The Mini Experience Reloaded

26/06/2025

SOLD!
It has been eight years since I closed down The BMC Experience magazine. Sometimes it seems like a lifetime ago, other times just a few months.
I no longer have any need for my Mini trailer, which is possibly the most travelled and most photographed Mini trailer in Australia.
It has certainly seen better days (see the two pics of it being towed by my two Mini Vans - and no, the Van isn't for sale, so don't ask).
Although it is still very usable, it does need a bit of work. There is a little bit of heavy rust around part of the RHS window and the window is cracked (but has 3M security film in it to stop it breaking completely). There is quite a bit of surface rust around the gutter and in a few seams, but nothing too serious. It certainly needs a repaint and looks pretty rough, but structurally it is pretty good.
One of the wheel flares needs replacing and the front panel needs resealing, as does the blanked-off roof vent.
It comes with 3x standard Mini rims (no the Contesta wheels don't come with it) and all with brand new Nankane (Chinese) 10" tyres, with 0km on them.
Wheel bearings are excellent, removable jockey wheel and hitch work as they should. There are air vents for flow-through ventilation, to stop fogging up and dampness, and I never had an issue with water getting in - even driving through storms.
Floor is in excellent condition, but could do with a repaint as well. There is even an interior light. There are also tie-down u-bolts on each wheel arch, which have proven very handy.
Subframe appears to be very good and rust free. The Mini rubber cone suspension makes this trailer and absolute dream to tow, and I have taken it just about everywhere between Adelaide and Bundaberg (Qld).
The trailer was wired up to suit my Mini, and will probably need the plug rewired to suit your car.
Priced to sell at $500 firm (the tyres cost over $300)
DM me or call 0427 537 443 if interested.
Located in Geelong, but I can deliver to Melbourne or Western Vic for petrol costs.

29/04/2025

All copies of The Mini Experience Reloaded are now available to purchase individually on my regular business website, for only $5 per issue.

Some people may have found it too expensive in the past to pay for all issues when they really only wanted the info from one issue.

So, now you can buy just the copies you want and get them as a downloadable PDF.

Please note: While I can't prevent the sharing of the pdf magazines, please remember they are protected under the Australian Copyright Act and may NOT be copied or shared without the permission of the publisher (me). Purchasing from our website grants you one copy per purchase and does not transfer ownership of any of the material.

Unauthorised copying or sharing is Copyright theft. Nothing less. If you share the magazines with other people, think about this - would you be happy if someone took something you had made or a service you provided without paying for it? Me either. If you don't value my work, don't purchase, but if you do and a friend wants you to share it, how about suggesting they purchase their own copy?

So, if you would like to purchase a copy of any issue, go to this link:

This is the new home of The Mini Experience Reloaded. The Mini Experience was originally published by Watto under his first business, Autofan Media.

13/03/2025

Important news
The Mini Experience Reloaded website is closing in 5 days.
I have just sent an email to all subscribers about accessing the magazines they have already paid for.
If you are a paid subscriber and have not received the email, please let me know immediately.
This page will also be deleted in the near future.
Thanks for your support.

06/06/2024

I will be at Hay this weekend. Woo hoo!
I will not be having a trade stall, but I will have a box of the last ten jigsaw puzzles if anyone wants one. I only have the Leyland Mini LS puzzle. Lots of people always moan there are never enough products with Leyland Minis. Well, here you are. Selling these at cost ($35). I will also have the last half dozen DVDs, including 1x Birdsville And Beyond, 2x The Tortoise and The Hare, 1x Tour 2009 to the UK (Mini 50th), and 4x No Plan B (2013 Sh*tbox Rally). All DVDs at just $10 each. You you want any of these just let me know, catch me at the Show n Shine on Saturday or any time over the weekend.
Cheers, Watto.

01/03/2024

Final fling. I will be at the All British Day at Echunga, SA, tomorrow for a last fling to sell off what remains of my British car book, DVD, model and memorabilia collection, as well as the very last remaining stock from The BMC Experience.
I have fewer than 20 jigsaw puzzles left, selling at below cost. Only 25 of each design were made, with my own photos, making these a truly collectible item for Mini or Moke enthusiasts.
This is the last-ever car show that I will be selling stuff at. After this I will only be attending car shows like a normal human.