Hi,

Just saying hello for the first time- I've been trolling this site for while and have gleaned a lot of great information- I am this () close to getting my husband to agree to me ordering 'my' Mini- I've got it all picked out.

I just have a few questions....

Does anyone know whether the '08 price takes affect on when you order or when you take delivery...in other words, if I order in December, but she doesn't arrive until after the new year- does the '07 pricing hold?

And, has anyone had to 'work' at convincing their spouse or significant other that a Mini is the best choice for them? I'm really having to 'sell' this to my husband. I have my heart set and I'm not backing down! I'm ready to resort to "If I die tomorrow and never get a Mini you'll feel guilty for holding me back!"

Any suggestions for making my case would be appreciated!

Thank you

 

Has he drove one? That sold me on the MINI.

 

No, he has not. We're far from a dealer, so it's not easy to get there-but basically I'm the only one who will be driving this- so I'm trying to convince him on the financial end- good gas mileage, holds resale value....etc.

 

Hello! I'm new to the NAM but not to Mini. My 2007 Nitefire Red Cooper is my second. My first was a 2003 Indie Blue/White Cooper. Looking forward to reading some of the posts and making some new Mini friends!

 

Carjoy, welcome to the forum, you will find lots of information and some really good people on NAM.

Since your a 2 MINI owner, I hope you have some good pictures and stories to share.

Pictures of your MINIs and travels would be great too.

 

Hello everyone. I am a (hopefully) future MINI owner, located in NH. I am looking to pic up a project 74 that is mostly apart. I'm an auto mechanic (its the family business), and I've come here looking for advice, I'll be making a thread in the Classic MINI section. Been a life long MINI fan, since before I knew what a car was.

 

Hello out there. I am getting back into the Mini community after a 12 month hiatus.....basically my wife ran over a piece of wood and totaled our 14 month old MCSa.

I am surprising her Wednesday with a new 2007 car that just arrived at the dealership in any case I'm new to this forum but was a consistent contributor to the Mini2 forums in the past.

Just wanted to say hi from San Clemente, CA

Regards,
Paul

 

I've searched 1st gear from head to toe and can't find how to post a new message so I figured I reply to one. So far I am impressed with the NAM site. Lots of good info.

 

Welcome.

On the left side of the page, click on the link to "forums".

Click on the appropriate forum for your post.

Near the top of the next page, you'll see a link for "New Thread".

 

Hi,

I just wanted to say hi, I've been a MINI owner since June and just joined the site. I love my car, it's the funnest car I've ever owned, even more so than my 02 BMW 325Ci which was a lot of fun to drive. Anyway, cheers!

 

Mini Folks -

I've owned an MCS for the last 2 years as a daily, but I tune and manufacture parts for VWs and Audis for a living. The MINI scene is definitely something that I look forward to moving into; the crowd seems much more mature and easy to get along with.

 

I have been looking at this site for some time now. I finallly joined. Hi to everyone.

 

Hi everyone, just got myself registered yesterday and have been browsing through all the threads since.

Thumbs up for those making this great site!

 

Hi guys, joined a few days ago and am a proud onwer of a MCS R56 in Sparkling Silver!

 

Hello!

I am the proud owner of a brand new MCS R56. I have been lurking for a bit and now decided to make a user name. I look forward to gaining many things from and contributing to this board!

Z

 

Hello!
I am really excited to join NAM. I live in Southern California, and just placed an order on 07 mcs today.

 

Congrats and welcome. What color?

 

Laser Blue

 

Glad to have finally been activated. I am a new Mini owner as of 10/16/2007. After 20 years of street rod building, I decided to satisfy my wife and I with a mid life crisis car (and a quick one at that). Laser Blue S (white roof).

 

Good Morning Everyone!!!

I am a new Mini S owner, Just bought her at the end of July. She is a '05 Dark silver/ black roof 6 speed.

She is the biggest joy & the best thing I have ever owned!!!

Every morning I get up & look out the window & just beam

She makes me Oh So Very Happy!! So, that is my mini.

I am Andrea & I live in Mattoon, IL & work at Lake Land College.

I love this forum & have gained an enormous amount of knowledge already.

Glad to be here & getting to know everyone.

Now lets have a Great Day!

Thank you,
Andrea.

 

Just a reminder for all of our new 07 MC and MCS (R56) owners out there....

Don't forget to hit the Sport Button. It really makes a difference.

Happy and Safe Motoring.

 

Hello everyone,

I decided recently to pick up a R53 Cooper S as a DD, planning to have one in the spring and I cannot wait. I was going to just get an 03 but after reading on here about the 05/06 being a better pick (plus the engine fire issue is pretty scary!) I will be going with an 05.

I'll also be picking up a GM6 (93-01 2-Door) Impreza to build up for rally and track fun. STi swap, all that good stuff. I'm a Subaru fanatic but the gas mileage of AWD cars isn't good enough for me to use it as a DD. Plus, all the money that will be going into the car, I'd be nervous using it as a DD, too many bad drivers out there these days.

Anyway, so far I'm really enjoying the forum. The more I read up on the MINI the more I love it, it's definitely growing on me! I'm also very surprised at how reliable they seem to be seeing how they're a BMW product (I've heard and experienced many BMW horror stories). I've always been wary of German vehicles, stunningly beautiful vehicles but from my experience not all that reliable which is unfortunate.

See ya around!

 

Hello

I have had an R56 for a couple months, wonderfull car. This site was referenced by vendors as a place to learn and share. I am impressed with the value and range of information here.

 

Welcome to NAM! Happy motoring!

 

Not quite my first post, but still...

Going to order a 2008/2009 MINI Cooper S with cash. Just graduated, and found myself a slick new job, so hopefully I have a shiny new Cooper S soon!

It's time to put my 1992 Mazda Protege to rest... hopefully it will last until then! 203,000 miles and still chugging!