{"id":300513,"date":"2017-06-13T13:23:28","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T13:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=300513"},"modified":"2024-08-24T22:45:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T22:45:41","slug":"moldovan-mini-cooper-beloved-one-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/moldovan-mini-cooper-beloved-one-man\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: A Moldovan Mini Cooper Beloved By One Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4CBTKz2rWws\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4CBTKz2rWws\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Another episode that will show you Sergiu Topala\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?s=Rover+Mini+Cooper\">Rover Mini Cooper<\/a> take a drive\u00a0around Moldova. Though produced in 1994, his little British box roundly recalls the styling and engineering that made the name so famous in the 1960s. In keeping with the more modern model year, this Mini is subjected to long road trips and anything else that one might do in a normal car, albeit one with no air-conditioning or power steering.<\/p>\n<p>With years of experience working with vehicles like his Mini, Sergiu\u2019s privy to all the tricks and issues that can crop up when purchasing a vintage enthusiast\u2019s car. In fact, he recalls a trend in which a good lot of left-hand drive Minis from Continental Europe were scooped up, converted to right-hand drive, and then sold back to their home country in a strangely roundabout and not-quite-right type of homecoming. Some of these were even re-converted and sold outside of the UK for a second time, so when looking for one of his own, Sergiu knew it had to untouched in this regard.<\/p>\n<p>The car that he eventually purchased has none of this sketchy history, and coming from the twilight decade of the original shape\u2019s production run, it is well-suited to creating many years of new memories. Of course, even a newer Rover Mini Cooper is still going to epitomize simplicity and eschew extravagance though. That\u2019s no issue though when it comes to those lengthy road trips, as the later, \u201890s-era Minis were geared towards even greater accessibility than the originals. Retaining the same efficient layout and cheap entry point, these later Minis were designed for longer excursions and an overall greater frequency of use over the earlier models, and so were fitted with motors that spun the odometer with ease both around town and on the open road. Herein lies the reason for Sergiu\u2019s choice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t buy this car for a collection,\u201d he says, \u201cI got it to drive it.\u201d Adding to this, he speaks of his Mini as if it were a good friend or family member: \u201cIt provokes you to go on various adventures.\u201d In this case, the connection between man and Mini is a deeper than pretty paint and a pampered existence. This car is driven. Whether it be days-long, multi-thousand kilometer road trips or just local jaunts, Sergiu is giving his Mini plenty of exercise. Already the two have been all over the continent, and the pair even went as far as to make an excursion to the UK, presumably in a \u201cThis is where your grandparents were born\u201d type of pilgrimage.<\/p>\n<p>If it weren\u2019t already very apparent in the vast amounts of time Sergiu\u2019s spent inside the thing, the little details around the car all point definitively toward a truly cherished object. You can take his word for it, or you can see the little manifestations of his deep relationship with this Mini\u2014it\u2019s in the keychain trinkets and the array of stickers signaling the various clubs and events that make up the life he\u2019s given his car. There is an evident care and respect that filters down into the small things, like making sure the keys don\u2019t knock the paint when opening the door. You can\u2019t fake this stuff; this is an unalloyed love for a little box of metal, and that\u2019s Driving Tastefully.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another episode that will show you Sergiu Topala\u2019s Rover Mini Cooper take a drive\u00a0around Moldova. Though produced in 1994, his little British box roundly recalls the styling and engineering that made the name so famous in the 1960s. In keeping with the more modern model year, this Mini is subjected to long road trips and anything else that one might do in a normal car, albeit one with no air-conditioning or power steering. 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