lety +1

    Took my driving test in an 03 mini exactly the same colour and spec. Lots of room for tall chaps like myself 6.7 and agree the gearbox is pants but I think its the shifter more than the gearbox itself. Congrats on buying something that isn't 💩. 😁✌

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      It had to happen eventually!

  • @furiousdriving
    @furiousdriving Před 2 lety

    You've got the big wheel option on that, which looks great but gives that rock hard ride, mines got the less good looking little wheels with tall tyres so it is much softer, but still handles the same on a B road

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      Ah! That makes sense. Obviously I'm all about the looks 😂

  • @defjenjag5220
    @defjenjag5220 Před 2 lety

    I know what you mean by the bumpiness. My daughter's mini on runflats rattles like a skip wagon on the roads round here. Goes round corners well though 😀

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      It's not the smoothest ride!

  • @MayaPosch
    @MayaPosch Před 2 lety +1

    Pretty sure that was the biggest bombshell on this channel yet. Not only did Lawrie buy a cheap car that wasn't falling apart, it also converted him from a BMW & Mini hater into an outspoken fan.
    How much crazier can things get after this? :)

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      I know! I'm scared too!

  • @zacm.2342
    @zacm.2342 Před 2 lety +1

    I certainly agree with you on Beamer's Mini's! I'm very much prepared for an "it's gone wrong" video when something on it fails - because that just happens with your vehicles doesn't it - but seeing you having bought something that's maybe actually sort of good is a nice change!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      It certainly is!

  • @capmodesty
    @capmodesty Před 2 lety

    As an owner of a 13 plate Mini, the most common thing you will need to replace is the windscreen, due to the curved shape of the wondscreen they get fractured cracks more often, mine must have had at least 6 new windscreens fitted to it over the 9 years I've had it

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      Really? Damn!

    • @capmodesty
      @capmodesty Před 2 lety

      @@lmm Unfortunately true, other than that though other than having to replace a thermostat housing earlier this year it's been the best car I've ever had, to the point of where I'll run it until it becomes a cost hinderance vs a newer car

  • @andrewentwistle515
    @andrewentwistle515 Před 2 lety +1

    Congratulations Lawrie on buying a good car. If I was you I would get the front brakes sorted and enjoy driving a fully working car.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      They'll get done before too long!

  • @joshmartin152
    @joshmartin152 Před 2 lety +1

    Yessss before I clicked on the video I said to myself wouldn't it be funny if it was a mini. They are such great cars.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      I'm enjoying it so far

  • @eze8970
    @eze8970 Před 2 lety +1

    The law of averages said you'd get a good car eventually! Hope you enjoy it & have many adventures!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      Had to happen eventually!

  • @jakegornall3262
    @jakegornall3262 Před 2 lety +1

    Those minis are brilliant, helped spanner on one for a 12 hour endurance race at Anglesey, it only broke slightly but other than that was loads of fun.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      I'm impressed so far!

  • @AndreiTupolev
    @AndreiTupolev Před 2 lety +2

    I still find it hard to think of the new Mini as a classic, or even as just an old car, since I find it hard to think anything that's still in production in that kind of way. Ok, there are things like the Land Rover Defender, but the Series I & II were clearly different there, so were obviously Old. (I still think of it as the 'new Mini'.) There's one that lives down the end of our street that's an 02 plate, it's in immaculate condition, it's very hard to think of it as 20 years old

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      Yeah, I think the same!

  • @PSXBOXClassics
    @PSXBOXClassics Před 2 lety +1

    Way to go Lawrie you did great on your purchase and it is hard to find cheap cars

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      It really is a huge problem at the moment

  • @furiousdriving
    @furiousdriving Před 2 lety

    I bloomin' love my R50 Mini Cooper, its so much fun to drive, and Ive just checked and apparently its ULEZ safe (which I hadn't realised). Mines done 135,000 miles and the interior is still good too

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      I'm very pleasantly surprised with it!

  • @Harry_Gilbert
    @Harry_Gilbert Před 2 lety

    I bought a 2007 copper for £350 last year with mot replaced the brakes drove it around for 4-5months (actually enjoyed it which I’ve never admitted) saved loads of money from daily driving my 350z or shogun it failed it’s mot on emissions and developed a misfire put it on eBay as spares and got nearly £650 for it and won a mk4 golf tdi on eBay for £608 which I’m still using and insanely fond of 🙂

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      That's pretty good going! Even last year the prices of cars weren't cheap!

