What did you do with your MINI today?

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  1. MCS02

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    Looks great!
     
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    Dropped it off at Helix for the last time. It’s off to new ownership.

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    I got the GP out of storage over the weekend to start MOTD prep.
     
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    @Zillon Thats sad, What are you replacing it with?
     
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    Went to the storage lot and started up Checkers. First time in about 5 or 6 weeks
     
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    The MINI stayed home today. Me and my wing-poodle finally got a little time with decent weather for a drive in the best Ferrari ever -- one somebody else paid for. I enjoyed the drive, while he was looking for bitches (that's PC, since he is, after all, a dog, and that's the appropriate term for a female dog).

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    Got the new belt line cover on and waxed the roof :) Slowly chipping away at my MOTD to do list.
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    Dankeschön.

    Princeton MINI closed back in September, unfortunately. In the meantime, I had to do some soul searching, and ended up landing at the local Mazda store. The Miata was a necessary move, and the R53 is going to a very particular local MINI enthusiast. Everyone wins.
     
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    Turned my work laptop in at 9 this AM and was told it'd be 8 hours to swap the hard drive and remove McAffe. So, I came home and finished the car! She's all waxed. F'n finally. I still may put another coat of some, final wax I guess? The more I get into this detailing world the more I learn how little I was actually doing to maintain the paint on my car. Here's the wax I just ordered to finish this project, so far I'm a fan of the Chemical Guys products I've used- https://www.amazon.com/Chemical-Guys-WAC_201_16-Butter-Wet/dp/B00FALVU8A/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1523400431&sr=8-3&keywords=chemical+guys+butter+wet+wax
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    The MINI didn't go anywhere. But, there is a place in Dallas called the "Addison Toll Tunnel," that is where every motorhead goes to listen to their new exhaust mod. I had to take the Ferrari for service today, and the Addison Toll Tunnel was only about five miles out of the way. I would have pissed off some people approaching the tunnel at 30 MPH, if they didn't know what I was going to do. It's pretty much SOP. They knew exactly what I was going to do.

    There is nothing quite like the sound of a V8 Ferrari blasting through a tunnel. If I could make my MINI sound like that, I'd easily part with a thousand bucks. Oh, it was a Ferrari Spyder, and the roof was down.

    I did it again on the way home. I think I might have scared a driver coming the opposite direction. I hope not, it wasn't my intention.

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    Got new Tires for the wife's Highgate or as I call it Hellgate.

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    It must be a new location. It is soooo clean... and empty.

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    Yes it’s new and it was near closing time
     
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    Aired up the Cooper's tires...wow...minus 4#! Car runs like it's not wallowing anymore. Damned winter's cold......
     
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    Swapped out the tail lights, wish I got these sooner. :D The Cooper S badge was the real reason I never pulled the trigger, but it's gone now so why not.
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    #15480 Qik, Apr 12, 2018
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    I took it all apart yesterday to cut and fit the fatter pins into the bracket. It's much more sturdy now, they 1/2" pins are just small enough to squeeze into the factory rubber grommets. It's a simple mounting solution but an effective one that you can make at home with a Dremel or a jig saw. Cotter pins didn't change. The heat shield tape does nothing, I just wanted a layer of something between the plate and the intake, notice it's just pieces of scraps.
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