My R52 Mini is currently sitting under a cover, in an unheated garage, with the battery charger on. Best timing to get her out in the sunshine is April. That just means I spend a lot of time online looking at parts that I "need/want". I only wish the US/CDN dollar exchange was better .

I'm looking forward to staying involved in the forum.

 

Same here, haven't driven mine since early november

Luckily for me though, I purchased all my mods in previous years when the the dollar was at par. Shame our dollar is so weak now.

 

I was chatting with a guy from Edmonton who drives his MINI all year 'round. His is a hardtop which, I would imagine, is a little better for winter driving than a rag-top. Just get two, big, knobby tires for the front and go full-Hoonigan-snowplow. Somebody up there in Alberta will have a truck to pull you out of the snow drift.

 

I know how you feel. This is always the time I worked on my projects. Enjoy!

 

Mine has been in the garage since it started dumping snow a few weeks ago. I'd be out in it but its the salt that I hate. In the meantime, I'm doing some maintenance that takes a while.

 

Mine is my DD, and yes it gets cold with tat fabric top. Wish I had heated seats like in my old R53, but won't care once April rolls around.

 

Current plan is to go to Saskatchewan (for my American friends think North Dakota but further north) at Easter and then bring the little blue beast home to Calgary, about a 7 hour drive. Travel criteria is a temperature above 7 degrees Celsius (45 Fahrenheit). Fingers crossed.

 

Sounds like fun--do it regardless of temp! Oh, and statistically, most Americans couldn't tell you where North Dakota is, so I'm not sure that helps.

 

Spring has arrived! Put the battery back in and started her up. Other than some fluid underneath (looks like engine oil, but I know I have a power steering leak) and a strangely flat tire which need to be investigated everything seems to have come through the -40 temperature OK.

I took a picture before I went for a drive, as she was going to be dirty when I got back.

 

Nice,



Yea, double check the air in the tires and when it warms up top down is a must. Some people would already have it down with snow on the ground.