  • @jo05dk
    @jo05dk Před 2 lety +1

    If that car actually is healthy, i would be absolutely ecstatic having bought that for so cheap. Congratulations!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      Time will tell I guess! Here's hoping!

  • @aljowen
    @aljowen Před 2 lety +1

    I've not heard great things about the reliability of older higher mileage BMW Mini's, but they are supposed to be fantastic when they are working. Glad to see you are loving your new car :)

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      That's positive then!

    • @aljowen
      @aljowen Před 2 lety

      @@lmm If things do break, are you planning on replacing with cheap wrecker parts, or do you like it enough that you might consider aftermarket parts when things wear out?
      Since i am guessing there's probably quite a lot available for it.

  • @MJ-eo1wk
    @MJ-eo1wk Před 2 lety

    Know what you mean about cheap cars being hard to find. I'm doing a banger rally in September (trying to raise money for my local hospice) and had to find a car for under £500 that would drive me to Portugal and back. A few years ago I'd have a huge choice. This year it took me 3 months of asking and searching to find something. Love the car I bought though. A £500 nissan almera. Has a few rattles and bodywork issues but I love it.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      Oh well done finding something! It really is a challenge these days.

  • @Iceni_Paul
    @Iceni_Paul Před 2 lety

    Bit of wet flatting and a few coats of clear lacquer might sort that bonnet out, or at least make it look less obvious.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      Yes, it might look a bit better!

  • @frankmitchell24
    @frankmitchell24 Před 2 lety

    These little cars are quite surprising, I've had a couple of them, (my current one is a R56 JCW).
    My 1st one was the same as yours, colour, year and spec.
    Watch out for power steering pump issues, mine went up in smoke, took out the pump, wiring harness and battery.
    Enjoy.
    Frank

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      I hear they're not brilliant, neither are gearboxes

  • @nick-c
    @nick-c Před 2 lety +1

    I think the last one I had that cheap was over 15 years ago, other than a couple that have come from friends or family. I think an mot with a few advisories is a bit more trustworthy than a clean one too, as you learnt with the TF...

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      Pretty much! It seems OK too!

  • @numbersix1908
    @numbersix1908 Před rokem

    Failed MOT just before my birthday this year 😔 cheaper than renting a car though!

  • @derektarrant9232
    @derektarrant9232 Před 2 lety

    I had a Bini - was an 2007 cooper, bored me senseless, not because it was bad, but it wasn’t awesome either, and the boot was useless, had to get my van out if I needed to move more than a pair of clean pants

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      It's not awesome, but certainly not bad. I'm quite enjoying trundling around in it

  • @tomtalk24
    @tomtalk24 Před 2 lety

    I paid £1600 for my BMW, and its 2 years older and 40,000 miles more. I've had it on a lift, looks great. So unless your wheel is about to fall off you've done good. If not common as muck.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      That's not bad going

  • @bentullett6068
    @bentullett6068 Před 2 lety

    It's a slightly inflated in size mini designed by BMW. Did you know the wing mirrors are the same as on the Rover 25, 45 and 75 as BMW borrowed the shape when they owned Rover.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      It was penned originally before it actually became BMW I believe.
      I didn't know it borrowed the wing mirrors. Makes sense to share parts!

  • @af5579
    @af5579 Před 2 lety

    i would've thought that matt's starlet wouldn't need the crippling cost of premium as the later end of them (98 on) are E10 compliant. Mine's been plugging along happily on it this past while

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      Matt *is* running e10.
      To explain how bad petrol has got.

    • @af5579
      @af5579 Před 2 lety

      @@lmm bad enough at 156.9 at my local...

  • @michiel1551
    @michiel1551 Před 2 lety +1

    Maybe it was parked near the beach a lot and the paint literally got "sanded " down, that's what happened to my dad.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      Only on the bonnet though?

