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Old Jun 8, 2010 | 11:38 AM
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Hello! Can't Wait to Motor!

Greetings and salutations!

I wish I'd found this site sooner... would have been nice to have folks to commiserate with while enduring the wait. I'm an expectant, soon-to-be owner of my first MINI. I know it came over on the Undine and made it to the New York VDC on June 3 so it's only a matter of time now.

This seems like a great community... look forward to learning my way around, both here and my new best friend on the road.

R56 / MC / BRG-W / #2

JTB
 
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Old Jun 8, 2010 | 11:40 AM
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Welcome to NAM!

Early congrats!
 
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 01:02 AM
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Welcome to the forum, would guess your MINI should be in your hands shortly, good luck.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 06:39 AM
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From: The Nexus: I-95, I-20, I-40, I-85....etc.
Welcome to NAM, and congrats.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 11:06 AM
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Oooooo, you'll be motoring in no time. How exciting!!

Congrats, and...

 
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 07:42 PM
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jt, you're in good...no...great! company here on NAM. You go ahead and make yourself at home. Be sure to tell us all about your Motoring adventures. We like pictures too!
 
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by tedswoods
We like pictures too!
Love pictures!!! Congrats on the new MINI. The waiting must suck but it'll be worth it. pictures, pictures...
 
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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 07:59 PM
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Was speaking to my MA today... perfect timing, it seems, as the carrier truck had just pulled up when I was on the phone. He got back to me a half hour later to confirm that my new best friend was, indeed, one of the passengers on the truck.

Come Saturday, I'm a MINI owner!
 
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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 08:02 PM
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Awesome.

Don't forget to take pics! We wanna see.
 
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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 08:15 PM
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Congrats! if your looking to do some motoring with fellow miniacs check out http://nemini.org lots of runs throughout the year
 
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Old Jun 11, 2010 | 05:48 AM
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Congrats and welcome to the family!!!!
 
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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 06:22 PM
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Bedivere is home! Pictures to come soon, once it's not raining outside.

Also got to drool over a 2010 JCW World Championship 50 Limited edition while waiting for some of the paperwork at the dealer. Numbered limited run of 500 (#406 was there; the numbers are set into the scuttles)... Connaught Green with a white top and bonnet stripes, and John Cooper's signature on one of the stripes.
 
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 06:42 PM
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Not a good pic, but a pic nonetheless.

 
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 06:46 PM
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Nice! Not-a-good-pics are better than no pics at all.
 
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 07:09 PM
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Congratulations! I love the color scheme. Happy motoring!!
 
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 07:20 PM
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Already thinking about the first mods I may or may not make.

I definitely am going to be investing a few dollars for a shorty type antenna mast and a new shift **** (the only thing that doesn't feel good in the car). I'm also debating whether or not it would be worth dropping one of the reusable air filters in to get a little more out of the engine, or if I should just replace the grille or possibly experiment a bit... there's an odd 'white-out' scheme I was batting around, but I'm not sure I'm ready to go that far just yet.
 
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