So I have had many cars in my life. Usually get the itch to change every two years or so. I'm 32 and have had 8 cars and 3 motorcycles so far. It's been fun and expensive. Sigh.

My car history:

1984 Honda Prelude (bought from a tow yard. No radio or power steering.)
1991 Saturn SC (no reverse gear, )
2001 Honda Civic Si
2001 Subaru 2.5 RS (JDM Turbo engine swap and lots of carbon. Miss that car )
2002 Lexus GS300
2008 Honda Ridgeline
2011 Volkswagen Golf. I'd still have it if this hadn't happened...




Going through an intersection, I had the green light and an SUV decided they could make a left turn through me. Can't fault the little Golf at all. It took all the impact and I was fine.

But NOW...I have one of my obtainable dream cars. A new-to-me 2011 Mini Cooper S!





Couldn't be happier and can't wait t start modding it. I work at MADNESS Autoworks and one of the cars we specialize in is MINI I plan to start my build thread soon.

Stay tuned (pun intended).

 

Looks sweet! Bummer about your VW though. Glad you're okay!

 

Congrats on the new R56 ! The triple black with the black headlights looks nice. And the tint also was done, nice find. Sorry about the VW, but now you will have more fun.

 

Ouch! But the good news is the world of MINI Motoring. You have many miles of grins ahead of you. Feel free to ask any questions. With 40 years experience on this brand if we don't know the answer, we'll find it. Have fun!

Drive Hard. Drive Safe. Keep Grinning.

 

Still super happy with the car but need to lower it and get add some wheels. Anyone want black MINI wheels with brand new runflats? lol I'm already messing with it.

 

I know how that goes!

This article is pretty good on lowering springs and it lists some good choices you may wish to consider:

http://new.minimania.com/MINI_Cooper_Lowering_Springs

Also, here are some coilover suggestions as well:

http://new.minimania.com/MINI_Cooper_Lowering_Springs

Let us know if we can help!

Drive Hard. Drive Safe. Keep Grinning.