[vorticity]

I really appreciate everyone's honest comments here. It is good to hear from other owners.

Reflecting on what I've done on the car since 2015, it is very true that I know the car well and that a lot of work has been done on things that are known to fail. Buying another one would not necessarily get me anything where all of that had been done.

So I'm going to start pricing my mini restoration project and start, as you've all said, with the basics. Get the core of the car right and work outwards till all the niggles are sorted.

The order in my head goes:

-------Phase 1-------------
Driver seat foam cushion replaced
Control arms (IPD)
Ball joints (IPD)
Engine mounts (OE, not polybushed)
Drop links (Meyle HD or IPD)
Shocks and top mounts (B4)
Springs (Eibach Pro if load carrying not overly compromised)

Clutch (if needs doing - might be that I have no idea what a failing clutch feels like)

Door and body seals

------Phase 2-----------

New stereo + GROM
New windscreen (auto wipers)
Full polish, paint touch up

------May never get here---------

Remap
Rear anti roll bar upgrade
Rear spoiler addition