My first car was a 1989 Mini City, like this one, but shit. The passenger footwell had rusted right through, and would fill with water whenever I went over a puddle. It would break down for no apparent reason, at inopportune moments. It would then, after towing, pretend nothing was wrong with it. - ThreadSky

sliderulesyou.bsky.social • 28 days ago

My first car was a 1989 Mini City, like this one, but shit.

The passenger footwell had rusted right through, and would fill with water whenever I went over a puddle. It would break down for no apparent reason, at inopportune moments. It would then, after towing, pretend nothing was wrong with it.

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eunique.bsky.social•27 days ago

My first car was also a white mini, e reg, from 1967, I think. It had sliding windows, was bent and if you went above 50 it shook.

dominajemma.co.uk•27 days ago

We used to have a red mini in the early 90s. They were so popular at the time that we once drove through a T junction, and another 7 red minis all pulled out behind us, one after the other.
It was like a sodding clown car procession. 🤦‍♀️😂😂

davelauchlan.bsky.social•28 days ago

My wife is on her fourth mini. Two old style, two new. We had her third for 17 years. Never broke down (though the snagging list of bits that weren't working right was quite long). Last year an ass hat crashed into it and wrote it off. A few tears might have been shed when it was taken away.

notthatmilo.bsky.social•28 days ago

My second car was a mini like that. I loved it

markchater.bsky.social•27 days ago

Mine was 1976 Morris Marina in "Sandglow" which was a sort of vomit coloured yellow / orange. Bought it when I was 18, lasted two years, by which time the floor had rusted through by the passenger's left foot so a gap opened and closed as you went round right hand bends.

martintm.bsky.social•27 days ago

My first car was a T reg mini pickup.
It was a deathtrap- sliding windows with moss growing in the grooves. Luckily the engine fell out before anyone could get hurt..
It was blindingly fast up to about 30mph, then ran out of gears..

nebredral.bsky.social•28 days ago

Excellent behaviour, good car good car *pats bonnet…

ricardoautobahn.co.uk•28 days ago

My Facebook memories just spewed out this old video I made as a tribute to my old car I made about twenty years ago after I smashed it up rolling down a hill on new years day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzu0KkNwAZs

ricardoautobahn.co.uk•28 days ago

Sorry I sad "made" so much in that post.

gigerpunk.bsky.social•27 days ago

nick-pettigrew.bsky.social•28 days ago

I was driven to university in my dad’s early-80s Ford Fiesta, which he gunned to its top speed (74mph) approaching the massive hill over the Pennines. By the top of the hill the engine was screaming as we did 15mph…

danieltunnard.bsky.social•28 days ago

My mum had a Mini just as she was going through the divorce. She kicked a hole in the door when it didn't start. Lovely car.

danieltunnard.bsky.social•28 days ago

Another time it turned a corner very slowly and the axle snapped.

danieltunnard.bsky.social•28 days ago

Just realised the Mini was 6 (six) years old when the axle broke. Shocking.

kahnjohnson.bsky.social•28 days ago

Vauxhall Nova. Brown. That brown only Vauxhall did. The oil light would come on if I braked (sharply at first, but over the ensuing months just hitting the pedal did it). Hitting the accelerator solved the problem.

Oh, and the fuel guage only worked when the tank was full.

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