× 1-800-946-2642 Home My Account Social / Forum Articles Contact My Cart
Shop Now
Select Your Car Type Sale Items Clearance Items New Items
   Forum Width:     Forum Type: 

Found 151 Messages

Previous Set of Pages 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

 Posted: Mar 3, 2018 02:28PM
Total posts: 332
Last post: Sep 25, 2021
Member since:Jul 13, 2017
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0
WorkBench Posts: 0
Hi Mike.Hi Malcolm. Hi all. Before I get into this post, let me explain that I am having trouble with posting. The trouble is that I can’t write in paragraphs...rather I can write in paragraphs, but when I press the “post” button the result is one long sentence. No gaps. Strange, but it is what it is, and my workaround is to place these————between each paragraph so I will be easier to read. This is why my last 2 posts ran together as one sentence———Yes Mike, Malcolm is correct about Dealer’s not having to register a car before selling it. I assume the same applies to new imports. In the end the extra price would only end up passed on to the buyer anyway. ———— Braden still welcomes a review of the Mini after I have driven it for a week or two. This is a sign that he is confident that he knows the Mini and that he did the work that is stated in the advertisement.————I want to write for a moment about the add. After a description of the Mini the following is included. A leak down test showed these numbers, cyl #1 156, cyl #2 158 Cyl#3 161 Cyl#4 156. Next on the add is the following: OOP inspection for the new buyer ( I didn’t receive that ), brand new tires,oil change Valvoline 20w-50 high zinc, changed coolant, brake and clutch fluids, adjusted valve lash, tuned carb, rebuilt trans ( it is obvious from pictures that the trans was rebuilt from it’s spotless wash tank clean, replaced clutch disc, pressure plate and flywheel, replaced spark plugs, dizzy cap and rotor, replaced ignition cylinder as old one was sticky, replaced speedo cable, replaced front brake rotors, replaced door trim set ( winders, lock etc ) , and finally, replaced floor mats. ———- Braden offered to refund my money for the parts and I accepted———-so I don’t anticipate much trouble with the “ special “ MVI. In truth, when I get the car, it won’t be hard to tell if the brake rotors are indeed new, and also much of the other parts will be easy to tell if the work was done. Pull a spark plug. easy to tell...check dizzy cap and rotor, again easy to tell.....check coolant, brake and clutch fluids, easy to tell.....a new ignition cyl with new matching keys, easy to tell....run up and down thru the gearbox, gears should shift very well.—————I think you can see what I’m saying. If not, what I’m saying is this car had a very thorough going over in Braden’s shop, and this work has a lot of value————As Braden wholeheartedly wanted my review to be placed in the forum, when I’m facing this special MVI, it indicates to me that my only critique of Braden is that it will help a lot when he can accurately predict ( within reason ) how long to expect it to take for the car to arrive. I hope you don’t see that as harsh Braden....it is really what almost derailed this sale. And I think you know the importance of this better now too. So stay tuned all....my special MVI and road test review are not far away, and this is set to make Braden rise very quickly to the top of the small ( at least in Canada ) group of Mini suppliers in Canada. And with all this extensive work completed, I am all set to enjoy a very very nice Mini. Try finding this kind of car in the private market. Good luck is all I can say, because good luck will be needed. And the price was very fair, perhaps even astounding.———- I’m just about to find out why it paid to spend over a year looking for a Mini I can drive ever chance I want, verses one that requires repair after repair after repair etc. We all know how awful a rusty neglected Mini can be————-Well its time for me to wrap this post up. This was mainly an answer to your concerns specialist. I appreciate your sharing of your concerns. It will undoubtably help others who are edging towards buying the right Mini......the Classic Mini ! As I was to distraught last weekend to do the socializing that I had planned to, I’m about to shine up and do that tonight. Perhaps I’ll meet Mrs Derwood ? Who knows....nothing ventured, nothing earned. Goodnite friends, Darren.

