Internet-based penny auction break all records for the biggest online saving by auctioning the newly re-designed MINI One Its totally Maad!
London, England September 2008 MadBid.com, the new internet-based auction platform, broke all online saving records by selling a brand new, MINI One car for £6.83. The auction for the MINI One, which retails for £12,135, was won by Sandeep Anantharaman, a telecom engineer from Watford.
About the MINI One - A Modern Classic
The new MINI has been completely re-designed. It now has a new British built engine, new front and rear suspension and new six speed manual transmission. There are also a host of new innovations, and extra safety and security features as standard.
Open to all UK residents over the age of 16, MadBid.com offers users the opportunity to snag premium retail products ranging from gadgets such as iPods, flat-screen TVs and laptops to lifestyle products such as holidays, games consoles and even cars and scooters at a fraction of the cost.
Current categories:
Lifestyle (shopping vouchers, petrol vouchers)
Technology (laptops, PCs, gadgets, iTouchs, Wiis, xBox)
Entertainment (DVDs and recorders, TVs, sound systems)
Holidays (package, flights only, hotel rooms)
Getting started is easy: customers sign up to use the service in a few clicks and, once registered, can return to bid on as many items, as many times as they like. Bidding can take place online or through a registered account via a mobile phone. MadBid.coms daily auctions are live and allow users to watch the progress of their bids in real time on their computer screens, making the process suspenseful down to the last few seconds of each bidding session.
Come and try it out for yourself and go MAD with MadBid.com at
www.madbid.com.
MINI One Technical Specs:
Exterior colour: Red
Interior colour: Black
Engine: 1.4 litre, 4 cylinder/16 V
Max. output/hp/revs: 95 hp at 6000 rpm
Max. torque: 140Nm at 4,000rpm
Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 10.9 s
Top speed: 115 mp/h
Fuel consumption (combined): 49.6 mpg
CO2 emissions: 128g/km
Transmission: 6-speed manual
5 years of service included!!
Check out Mini official website for further details of the prize car.
