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    What did you do with your MINI today?

    Road trip to Iowa to help my son and his fiance move to a new home No matter how long the trip, we always seem to fill the car up.. Luggage for 3...
    Post by: Ernesto, Jun 20, 2025 in forum: MINI
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    What did you do with your MINI today?

    Today was a Chicago MINI Motoring Club drive up Sheridan Road, which is a nice twisty (for Chicagoland) road along Lake Michigan and past some of...
    Post by: Ernesto, Jun 14, 2025 in forum: MINI
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    What did you do with your MINI today?

    Today was part 3 of Clubman maintenance.. I replaced the rear swaybar bushings and end links. It was a bunch of work because the bushings bolts...
    Post by: Ernesto, Jun 9, 2025 in forum: MINI
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    My ride for the day..

    Havent driven anything new in a while, but took my Sunbeam Alpine out to a Cars and Coffee this morning and parked next to an immaculately...
    Post by: Ernesto, Jun 8, 2025 in forum: Other Vehicles
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    What did you do with your MINI today?

    Ha.. There were a few tears and curse words.. The red is from some touchup painting on my other MINI ;-)
    Post by: Ernesto, Jun 2, 2025 in forum: MINI
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    What did you do with your MINI today?

    Today was Clubman maintenance day part 2. Oil change, in-cabin air filter change, and replacing the exhaust flex-pipe. Cutting the exhaust was a...
    Post by: Ernesto, Jun 2, 2025 in forum: MINI
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    What did you do with your MINI today?

    Today's drive was about 225 miles of backroad fun.. 25 MINIs participated including one classic on it's first higher speed/longer distance drive...
    Post by: Ernesto, May 17, 2025 in forum: MINI
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    What did you do with your MINI today?

    This weekend is our club's 2nd annual Midwest MINI Meet.. We have about 25 MINIs from Chicagoland, Milwaukee and Madison areas to explore some...
    Post by: Ernesto, May 17, 2025 in forum: MINI
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    What did you do with your MINI today?

    All fun and games till someone loses a finger.. ;-) It was my second brake job and the 1 day turnaround was faster than my first one so it is a...
    Post by: Ernesto, May 13, 2025 in forum: MINI
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    What did you do with your MINI today?

    Today was front brakes for the 2012 Clubman. What should have been a few hours turned into an entire day due to a rusted on set screw and a...
    Post by: Ernesto, May 12, 2025 in forum: MINI
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    What did you do with your MINI today?

    "The MINI with the decal on the 1/4 window is what gave me the idea for my car." That was originally a sunroof graphic that I believe was...
    Post by: Ernesto, Apr 20, 2025 in forum: MINI
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    What did you do with your MINI today?

    Today was a Chicago MINI Motoring Club casual meet and greet at a new motorcycle themed coffee house. The owners were thrilled to have us come...
    Post by: Ernesto, Apr 19, 2025 in forum: MINI
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    What did you do with your MINI today?

    Ugg.. I know that feeling.. Mine was a bit under a grand for the front struts and swaybar end-links.
    Post by: Ernesto, Apr 14, 2025 in forum: MINI
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    What did you do with your MINI today?

    This morning was a local car show.. My ride for the day was a 1962 Ford Anglia rally car. After that it was Summer tire change day for my MINI.....
    Post by: Ernesto, Apr 13, 2025 in forum: MINI
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    What did you do with your MINI today?

    Hope you didnt catch it from me.. I'm sure your MINI will spring back to service quickly
    Post by: Ernesto, Apr 9, 2025 in forum: MINI