 Posted: Mar 3, 2018 01:34PM
Total posts: 3919
Last post: Oct 29, 2019
Member since:Oct 4, 2013
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0
WorkBench Posts: 0
Malsal.. here in NC.. I MUST register in my dealer name..before I can sell here in NC if NOT registered in the USA..btw I do ALL cars in my dealer name.. BEFORE I sell.( just to make sure NO liens on them anywhere)  we do NOT have to pay sales or use tax here if you are LIC dealer.. laterbc

 Posted: Mar 3, 2018 12:39PM
 Edited:  Mar 3, 2018 02:37PM
Total posts: 8382
Last post: Jan 13, 2022
Member since:Feb 7, 2006
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0
WorkBench Posts: 0
I don't know about Canada Mike but in the State of Florida we do not register them before selling them on and we also avoid any sales tax due to this process. The vehicles are held as inventory on an open title with just a reassignment on the rear or stapled to it if multiple dealers have owned it.

If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.

Give a car more power and it goes faster on the straights,
make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.

 Posted: Mar 3, 2018 11:37AM
Total posts: 8590
Last post: Mar 25, 2024
Member since:Sep 30, 2002
Cars in Garage: 4
Photos: 40
WorkBench Posts: 2
CA
".....special “ MVI because it will be the first time the car is being registered in Canada........"

. . . .Wouldn't the seller from Alberta have had to register it in Alberta before selling it to you? . . . .My car came directly from Wales to me, so there was no intermediate party, but don't dealers have to register a car before selling it on?

  ~ 30 minutes in a Mini is more therapeutic than 3 sessions @ the shrink. ~

  Mike  Cool  NB, Canada   

 Posted: Mar 3, 2018 11:37AM
Total posts: 332
Last post: Sep 25, 2021
Member since:Jul 13, 2017
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0
WorkBench Posts: 0
Thanks specialist. I don’t want to bring up any more bad news on this thread, but the truth is I asked for, and was told that I would get a photo of the car being loaded into a trailer, or in a trailer. In fact I asked a number of times but didn’t receive it. * At this point I feel confident that the Mini is on a trailer somewhere in Quebec. I feel sure Braden is being straight an arrow. But the truth is this photo issue, as well as the delays, and then the GPS incident all came together last week and I felt that I had to find some degree of assurance that I wasn’t a victim of a bed deal...scam. I’m glad that you connected the dots the same way I did. It helps me. * I’m even prepared for a message tomorrow that theschedule can’t be met, but if I do I believe it will arrive the day after tomorrow at the very latest. Let’s remember that the transporter has obligations to beakr to. So a further delay seems unlikely,if only for the reason that anouther customer is waiting for pickup, and I’m sure James is working hard to please three parties : me, beakr, and Braden. The fourth would be for James and the buisness. * Thanks for the thoughtful post specialist. * Respectfully, Darren.

 Posted: Mar 3, 2018 11:11AM
 Edited:  Mar 18, 2018 09:28PM
Total posts: 1188
Last post: Aug 13, 2020
Member since:Aug 9, 2016
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0
WorkBench Posts: 0

