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Should it stay or should it go now…?

he planned move from Canada to Scotland is looming, which puts some pressure on the project list. I alternated between keeping and discarding Pimple the 1990 RSP Mini Cooper and the Mini Marcos, but Pimple would need an MoT and road tax on arrival, whereas the Mini Marcos should soon get a 1974 Canadian registration in my name, after which it just cruises into the UK as a tax-and MoT-free 40+ year-old, like the rest of my cars. I have decided both to sell and to keep Pimple on several occasions now, but ultimately importing two Minis is unnecessary, and Pimple is worth substantially

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