    • @michiel1551
      @michiel1551 Před 2 lety

      @@lmm if you park it with the front towards the beach I don't see why not

  • @robertkeable1627
    @robertkeable1627 Před 2 lety

    Had really old mini's and driven and early new shape with high mileage loved them both for different reasons. She was a bargain indeed at that money.
    Thanks. Be well and stay safe.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      It works - that's the main thing!

  • @7eis
    @7eis Před 2 lety

    The way they hid the B pillar behind the glass grew on me throughout the video. For 250 I wouldn't even bother checking the oil

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      I cannot complain for the money

  • @harrisongrant8558
    @harrisongrant8558 Před 2 lety +1

    I'm kind of glad that you have a Mini- It is still a quintessentially British design, and even though they're extremely common (In the UK anyways) and the legacy of the car has been much-maligned, I'd still rather drive a Mini than any of the generic, cookie-cutter, massive, inefficient and boring crossovers that infest American roads. It reminds me a lot of my old car- I used to have a 2014 Kia Soul with a 6-speed manual transmission, and aside from some strange quirks, it's probably one of the best cars I've ever driven, and I sometimes wish I still kept it. I imagine the footprint is mostly the same between the two (the wheelbase is probably similar, the Soul is much taller though), and despite that both of these cars are considered "SUVs", even though they're really just slightly larger hatchbacks.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      The mini isn't bad. It just had a hard act to follow. It's quite fun

    • @harrisongrant8558
      @harrisongrant8558 Před 2 lety

      @@lmm Indeed, it looks like it's become a bit of a mainstay on your channel now, and I'm glad for that.

  • @cme2cau
    @cme2cau Před 2 lety

    Well done! Now, get a big LMM logo printed on Vinyl and wrap the bonnet in it. Advertising (so it comes off tax) and covers up the Brillo detailing.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      We've thought that would be a good idea!

  • @jimbarchuk
    @jimbarchuk Před 2 lety

    It's a great transport vehicle. No it doesn't have infinite vertical space of an open bed but it is protected from weather and casual theft AND has room the occasional extra passenger. Look into the suspension especially rear because weight can make handling very bad or dangerous. Lean on the fenders and see how the suspension reacts.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      OK thanks for the info - I shall!

  • @realnutteruk1
    @realnutteruk1 Před 2 lety +1

    Rear seat deletes are surprisingly common in these!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      I can imagine! Makes a good difference to capacity

  • @Derpyforderpy
    @Derpyforderpy Před 2 lety +1

    I dunno. If thats around 2003, The paint and clear coat fading is normal. Mine did the exact same thing. Not sure why though. I do know that after about an hour of driving, the hood was incredibly hot. Was a fun little car too. Last owner used the wrong trans fluid on the CVT and cooked it. I bought it and didn't know untill it was serviced 6 months later. Real cold day and it would not go into reverse.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      Is that so, that would explain the bonnet then

    • @Derpyforderpy
      @Derpyforderpy Před 2 lety

      @@lmm Also, careful if it starts to get a power steering leak. Depending on the motor type. It will be between the motor and firewall of the car. Do yourself a favor and do a quick check. Those hoses and pumps aren't cheap. :( Have fun with your mini!

  • @MrBnsftrain
    @MrBnsftrain Před 2 lety

    I'm surprised this thing is from the 2000s and isn't some rust bucket van or truck. Because the cheapest car I've seen was some rusty and dirty 1980s pickup for about $350 a couple of years back

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      1980s stuff is desirable now. Not going to find any of that cheap!

  • @williamsantangelo
    @williamsantangelo Před 2 lety

    Hi Lawrie you really got a great deal regardless of the type of work needed!!! So Cool I Say from the USA!!!!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      I think so!

  • @jwatkins5155
    @jwatkins5155 Před 2 lety

    My daily driver is an LDV convoy, and I think I've seen a total of 5 others driving along

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      Oh that's very cool

    • @jwatkins5155
      @jwatkins5155 Před 2 lety

      @@lmm I will get it to a meet up one day😅

  • @armchairgeneralissimo
    @armchairgeneralissimo Před 2 lety

    Currently have a 2003 MG ZT-T which I bought for £550, it's comfortable and gets the job done. You should be thrown in jail for stealing that Mini £250! for a working car is crazy.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      That's pretty good money for one. Cool cars!

