Hello! I just got a MY05 Mini Cooper S in British Racing Green last night. So far it's a huge upgrade over the 08 Honda Civic I had. The only concerns I have are that the passenger side fog and bumper lights don't work. Hoping its just a bulb. The front grille lights don't work either so ill have to dig around here to see what I can come up with for that too.

I won't bore anyone with details about myself except I'm in Moore Oklahoma (the same place the tornado ripped through). I will bore you with a list of some of the performance oriented vehicles I have previously owned

1988 Toyota MR2 that was also supercharged
2005 Honda S2000
2005 Cadillac CTS-V

Ill get some pictures up of the mini (tornado damage or some of my old vehicles on request) just as soon as possible

-Scott

 

Welcome to the MINI family! I think you'll enjoy driving the Cooper S as much as the other cars you had. My brother had an S2000 that I occasionally drove, and I'd rate the MINI as considerable more fun to drive.

You can search these forums for various solutions to your passenger side lighting problems, but seems to me more likely a wiring, fuse or connection problem if 2 lights on the same side are out along with the grille lights. May be worth finding a wiring diagram if you're going to do a fix yourself.

Best wishes with your new MINI

 

Cool! I just picked up a 2004 Mini Cooper S and live in Oklahoma too. NW Oklahoma City actually. Maybe I'll see you around at an autocross or coffee and cars sometime?

 

Welcome detonator2! Please do post up some pics of your Mini and the S2000 as well.

 

I'm down for that! I haven't autocrossed in years though. Here's some pictures for ya.

The CTS-V I had next to my roommates VW GTi


Here's probably my favorite picture of the S2000 I had

(And next to that GTi again)

and the Mini

 

Nice! Thanks for the pics.

 

Welcome

 

I was stationed at Shaw in Sumter for 6 years. The Caddy pic was taken blocks away from the Village at Sandhills!

Thanks WayMotorWorks

 

I hear ya, I stopped at the Starbucks in Sandhills on the way home from work today. Thanks for sharing the pictures and thanks for your service at Shaw!!!