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Pulled into the office parking lot and looked at my odometer. Wasn't expecting to get here so fast....



It's been a fun ride. I should pass the 240,000 mark on my way to the MINI dealer.

After driving a Mazda 3 (that tried to kill us), Mazda 2, Nissan Versa Note, Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, she decided she was going to get a MINI so we are going to visit our MINI dealer.

A 2013 R56 (last year of that generation) in pretty good shape is slightly above her budget, so I guess bank of dad is going to help her out a bit.

If the deal is made, stay tuned for pictures.

 

Racing slicks don't generally do well in 12 degree weather. You need F1 style tire warmers to keep your baby's feet warm. :wink:

 

Last Saturday, I dropped my car off to get the rust around my right tail light fixed under warranty. MINI of Allentown hooked me up with a 2017 catfish hardtop. The only thing I like about it are the cornering lamps it has. When did MINI start putting those into the headlights?!

 

On my way down to my local MINI dealership my MINI crossed the 240000 kms milestone.




My daughter was so impressed with the reliability of my car, that she went and bought her own (her first car) with her own money.



I guess she's graduating from university (this spring) in style. Broke...but in style.

 

Been good. Haven't been on here in a while... because life.... but I'm good.

 

I've liked the new Clubman loaners the best out of all the new MINI's. They just feel nice. Anyways, the cornering lamps. The last time I was at the dealership a salesman told me that the black Xenon housings that my car is equipped with are cornering lamps. I told him that they are not cornering lamps. He proceeded to tell me that they are in fact cornering lamps because only the black housed Xenons were cornering lamps in the 2nd gen. With that logic how could one argue. They're still not cornering lamps. To not answer your kweshun, I have no idea.....:cornut:

 

Very sharp ride !!

 

She has to start somewhere! It looks good!!

 

She's a pretty bright kid. Most of her tuition was paid through scholarships and grants. She has a part time job with a standing offer for a fulltime job when she graduates.

We had the MINI sales person looking for a car for her in or near her budget the last 3 months. This one is a lease return. Previous owner downgraded to an F56.

Your kids have to come with their own MINIs. Otherwise, I'm not taking them.

 

Went outside & started Skooby for the first time after sitting out for 5 days of cold arse weather. Fired right up so I went for a drive, heater & bun warmer on full blast. brr

 

If any of his kids are about to graduate from Med school, I'll take that one.

CD

 

Let's be honest... most salesmen... don't know a damn thing about the cars they sell.

 

They've been an option for awhile.

 

I still made Savvy get that ugly catfish MINI out of my driveway when he came over. :lol:

 

Started up my wife's '06 MCSa after letting it sit for the past 4-5 days [she won't drive it if it's snowing and I drive MY S, so her's sits]. As with Crashton's wife's car, My wife's started up...slowly, from the cold, but warmed up nicely and SHE took it out for a spin.

 

Warmed up around here the past couple of days after being in the mid teens. So I went and wash both MINIs them gave them some Prima SPA treatment as a bonus.

Still in the 40s, but not going to last long. Sorry you folks out east are getting the nasty winter blast.

Was looking at the April/May schedule on my calendar, I think I am planning a CO,MO,NC trip for the end of April early May, I hope the weather stays dry on the Dragon this year.


Don

 

This came in the mail. Stage 1 Tune and colder range plugs. It's gonna have to be added to the stack of parts waiting for warmer weather. Plug wrench won't be here until next week anyway.

 

After about 36 hours of air travel, got to the car parked at a Comfort Inn for 12 days where it didn't get above freezing for the last week.
Got out of the cab (too cold and windy to wait for the free hotel shuttle) in 12F degree windy weather and got in quickly to start warming
it up and nothing but one or two clicks (battery not too old and voltage checked out ok a couple months ago).
Finished putting luggage into the MINI and before going into the motel to see about getting it jumped,
tried again and it started right up and drove home without any problems (2 hour drive from IAD).
Haven't checked it again today (2 degrees F) but I'm pretty sure it will be fine when I go for groceries later today.

Edit/addendum:
Starts fine today.