Hello all!New member from Cork here, very new to Minis, so new in fact, I've not bought one yet!
Sold my beloved vw t5 camper recently with out putting much thought into it(!)and am on the look out for an 04/05 Mini one D (the 1.4d Toyota engined one correct me if I'm wrong?) as a run about for myself. Two kids aged 6 and 8 are mad for them too!
Looked at one last night local enough in Cork. Was nice enough, Few dents on bonnet and roof (that were not visible in photos!), wheels were badly curbed, few other cosmetic bits but nothing too bad for a 12 year old car. Drove OK except for a very heavy clutch and short travel clutch pedal. A quick Google search (that's how I found your site too btw!) made for scary reading of DMF and clutch wows, but that's a Google search for you.
So a few question if you don't mind?
Are the clutches on these models heavy? didn't notice clutch slip on test drive
not the easiest car to get in to gears either, again common or related?
How much should I expect to pay to get a clutch (&flywheel?) done?
Anything else I should be looking at with this particular model?
Any of ye guys know of some similar for sale?
Thanks in advance
Shane.