What did you do with your MINI today?

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  1. Dave.0

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    Oh dear God my eyes. :nonod:
     
  2. Savvy

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    Drove up to the Innsbrook, VA Cars & Coffee this morning. Where this 100% original survivor showed up.

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  3. minirab

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    What a sweetie! :Thumbsup:
     
  4. Tallman

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    Great assortment of photo's.....thank you so much for sharing!

    Would be a pleasure to cruise about in than vehicle :Thumbsup:
     
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    Put Angus on jack stands and checked the control arm bushings. May need to look into replacing these soon...
     
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    Install JCW Projection Puddle lamps:

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  7. wmwny

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    Hmmmm...BAAAD day for me and my S at Mid Ohio this weekend...ran into some curbing and broke my lower front bumper. :mad5: These things happen when you "think" you are backing up, only to find the opposite is true. :mad2:

    Gee, is there a bright side? Well, my TSW lowered car is now "lowered" to around 2" off the ground...just great for upcoming track days...grrrrr, providing the freaking thing even stays on the car!
     
  8. RussWK

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    $16.00 each plus shipping. About $75 for the set. We had a club run today from Portland, OR to Toppish WA. Since I came from Salem, my mileage today was about 460 miles. Beautiful run through the Columbia River gorge and up through Washington to Yakima Valley on winding roads. So, I have driven the Mini over 2,000 miles since Thursday a week ago.

    Yes, these new 5,000,000 watt Pulstar PlasmaCore plugs are the best yet. These are the newest version. I've been using them for 5 or 6 years on the supercharged Buick and now the Mini. I also used them on an old 64 Ford 6 Cylinder 170 CI engine, (had to use capacitor attachments to a standard plug) and could tell a difference in smoother idle and more power.

    On today's run I pulled most big hills in 6th gear from 2K RPM. You can tell there is more torque. And, when you shift down to 2nd or third, things really happen. I am also using the newest Amsoil 5W-40 full SAPS European Blend synthetic oil, which the dealer says BMW now recommends.

    Getting back to the plugs; you have to also be careful installing the plugs. DO NOT use a rubber sleeved socket, because the capacitor (which stores the 5,000,000 watt charge) is inside the porcelain body of the plug which makes the thin porcelain shell susceptible to cracking if you accidentally put side force on it while turning it in. So you have to lower the plug into the hole with a rubber hose,get it starting in the threads, and then use a socket that doesn't put accidental pressure on the porcelain while you tighten it to the normal torque.

    --Russ
     
  9. Crashton

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    Sorry to hear this. If there is any way I can help PM me. :frown2:
     
  10. teresa wood

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    Someone posted about using his leaf blower to dry his MINI so we tested. It helps! uploadfromtaptalk1404092889989.jpg
     
  11. wmwny

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    Hmmmm...EGAD...hope no leaf fragments were near that blower! I can just imagine the after effects of an "external walnut shell blaster type" dryer! :eek6::ihih:
     
  12. Firebro17

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    #7452 Firebro17, Jun 29, 2014
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    We raced at Mid Ohio!! What a blast that place is. You locals are awful lucky and thanks for the hospitality!
     

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    You are always welcome to return. :Thumbsup: I KNOW you guys made a ton of friends there! :cornut:
     
  14. Dave.0

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    This past weekend I drove all over and used lots of fuel and meth. :Thumbsup:

    No tickets.
     
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    Meth? :eek6:


    ...no tickets...yah right. Did you drive over the speed limit? :wink:
     
  16. Crashton

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    That meth is a special blend for hypermiling. :lol:

    Drove Skooby to the grocery. Came back loaded with grub.
     
  17. Dave.0

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    Yes, Yes I did. As a matter of fact tend to spend more time over it then under it. :ihih:
     
  18. Crashton

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    May you continue to beat the odds Dave. :fingerscrossed:
     
  19. DneprDave

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    Actually, the odds of getting a speeding ticket are pretty small.
     
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    Turned 80,000 miles on the way to Cardiac Rehab.
     

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