Hi, Y'all! NC Trackrat here. First time to post. I'm retired and my 3rd love behind wife & our Siamese cat are cars. I've been an instructor for various club driving schools for over 25 yrs. My wife bought her fully-equipped '03 MCS new (currently w/BBS whls,Hankook K104's,Magnaflow,K&N Typhoon...all her idea! )and, after almost 3 years of fun/envy, I decided to find my own. A combo street/track car would be the best for me and started hunting for a ltd. slip w/no sr. Almost ordered one but, lo, & behold, an '05 appeared on eBay w/the right color and the right equipment...even the chrono pkg. To make a long story short, it's now mine and I'm in the process of readying it for track duty. So far, camber plates, 22 mm rear bar, Alta CAI, Enkei 5-spoke 15 lb. wheels w/the new Hankook RS2's in 215/45x17, H Sport springs & rear lower control arms. Align setting are currently 2.0 neg camber up front & 1.3 neg in the rear w/the slightest amt. of toe-out F&R. Oh,yeah. Couldn't resist the bling. Got a JCW front strut bar, too. Pulley, exhaust and big brakes next on the list. Can't wait to catch my buddies in the twisties!

 

Welcome to NAM, NC! You're livin' the dream!!!

 

Congrats! Awesome MINI!

Ebay is amazing!