Tag Archive for tag: MINI
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Tag Archive for tag: MINI
About a month ago, I posted about wanting a new car to replace the Lumbering Beast. In some weeks of driving the new commute, I’ve determined that the Lumbering Beast gets approximately 19 mpg on the highway. That’s NOT good. It’s rated (in 2005 numbers) 17/21. It gets more like 15/19, though. I need to [...]
After months of deliberation, I finally put XM Radio in my MINI. I used the Blitzsafe adapter (BMW/MINI SLD01) and the XM Direct unit. It was a quick and easy install, and it works great! No more crappy terrestrial radio in MY car.
Our MINI Cooper S is finally here! We went up to Kansas City to get it Halloween weekend. I can’t get it up over 4500 rpm or over 95 MPH until I put 1,250 miles on it, though. Even with the first restriction (I doubt the second will be much of a problem), it performs [...]
Our new MINI Cooper S is on the boat and headed for the US! Its supposed delivery date is this coming Saturday. We’ll be visiting family this weekend, but we’re planning to make the trip up to KC to pick up the MINI (and visit the new KC Apple Store) the following weekend.
When in KC last week, we ordered our new car: a 2005 MINI Cooper S in British Racing Green Metallic with a white top and white bonnet stripes. The pic is of a similar car. Ours has yet to be manufactured yet, and it won’t be here until October. It’s going to be a LONG [...]
