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Old Jan 21, 2010 | 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by TimL




You certainly should! Congrats!
Thanks Tim, guess I've been around awhile...coming up on my 2 Year Anniversary on Ordering my Baby, next Month (19th). I ordered Molly on my Birthday, so it will be doubly SPECIAL!!

BTW...sorry to give you such a hard time earlier!!
 
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Old Jan 22, 2010 | 05:35 AM
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Originally Posted by RJKimbell
Thanks Tim, guess I've been around awhile...coming up on my 2 Year Anniversary on Ordering my Baby, next Month (19th). I ordered Molly on my Birthday, so it will be doubly SPECIAL!!
That was a nice b-day present!

Originally Posted by RJKimbell
BTW...sorry to give you such a hard time earlier!!
No worries; you didn't give me nearly as much of a hard time as did sequence about his JCW! (Just kidding, sequence! )
 

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Old Jan 22, 2010 | 05:37 AM
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MINI AuTOs

Updated 1/22/10, 4:00pm:

Here's what we've got for a club "roster" so far:

1. TimL -- '05 MCS
2. Curious George -- '05 MCS
3. 10Zero -- '10 MCS
4. RJKimbell -- '08 MC
5. AggieMini11 -- '04 MC
6. Tall Mini -- '08 MC Clubman
7. 4130 -- '05 MCS
8. Ferroequine -- '06 MCS
9. BensMini -- '09 MC
10. morphix -- '06 MCS
11. VioletDC -- '06 MCS
12. MINIxB -- '09 MCS
13. MINI28741 -- '06 MCS Cabrio
14. lacynpiper -- '09 MC
15. SteelersFan -- '09 MCS
16. OXYBLUECOOP -- '07 MC
17. pilotart -- '08 MC
18. Prost -- '08 MCS Clubman
19. checkers -- '05 MCS
20. ej -- '05 MCS
21. mochi -- '09 MCS
22. sequence -- '09 MCS JCW
23. smurfette26 -- '05 MC Cabrio
24. gaffer -- '05 MC and '09 MC Clubman
25. Thmajickman -- '07 MCS Cabrio
26. ran-o-matic -- '08 MC Clubman
27. calicoop -- '08 MCS
28. saturn -- '07 MCS
29. CalgaryX3 -- '03 MC
30. MinnieMama -- '08 MCS
31. onetigerlsu -- '09 MC
32. darmog -- '07 MCS
33. Herleman -- '05 MC and '09 MC
34. tekron -- '06 MCS

MINI AuTOs (MINI Automatic Transmission Owners) by model:

R50_____ 4
R52_____ 1
R52S____ 2
R53_____ 9
R55_____ 4
R55S____ 1
R56_____ 6
R56S____ 9
R57_____ 0
R57S____ 0
 

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Old Jan 22, 2010 | 11:59 AM
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Count me in -- we actually have two in the family -- our 09 Justa Aisin, and daughter's 05 Justa (CVT - 61K and still CVing).

I carefully selected the automatic after my wife suggested that an automatic was much better than no Mini at all. I'm finding I actually like it. Did I say that?
 
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Old Jan 22, 2010 | 12:39 PM
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October 2006 build-- aisin R53 in Astro Black. Paddle shifters always win people over.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 04:13 AM
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Add another R50, 05 MC to the list. 57800 miles and still makes me smile driving him.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by TimL
No worries; you didn't give me nearly as much of a hard time as did sequence about his JCW! (Just kidding, sequence! )
Ho ho ho!

Hey how about putting JCW after Darmog's entry? He's one of the rare auto JCW brethren as well!
 
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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 10:20 AM
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Count me in, but it's not mine though. My wife has 2010 MCS Auto and I noticed that the Auto also fun to drive
 
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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 11:35 AM
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Updated 1/24/10, 10:55am:

Here's what we've got for a club "roster" so far:

1. TimL -- '05 MCS
2. Curious George -- '05 MCS
3. 10Zero -- '10 MCS
4. RJKimbell -- '08 MC
5. AggieMini11 -- '04 MC
6. Tall Mini -- '08 MC Clubman
7. 4130 -- '05 MCS
8. Ferroequine -- '06 MCS
9. BensMini -- '09 MC
10. morphix -- '06 MCS
11. VioletDC -- '06 MCS
12. MINIxB -- '09 MCS
13. MINI28741 -- '06 MCS Cabrio
14. lacynpiper -- '09 MC
15. SteelersFan -- '09 MCS
16. OXYBLUECOOP -- '07 MC
17. pilotart -- '08 MC
18. Prost -- '08 MCS Clubman
19. checkers -- '05 MCS
20. ej -- '05 MCS
21. mochi -- '09 MCS
22. sequence -- '09 MCS JCW
23. smurfette26 -- '05 MC Cabrio
24. gaffer -- '05 MC and '09 MC Clubman
25. Themajickman -- '07 MCS Cabrio
26. ran-o-matic -- '08 MC Clubman
27. calicoop -- '08 MCS
28. saturn -- '07 MCS
29. CalgaryX3 -- '03 MC
30. MinnieMama -- '08 MCS
31. onetigerlsu -- '09 MC
32. darmog -- '07 MCS JCW
33. Herleman -- '05 MC and '09 MC
34. tekron -- '06 MCS
35. old rebel -- '05 MC
36. zemina -- '10 MCS
37. Cactusflier -- '06 MCS
38. hexmonkey -- '09 MCS

