- Odometer: 39,000 miles
- Manual transmission
- Driving Side: Right
- 63bh
- Color: Green
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1999 Rover Mini 1.3 MPI Sportspack 39,000 Miles with some Rare Extras
This is a beautiful, genuine 39,000 mile example of a 1999 Rover Mini 1.3 MPI 63bhp Sportspack (the model with the ultimate standard specification), it comes with a wonderful extras including; electric windows, electric sunroof, central locking, green leather, green tinted windows and a factory fitted sportspack.
Very Rare Factory Extra’s: She has some of the rarest factory extras including; central locking, electric windows, electric sunroof, green leather, green tinted windows and what appears to be a factory fitted Sportspack on a 1.3i model.
Low Mileage: Being a genuine 39,000 miles from new, the mileage records…
The Ultimate Model: the final Mini models (produced between 1997-2000 and commonly known as the “MPI Mini’s” were the ultimate classic Mini’s.
These Mini’s were designed by Rover to give more than ever before and designed to solidify the classic Mini’s place as a British icon in order to rocket fuel the sale of the modern Mini which arrived shortly thereafter.
Why were these the ultimate Mini’s? Well there’s six reasons and those reasons are that they are; more powerful, more reliable, better for motorway driving, higher quality, safer and greener. I’ll very briefly expand upon each as this is a question that we are asked a lot:
More powerful because they have 20% more horsepower as standard (63bhp) compared to the earlier 1275cc models (50-53hp) and 50% more horse power when compared to the earlier 1000cc model (39hp). Such output when combined with their 700kg weight and exceptional renowned rally winning handling provides for terrific and/or terrifying fun;
More reliable because the troublesome earlier carburettor, distributor and manual choke are replaced with modern multi-point fuel injection, dual spark technology and automatic choke. Such modern reliability breeds further reliability still as they are usually more factory original and well built, not modified or messed with;
Better for motorway driving not just because they have more power but they also have more sound deadening, a revised gearbox ratio and new mechanical layout to reduce driving noise (earlier Mini’s roar on the motorway);
Higher quality because the interior evolved, it had a higher quality dash and steering wheel and seats, higher quality gauges etc. New factory options were available such as the Sportspack;
Safer because they have a drivers airbag, door safety crash bars and inertia seatbelts as well as SRS; and Greener because they had a catalytic converter as standard and lower revs.So all round, the ultimate Mini spec wise.
