Mini Or Bmw?

[Huzefa]

Hey guys ive thought about buying a mini for a while and now i finally have enough cash for one. The problem i have is i have seen many BMW's for around the same price and im not sure which one to go for. So basically i have a budget of 1 million and since i dont know much about cars i have no idea what to buy. The car is going to be a daily runner so it needs to be reliable and reasonably economical. Also im not interested in the japanese cars i need a European car Any suggestions guys?

[miniace]

Hey guys ive thought about buying a mini for a while and now i finally have enough cash for one. The problem i have is i have seen many BMW's for around the same price and im not sure which one to go for. So basically i have a budget of 1 million and since i dont know much about cars i have no idea what to buy. The car is going to be a daily runner so it needs to be reliable and reasonably economical. Also im not interested in the japanese cars i need a European car Any suggestions guys?

Guess you are talking about a BMW E30 here. E30s are lot cheaper than 1M these days.You can find a good one around LKR 7-8 lakhs.

I recommend you go for a BMW since you mentioned " i dont know much about cars i have no idea what to buy. The car is going to be a daily runner so it needs to be reliable and reasonably economical."

Minis are good and not a car as a starter. Get used to automobiles, then go for a Mini.You can enjoy Minis a lot but "Conditions applied"

MINIACE

[Crosswind]

Weren't you planning to buy a Swift or an IST or something? and then a Yamaha Bike?

What's with you mate?

[nexus]

as miniace pointed out i too think you better of buying a bmw because you don't know much about cars after you gain experience you can move to the mini and you can all so find a Peugeot 405 for your price range good luck dude.

[Huzefa]

Guess you are talking about a BMW E30 here. E30s are lot cheaper than 1M these days.You can find a good one around LKR 7-8 lakhs.

I recommend you go for a BMW since you mentioned " i dont know much about cars i have no idea what to buy. The car is going to be a daily runner so it needs to be reliable and reasonably economical."

Minis are good and not a car as a starter. Get used to automobiles, then go for a Mini.You can enjoy Minis a lot but "Conditions applied"

MINIACE

Thanks for the reply man. I had my heart set on a mini but i guess il go for a BMW then . If i was buying a mini what would be the best type/model?

[Huzefa]

Weren't you planning to buy a Swift or an IST or something? and then a Yamaha Bike?

What's with you mate?

The swift was for my mother I bought and sold the yamaha if you must know..

This car is for me to go to/from college and whatnot..

[Huzefa]

as miniace pointed out i too think you better of buying a bmw because you don't know much about cars after you gain experience you can move to the mini and you can all so find a Peugeot 405 for your price range good luck dude.

Thanks man but dont really like the look of those Peugeots

[miniace]

Thanks for the reply man. I had my heart set on a mini but i guess il go for a BMW then . If i was buying a mini what would be the best type/model?

Any model after Mk4. You can Google and check 'Howe to Identify Mini Mk4 and above'

MINIACE

[CyRaX]

Mate if you really like the Mini just go for it.What miniace said was true, but if you leave behind a car yoy really like,you'll regret it later

Just my 2 cents

Edited July 17, 2011 by CyRaX

[Huzefa]

Any model after Mk4. You can Google and check 'Howe to Identify Mini Mk4 and above'

MINIACE

Ok thanks man il have a look around on the papers after my exams..

[Huzefa]

Mate if you really like the Mini just go for it.What miniace said was true, but if you leave behind a car yoy really like,you'll regret it later

Just my 2 cents

Thats true but i cant afford to spend my weekends in garages but yeah ill think about some more and then decide..

btw could i buy any sort of 4WD/pickup type of vehicle for under 1 million?

[Crosswind]

Any model after Mk4. You can Google and check 'Howe to Identify Mini Mk4 and above'

MINIACE

Long time ago, I posted Mini engine identification data on this forum. That also might help.

Thats true but i cant afford to spend my weekends in garages but yeah ill think about some more and then decide..

btw could i buy any sort of 4WD/pickup type of vehicle for under 1 million?

Maruti Gypsy, old 4DR5, old Dai Rocky with work to be done. Maruti Gypsy is probly the most uncomfortable vehicle on earth but you do get the advantages of cheap spares and all. You can probably get hold of an English number one (G, H series) for less than a mill.

[Huzefa]

Long time ago, I posted Mini engine identification data on this forum. That also might help.

Maruti Gypsy, old 4DR5, old Dai Rocky with work to be done. Maruti Gypsy is probly the most uncomfortable vehicle on earth but you do get the advantages of cheap spares and all. You can probably get hold of an English number one (G, H series) for less than a mill.

Thanks for the reply man il look it up.

Not really interested in a maruti but il definitely check up on the 4DR5..

[miniace]

Dude I guess you are really confused...you have 1Million and you still cant figure out the car you want..am i right?

First sort out what the type of vehicle you want, a daily drive EU car, a Mini , A jeep kinda ( not sure how suitable that as a daily drive).

Spend sometime doing your homework and post your requirement here, Im sure AL member will help you out with your decision.Otherwise you are making yourself to the clowns union.

Think about it..im just trying to settle you down.

Good luck!

MINIACE

[Huzefa]

Dude I guess you are really confused...you have 1Million and you still cant figure out the car you want..am i right?

First sort out what the type of vehicle you want, a daily drive EU car, a Mini , A jeep kinda ( not sure how suitable that as a daily drive).

Spend sometime doing your homework and post your requirement here, Im sure AL member will help you out with your decision.Otherwise you are making yourself to the clowns union.

Think about it..im just trying to settle you down.

Good luck!

MINIACE

Your right bro, will research and make my choice and then maybe ask for opinions later on Thanks

[miniace]

Your right bro, will research and make my choice and then maybe ask for opinions later on Thanks

Thats cool..Suggest you go for the E30. I had one -early 00s . really enjoyed and she gave me no trouble .

MINIACE

[Schiffer]

Guess you are talking about a BMW E30 here. E30s are lot cheaper than 1M these days.You can find a good one around LKR 7-8 lakhs.

I recommend you go for a BMW since you mentioned " i dont know much about cars i have no idea what to buy. The car is going to be a daily runner so it needs to be reliable and reasonably economical."

Minis are good and not a car as a starter. Get used to automobiles, then go for a Mini.You can enjoy Minis a lot but "Conditions applied"

MINIACE

agreed with that. my dad used to own a mini when i was Very Small.. and it gave him quite some trouble but he loved it though.

it was such a nice car. but it kinda show old British engineering.

[miniace]

Well Minis are not headaches as many feared. Thats a very serious myth. Early models (Mk1-3) are not easy to maintain and need lot of TLC..But totally agree the fact,that minis are not the car for a 'newbies'.

MINIACE

[Schiffer]

Well Minis are not headaches as many feared. Thats a very serious myth. Early models (Mk1-3) are not easy to maintain and need lot of TLC..But totally agree the fact,that minis are not the car for a 'newbies'.

MINIACE

well to be honest he didn't have much mechanical trouble.

the only prob he had was to find parts in kandy those days

i bet still its hard to find mini parts here.