  • @jamieeedden777
    @jamieeedden777 Před 2 lety

    Best priced car I got was In Feb 2016 was a v reg ford Ka still had 10 weeks mot left ran and drove fine I payed 60 quid ran it till mot was due then scrapped for 140

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      Back then, you could get cars for the hundred quid mark for something which just about works. Today, not anywhere near!

  • @thetalesofdaneandco
    @thetalesofdaneandco Před 2 lety

    Not to get oddly specific, I apologize. I am an American actually traveling to the UK for the first time this year between Thu, Sep 22 and Tue, Sep 27. Any chance you guys will be doing an event or be around at Mid-Suffolk Railway sometime in there?

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      The MSLR gala is the first weekend of September sadly.
      There will be an event on somewhere I'm sure

  • @thomasbernecky2078
    @thomasbernecky2078 Před rokem

    In the words of a friend from a night school class from the last millenium: "It drives like a bullet through cheese!"

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před rokem

      😂 😂 I like that

  • @CONCORDE444
    @CONCORDE444 Před 2 lety +2

    Ah a Gen 1 BMW mini, Designed by Rover in 1998 when they where starting to slow down production of the Orginal Classic Mini in 2000 after 40 years and over 5million made. Sure i'm not a huge fan of these given i own the proper classic mini, but i prefer these to the refresh in 2008 with it's new grill and headlights lift with the bonnet and the anti Christ of the new Gen 3 in 2013.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      I have never liked them - but it is now a small car. And drives pretty nice

  • @martynwarren3192
    @martynwarren3192 Před 2 lety

    My 18 year old son has one. I love it. It’s like a go-kart. His has an issue with standing water and stops firing on a couple of cylinders for a few minutes. If anyone has any answers to that it would be appreciated. 👍

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      Not a clue I'm afraid

  • @QALibrary
    @QALibrary Před 2 lety +1

    My thinking... Pub this cheap.... the guy dumped the car before court where he would be banned from driving or it had been stolen/taken without permission and sold

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      I suppose that's a possible situation

  • @crazyfvck
    @crazyfvck Před 2 lety

    To be honest, I thought you were going to pull a Top Gear at the beginning, and say "no, this is NOT what I've bought. THAT is what I've bought!" And then the camera would pan over to some rusted hulk that only Lawrie would love :D

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      That would have been a good idea 😂

  • @guardezio
    @guardezio Před 6 měsíci

    Shame Matt's not around now, this genuinly feels like when the Trio meet's up with their cheep cars in Top Gear xD

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 6 měsíci +1

      There will be more adventures with new crew, so hopefully we'll get back to that

    • @guardezio
      @guardezio Před 6 měsíci

      @@lmmYou had my interest, not you have my sub... wait I'm already subscribed.... my more interest? 🤔

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@guardezio excellent! That's what we like

  • @simonbarnwell7787
    @simonbarnwell7787 Před 2 lety

    Prejudice in the markeplace creates bargains , being willing to risk unpopularity or ridicule is the right way to get a bargain , congrats .

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      True, but it still shouldn't have been this cheap!

    • @simonbarnwell7787
      @simonbarnwell7787 Před 2 lety

      @@lmm Yes i agree , it is super cheap compared to recent high prices , but i wonder if the prices are dropping again , maybe people are giving up on car ownership because it's just become too expensive on top of the other cost of living increases ?

  • @stevengrieve678
    @stevengrieve678 Před 2 lety

    Fuel? Last year I took the dennis to Kinloch Rannoch and 175 filled the tank.
    Saturday i filled the same pump .....234 quid! The hobby just got frighteningly expensive 🙈🚒

    • @stevengrieve678
      @stevengrieve678 Před 2 lety

      Went to the bridge of Allan vintage/classic car rally....used just over half a tank.....so it almost cost just as much for half the journey distance

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      Yep, it's a huge issue. Has big repercussions for me filming too!

    • @stevengrieve678
      @stevengrieve678 Před 2 lety

      @@lmm just means i can't take the appliances to as many events or sunday drives🙈😪🚒🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @Aengus42
    @Aengus42 Před 2 lety

    You lucky, lucky bastard! (My first thought!)

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      It was a good find!

