What did you do with your MINI today?

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  1. old81

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    And I am sure another great opportunity (fast car) will present itself. I am toying with possibly replacing the 11 Countryman, maybe a later Countryman JCW or some such. Not sure even if it will be a MIN USA product. Sigh..... 90K miles on the 11.

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    One of my Intercooler bolts went AWOL so I replaced all of them with stainless steel ones.
     
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    Only a week into march and the trees are defecating on GIR. Cleaned him up two days ago and doesn’t even look like I did a thing to him.[​IMG]
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  4. 00Mini

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    Wow !! What type of trees do that ??
     
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    And by the way is that a Studebaker in front of GIR ??
     
  6. DneprDave

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    Gosh! Gir looks like a barn find.
     
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    #20087 GokartPilot, Mar 8, 2023
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    Should point out the pictures are from last Sunday but GIR looks exactly like that only two days after the wash.
    Most of that is from the pine trees. It’s going to be like this for at least a month if not longer depending on how strong the winds get.

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  8. Crashton

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    Looks like a rally car after a few hundred miles of dirt roads....
    Is that a Studebaker Hawk I'm seeing in the last pic? Love those cars!
     
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    Yes sir, my retirement project


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    Donuts always make for a sweet time!!
     
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  13. 00Mini

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    So true. Who doesn’t like a good donut ??
     
  14. beken

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    I've been crossing the border into the Washington state to buy fuel for my MINI where gasoline is significantly less expensive than in BC.
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    ...and I took the winter tires off and put the 3 season tires and wheels back on.
     
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    Vancouver MINI Cooper Club impromptu doughnut run.

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    Back in January, I had my MINI in for an oil change. They told me that my brake light looked like it was intermittently not working and that I would need to get a new circuit board because it was likely melted. I saw the brake lights as working fine back then, so I didn't do anything about it. I noticed the right side rear brake light wasn't working recently, so I pulled it out to have a look and replaced the light bulb. The board looks pretty good to me. In one oil service, the dealer ruined 18 years of building a good reputation with this customer. along with wanting to charge me $1600 to replace a seized rear brake caliper.

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    Did another doughnut run with a few members of the Vancouver MINI Cooper Club.

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  19. 00Mini

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    That’s truly sad.
     
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    Very nice.
     

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