Welcome I'm sorta new here myself' I was recently looking also and with a £5000 budget you should easily be able to pick up a face lift (2004) model with average mileage! Where have you been looking?
Hi' just to update you there are several for sale on here in the classified sections for around 5k. And my experience with forums is that people have unrealistic expectations of their cars value I'm sure you ll find one no prob on flea bay or autotrader
Hi thanks for your replies. So far I have been looking on Auto Trader within 20 miles of Rochdale where I live. Is there a cut off on mileage that you wouldn't consider? Marie
i'm in cheshire,i drove about 400 mls in total to get my mini,200mls rt to view it & another 200 to pick it up..Because i couldn't find any car with the spec i wanted locally..
Don't be put off by higher mileage , look for service history and condition of the vehicle , a car with low mileage does NOT guarantee a trouble free car.
You may want to consider the later model mini has this won't have the midlands box which can give problems and a costly repair , personally I never ever spend my budget , I always buy below and leave some money in the pot just incase the worst happens.
I personally bought a 2002 mini one and it's not been trouble free at all but after getting work done and being able to mod her myself I now have in my opinion a fantastic little car that I will be enjoying years to come.
I'm probably not the best person to answer that as I'm on my first mini also. However I would advise getting the facelift model as there were several styling changes and mechanical improvements made to the car (documented elsewhere). Seriously you shouldn't be looking at high mileage cars with your budget. 5k should get you a tidy average mileage post 04 model. A high miler wont retain any value when you come to sell
Average mileage these days is between 10000 to 15000 miles according to what insurers base their prices on so based say between at 12500 a 2004 car would have 100000 on the clock.
I wouldnt buy one with that sort of mileage on it myself.
If the 100000 has all been done by one or two known owners and you know how its been treated, the car looks good and its been properly serviced then the risks would be greatly reduced but buying one with that mileage thats had 10 unknown owners say, I dont think Id fancy it much.
Thank you that's really helpful. I will check out classifieds on here and keep looking I'm not in too big a rush - do you think that prices will drop much after new reg is out in September or not? Marie
53 with 91k FSH and mint for £4250 (dealer)( auto)
Plenty out there and don't be scared of miles just make sure on SH and check the usual wheel/ tyres/ brake disks/ exhausts/ coolant ( for leaks)
Good luck
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