  • @Mrflash222006
    @Mrflash222006 Před 2 lety

    Wait until you work on that psa oil colander, ocv’s fail and the rear bulb holders can melt into the plastic

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      Oh joy. Something to look forward to!

    • @Mrflash222006
      @Mrflash222006 Před 2 lety

      @@lmm it’s ok if you small hands to work on the engine, suspension an be a mare as it’s alloy with steel bolts - rear end can get a bit sloppy due to worn bushes - electrics can get complicated a scan tool is a must

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      @@Mrflash222006 thanks for the heads up!

  • @metricstormtrooper
    @metricstormtrooper Před 2 lety

    All the new minis are bloated caricatures of an old tiny car which apart from when I got to drive Paddy Hopkirk's works Bathurst mini, are shocking things to drive.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      I always thought that, but if you compare this to today's SUV's and crossovers, it's actually tiny!

  • @twoflower8264
    @twoflower8264 Před 2 lety +1

    TBF with the amount of cars etc you buy then your bound to luck out and buy a mint one eventually lol

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      Law of averages right?

  • @SunnyD1865
    @SunnyD1865 Před 2 lety

    They’re quite good cars to podder about in and drive well for enthusiasts, never really understood the hate as I’d say - as retro revivals go - they did a good job. Way better than the new beetle and I’d say I prefer them over the 500 too. I’ve always steered away from cheap ones thinking the gearbox would probably have two gears missing and the timing would be very close to eating itself though lol. I do get what you mean with the rarity thing though, I pointed and muttered quite an obvious “chuffing hell yeah” when I drove by a p reg mushy pea green 106 in my 106 the other week, which I think would get quite tiring if it was for minis.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      Yeah, that's excatly it. Twenty years on, it is a small car.
      I'm still waiting to find out what's wrong with it.
      I like having something unusual, it just adds to my enjoyment having something that probably wouldn't be on the road if I wasn't driving it

  • @mechanicalmoron2251
    @mechanicalmoron2251 Před 2 lety

    my brother is getting 75mpg in a 3 pot diesel audi a2 with the rear seats out worst he got was 50mpg with railway track on the roof and a fuel leak

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      The A2 was very ahead of its time and does rather good mpg

  • @battaliance
    @battaliance Před 2 lety

    Second hand cars have gone stupid prices I just spend months looking for summit, finally got a 09 plate 1.4 seat Ibiza sport for 1500 and that was only because it was a dealer we knew

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      Yeah it's mad - which makes getting this for 250 even better!

  • @insanity2amillion
    @insanity2amillion Před 2 lety

    It needs new badges with relatively, maybe a how to ( try to) restore pain on the bonnet? At worst give it chalk paint.
    Best part of it eing cheap is theres nothing wrong with just changing things , is it better quality and compatible? On it goes

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      It'll certainly feature for a bit. Maybe a black bonnet?

  • @LasVegar
    @LasVegar Před 2 lety +3

    I guess in about 10years, Lawrie would have bought an Nissan Leaf

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      Maybe...

  • @ciaranburke3243
    @ciaranburke3243 Před 2 lety

    I don't like them either but you done great, if i was looking for a cheap run around would happy with it 😉

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      For the money, I can't complain

  • @TechGamer45
    @TechGamer45 Před 2 lety

    Very nice.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      Thank you!

  • @stevewareing8525
    @stevewareing8525 Před 2 lety

    You got a bargain there Lawrie, the early Bini's are good fun but keep an eye on engine temps. The hoses and the heater matrix have been known to let go and much like the films the "Matrix" is not an easy thing to fix. 🤔👍

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      Oh thanks for the heads up

    • @stevewareing8525
      @stevewareing8525 Před 2 lety

      @@lmm We had a few of them on fleet as runabouts with the company I work for and I remember at least four of them went the same way. One of them when I was driving! Meaningful first checks done (Tic) Fuel, Water, Oil, Lights, Tyres. All good, 40 miles into my journey on the M6 the damned thing steamed up like a sauna. It didn't help it was November time and my visibility didn't even get past the windscreen and I'm talking the "INSIDE"😱 Squeaky Bum moment but as you can guess by me recounting this tale , all ended well. 👍