 Posted: Mar 3, 2018 10:18AM
 Edited:  Mar 3, 2018 11:18AM
Total posts: 332
Last post: Sep 25, 2021
Member since:Jul 13, 2017
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0
WorkBench Posts: 0
Quote”So, after all this hype about tracking Darren's new car, someone pissed him off and he has left the forums???? I am going to translate this to: he has not provided anyone with a tracking number for us to watch this car get across Canada. This also prevents us and the community to track the backhaul of the '93 mini from Montreal to Calgary. I've missed all this commotion as I have been busy in northern Alberta, so sorry for being late to the party. Darren, if you are still getting notifications, would you mind dropping me a line by email or something so I can personally track your cars progress. I still really want to know your thoughts on James and Canadian Relocation Specialists. Anyways, I'll be dropping a tracking number on a new thread for my mini for sure - just dont really want to hyjack his thread. Reddit would likely have locked this current thread by now as it has gotten so off topic so many times. * * beakr, so you are correctly informed, I have never, ever received a tracking number, although I asked for one many times. This is why I didn’t post the tracking number...I never got one and still don’t have one. To be clear though, I was told when my car was loaded 8 days ago that the transport company was working on a GPS programming trouble, and that I would receive this information as soon as the trouble was fixed. So I have to assume that the GPS trouble still exists. I truly hope they have it working in time for you to benefit from it. I won’t feel that you are highjacking this thread to post you cars progress, but a new thread would likely make things clearer and easier for forum members to follow. One final but important point : although James has seldom , if ever kept me informed of my car and it’s location, he has always been quick to answer when I contact him. * * * I just emailed James for an update because the one he said I would receive last evening never materialized. But he got back to me within about 5 minutes, and has told me that he will be hitching his tractor to the trailer containing my Mini when he gets to Quebec ( Montreal is where I was told the transmission issue happened, so I assume James means the Province of Quebec ) and that he will be delivering my car tomorrow. He plans to call me in the morning with an approximate delivery time ( he has my cell number ). So things look good for me getting my Mini tomorrow. * * Thanks Dan. I have consistently been told that the company has a GPS system,but that it is not working. I have to assume that this information is true. But I agree that they ( the trucking industry) got along fine for over a hundred years without GPS. Perhaps verification about GPS will come from beakr when his car is picked up ? * * Braden, you are absolutely right...I will be posting pictures of my Mini ( through Dan...thanks Dan :) as soon as possible. If the delivery of my Mini is after dark, then I will have to wait till Monday to get some pics. Braden, I am as excited as a wolf in a hen house to see and touch and sit in my Mini, let alone drive it. I do have to put my Mini through what this province calls a “special “ MVI because it will be the first time the car is being registered in Canada, and our province likes to gouge us as often as possible. I expect this “special” MVI costs more than a regular one,but I expect to not have much, if any trouble passing the inspection. I sort of expected that I might have a hard time with an MVI only because the front indicator lamps are clear in Japan, so I have ordered and received amber lenses for the front grill and front fender indicators. I also ordered a rear brake shoe adjuster kit for both rear brakes “ just in case” they are worn. But even if the car fails, I will just order what is needed and install it. I won’t lose any driving time, and I know you gave the car a very thorough going over Braden. Anyway, I will be booking my car in for this test next week after I have changed the indicator lenses. I also have a supply of every bulb and fuse that the car uses, so that is anouther thing in my advantage. I see happy and exciting times ahead for me. * * Coopertune, I really hope we can let our differences pass. Why not ? We both intend to continue as forum members. But if you really must break out you wet noodle and lash me with it, I will break out my wet noodle too, and I prefer my noodles “el denté “ which translates from Italian to English as “ to the tooth” and means slightly undercooked.... Just kidding. No need to go where we were imo. Let’s be friends. Take care everyone ; all the best, Darren.

 Posted: Mar 3, 2018 08:02AM
Total posts: 9528
Last post: Mar 27, 2024
Member since:Aug 14, 2002
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0
WorkBench Posts: 0
CA
Darren, thanks for the update. Of course you are welcome here. I suspect from your latest report, the trucking outfit is a small one. Maybe they don't actually have GPS location service on their vehicles. It isn't really necessary - the trucking industry functioned quite nicely for about 100 years without it.

.

"Hang on a minute lads....I've got a great idea."

