I've had my chili red r56 for about two years now. In that time i have put over 50,000 miles on it. It has since been a love hate relationship. I found it hard to adjust to the mini comming from an 07 350z. I have finally grown to enjoy it and being a proud owner of one. It has not been an easy ride, it has had its fair shair of issues quite a few trips to the dealer but i still can not complain. Heres some pictures of how its changed over the past few months with many more to come.

 

Welcome to NAM, MrColonr56 and congrats for having the patience of sticking with your MINI. It looks fantastic and thanks for the pics. Happy motoring and please don't forget to wave.

 

Welcome aboard! As you know, these cars aren't Hondas or Toyotas where carefree maintenance is concerned, but they're a helluva lot more fun. Good to hear that you still appreciate & enjoy the car despite the issues you've faced. I think many MINI owners have had similar feelings at one point or another, but the payoff is so worth the perseverance.

 

Yeah i know exactly what you mean. The fact that they are good drivers cars is whats made me hold on to it. I can honestly say i've never gotten out of it and hated how ot drove. Which is someting i can't say about the z. The owners are also some of the most respectful people i've met. I have more people that come up to me to talk about this car then any other car i've owned

 

I can not lie once i got rid of the factory runflats for continental extreme contacts dws i really started to appreciate the car.