R50 Mini Cooper or Mk1 Punto

[Vince70]

I’ve really got to make a decision as I think 6 cars really is enough for one person, So I’ve made my choice between My Poverty Punto and my Mini Cooper.

I bought the lovely little Mk1 Punto on whim  with 49000 on the clock and it’s a real gem and being poverty spec  it suits me down to the ground.

I bought it with a short mot in pogweasle pink and changed the cam cover gasket and gave it a mop and it’s come up beautiful and went through the mot advisory free and it’s even like new underneath.

Then I have my  early R50 which is also a lovely rust feee  example,  but it rattles a bit when it hits a pothole like most , and that has done 97000 miles now,  and has about 9 months mot on it and it has the usual advisory for brake lines covered in grease last MOT.

I’m so indecisive and was wondering what you guys think I should keep.

[loserone]

Sell the Punto to @davehedgehog31 to keep his lockup cosy

[loserone]

What's the rest of the fleet? Punto and Mini do different things well. If it's all small Italian cars or BMWs..

[Vince70]

Just now, loserone said:

What's the rest of the fleet? Punto and Mini do different things well. If it's all small Italian cars or BMWs..

The rest of the fleet are a convertible Golf on 79000  and a V5 Golf auto  on 89000 plus and E36 Ti with 65000 on the clock, plus  a Z3 with the same mileage.

All are in lovely condition.

 

 

[dikkehemaworst]

Keep the Punto, you've got quick enough cars already

[SRi05]

How did a Glaswegian mini end up all the way down in Bexhill 😂

[Split_Pin]

Keep the Punto, quite rare now. From what you say, you seem more comfortable with it too.

[Vince70]

Just now, dikkehemaworst said:

Keep the Punto, you've got quick enough cars already

To be honest driving it to and from the MOT the other day, I would say it’s the most fun to drive out of them all.

The little 13 inch wheels make it nice and light and the 60bhp fire engine loves being revved.

The irony of it was the guy I bought it from went and bought a Mini Cooper.

[Vince70]

3 minutes ago, SRi05 said:

How did a Glaswegian mini end up all the way down in Bexhill 😂

You should of said how did a Glaswegian Mini make it all the way to Bexhill without breaking down lol.

I picked it up on a whim about 4/5 years ago now and it was a fun drive back without headlights indicators or wipers in the pouring rain from Just Tunbridge Wells lol.

To be honest I did buy it knowing the BC1 was shot.

[RoverFolkUs]

Keep both, life's too short

[Vince70]

16 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Keep both, life's too short

My Mrs actually said that, as I’ve enough room at the moment to store them, but she’s already got two old cars as well lol

I only tax one  a month and I’ve bought isolator switches for each car.

 

[Bren]

Golf looks lovely.

[Matty]

Love mk1 puntos. Easy question!