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Sadly a few weeks ago my very best friend David lost his battle with depression aged just 26. He was a member on here and was a true petrol head. A lot of people in the MINI clubs knew him well and this R53 was his fifth MINI. A lot of hard decisions had to be made and I was humbled and very taken back when his family asked me if I'd take his pride and joy and keep on doing the MINI runs and shows in his memory.
Last August David and I travelled to London to collect this. It's an 06 R53 with chilli pack, heated recaro seats, Harmon Kardon, factory LSD, climate control, heated windscreen, 17" Bullets, MFSW, black roof and mirror caps. As soon as David saw the spec list and interior he had to have it and it was quickly named "Seth". Following a long drive back to cairnryan and a good hammering along the A75 we got Seth back to Belfast just in time for the causeway coast MINI weekend.
My plans for this car are to continue with the work David never got around to doing. It really needs a new exhaust so will be watching for a good standard one or if a nice upgrade comes up I'll maybe go for it. A wheel refurb is on the cards and a very minor repair to one of the seats to make the interior immaculate. Apart from that I'll be keeping Seth exactly as he is and will be focusing my attentions on keeping it in its current condition. Seth holds a lot of memories so will be a long term keeper and I'll be using my Passat for all the boring daily duties.
Anyway, sorry for the long background story, I'll let the pics do the rest now.
Cheers
Last August David and I travelled to London to collect this. It's an 06 R53 with chilli pack, heated recaro seats, Harmon Kardon, factory LSD, climate control, heated windscreen, 17" Bullets, MFSW, black roof and mirror caps. As soon as David saw the spec list and interior he had to have it and it was quickly named "Seth". Following a long drive back to cairnryan and a good hammering along the A75 we got Seth back to Belfast just in time for the causeway coast MINI weekend.
My plans for this car are to continue with the work David never got around to doing. It really needs a new exhaust so will be watching for a good standard one or if a nice upgrade comes up I'll maybe go for it. A wheel refurb is on the cards and a very minor repair to one of the seats to make the interior immaculate. Apart from that I'll be keeping Seth exactly as he is and will be focusing my attentions on keeping it in its current condition. Seth holds a lot of memories so will be a long term keeper and I'll be using my Passat for all the boring daily duties.
Anyway, sorry for the long background story, I'll let the pics do the rest now.
Cheers