North American Motoring - Eastern Iowa MINIs

JCW

DEHawk — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:27:24 GMT

Did Mini make a JCW kit for a 2007 Cooper S? Not just the Aero Kit, Brakes, and cosmetic upgrades but performance upgrades? If Mini didn't is it possible to add the JCW performance upgrade after market? Next if the Mini has the JCW performance upgrades how could one tell?
I am looking a buying a used 2007 Mini Cooper S that is supposed to be a JCW version. It has all the cosmetic Works equipment, carbon fiber, scoop, interior, rear air dam, JCW brakes, Stabilizer bar, air filter, everything, but i can not tell if it the engine upgrade.

I still plan on buying it, but this info will help me negotiate a price.

See ya on the road!!

Servicing in Iowa

Jaque_Mate — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:44:38 GMT

Hi, not to clog up your board with stuff, but... I'm from the St. Louis club and I'm going to college in IA. Um, where can I get my MINI serviced if something happens, since I saw there aren't dealers anywhere near Des Moines? I called the service department of the local BMW dealership and they said they don't handle MINI's unless its something like an oil change.

Favorite Pictures of Your MINI

MariaChick — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:50:10 GMT

I thought it would be neat if everyone could have a place to post their favorite picture of their car. We all know that MINIs are pretty photogenic, so here's where we could show that!

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Invite: Mad City Drive Nov. 7

Motor On — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:16:18 GMT

http://www.northamericanmotoring.com...age-drive.html

We're not starting until 11am so plenty of time to make it a day trip! Come join us for our last major and quite possibly twistiest drive of the year!

EIM Final '09 "Meet-n-Eat" -- Breitbach's in Balltown, IA -- Sat, Nov 14th

Gil-galad — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:57:42 GMT

Hey gang, hope you can join us for the capstone event on our 2009 schedule! [Please RSVP by replying to this post so we can get a good count.]

We plan to meet for lunch at the renowned Breitbach's Restaurant in Balltown, IA on Saturday, November 14th. Lunchtime will be at 11:30 am, but feel free to arrive a bit early so we can park together out in front of the building and admire our MINIs together. :razz: This will be a great opportunity to reminisce about the fun times we've had together over the past year, give a little recognition to a few noteworthy folk, and share ideas for 2010 events. After lunch we'll plan to relocate our MINIs a couple hundred yards down the road at the Balltown scenic overlook for some photo ops.

Of course, half the fun will be getting there and coming home! While there is no planned drive as part of this event, the area around Balltown boasts some of the best motoring roads in the state. You'll want to include US-52, C9Y, or any of the other local paved roads in your route. Ad hoc departure rendezvous with other MINIs near your home for companion motoring to Balltown are encouraged.

It's been exactly one year (as of this post) since the second fire at Breitbach's. For those not familiar with the recent history of the establishment, this recent video clip from the James Beard Foundation Awards is a wonderful primer:

Lastly, this image gives you some sense of the summertime view from Balltown, looking northeast towards the Mississippi River:

Hope to see you there!