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I just bought a 54 plate blobeye 2 owners full stamped service booked interior is like brand new there are a few small stone chips on bonnet, not a scuff on any of the alloys and the engine is completely standard I would say it's very close to mint.
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There are lots of very clean well looked after cars on here but mint, none.
The phrase 'mint condition' gets used alot when describing cars when they actually mean 'in exceptional condition'. Mint in my eyes means completely unmarked in every area of the car, a show winner, in as new condition. |
Originally Posted by MattyB1983
(Post 11249673)
There are lots of very clean well looked after cars on here but mint, none.
The phrase 'mint condition' gets used alot when describing cars when they actually mean 'in exceptional condition'. Mint in my eyes means completely unmarked in every area of the car, a show winner, in as new condition. |
This is my baby.... 2005 widetrack blob sti 35k full service history
http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/...ps01d7edd3.jpg http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8437e2c7.jpg http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/...psd800bf04.jpg http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/...psb2345ba2.jpg http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/...ps32277076.jpg http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/...ps66651513.jpg Not perfect no car is that isn't in a glass box in a museum |
Originally Posted by MattyB1983
(Post 11249673)
There are lots of very clean well looked after cars on here but mint, none.
The phrase 'mint condition' gets used alot when describing cars when they actually mean 'in exceptional condition'. Mint in my eyes means completely unmarked in every area of the car, a show winner, in as new condition. |
Originally Posted by g7prs
(Post 11249724)
Simons ra in the project section is mint!
I actually read that thread today. The project and car is utterly amazing but mint, not quite chap. Pretty bloody close though, to say im jealous is a huge understatement. My favorite model in superd condition. |
Originally Posted by tubbytommy
(Post 11247533)
Mint.....
man up and drive it daily! Its made for the winter. Its not some exotic sports car its a cheap jap sh1tbox |
Tbh itīs almost a case of īdamned if you donīt, damned if you do,.
F1īs had a nice car vandalised, doing it up and Lord knows it might happen again. I could have mine vandalised after getting it īmintī. Anyone could have their īmint car damaged in the same way as either of usī but what do you do, leave it and take a hit on the value or spend as much as the īvalue regainedī? Iīm actually waiting until I can get a reasonable chance of having it film protected as soon as itīs been detailed, so as to protect my īreinvestmentī as far as possible. Will I get that reinvestment back? I really donīt know. |
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...11y/gtr062.jpg[/IMG]
my tommi.perfect paint, perfect engine bay and interior...is it mint.no |
Do many people crawl underneath to look??? I just don't get the obsession with cleaning to such a extent.
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Originally Posted by rsdub
(Post 11250706)
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...11y/gtr062.jpg[/IMG]
my tommi.perfect paint, perfect engine bay and interior...is it mint.no That is unreal clean nice work!! one thing u missed, you forgot to brush the dust off the tyres :lol1: |
Originally Posted by rsdub
(Post 11250706)
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...11y/gtr062.jpg[/IMG]
my tommi.perfect paint, perfect engine bay and interior...is it mint.no That's fantastic Part of my vision in ten years time is cars turning up at the NBO all looking like that and some on trailers It will happen I'm sure as we all get as Er...... Dedicated as the RS brigade |
this was in the show arena a couple of years back at the nbo.going to upset a few people but,without a show arena or show n shine you dont have a show
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That is unreal clean nice work!! one thing u missed, you forgot to brush the dust off the tyres
to true haha |
I've owned a 'mint' car before absolutely flawless paint, bodywork, everything.......never again to much hassle and worrying!
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Originally Posted by CREWJ
(Post 11247495)
There are not many at all that are truly mint. Check SilverScoobySport (S.S.S.) thread about his V1 rebuild. That is truly mint.
Originally Posted by g7prs
(Post 11249724)
Simons ra in the project section is mint!
Originally Posted by MattyB1983
(Post 11249741)
I actually read that thread today. The project and car is utterly amazing but mint, not quite chap. Pretty bloody close though, to say im jealous is a huge understatement. My favorite model in superd condition.
I did not start the project to build a show and shine car I started it to freshen it up which turned into a restoration, but it's a sympathetic restoration, my vision was to refurbish as much oem as possible and enhance bushes and mounts where needed to get the handling better than new. Bead blasted areas are visible through the new paint for me to show the history of the car, I'm not all about lavishing thousands to make it new as that looses for me the car. I'm not planning on being a slave to it but I will keep it clean, after all of this it's a must or there was no point in doing it, yes it's coming off the road in the winter but as soon as I can I will be using it and enjoying it. The thing is if some of these early cars are not restored or garaged over winter at some point they will not exist they will all be scrapped and a chunk of history for the marque will dissapear so we need to save a few. If I had not bought the RA it was destined for Slovakia and it would have gone on the track and thrashed to death, left in the uk unrestored I think 2 years and areas would have gone to far to fix. Basically for me it was the right model and year to save. |
Originally Posted by rsdub
(Post 11250706)
my tommi.perfect paint, perfect engine bay and interior...is it mint.no
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Originally Posted by LUCKO
(Post 11250915)
now show them a picture of your mk1 golf :norty: :D
rsdub and stop showing pics of Evos and get some pics up of those lovely VW you own!!!:notworthy |
Trouble with keeping a car like its new is that you spend more time cleaning/fixing tiny issues with bodywork/wheels etc that you start to move away from the whole point of owning an Impreza, which is blasting it about on track or down the B roads.
Saying that I keep mine washed and waxed and for a 13 year old car it looks very good, I know it has minor imperfections but 99% of people wouldn't see them unless I pointed them out. |
Originally Posted by scoobyboy1
(Post 11250945)
+1:luvlove:
rsdub and stop showing pics of Evos and get some pics up of those lovely VW you own!!!:notworthy http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...pseedd2ab0.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps24857b2c.jpg just a couple of the mk1 campaign during its concourse rebuild |
Originally Posted by rsdub
(Post 11251848)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...pseedd2ab0.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps24857b2c.jpg just a couple of the mk1 campaign during its concourse rebuild Think im going to do a MK2 Golf GTi project next!! Always regret never doing mine when I had one!!!:luvlove: |
Funny how were on a subaru site and were showing pictures of other cars that we class as mint!!
The mintiest car ive owned is my Evo 6 RSX:luvlove: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16...DSC_0314-1.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16...1/DSCN1037.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16...1/DSCN1041.jpg |
https://www.scoobynet.com/subaru-444...l#post11252097
Daily driven not a single mark ANYWHERE inside or out not a single swirl |
Originally Posted by scoobyboy1
(Post 11251990)
Funny how were on a subaru site and were showing pictures of other cars that we class as mint!!
I posted a thread requesting for pictures of mint cars and I got zero subarus. :lol1::o https://www.scoobynet.com/members-ga...ourselves.html As far as Japanese cars go, the mintest or restored ones I've come across are R32 GT-R, Hakosuka GT-R, old Fairlady Z, 2000GT, and 2 EVO 6s. The concours EVO 6 RS :notworthy http://www.lancerregister.com/showthread.php?t=136066 And one of the cleanest and most original EVO 6 TME I've ever seen. http://lancerregister.com/showthread...d.php?t=238690 |
Originally Posted by blackpoolrock
(Post 11252165)
https://www.scoobynet.com/subaru-444...l#post11252097
Daily driven not a single mark ANYWHERE inside or out not a single swirl Is it? |
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