Most liked posts in thread: What did you do with your MINI today?

I want to be "Dave.O" when I grow up!

 

I'm detailing mine outside in the rain now. :lol:



Claying in this misty drizzle then I'll give it another dish soap wash and roll it into the garage for some polishin'.

 

Nice Toro leaf blower, I have the same one in red.

 

I let Mother Nature wash all the pollen off mine today. Now waiting until NM opens tomorrow so I can order a set of wheels. Still on the fence between Brembo/JCW and Wildwood BBK system.

 

I think mine ate something or the motor is going - sounds a little off all of a sudden.

Works great for blowing the water out of the cracks though.

 

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I took my MINI on his and mine's first ever rally. It was a lot of fun.

 

Found a motoring road.....sorry....I wasn't driving the MINI but will definitely do it some other day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_4b6m9AvUs&feature=youtu.be

 

You're going to grow up? Why? it's over rated

 

I agree.... I had way more fun when I wasn't grown up...

Now I'm playing "catch up"...

 

Maybe he meant "If I grow up "

Real MINI drivers never grow up.

 

I gave up on my old battery today. I've charged it long enough and it's still tits up. Off to procure a new one tomorrow.

 

Finished polishing my car, wiped it all down with oil and polish oil remover so I could put my first layer of Kamikaze Miyabi Coat. http://www.esotericcarcare.com/kamikaze-miyabi-coat/

Next is a layer of Kamikaze ISM Coat: http://www.esotericcarcare.com/kamikaze-ism-coat/

 

Got my S back on Monday. New front brake pads and rotors, a new front right caliper, and replaced the rear, rusted out lines. The S just needs to be packed with cigars and other stuff before we leave to MOTD on Tuesday. :cornut:

 

Getting the wheels re balanced. Adding them tire letters added some weight to one side and I need her rolling smooth for next weekend! The shop is charging me 60 f'n dollars. When I said the words Cooper S he had to look at my car to make sure it's something they could do. It's balancing some wheels! How hard can it be? Says the guy who's n'er done such a thing, but Makes me wonder what they've run in to servicing these cars... Anyways, HAPPY MOTORING KIDS!

 

Just replaced my coolant overflow tank - glad I did, it was the original dated back to August of 2006.

Time to change the transmission oil now.

 

Nothing like removing the original tank, dated to 2006.

 

During my wheel balancing the guys at the local Pep Boys here they pulled me into the shop to show me that I had a bent wheel. It wasn't all that noticeable but they found this out and showed me and it's the wheel that was allegedly replaced following my mishap with a pothole. I suspected they(Classic Collision in Union City) didn't really change it or exchanged it with a "refurbished" wheel. Since that wheel being replaced I've had 4 new tires installed at Kauffman in Fayetteville. About a week following I brought the car in to have them re-balanced due to the shaking. Not once did anyone there even hint that there was something wrong with any of my wheels, even when they chewed up 3 out of 4 installing the tires. My wheels were PERFECT mind you. What's the moral of this story? Kauffman Tire sucks and have lost a good customer. Now I get to search for a new set O wheels Oh, also, the tire balancer guy put the bent wheel in the rear so I feel 0 vibration now. He said all of the tires were WAY out of balance as well. I'm just amazed that a place that only does tires and tire related crap didn't notice a wobbly wheel. F'n millennials.

 

What goes wrong with these 1st gen tanks? I see guys replacing them almost daily.

 

They blow at the seam after so much heat and pressure.

I'm about to drive this thing 11 hours south - not something I wanted to risk at 3am in the middle of VA.

 

Oh, i should change mine before driving 9hrs to Texas if that's the case. It's definitely the original from 05. Looks just as brown as your old one.


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