Thanks!! Why are you talking like you are an old guy when only 52? Please...

 

No, don't consider myself old at all. Still act and feel like I did 20 years ago, for the most part.

Just based on the law of percentages and this board is full of younger people... must be, considering how many of them like to black out all their chrome.

 

Chrome is retro, keep it!! I don't get the black out thing. Just like center speedo is retro, keep it.

 

Agree. And agree.

 

By agreeing does that put me in the "older camp"
I'm only in my thirties, but I like the retro much better

 

Nope... just makes you a cool, young guy.

 

I guess that puts me in the 'young' camp, since I'm ordering the black trim for the lights this weekend.

 

Retro is MINI.

 

Going to be getting rid of all the chrome, or just the headlight rings ?

 

agreed... then again, I'd still love the chance to own a classic some day too..
I always feel sad for cars that are just "commuter driven" and not taken care of... where is the respect and dignity of the beautiful art that is MINI?

 

Geez... just occurred to me just how much posting I've done on this board. This thread has 367 pages now. And I've made 2,000 more posts than this thread contains.

Considering I was away from the board for a couple of years too... damn, I talk a lot.

 

Yeah... but some cars are made just to be commuter cars, nothing special about them. Still, can't understand anyone not taking the time to take care of their car. If they don't like it enough to take care of it why in the world did they buy it in the first place. Even if you bought it for practical reasons, you couldn't find a practical car you actually liked ?

 

I know many people that buy the car based on color and nothing else...
It seems many of my contemporaries don't have that American Dream of owning a car and taking care of it like I grew up with (with my Dad)

I swear I'm one of a handful that are out washing and detailing the cars. Heck, I'm probably one of the few in the neighborhood that just decides its a nice day to drive, and just go...

I've never owned a car that was "status quo" except for my first car that was handed down to me (89 Camry) then I had a supercharged Mercury Sable Interceptor (from my Dad's Shop), next, got a Fiero and Montero Rally at the same time, then a Honda Element, then a R53 MINI, got a 4 door Wrangler for work then a Prius (for the family) and now a Countryman.

The Camry, Sable and Montero may have been the closest to "normal commuters" but each one I Mod'ed and babied/took care of.

 

Yep, agree.

I got my passion for cars from my Dad. He and his brothers used to modify cars for drag racing. One of them still has the 64 Ford Fairlane they used to race back in the 60s. Never picked up my fathers mechanical expertise but I do have a thing for nice cars. Even when I couldn't afford "nice" cars, I bought sporty cars (Mustang, T-bird Turbo Coupe, Acura Integra, Nissan 240SX).

 

Most likely just headlight and taillight rings. I'm not really a into the modding cars (although that's mostly because I've never had a car worth the extra love).

 

Watch out for the Mod Bug. It's easy to catch it on these cars, there are so many mods available... you see someone post about a cool mod, you want it. You see another, have to have it. Another one, can't live without that one. Oh, just one more.

 

Oh, you kids! I wonder if NAM knows how many of us old farts are hanging around here ... I don't know about you, but the older I get, the faster I was!

 

Funny how that works, Huh ? I guess by the time we're 90, we'll be NASCAR drivers.

 

It's actually more appeasing to be around the older car enthusiast's. The younger guys tend to just talk about each other and spend less time adoring what's around them!

 

CR what would we do with out all your good chatting on here... We enjoy your company

 

And it's so much healthier than sitting on your front porch yelling at kids to get off your lawn!

 

And you thought I was overly patient by waiting until the end of the month...! Look at you go!

 

Got to 1200 miles today, I don't have to hold back any more. Good job too, we're taking him to his first autocross on Sunday.

 

Way to motor my friend, let the beast out

 

I hit my 1200 Thursday :P