ALL ABOARD! Fidelio--leaving Southampton 11/4/07 -- Arriving Port Hueneme 11/26/07
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From: So. Cal
My first chance to post photos. Just got them up into my gallery section =) It's been a blast and I've been taking it everywhere with me. I've yet to choose a name for my MINI though.
I took my mom to the grocery store today and waited in the car for her. A car pulled in next to us and the lady opened and hit the door into the driver's side of my car....I'm still a little angry and shaken up. I may sound calm now, but I didn't let her go that easily. She apparently only hit the handle, but I couldn't see b/c it was so dark -- must wait till morning to see if she left a little scratch or nick. And she actually had to nerve to tell me "You don't have to be a b**** about it" --- OH COME ON!!!
I took my mom to the grocery store today and waited in the car for her. A car pulled in next to us and the lady opened and hit the door into the driver's side of my car....I'm still a little angry and shaken up. I may sound calm now, but I didn't let her go that easily. She apparently only hit the handle, but I couldn't see b/c it was so dark -- must wait till morning to see if she left a little scratch or nick. And she actually had to nerve to tell me "You don't have to be a b**** about it" --- OH COME ON!!!
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From: Sunnyvale, CA
Question about the trunk
So I press the "tailboot" button on the key, but the alarm goes off. I turn the alarm off, press the unlock button twice, press the trunk button, and the alarm still goes off. Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks for everyone's support -- just had the chance to look at the driver's side. No scratch!
Thanks for everyone's support -- just had the chance to look at the driver's side. No scratch!
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From: Monterey
So how do we open the trunk, then? I guess I'll find out later this afternoon. My appointment is at 3:30 - yippee!!!
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From: Monterey
Thanks JillBean!
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From: Lake Arrowhead, CA
Hmmm, I guess I just took his word, but what he said seems to match-up with what Suzander experienced, I'll give it a shot today.
Hey, either the other ones haven't picked up their MINIs yet or they are having too much fun driving to send us pictures!
PS- Suzander, you could save space by just listing what you DID NOT get on your MINI!
Hey, either the other ones haven't picked up their MINIs yet or they are having too much fun driving to send us pictures!
PS- Suzander, you could save space by just listing what you DID NOT get on your MINI!
Last edited by Super Dave; Dec 3, 2007 at 12:08 PM.
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From: Monterey
3 more hours of waiting to go!!! I just washed my Purple Haze '05 MINI, getting it ready for the big trade in, and it looks great. I am very sad about saying goodbye to him, though. I wish we had the carport space (and $$) to keep both!!
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From: Monterey
It was one of the settings under the "User CP" section. There is a selection of little avatars you can choose from.
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Ha, yes, well.... I think I'll accept my order as is. The cost of the Nav plus the additional cost of getting everything I ordered on an '08 would add up to $4-5K more! That, and I don't think I want to go through all the waiting again. We do have a hand-held Garmin GPS already, which does work for navigation on trips. It doesn't talk to you, though. The thing about the Nav that I wish I knew before was the whole car integration thing that it does. Oh well....
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From: San Francisco
Will you let us know how that works out for you? I've been considering getting a Navigation System but I'm on the fence. On the one hand it would be pretty cool, but on the other hand I don't really see me needing one all that much.
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From: Lake Arrowhead, CA
I like it a lot. I had been looking at them, but didn't want anything bulky for my soon arriving MINI, but I saw this one at COSTCO and got to play with it there, and yes, she talks to me, it's pretty cool. Now I know that my house is 5508 feet above seas level! It was more than worth it, and it's portable, so I can slip it in my pocket for hikes. It's about the size of my Palm Pilot. I think the model number 3225. We call her Maggie (and I don't even have a name for my MINI)
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From: Carlsbad, CA
Thursday mid-day the 29th my MA calls me and tells me my S has arrived and will be prepped , the JCW rotors and strut bar installed and it will be ready for p/u on the 30th (Friday). OK, I'm in the middle of day two of a really ugly three-day across town move, but (after listening to him beg for a end of the month delivery) I tell him I'll be over sometime after 7pm the 30th.
It rained all day the 30th.....and come 6:30pm I was whipped, not to mention wet and cold. Tempted to call my MA and tell him manana but I didn't. After a change into dry clothes I had my wife-for-life drop me at Brecht about 7:30pm in a seriously torrential downpour.
My MA had used a covered service area to park my freshly washed and waxed S for my inspection. After checking all the "stuff" that need to be checked and signing the appropriate docs I headed for home. Sports setting plus deep water on the roads = Yeeehaaaaaaaaaa.
Here's a single shot of "Zut" sitting in his new covered parking area. . . . Wish th rest of the house were as neat and organized.
Unfortunately the less than timely move has limited my mileage to a measly 200 in 4 days (booooHissssssss).
Should have the MACH V springs & anthracite Rota RBs on by the weekend (he says fingers crossed).
across town move, but (after listening to him beg for a end of the month delivery) I tell him I'll be over sometime after 7pm the 30th. It rained all day the 30th.....and come 6:30pm I was whipped, not to mention wet and cold. Tempted to call my MA and tell him manana but I didn't. After a change into dry clothes I had my wife-for-life drop me at Brecht about 7:30pm in a seriously torrential downpour.
My MA had used a covered service area to park my freshly washed and waxed S for my inspection. After checking all the "stuff" that need to be checked and signing the appropriate docs I headed for home. Sports setting plus deep water on the roads = Yeeehaaaaaaaaaa.
Here's a single shot of "Zut" sitting in his new covered parking area. . . . Wish th rest of the house were as neat and organized.
Unfortunately the less than timely move has limited my mileage to a measly 200 in 4 days (booooHissssssss).
Should have the MACH V springs & anthracite Rota RBs on by the weekend (he says fingers crossed).
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From: Monterey
Guess what? My trunk button opens the trunk. This must be a configurable feature, although I don't know how to do that yet.
C2W - nice ride! Your driving suit there looks like a person walking.
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From: Lake Arrowhead, CA
Yeah, I've kind of noticed that with the actual trunk release too. But my Fob only sounds the alarm ; (
Hey but did anyone notice that when you open your door, with the Fob in the slot, your MINI says "Cooper-Cooper, Cooper-Cooper..." : )
Hey but did anyone notice that when you open your door, with the Fob in the slot, your MINI says "Cooper-Cooper, Cooper-Cooper..." : )
Last edited by Super Dave; Dec 6, 2007 at 10:53 AM.
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From: Monterey
For some reason my auto lock feature,you know the one where the doors lock when you drive off, was turned off, probably when the MA was showing me stuff. I have been trying to reset that feature but I have not had any luck thus far. The directions in the manual are lame.