486,000 Miles and Still Going Strong

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    #1 JECO, Jun 14, 2012
    My wife gets mailings from MINI and just got one that includes among other things an article about an owner of one of the first MINIs imported to the U.S. Stories like these are what makes one an even prouder MINI enthusiast. The article is at http://www.miniusa.com/haroldqa/index.html.
     
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    #2 Dave.0, Jun 14, 2012
    That's a very cool story.
     
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    #3 Metalman, Jun 14, 2012
    Liked it too.....:D
     
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    #4 Crashton, Jun 14, 2012
    Nice read, thanks for sharing.
     
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    #5 JECO, Jun 14, 2012
    Glad you liked it guys. As Davo_O says, its cool. In other words it really grabs you.
     
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    #6 Dave.0, Jun 14, 2012
    I want to live out the end of my life driving all over the country in my Mini.
     
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    #7 minimark, Jun 15, 2012
    Good stuff, thanks for sharing! :)
     
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    #8 Gil-galad, Jun 15, 2012
    Had the pleasure of meeting both owner and MINI when MTTS stopped at Road America a few years ago. He attracted as much attention as the newly unveiled JCW. Properly detailed Silk Green is just about as good as it gets. Impressive and inspiring.

    It's comforting to see the the flip side of the typical "faults and fixes" saga.
     
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    #9 WolfGTI, Jun 15, 2012
    That is really cool!
    Although I cannot fathom over 200,000 miles on pads and rotors... :)
     
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    #10 KittyMini, Jun 15, 2012
    Very cool story :Thumbsup:
     
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    #11 zinvestor, Jun 15, 2012
    I met Harold and his MINI a few years ago when we both went to MITM (2009 I think). We explored the possibility of traveling together, but the timing just didn't work. We did meet at the event and had a great time.
     

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