You KNOW you are always welcome to trek back to Ohio and Mid Ohio. You have made great friends here in the MINI/Mini world and we all will be thrilled to see you again!
Discount Tire FTW! Went over to the good folks at Discount tire, had the tires on the Blu one flipped on the rims balanced & rotated all in 35 minutes! Now they are quiet & oh so smooth. Took Skooby there next, balance & rotation in 30 minutes, once again smooth. Man the Discount Tire crew does good work. Plus it was all free!
My tires are directional & I run negative camber. The inner part of the tire was starting to show a bit of wear & they were getting a might loud. The tires were flipped on the rims so the inside is now the outside. This way I'll maximize my tire wear. I'm trying to get one more summer season out of these tires. Yokohoma S Drive's 205-50-16. I took the opportunity to look at the brakes while the wheels were off & happy to say everything looks as it should.
Took the r53 to my dads to drop off my new to me snow tires/wheels. Don't need to mount them for a month or so yet. Then chased him in his 996 as we went out to lunch this afternoon.
Just ordered a Stoptech Sport Brake Kit. Rotors, pads, and stainless lines. Got a good deal at Autoanything web site. They won't be delivered until the end of the month so I'll post my amateur impressions and pictures soon after.
Although I prefer to detail my stealthy ride at home, today I took my MINI to the local full service wash (chose the new car fragrance, naturally) on my way to my annual wellness exam. Rogue is gorgeous, I however, have a bruise on my arm.
Not really, I am just getting the most swings per round and getting my moneys worth. :lol: You have to play golf with an open mind, be relaxed and just enjoy it. You have to first realize you are never going to win so just enjoy the game. I call it the Danica Patrick method.:lol:
Man Dave this sounds like being married! Being marred you need an open mind, be relaxed and just enjoy it. You have to first realize you are never going to win so just enjoy the game. :lol::lol::lol::lol: Dave.0 the wise man who knew! :biggrin5:
Got the Mini detailed today. Getting it packed for another trip to the mountains of western NC. Stopping by Sneed4Speed on the way so I can try out one of his "billy club" shift knobs.
My faithful Mini took me to the eye doc this morning on a surprise trip to find out Ihave a corneal ulcer. This is wonderful because I can't wear contacts and my glasses are so far out of perscription that I might as well not wear them. Looks like I get to enjoy a week long headache and a lot of squinting to read. Yay fun.