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Rufus has been running like a top and passing annual inspections for the past few years... just being the perfect garage queen, fun-only car that...
That GP is in surprisingly good shape for 180k miles!
Annual inspection passed! Woo! I've had an intermittent CEL popping up for a while (I think I had a bad tank of gas), so I was very happy that...
Thanks! That particular photo was just after I had about 1/2 of the body panels PDR'd, de-rusted and repainted, plus about 5-6 hours of polishing...
I've now got a pretty good version of Rufus and I've built out a Porsche Cayman that looks a lot like my previous car, so I'm good! :D I'm sure...
Now I can drive Rufus (well... not the right model or year, but it's pretty close in terms of styling) in the virtual world as well (GTA V online)...
A newer Gen 2 or 3 Countryman was released in GTA V on-line last week... I bought one and had some fun with it in the custom mod shop, getting a...
I've got one of those NoCo gadgets set up as a trickle charger for Rufus, my R53. I've got the hard-wired adapter connected to the battery and...
FYI: The concealed permit process in North Carolina is taking about 6 months. It's been a while, but I believe that there are 6 different places...
It took me a week longer than anticipated due to a dead battery, but I took Rufus out for a spin last night. I've been craving a White Russian...
I was sorting through pictures from a recent trip to the UK. When I saw this little shop in Bath, England, I thought of MA!
Not so much about Rufus, but the GPS that usually resides on his dash... I bought the latest/greatest Garmin unit about 3-4 years back and this...
I've been checking the MINI factory tour website regularly for the last few months. In the last week or so, MINI has re-opened their factory...
Holy crap. My Facebook feed just reminded me: It was 5 years ago that I bought Rufus and started driving him home!
Generally no. I sometimes add some Lucas engine-treatment to the tank, but I haven't been driving the MINI (or even my daily driver) much since...
I've been having this issue intermittently for the past year or two. I know that a good highway run in 5th gear solves the problem (higher revs...
It was time for the annual state inspection, so I took Rufus in at lunch today. Everything was OK on my way there, but when they started the car...
6 days to go and already over $6k. Woo!
Thank you to my friend Mike McGill, who took this interesting drone photo of Rufus at MOTD 2022.
It's not. The accountants need to take their pass at the design... then the health and safety team. The end result will look like a Gen 3, but...