This one-owner 1999 Rover Mini Cooper was inspected for a client at USS Tokyo auction on 16 February 2016.
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One of the best Minis we have seen in Japan in terms of condition and came with service and owner’s manuals and spare key.
Graded 4 C with 40,364 genuine kms.
Oil leak around the top of the engine (typical for this model).
Few small pin dents around the body. Roof lining dirty. Steering wheel and seats slightly scuffed. Driver’s seat had a 5cm tear noted along the seam.
Small spot of rust between the RHR quarter panel and top panel seam.
No rust in the typical problem areas for these Minis (underneath doors, headlights, floors). These areas were all nice and clean.
One small pin dent and scratch on the left door.
This 1999 Rover Mini Cooper was eligible for import under the SEVS import regulations for Australia.
Price withheld at client request.
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I wanted to post up an honest review of my experience with the import process and Geoff.
I bought my car a few months ago now. I was pretty on top on what I wanted down to model, year, acceptable colours and even finding all the cars I wanted to bid on online by myself.
At 1AM on a Sunday morning after a few I was browsing the auction cars and I came to the decision I absolutely must bid on this car I found. I sent Geoff an email with enough details to get the ball rolling and then went to sleep.
First thing in the morning Geoff called me and the arrangements were made that he would broker my import and to bid on that car. I didn’t win that auction, but less than a week later I won at auction a top of the line model from the final year of production for a very reasonable price. In total I only had to make offers on 2 cars, however Geoff had a handful of cars checked out for me with very short notice.
Throughout the entire process Geoff has been very polite, honest, punctual, he always returns your calls, and will send messages and emails to make sure everything is OK and handled.
Geoff is a genuine automotive enthusiast. He has provided good advice on every part of the import process and worked with me to help me find and import exactly what I wanted.
If you think you want to import your own car I would highly suggest you get in touch with Geoff.