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Old Apr 25, 2006 | 03:46 PM
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Hello from England!

Hi Everyone,

hope you don't mind me joining from across the pond

I live in South East England, about two hours from the Oxford plant and run the Kent And East Sussex Mini club..

I own a 2005 MINI ONE, Chilli Red with White Viper Stripes..

Great site - keep up the good work!





 
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 08:01 AM
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Hello, you have my favorite MINI color, the MINI looks great and I must say, I like your driveway and garage door. Keep up the good work.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 08:13 AM
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Welcome! It's always a pleasure to have a new member from the motherland. I love those wheels! Motor on!
 
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 08:31 AM
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Great mini! I am very jealous of your proximity to the Oxford plant.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 08:43 AM
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Hello - a big WAVE from Southern California... Your MINI is sharp!!! Welcome to NAM - it's a great place....

Donna
 
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 08:45 AM
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Ahh Bloody Hell, come over a fort night and visit us. (that's about all the english jargon I know.)

Welcome to Nam, making the world a smaller place
 
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 09:23 AM
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Welcome from San Francisco! Great looking MINI you got there
 
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 10:55 AM
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A big "Hello" from Milwaukee, Wisconsin!!

Motor On!
 
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 10:57 AM
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Another hello from Southern California! Beautiful MINI!
 
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 11:02 AM
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ello from New York
 
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 01:10 PM
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From: England
Originally Posted by snooter
Ahh Bloody Hell, come over a fort night and visit us. (that's about all the english jargon I know.)

Welcome to Nam, making the world a smaller place
lol very good - it's like talking to a fellow englishman!

Thanks for making me feel so welcome everyone, i'm glad you like my MINI.. Just had those JCW wheels fitted a few weeks ago - I am very pleased with them

I would love to visit the US and go on a US MINI Run - hopefully i'll get a chance to in the not so distant future
 
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Mini Me GB
I would love to visit the US and go on a US MINI Run - hopefully i'll get a chance to in the not so distant future
No doubt wherever you choose to visit you will be able to hook up with fellow MINIacs for a good time! Just remember, we drive on the right here.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 01:43 PM
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I'll be in London for a few days in June on my way to Eastern Europe. Used to live in Maidenhead. Great looking car and color choice.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 01:53 PM
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Welcome! I lived in southwest england for a while. Cornwall mainly. Looking at the petrol prices in the secong picture, it looks like 97p per liter, yeah? That works out to about $7 US dollars a gallon. Uggh. I thought we had it bad at $3 a gallon! Seems like when I was there (about ten years ago) it was around 50p/liter.

Beautiful color and love the viper stripes!
 
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 04:06 PM
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I know Maidenhead, been there a few times .. Cornwall is beautiful - where abouts in Cornwall were you? Did you both get sick of the weather and that's why you headed across the pond?

Honestly it doesn't rain that much here - we've had a hose pipe ban on in Kent since the start of winter because we've hardly had a drop.

I think the 97p was diesel and unleaded was the top figure 94.9p - unleaded is now between 94p & 99p/litre! It's unbelievealbe .. If you want Optimax (98 RON) it's about £1.07/litre! Costs me about $73 to fill up my MINI on standard unleaded!
 
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 04:31 PM
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OK, I think we have 3 hellos from Northen California and 3 from Southern California. Are there anymore from Northern California?
 
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 08:00 PM
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Those JCW rims look great! Another Hi from So Cal!
 
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 08:05 PM
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A big "Welcome" from Southeast Missouri! Sweet looking car you have. We look forward to getting to know you here on NAM, and possibly meeting you at a MINI event!
 
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 09:06 PM
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"hey there" from san clemente, CA....great looking car! ...especially like the wheels!
 
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 10:12 PM
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What's up? Totally cool!
 
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 10:41 PM
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Nice MINI, I'd love to see more photos of the front, can't tell if its the angle or if the ONE has a very different bonnet than the Cooper. Love to hear more about life on the other side of the pond. I think there is even a motorer here who lived in the US and moved to the UK, and got to bring their MINI with them.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 10:52 PM
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Welcome to NAM, Mini Me GB! Thanks for joining and making our fun site more international! I'm from Los Angeles, but posting from the Florida Panhandle, as I motor on my annual cross-country spring roadtrip. Come to SoCal and have crumpets and tea with us! Oh....and some Guinness!
 
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 11:01 PM
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Welcome to NAM, from central California.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2006 | 11:30 PM
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Hey nice MINI One! Saying hello from Washington DC.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2006 | 12:04 AM
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Welcome aboard one of the best MINI sites on the www!
 
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