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Informationen zum Autor A dedicated petrolhead, Mark Paxton has been addicted to two wheels since first wobbling unaccompanied on to the road over 35 years ago. His entire working life has revolved around vehicles, initially in transport management, then through running his own garage, and latterly writing for classic car and motorcycle magazines. Mark’s books include: How to Restore Classic Smallframe Vespa Scooters, How to Restore Volkswagen Buses, and Essential Buyer’s Guides for Vespa 2-strokes, Minis, Ford Capris and Citroen 2CVs, all published with Veloce. Klappentext Covers all saloons, estates, vans and pick-ups between 1959-1999, illustrating notorious problems and mechanical defects. Zusammenfassung A guide that takes potential purchasers of the Mini through a short initial examination to weed out the obviously defective ones. It offers a look at the body and mechanical parts! and sheds light on even the darkest corners of the Mini's construction. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction & Foreword Contents 1. Is a Mini right for you? 2. Cost considerations 3. Living with a Mini 4. Relative values 5. Before you view 6. Inspection equipment 7. Fifteen minute evaluation 8. Key points 9. Serious evaluation 10. Auctions 11. Paperwork 12. What’s it worth? 13. Do you really want to restore? 14. Paint problems 15. Lack of use problems 16. The Mini community 17. Vital statistics Index