 Posted: Mar 3, 2018 07:40AM
Total posts: 332
Last post: Sep 25, 2021
Member since:Jul 13, 2017
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0
WorkBench Posts: 0
Hello all. Sorry for the mess I caused , and any hurt I may have caused. Truly. My word...this is not the normal me to loose my cool as I did , and I offer my apologies to anyone I offended. I like this forum, and hope I am welcome to return. I haven’t had the heart to read the posts, except the last 5 or 6 on this thread, as they came up when I opened the thread. I notice that beakr is curious of a tracking number to watch my car travel to me. I gather he is getting a car loaded by the same trucker and firm as me ? Well, my apologies, but I have never received a tracking number. Sorry to all, especially beakr. As Braden mentioned , we have successfully moved past our differences and have reestablished our report and kinship. For this I am greatful. I should clarify that although I have not received a tracking number, I have had some contact with the manager ( I think James is the manager of the trucking firm ). Not quite as often as promised, but I suppose he is busy working on my situation. What is my situation ? Well, my car left Alberta last Friday ( a week from yesterday ) headed towards me. I got notice this past Monday that because of a cancellation that the transport firm had received, my car would arrive on March 2nd, a day ahead of the scheduled March 3rd. This was great and very welcome news, but unfortunately the driver who has my car had transmission troubles in Montreal. I believe this trouble occurred on Thursday. So yesterday morning I received a message from James, and he told me about the drivers breakdown. We both agreed that considering the size of the tractors that haul the trailers, the truck may likely be off of the road for a relatively long period of time. At the time of the message , James had been on the road for quite a few hours, and was at that time ( yesterday morning ) just passing Winnipeg without a trailer, and headed to Montreal to pick up the trailer that has my Mini in it. He said he would contact me late yesterday,but unfortunately that didn’t happen. I am currently working on the notion that he is either exhausted and taking a needed rest, or that he is driving towards me. With the contact from James yesterday morning he expected to be here on PEI for a late-day drop-off of my Mini. This sounded optimistic to me, but who am I to argue ? He is the experienced driver. So to close, perhaps someone can contact beakr and inform him of this, because I read his note of concern...it sounds like the same firm is moving his car after dropping mine off ? ? So that pretty well brings things up to date. It is noon on Saturday as I write this. I will soon attempt to find out from James how things are progressing. BTW- it occurred to me that perhaps when James reaches Montreal, he will be passing the working tractor to the driver who broke down, as he would be rested up and able to hitch the working tractor to the trailer with my Mini on it and possibly make my delivery this evening. But I am only suggesting this. I don’t know if that is the plan or not, but to me it seems at least reasonable. I will be posting that my car has arrived when I have received it. Take care all, I hope you are all well. I am pretty good. Darren.

 Posted: Mar 1, 2018 08:48PM
Total posts: 33
Last post: Mar 23, 2018
Member since:Feb 23, 2018
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0
WorkBench Posts: 0
I spoke with Darren yesterday and he is quite excited (as he should be) to get the Mini. We have sorted out our differences and said our apologies. 

He will be posting pictures I am sure! 

 Posted: Mar 1, 2018 07:20PM
 Edited:  Mar 18, 2018 09:28PM
Total posts: 1188
Last post: Aug 13, 2020
Member since:Aug 9, 2016
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0
WorkBench Posts: 0

 Posted: Mar 1, 2018 11:24AM
Total posts: 9528
Last post: Mar 27, 2024
Member since:Aug 14, 2002
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0
WorkBench Posts: 0
CA
Thanks for the status report. I hope Darren shares photos when he gets the Mini - I'd still be happy to post them for him.

.

"Hang on a minute lads....I've got a great idea."

 Posted: Mar 1, 2018 10:17AM
Total posts: 22
Last post: Jun 22, 2018
Member since:Feb 5, 2018
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0
WorkBench Posts: 0
Quote from James via email: 
Still on schedule for the 4th. Drive is making out well and anticipates mid afternoon delivery tomorrow of that one. Thanks.
 
James

Clarification: he is picking up my mini on the 4th. The other statement is regarding Darren's mini. 

 Posted: Mar 1, 2018 07:18AM
Total posts: 22
Last post: Jun 22, 2018
Member since:Feb 5, 2018
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0
WorkBench Posts: 0
Ah I see. Thanks for the enlightenment. 

