hey guys how is everyone going , i picked up mini on wensday and already got 500 miles on the car , sorry dident have time to post some pics. This is one awesome car !!! congrats to everyone else that got their mini's

 

Nice choice of color!!

 

OK, it was worth the wait. I promise, pictures to follow, gotta go motor some more....

Drove home from the dealer last night, top down, no complaints from the contacts lenses.



Supposed to be around 80 today.....

 

Very nice! I have to remember to bring my camera when I get Moe... heck I even have a "pick up Moe" shirt ready!

 

OK - I stopped to take a couple a pictures - they are in the gallery.

I caught myself laughing out loud while driving along the coast at lunchtime.

Hey Aggie - where are your pictures?????

 

HOMER! Wow.. very very pretty MINI and what a great ride to the beach! I'm going to hit Half Moon Bay ASAP....but I need a weekend day.... Moe is traveling to Placerville and Nevada City (home of Mini Mania retail so I'll be sure to stop in!) on his first "official weekend". This coming weekend is reserved for installs....

 

Nice pics Homer...you need to get a wind-deflector for Basil. Trust me, it cuts down the wind noise by almost 90%.

I wish my MINI was ready to be rescued.

 

hooray for homer!!!

awesome looking mini

why did you name it (her?) basil?

Rach

 

Homer,
Basil is awesome. She was definately worth the wait.

Flo and I have been on a 760-mile road trip to/from the Gulf Coast this weekend. She got a bunch of butterflies in her teeth, but other than that she was a very good girl. Such fun. Made it from Fort Worth to Ingleside in eight hours (stopped only for gas/lunch). Was amazed at the comfort of this little car. She's a really big car in a little car's body.

 

Basil is a character in the British comedy "Fawlty Towers", starring John Cleese as the title character Basil Fawlty. I just kinda liked the ring of it, and I'm a big fan of Mr. Cleese.... There is a scene of Basil getting out of his small British car and beating it with a tree branch when it won't start that makes me wet myself laughing....

I took our 20 year old and 17 year old sons out for a short joy ride last night - what a hoot! They are starting to understand why dad has been such a nut case for the last few months!

 

That sounds like fun - can't wait to see the photos! The only installs I did were the strut tower reinforcements and little buttons to close off the hole at the top of the strut towers. It took longer to find the torque wrench than it took to install them.... I really can't stop grinning while motoring....

 

Homer... great looking Mini! And your pictures make me want to be out on the West Coast again!

quick question... for someone with little to no mechanical ability, are the M7 SRPs really as easy to install as everyone says? I've never used a torque wrench (which means I'll have to find one, too!) so I'm just feeling a bit unsure about putting them on... but they are on order. And, I forget... who sells the caps for the strut towers? I need to order those, too!

glad you are enjoying your Mini. Mine may be here this week!

 

Thanks Mini_dreams! Yes this was the easiest thing I have ever installed in or on a car. Does not even involve crawling around under the car. Open the bonnet, undo 3 nuts per side (6 total), set the plates in place, and re-install the 6 nuts. Done. I can't remember where I found the caps - check the vendor forum.

Can anyone help me with the programming options? The MA and sales manager were not much help with the mind meld list, so I contacted the service department, who say that they have never heard of such list either. I would love to know what options are available - if someone could email a copy to me I would be quite appreciative!

Thanks!

 

You really don't need a torque wrench. If you've ever changed a tire, just use about 1/3 the force here. Or just tighten it down by feel. Just remember you don't have to crank on it as hard as you can.

I installed the SRPs too, and it is as easy and bolting on a license plate. Easier cause you don't have to squat

 

thanks homer and aiiee... i'm sure i'll be fine... just don't want to cause any problems underneath that bonnet!

 

I found the receipt - the caps are from AmericanMiniMates.com.

 

yes!! thanks homer...

wow, i'm glad I have a paypal account... that made that order super fast!

 

Homer - check out this thread for programming options: Programming Options

 

 

congratulations eenie!

now i'm wondering why you're still logged on and not out motorin'!

 

where are the pics?? Am i the last one left of the week 37ers without a car??

 

great name , i own all of those episodes on DVD and they kill me! My favorite is the "Waldorf Salad" episode....

I hope you are loving your car, it is beautifull

 

Moe's pics will be taken and posted today... he'll be nekkid until the weekend but he's still so purty! Driving in to work this morning I got the strange feeling Moe was female..... and all along I thought for sure he was a him..... I'll know for sure by how he wears his stripes on Saturday...

 

Nope..I am still pacing back and forth in the waiting room. Expected delivery to the dealership is the 28th...but I am hoping sooner.

 

Congrats!!!!!

Can't wait to see the photos.....