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Drove it down to my local MINI dealership to wander around a bit.
Every sales person that I spoke with had nothing but good things to say about my R53; saying it is the good version and they all love the superchargers. :biggrin5:
My first time in a dealership where I could walk around and let them know I was just wandering and they kept wanting to hand me the keys to something. If there wasn't any crazy rain imminent I probably would have taken one of those F56's out for a spin.

 

Had my windows tinted. Turned out great!

 

It's actually kind of a funny story - my MINI is a "leftover" 2013 that was originally destined to go to a dealership in TX, but ended up in Sacramento since Niello didn't have many cars on their lot before the 2014's came in. So from what was explained to me, it was one of the few cars that had pre-tinted rear windows on the lot. I originally had gone to the dealer expecting to possibly order a 2014, but saw this car on the lot and I have to admit I have a special affinity for the ginormous speedometer and am not crazy about the "frowny" look of the '14 MCS.

Well, a month after having the car, I noticed the tint blistering. Called Niello, and they were initially confused about where I had my tint done until they realized mine was one of the cars originally meant for Texas. So they set up an appointment for me to have my windows re-tinted by a third party under warranty and the result is MUCH better. I would guess it's about 15-20%? Sorry I can't be more exact. I had my bestie with me when I picked up the car and he inquired about the cost, and was told they charge $150 for the rear windshield.

Sorry, that was probably a longer explanation than you anticipated.

 

Took my wife out to a Mother's Day Brunch.

 

Did you provide the micro-fiber for drying, if not you are braver than I. :drool :eek6:

I do support our local kids too, but I cringe if I see towels in the buckets of mud. :frown2:

Good support, congratulations to the Graduate.

Don

 

We had those when I was in school... To this day, I will make a donation if I feel the cause is worthy, but won't let them touch my car. If I was in my truck I might let them though, it adds to the patina.

 

Don't forget to smoke a pack or two and spill a couple beers in there too!

 

Gave the MINI the day off. Top down roadster day.

 

Went into my garage to grab something and got distracted by the shininess (gave it a good bath yesterday), so I stood there and stared at it for a few.

Otherwise it's been a pretty uneventful day...

 

Hah.... Fort Lee Virginia... I was born in the Army hospital there many many moons ago....

My dad was in the Army Quartermaster Corps at Fort Lee...

 

Well then.....

Tell her it's very important to check the oil every time she fills up with gasolene...

 

All I did was go to Harbor Freight to buy some top quality Chinese goods.

 

My parents are coming over for a BBQ.....

So I.....

Backed the MINI out of the garage....

Backed the JD tractor out of the garage....

Mowed the front yard...

Mowed the back yard....

Put the tractor back in the garage...

Put the MINI back in the garage...

At least the yard looks nice and my parents won't think they raised a slackard.....

 

I intended to wash the weekend's trip dirt off it, but it's going to rain for the next four days so that seems like a waste. And I'm just relaxing around the house today after the exhausting weekend, so I'm not even driving anywhere.
(Quite a change from the rest of the weekend, which involved this fun little trip down some neat secondary roads to the place I spent Friday night camping.)

Speaking of camping, here's Black Top mid-pack. I'm amazed at all the stuff I can fit in this little car!



But I did the first trial of Dave.O's penetrol trick to restore my black plastic trim. So far it looks great! And I'm taking before and after pics for those interested.

 

scoured and rainx'd the exterior glass.

 

I did more sanding and more sanding and your guessed it more sanding.

(JCW Aero Front bumper restore project)

 

You can use a sponge, old Microfiber or a new wax applicator sponge. just make sure they are clean. Just remember you cannot wash it out of the applicator so you may as well toss it when you are done.

I use old dirty MF towels when I apply it to others cars and just toss them in the trash.

 

My mom gave me my dad's 05 GMC when he passed. When I jumped into it for the first I started laughing, the wife couldn't figure out why until I pointed it out it had window cranks, hadn't seen any in years. I cant belive they still make vehicles with window cranks.