Howdy all,

I figured i would become a member here since I seem to lurk quite a bit when searching for good info on r53's. I am located in Northern California, Folsom to be exact and have been on the hunt for a Mini for a little bit now. I was big time into Japanese imports in my younger years, and then my attention got diverted to motorcycling until this past year when my wife and I had our first child. My whole world changed and I decided that motorcycling was no longer a necessity in my life, and since then I have been wanting to pick up a little fun car to drive and fix up, which will in the future, allow me to introduce my son to car culture.
The r53 has always been a car i've admired and will eventually be picking one up when the timing is right.
Anyways, I look forward to embracing the mini culture, learning and hopefully contributing here in the future.
Cheers,
Ryan