This happened yesterday.





Need I say more?

Ron

 

Thanks to everyone for all the support over the last couple of months. Thanks to AndyWSea for starting this thread. You've been a very entertaining and informative group to hang out with during the wait for my MINI. Glad the cars are finally arriving on the west coast. Hope to meet some of you New Englanders in person some time this summer.

Ron

 

Congrats on the break-in being complete ronburton!! I can't wait for that!

 

Ooooh. Odometer pr0n. I love it!

Yes, I'm anxious for 1250 to roll around. I've already blown through 4500 RPMs a few times (but just for a split second!). It's just too easy to do.

 

Yes and with the whine of the supercharger as you blow past 4500 RPM it will almost ma.................

Sorry got carried away.

Ron

 

Uh oh, I think I have a potential problem with my Cabrio. Here's the deal. I drive south in the morning with the top down. I drive north in the afternoon with the top down. The problem? Only my left side gets sun so I'm developing a distinctly one sided tan!

Oh, and the UPS driver is gonna be busy visiting our household the next few days. Wine today, detailing supplies tomorrow. Hmmm... I wonder if the two go together?

 

Yes they do! Remember, it's drink the wine, detail the MINI!

 

Doug-

When you Zaino your MINI, make sure to use Z-2 on the windows. Supposedly it wont streak in the rain, and right now, it looks fantastic! We will see tomorrow. (although I am hoping that it doesnt rain.)

 

Oh yeah! Chili Pup is at the dealer!

 

Right on!!!! When do you get to pick him up?!

 

Hoping in the next couple of days!

Luckily or unluckily we had to cancel our trip to Yosemite this weekend.

Dang! Andy are either motoring or on the forum!

 

haha, well, once again I was outside from 7 to 9 removing the airbag stickers, dusting the car after parking in that damn gravel lot, zainoing the windows, spot detailing, talking MINIs to the neighbor. Just got in not too long ago, so I thought I would spend a little time on NAM. Whats wrong with that?

 

I think you forgot the last part: drink more wine. After all, one has to kick back and admire one's work. And, I got two bottles of wine.

That's the plan!

Alright!

As for me, you don't want to know how many times I check NAM, either. Let's just say it's become one of my favorite forms of procrastination. As if I needed any more ways to procrastinate.

 

T minus 80 minutes and counting

ronburton, how long did it take you to get the magical 1250?

 

Hopefully for cnreng, we have ignition?

 

I am sure he has a smile plastered on his face about now!

 

It took me two weeks to hit 1250 miles. Not the quickest but not bad considering the furthest point from home was about 30 miles away (not counting the 60 mile ride home from the dealer) and total distance I drove on the highway was about 150 miles. I think I did well with the break-in, only blew through 4500 RPM twice and 5000 RPM once. WOT only twice but it justified at least once (tight entrance ramp and I was approaching the limit of adhesion and couldn't let the opportunity pass).

On another note, I've noticed my gas mileage is steadily dropping. My first tank the computer said ave. gas mileage was 28 MPG. This morning the computer said my average gas mileage is 23.7 MPG. Oh, the price of fun.

Ron

 

So far I have went over 4500 once, COMPLETELY by accident. still on the first tank of gas and am averaging 23.4 MPG. Today I was trying to drive a little less spirited, but, yeah, not so much.

 

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEE
Jack is here. I had no intention of naming him, but when I saw him HE told me his name. Too funny

I won't have a chance to get any pics till this weekend (too hard to use the camera with both hands on the wheel).

Thanks guys for your support.

 

Alright cnreng!!!!!!! Its a blast isn't it? Go out and find some tight corners!

 

No OBC for me, so all the math is by hand. Like I said above, I filled up after just about 300 miles. I put in 12.0x gallons, so 300 / 12 = 25 MPG. Not too bad, but there is a lot of highway driving in there. My old beater would have come in just shy of 30 MPG. However, I must say the lead content of my right foot seems to have dramatically increased since acquiring the MINI, which might explain a thing or two.

 

Boy, do I know the feeling.

Congratulations!!! Looking forward to pics.

 

I'm impressed that you were able to use the keyboard with both hands on the wheel.

 

Trying to up your post count with those last three there Doug?

(kinda like I am with this comment?)

 

Who me?

No, it's more like my brain is currently only capable of holding a single (generally) coherent thought at a time. I have to get that thought out before the next one can take its place. Hence, multiple posts in a row.

Looked at the front of my car this afternoon. It looks like an entymologists workbench. Holy bug corpses, batman! I wonder what my radiator looks like. Eeew! Good news is that the detailing supplies get here today.