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1st GearNew members: make an initial post and introduce yourself as you shift from Neutral to First Gear. Current members: meet some of the new members.
June 2016: With the possibility of refinancing a 2013 Silverado, I thought long and hard whether I really wanted to own a truck that I never used to haul anything... Or anyone. Decisions, decisions... In the end, I decided to just trade-in on vehicle.. But what vehicle? So, began the search for a car. Not just any car.. One that has decent gas mileage, nice styling and performance out-the-box. I knew I had to go "Used" and wanted to find something under $19,000 (Being that the truck was down to $19,000 left to pay off on it). And with a couple days of searching, I landed on this MCS. I knew a little bit about the MINIs beforehand but never got to researching them. So.. Off to researching and the more I dug, the more interesting the Coopers got. With about a week of researching (and daydreaming), I went to the dealership and waged war! After 3 hours of negotiating and test driving, The Danger Kart was mine.
Fast Forward to Present Time: This car still gets me hyped to climb in, stick the dongle into the slot, push the clutch in, and press the "Start/Stop" button. Makes going to work and leaving the better. Especially with all the free time on weekends. This MCS has small upgrades that consist of a Pipercross panel filter, intercooler muffler delete, and the 2nd cat / resonator deleted. Other notable additions is a OBD II Bluetooth dongle / Torque App for information on the vehicle and some flood lights I tucked away behind the top grille (so nobody can tamper with the lights). Future modifications or addons consist of a muffler change, JB+ (being I don't plan to do a "tune" as of right now), FMIC, restripe (cause the original is fading/cracking) and the Sprint Booster. Two projects I have going right now is a Cue Ball shift **** and an air diverter for the intercooler. I know I have more modifications to come but... I can't think of them at the moment. Lol.
And that ends my introduction to the forum! Sorry if it's lengthy but I figure I give you all a rundown. Lol.
Welcome to NAM! Clean R56, loving those chrome mirror caps as they blend well with the rest of the vehicle. Those lights behind the grille are pretty awesome as well. If you ever need anything please don't hesitate to let me know.
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Thanks for the reception! Yea, Silverado served it's purpose but it was time to move on. The chrome bothered me for awhile but it grew on me.. Now, I find it gives the car a classy look. Lol. Can't go wrong with more parts!
REALLY nice job on tucking those lights in behind the grill -- looks great!
We'll be looking forward to updates on what you do next.
Congrats on The Danger Kart and welcome to NAM
Thanks! O'Reilly special lol It was the thinnest lights I can find that were round.
Those hidden lights are great! Congrats. You mentioned getting a Sprint Booster. Check out the Version 3 we offer, with a great many added features over version 2. Just visit our website or shoot me a PM.
Those hidden lights are great! Congrats. You mentioned getting a Sprint Booster. Check out the Version 3 we offer, with a great many added features over version 2. Just visit our website or shoot me a PM.
Drive Hard. Drive Safe. Keep Grinning.
Will do, when the time comes. Here is what my exhaust sounds like. Video quality is decent but I didnt take time to adjust the D3200. Audio was captured on an Insignia Shotgun microphone attached to said camera.
Will do, when the time comes. Here is what my exhaust sounds like. Video quality is decent but I didnt take time to adjust the D3200. Audio was captured on an Insignia Shotgun microphone attached to said camera.
Here is what my exhaust sounds like. Video quality is decent but I didnt take time to adjust the D3200. Audio was captured on an Insignia Shotgun microphone attached to said camera.
