Washed and waxed my Cooper and Clubman today.. Not too many more nice days left this year. Last weekend I took a 500 mile road trip to Iowa after the club drive to Starved Rock, and most of it was in the rain.
Lots of rain and even some snow in the forecast for the next two weeks so I’m in an agreement that the great weather is behind us for a while.
New plasma coil packs installed yesterday and new colder plugs it’s like a ROCKET now no hesitation at all 100% spark really makes difference with my chip and tune! 2013 R56S with 39k
Well not what I did to my mini but how a rant! My wife was on the way home from Atlanta this morning, it's a 6 hour drive. About an hour or so out of Atlanta she got a flat, she said a stick went through the tire, so not fixable. She made it to a small tire store but they don't have a 205/45 17 all they have is a 205/50 17. The store told her they did not know if it would fit, I understand they don't know squat about Minis. I told her it would fit even checked with DT and they said it would fit. She has decided to wait till they can get one the same size as the other tires. It should be there around linch time they said. This started around 7 this morning. I hate run flats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is the second time this has happened to her. Last winter coming home from Trashville (Nashville) she hit a pot hole in the dark and the run flat split! she made it to a rest area and I went and trailered her home. This time it's a stick! All those years with both my R53 and R58 I never had run flats and did so many trips and never a flat. I think these run flats are CRAP. I believe a normal tire would have given and not failed. I think they are to hard and unflexible. END OF RANT!
Thank Thank You I pride myself with this one took me two months after my accident to find it and the guy was super helpful after he heard my accident horror story!
I have to update my rant. I thought she said it had a stick, no it was a pot hole agin! she said she tried to miss but caught the edge go it and it split the side wall. So mad!!
Speaking of tires, changed to winter tires last week on both my MINI and my wife’s M240i. Her car got diverted into a construction detour and the summer tires got plastered with asphalt/tar/gravel that won’t come off with any product that I’ve tried. Turns out scraping/peeling it off with a 1” chisel works (can get the 1/16th inch plus of hard amazingly adherent gunk off with a lot of effort with the chisel and doesn’t cut the tread rubber if you’re careful). Thank god these are Michelin PS4S tires with wide blocks and no siping or it would be impossible. It’s taking about 3 hours per tire to get back down to the tread and so far I have 1 1/2 tires done. Fun, fun fun…
I used Jetseal on the cars I don’t want ceramic coat. It is great stuff. Almost as good as coating just doesn’t last as long. You car looks great!
Thanks I’m always cleaning because of black color but it always looks good when done! Finally received my vanity plate R56S after waiting 6 months
I sourced brand new components for my upgrade. A digital gauge cluster and 2023 Nav/Infotainment system upgrade with the 8.8" touchscreen display. Since today is Thanksgiving, I plan to do the upgrade to my JCW this Saturday. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
Awesome let us know how that turns out I have to change my radio and I’m not looking forward to it I have also bought two OEM backup radios just in case my XM is not working nor is the FM ? I just have AUX and AM very odd!!
So I forgot all about my ceramic coating I did on it 3 weeks ago then I did the jetseal? Lol! I hope it doesn’t affect it? What do you think?
It looks good to me the jetsam last a year I think or 6 months? When I coated my car i did not put anything on top of it. The guy that detailed the 308 to get it ready for sale put like 3 products on it LOL. This is what the Helmet looked like after I voted it. My son has the car now.