  • @tomtalk24
    @tomtalk24 Před 2 lety

    Can I have your wheel caps and wipers. One of my wheel cap is missing the mini logo and my front wipers are not fully black. Wheres yours look decent. Thanks!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      If and when it dies 😂

  • @OCPS4361
    @OCPS4361 Před 2 lety

    Great vid, Loved it!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      Pleased to hear it

  • @ConnorsWorkshop17
    @ConnorsWorkshop17 Před 2 lety

    Lawrie where do you get your footplate jackets etc from

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      Heya, I get them from footplate equipment. Com

  • @MikeTagg-kg1so
    @MikeTagg-kg1so Před 2 lety

    Now you need a qashqai, maybe that'll start to grow on you like the mini hahaha slightly older style qashqai not the strange interpretation thats about now. Nice video looking forward to seeing the mini in future videos.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      Certainly not to the qashqai!!

    • @MikeTagg-kg1so
      @MikeTagg-kg1so Před 2 lety

      @@lmm to be fair I do call mine the qashcow and I wouldn't have another but it's a car off my list I've wanted.

  • @MudSluggerBP
    @MudSluggerBP Před 2 lety

    I can’t find one of these for less than 1200 quid anywhere 🤷🏻‍♂️😢

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      I know right!

  • @alan4391
    @alan4391 Před 2 lety

    These under a 55 plate have gearbox issues so drive it carefully

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      Oh joy. Will do

  • @laserhawk64
    @laserhawk64 Před 2 lety

    Congrats, you now drive a jumbo shrimp! Also, hate me ( :P ) -- $3.959 (the 9/10 cent is the gas tax that pays for road/bridge maintenance BTW) for 87 octane unleaded at the local place.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      1.60 a *litre* in the UK a moment

    • @laserhawk64
      @laserhawk64 Před 2 lety

      @@lmm hence the tongue-in-cheek "hate me" -- a litre is a bit over a US Quart, and our dino juice is priced by the gallon. This is one place the names make the math a lil easier with our crazy crazy units -- four quarts to a gallon.
      So six pounds forty for roughly the same quantity... exchange rate is a bit less unpleasant than it used to be, nicely -- in my travelin days it was about a buck eighty to a pound, now it's about a buck twenty-five for a quid. So where I used to just double everything in my mind, now I'd multiply by 1-1/2... or reduce by 2/3 going the other direction, hmmm.
      So $4.27, rounding up 4/10 to the nearest whole cent because you do that weird VAT thing instead.
      That's... that's not bad. That's basically super premium here or unleaded (lowest grade) somewhere moderately expensive nearby. I have a friend 30min away in an even tinier town, her gas is always stupid expensive there, I bet she pays about that much right now.

  • @TheStobb50
    @TheStobb50 Před 2 lety

    The problem with the mini is the BMW badge very expensive and complicated to maintain

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      It is all rather packed in there

  • @thedeadstig123
    @thedeadstig123 Před 2 lety +2

    early Bini's aren't too bad, the ultra really early Y reg ones are collectable now
    it seems the newer they got the worse BMW built the new minis, the second generation has engines they just destroy themselves

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      Oh really?

    • @thedeadstig123
      @thedeadstig123 Před 2 lety

      @@lmm yea the prince engine in the next generation mini is from Peugeot and it's awful, the handbook even tells you that it could use 2 liters of oil every 1000 miles, most lose compression and blow blue smoke even at low miles

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      @@thedeadstig123 really? That's abysmal!

    • @thedeadstig123
      @thedeadstig123 Před 2 lety

      @@lmm yea search for mini 1.4 engine you'll see lists and lists of people complaining of engine failures

  • @richardw64
    @richardw64 Před 2 lety

    Covid is probably responsible for the lack of cheap second-hand cars as , for a while there , imports for new cars had slowed down and people were looking for something over the short term. Your fetish for cheap , unique cars is a bit like my fetish for vintage Slazenger golf clubs , including my Covid collection of wedges ( all of which will have to stop as it's getting out of hand ). Anyway I enjoyed this vid. Keep ém coming .

