The big issue I see is the ability to mix and match things like the BCM and ECU, also the ability to change the Ignition key chip if you know the hex code and have the ability to insert the code into the memory slot within the cars programming, things like a replacement ring antenna for the ignition.
Without this ability and software to accomplish this, you wont have a car that will start. Gone are the days of simple ignition coils, ignition points and the like. The price of technology in todays cars, should someone crack this dilemma and allow owners to do their own modifications without the need to take it to a dealership, I personally don't hold a lot of hope.
I don't think that the pre-7/2004 R50 with the Midlands transmission or any year R50 with CVT auto will be a classic,
but the post 7/04 R50 and the R53 MINIs are already classics in my book. I consider mine a Franken-classic 2003 R50
with a 6-speed Getrag swapped in.
Any R50 especially with the Midland box as factory made is bound to a classic because it's more ROVER than BMW Your problem is your car has been messed around with swapping the box for a later...deffo a no no on the classic scene.
Only the JCW/GP mini will be a classic, the rest will be just another old car
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