 Posted: Mar 1, 2018 07:16AM
 Edited:  Mar 1, 2018 07:19AM
Total posts: 9528
Last post: Mar 27, 2024
Member since:Aug 14, 2002
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0
WorkBench Posts: 0
CA
Darren got frustrated when the shipping company didn't provide a tracking number when promised, apparently because of technical difficulties. He got irate and started a.. shall we say "inflammatory" thread that he subsequently asked be deleted, which it was. That issue has passed and everyone has settled down.
Malsal says Darren has signed off the board. Too bad, in my opinion. He's a good guy with a very keen interest in Minis and hopefully will have his on the promised date. I hope he comes back.

.

"Hang on a minute lads....I've got a great idea."

 Posted: Mar 1, 2018 07:06AM
Total posts: 22
Last post: Jun 22, 2018
Member since:Feb 5, 2018
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0
WorkBench Posts: 0
Quote:
Originally Posted by specialist
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Moffet
No. Apparently it was in the thread that got pulled. Right to pull that thread. Too bad he signed off. Not right that he has. Maybe he will still get a notification of activity on this thread he started and read it.

Sir Dan, good that you didnt see Darren’s last post in his deleted thread.  Sir mal must have read it, he’ll be the one to tell you what it’s all about.

Hope Derwood comes back,,, i like him, because he likes me.
So, after all this hype about tracking Darren's new car, someone pissed him off and he has left the forums???? I am going to translate this to: he has not provided anyone with a tracking number for us to watch this car get across Canada. This also prevents us and the community to track the backhaul of the '93 mini from Montreal to Calgary. I've missed all this commotion as I have been busy in northern Alberta, so sorry for being late to the party. Darren, if you are still getting notifications, would you mind dropping me a line by email or something so I can personally track your cars progress. I still really want to know your thoughts on James and Canadian Relocation Specialists. 

Anyways, I'll be dropping a tracking number on a new thread for my mini for sure - just dont really want to hyjack his thread. Reddit would likely have locked this current thread by now as it has gotten so off topic so many times. 

 Posted: Feb 28, 2018 02:32PM
Total posts: 8590
Last post: Mar 25, 2024
Member since:Sep 30, 2002
Cars in Garage: 4
Photos: 40
WorkBench Posts: 2
CA
alex said:

I rather suspect that time will show several of the characters to be figments of someones imagination.

Isn't-a is one of them.

Metric is for people who can't do fractions...

...where is the like button?

  ~ 30 minutes in a Mini is more therapeutic than 3 sessions @ the shrink. ~

  Mike  Cool  NB, Canada   

 Posted: Feb 28, 2018 02:08PM
Total posts: 10232
Last post: Mar 26, 2024
Member since:Mar 24, 1999
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0
WorkBench Posts: 0
GB

I rather suspect that time will show several of the characters to be figments of someones imagination.

Isn't-a is one of them.

 Posted: Feb 28, 2018 05:00AM
Total posts: 4134
Last post: Oct 13, 2020
Member since:Oct 8, 2011
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0
WorkBench Posts: 0
US
If you recall I was called out on his thread and the poster out right lied. Of course Derwood's post was not correct and only meant to hurt someone with out regards for the facts. Both attacks were more less the same. As a result I suggested people with emotional issues should stay away from their keyboard while off their meds. It seems that hit to close to home for Derwood. He pointed out that 30 % of the people suffer mental issues and should be loved and cared about not called out. Seems Spitz and a few others have become his soul mates and would be ever more. He ask that they keep in touch with him off the board as the board was not fully in support of his attack. 

He also though I would be more understanding as I had posted to one of his other threads. I was upset about a contractor getting a double axle trailer, two pick up trucks and two wreckers stuck up to their axles in dad's yard. Seeing as his thread was in fact off topic ( what over the counters not to take ) I dropped it there. I'll give myself ten lashes with a wet noodle. Steve (CTR)   

 Posted: Feb 28, 2018 02:23AM
 Edited:  Mar 18, 2018 09:27PM
Total posts: 1188
Last post: Aug 13, 2020
Member since:Aug 9, 2016
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0
WorkBench Posts: 0

Found 151 Messages

Previous Set of Pages 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8