Description
Mini Cooper Graphite - 82K miles - 3 owners from new.
Good condition. Fresh MOT.
Selling on behalf of my wife - genuine reason for sale (she's bought a new car).
Great reliable little car, never let us down in 13yrs of ownership.
- Oil and filter changed on Nov 8th (82000 miles).
- Battery (Bosch S5 A08 096) fitted Nov 2023.
Parts replaced Jan 2022 at 67546 miles:
- Timing chain, tensioner, cassette, guide & pins.
- Front crank seal.
- In & ex cam phase sensors (Bosch).
- In & ex vanos solenoids (BMW).
- Aux drive belt.
- Spark plugs (NGK- R platinum).
- Air filter.
- Oil & filter.
- Clutch & slave cylinder replaced Nov 2022.
- Service history up to 2020 (57K miles), self-serviced since then (I'm a competent mechanic), numerous receipts for parts replaced.
- We bought "Gracie" from Deal of Kelvedon for 10K in Sept 2012 (becoming the third owner from new at 18,492 miles.
- The original Copper wheels and run-flat tyres were removed and replaced with 17" Copper S (replica) rims which currently have 4 good Goodyear Eagle F1 tyres on.
- A genuine Mini spare wheel tray, tool kit and space saver were fitted to negate the need for a useless can of foam.
- LED Union Jack rear lights were fitted in Nov 2023 (365 quid). They look great and are very good quality, pass MOT's no worries (I still have the original bulb tail lights if wanted).
Minor issues to be aware of.
- Tiny ding in boot lid (Lower left) see pic.
- Paint chipped on edges of both doors (nothing abnormal, typical of a 16yr old car in regular use).
- Bonnet release lever in passenger footwell could do with replacing (we have just used pliers to pull the end of the cable to get by).
- Aircon could do with a re-gas.
- Front N/S wheel has suffered from the state of our pothole-ridden roads and could do with replacing (they are on EBay for about 100 quid usually).
- The second/spare key is with the car but went flat (they charge in the key dock during driving), I tried to change the battery but unfortunately it never worked afterwards. A new programmed key or this one repaired would be the way forward.
Ultimately it's a good, straight little car with plenty of life left in it. It's 16years old and as such, has the odd mark here and there as expected.
No time wasters or messers please. Will not entertain it.
Full payment in cash or bank transfer to be received prior to the car being released.
Please be patient if there's a delay in answering messages, I have a very busy job.
James.