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      Glad you enjoyed it.
      I just like having something different 😂

  • @whitemonkey7932
    @whitemonkey7932 Před 2 lety

    The cheapest mini you will find here in Indonesia will cost you a minimum of GBP 10K😁

  • @JasonJohnson-yu8zf
    @JasonJohnson-yu8zf Před 2 lety

    Bargain! I got my daughter an 05 mini one when she passed her test and she loved it. I drove it a few times and thought it did exactly what it was meant to be, an updated original mini, right down to that whine from the gearbox that original ones had.
    You can get the speed to show on the lcd display inside the rev counter ( I think you have to press the button on the rev counter screen).

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      Yes you can, it's a tiny little screen, but it works!
      They're not bad cars in truth!

    • @JasonJohnson-yu8zf
      @JasonJohnson-yu8zf Před 2 lety

      @@lmm I kept trying to get hold of a cooper S for myself I enjoyed it that much

  • @LittleGiant197
    @LittleGiant197 Před 2 lety

    It's so funny that I've been looking at second hand mini's because I always absolutely love how they look.
    And now that I finally kind of given up because there's no way I'll ever fit in one with my 1m97cm.
    Here you come along. Ramping up the dream again XD

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      They're quite good fun!

    • @geek9642
      @geek9642 Před 2 lety

      Have you tried to get in one? They aren't small cars they are quite big seats go back a long way too..

  • @dr_ned_flanders
    @dr_ned_flanders Před 2 lety

    You guys should do a collab with Hub Nut.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      We keep talking about it

  • @LeakSprungGarage
    @LeakSprungGarage Před 2 lety

    What a bargain! Nice buy Lawrie but the whole BMW Mini thing I just find tiresome. That first gen MINI is great fun to drive and looks good. You don't look at a Jaguar XJ and say ooo that's not a Jag it's a Tata Loadbeta. Or a Lamboughini Huracan and say eww an Audi A1...
    The central speedo is silly though ut doesn't the rev counter have a digital speedo In it? Or was that an option.. not sure!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      It does have a digital speedo, but it's tiny!

  • @stuartross282
    @stuartross282 Před 2 lety

    I did have £150 Ford Fiesta 5 years with Mot but it was scrapped after 6 months

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      How long ago was that?

    • @stuartross282
      @stuartross282 Před 2 lety

      @@lmm 5 years ago

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      @@stuartross282 not going to manage that today!

  • @tcar
    @tcar Před 2 lety

    Wish that could be at least one car, at the equivalent of £250, in my country :(

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      I think this might have been the only one!

  • @theenigmaticst7572
    @theenigmaticst7572 Před 2 lety

    Sounds like the bad-good balance has been restored after the previous purchase... :)

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      Hopefully!

  • @grayfool
    @grayfool Před 2 lety

    I paid more than that for push bike. Have fun.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      It's not bad at all!

  • @willallen7757
    @willallen7757 Před 2 lety

    Beautiful , I'd love to have it.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      It's actually not bad

  • @JimtheITguy
    @JimtheITguy Před 2 lety

    oh dear......next thing you know he'll be in a Juke

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety +1

      100% no 😂

  • @yamaoutboard
    @yamaoutboard Před 2 lety

    Bought a ford fiesta style last year 8 months mot on 2006 1.2l bought for £100

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      That's good going!

    • @yamaoutboard
      @yamaoutboard Před 2 lety

      @@lmm mind you I went and bought a Renault kangoo 1.5 tdc 4x4 for £75 but that had no mot cost me another £150 to put on the road they are becoming quite rare now

  • @FoxfieldRailwayOfficial

    Who needs space in the back?

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      Well, moving stuff and equipment!

  • @mrtnsnp
    @mrtnsnp Před 2 lety

    The new 'mini', the other insanity is the Fiat 500XL. What were they thinking?

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      20 years on compared to all the SUV's and crossovers, it's rather small!

    • @mrtnsnp
      @mrtnsnp Před 2 lety

      @@lmm SUV's are eating the planet, and dear god I wish that was a joke.

  • @geoffrichards2706
    @geoffrichards2706 Před 2 lety

    Oh no not a Bini

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      It's not that bad!

  • @minisareus
    @minisareus Před 2 lety

    Lawries new daily

    • @lmm
      @lmm  Před 2 lety

      Definitely!