MiNiGuY!...Sorry to "gatecrash" this thread (sorry, sorry everyone else) but all attempts to PM fail as your mailbox stays resolutely full (very wise probably)
But I think you are the only person on MINI2 who can perhaps answer the so far unanswered questions on the thread below (assuming the answers aren't confidential)....and which you may not have come across
Production Lines, VIN Numbers and Coloured Discs
Sorry to barge in on "Missing Down Tubes", sorry... "Cheeky Tips"

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Thanks
eBrit