Thanks for all information on NAM and now I finally got my Mini. Got her on New Year's Day and loving her!!!

 

Congrats!

 

Congratulations !!!

Awesome looking MINI, indeed.

We're looking forward to meet you and your new MINI at the next event.

 

Thanks all!!! She is not bad for a 2005 model... a little parking dings here and there but overall a nice clean car.

 

Congrats and looks like it was a very Happy New Year for you...

Donna

 

Congratulations! Excellent choice of model year and color.

 

Very nice! Congrats! Hopefully we will see you motoring about soon!

 

Nice looking MINI !! Maybe we'll get a close look at it at one of these upcoming DCMM events.

Get those door dings PDR'd and she'll be as good as new !

 

Aaaaahhhh, the start of another love affair

 

Thanks everyone! have anyone heard of the Ding King? someone told me that it really works and not a bad tool for tiny dents.

Hope to be able to come to a DCMM events as well. I will most likely be autocrossing her in Manassas late Spring or early summer of this year.

 

I saw the Ding King on TV years ago. I have doubts about it working. I also recently saw a paintless dent removal demo on one of the car shows. It looked like it was 10% tools and 90% skill/art. They said it was about 1/3rd the cost of a body shop removing a dent.

Edit, Oh, and welcome to the fold and congrats. I happen to think the 05's are the peak of MINI evolution, but I am seriously biased.

 

Congrats on the Mini.... I LOVE the colour and stripes (and I'm not saying that just because my MCS has the same) !

And as Spitfire said.... another love affair starts !

 

1- good for you, the 05-06 model years are tops, IMO
2- after seeing what dent wizard does at MoT, I'd recommend paying for professional paintless dent removal. That's just my opinion. I certainly understand if you don't want to pay for it, 'cause I'm a cheap a$$. It's just that it makes more sense to push the dents out from the other side than it does to try and pull them out on the painted side.

 

I was originally looking for an 02-03 due to budget but came along this 05 with somewhat high mileage (60k) and no Sport package. This was only a bit more than what I wanted to spend but really glad I got it now. Now I just need to get exhaust, 17 or 18's, and xenon.... hope to autocross in Manassas this late spring. :-)