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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 03:42 PM
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Finally!

Hey all,

I've been reading awhile and I just got word today that I can pick up my MINI on Friday morning. I'm so excited. It's been great reading here and I've picked up a lot of information and a great way to pass the time while I've been waiting. I'll post some pictures as soon as I can.

I'll be picking up my '05 MCS

Purple Haze and black with black stripes
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Once I have it, I'm sure I'll have more questions and looking forward to posting them here.

Al
 
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 03:48 PM
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Welcome. Grape Ape sounds fun. Enjoy!
 
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 04:14 PM
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Welcome to NAM. Hope find what you need and get all your questions answered! Once you get your MINI make sure you post some pictures of your new MINI! And the Navigation System/On-Board Computer is great. I love mine! HaHa

Well Good Luck With Your New MINI!

Happy Motoring!
 
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 10:26 AM
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I have it! Sad thing is I had to go right back to work. So it's sitting out in the lot, but I can stare at it when I walk by the window. I love the Nav, and the British accent. Can't wait to motor more this weekend. I'll post some pics later tonight.
 
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by cra_bigal
I have it! Sad thing is I had to go right back to work. So it's sitting out in the lot, but I can stare at it when I walk by the window. I love the Nav, and the British accent. Can't wait to motor more this weekend. I'll post some pics later tonight.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING? Grab someones camera cell phone, take a coffie/ smoke brake and get some pictures! E-mail them to yourself and then post them here when the brake is over!

Dude you got a MINI your life and priorities have CHANGED!
 
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by DrDiff
WHAT ARE YOU DOING? Grab someones camera cell phone, take a coffie/ smoke brake and get some pictures! E-mail them to yourself and then post them here when the brake is over!

Dude you got a MINI your life and priorities have CHANGED!
Yeah...what DrDiff said! Congrats Big Al! You'll have a fun weekend!


Clover
 
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by cra_bigal
I have it! Sad thing is I had to go right back to work. So it's sitting out in the lot, but I can stare at it when I walk by the window. I love the Nav, and the British accent. Can't wait to motor more this weekend. I'll post some pics later tonight.
So the 05 Nav has a brit accent? Awesome! Friend's o3 w/CD Nav sounds just like the BMW, fairly robotic flat female voice and I'm thrilled the DVD has the british option instead Hope it sounds like my TrafficPro, he is so genteel

Congrats on your car, fun weekend ahead eh? Unless you spend it all waxing the new addition
 
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 11:05 AM
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Welcome aboard my friend....:smile: So today is the big day...- Yayyy!!! Hopefully where you live, the weather is good and you can motor ALL weekend...

Chow!

Donna
 
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 11:19 AM
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I so wish I could have kept it clean and sparkly, but we have a snow storm comming and it's al dirty already and I'm sure it'll be worse by the time I get home. But the first decent day that I can clean it up... probably Sunday when the snow stops I'll be getting it all sparkly again.


Thanks for the well wishes. And I did get some pictures of it before we drove off from the dealer. I don't have the cable here to download them, but I'll make sure to get the pictures posted as soon as I get home.

This me all day

Al
 
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 04:45 PM
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Here are the pics of grapeape.
 
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 04:52 PM
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those pictures are making me rethink my desire to get LY/B

it does look very nice, and to reference another thread, in on way looks like a chick car.

very nice.

Hunter
 
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 04:54 PM
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He is finally free!

Thank God you got grapeape away from that hideous 5 series, he might have been permently dammaged by that uglieness! How BMW could design something so beautiful as the MINI and then do somethig so hideous as the 5 series is beyond reason and rational thought!

Remember what your mom said. "Keep making faces like that and your face will freeze that way permanently!"

Or in your case any time you see/drive grapeape!
 
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 06:20 PM
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Wow! That MINI is STUNNING!
 
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