MINI AuTOs (MINI Automatic Transmission Owners) by model:

R50_____ 5
R52_____ 1
R52S____ 2
R53_____ 10
R55_____ 4
R55S____ 1
R56_____ 6
R56S____ 11
R57_____ 0
R57S____ 0
 

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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by sequence
Hey how about putting JCW after Darmog's entry? He's one of the rare auto JCW brethren as well!
Done!
 
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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 12:01 PM
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I had manuals all my life. The paddles appealed to me. ‘06 R53.
 
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 12:11 AM
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A quick question for auto drivers. When you shift with the auto do you have to take your foot off of the gas pedal?
 
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Oakland Raiders Mini
A quick question for auto drivers. When you shift with the auto do you have to take your foot off of the gas pedal?
Its a regular auto, so no.
 
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 07:44 AM
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Me too! I also had the "auto mini or no mini" discussion with SWMBO.

We now have a lovely automatic '09 MCS.

GO AUTOMATICS!
 
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Oakland Raiders Mini
A quick question for auto drivers. When you shift with the auto do you have to take your foot off of the gas pedal?
Nope. that's the beauty of the whole scheme--pedal to the metal and upshift with no boost loss (at least according to my Scangauge). And for those who may have not seen this, check out how this bone stock MCSa smokes some hot hatches and an S2000-S; sorry Japanese only.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c72J9gLYJA
 
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 07:26 PM
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I feel like I finally fit in now!! There are a lot of "manual snobs" out there. I have an 07 MCSa and I love my Automatic Transmission .

Also, when you are going around tight curves, the paddle shifters are so much safer than only having one hand on the wheel if something comes up!! This weekend whilie in a tight turn on a twisty road, I found a Camry coming with 1/3 of it in my lane. If not for both hands on the wheel to quickly move to the edge of my lane so we could both be in it, I may have hit it since you couldn't see it coming!

Kevin
Florence, AL
 
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 07:32 PM
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I just got my new 2010 R56 MCS lazer blue with automatic on the 22nd .
 
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Oakland Raiders Mini
A quick question for auto drivers. When you shift with the auto do you have to take your foot off of the gas pedal?
You dont HAVE to. I like to let off when i shift, around 3k, to hear that sweet burble as rpms fall.
 
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Old Jan 24, 2010 | 09:21 PM
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Been driving Lil Mic since late December and I am just starting to really enjoy the Manual Mode. I'm in that 90% of the tiime. Wife in the car = D..

Sign me up please
 
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Old Jan 25, 2010 | 02:03 AM
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Two weeks and 500 mi since chaging from our '06 CR/B CVT to the new SS/SS MCa. Still getting used to the new car - it doesn't stick the front end and pull like the old one (yet). Miss the smooth power of the CVT
 
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Old Jan 25, 2010 | 04:44 AM
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'04 MC CVT 41,000 miles (300 on the trans)
 
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Old Jan 25, 2010 | 06:09 AM
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Updated 1/25/10, 8:35pm:

MINI AuTOs (MINI Automatic Transmission Owners) club "roster":

1. TimL -- '05 MCS
2. Curious George -- '05 MCS
3. 10Zero -- '10 MCS
4. RJKimbell -- '08 MC
5. AggieMini11 -- '04 MC
6. Tall Mini -- '08 MC Clubman
7. 4130 -- '05 MCS
8. Ferroequine -- '06 MCS
9. BensMini -- '09 MC
10. morphix -- '06 MCS
11. VioletDC -- '06 MCS
12. MINIxB -- '09 MCS
13. MINI28741 -- '06 MCS Cabrio
14. lacynpiper -- '09 MC
15. SteelersFan -- '09 MCS
16. OXYBLUECOOP -- '07 MC
17. pilotart -- '08 MC
18. Prost -- '08 MCS Clubman
19. checkers -- '05 MCS
20. ej -- '05 MCS
21. mochi -- '09 MCS
22. sequence -- '09 MCS JCW
23. smurfette26 -- '05 MC Cabrio
24. gaffer -- '05 MC and '09 MC Clubman
25. Themajickman -- '07 MCS Cabrio
26. ran-o-matic -- '08 MC Clubman
27. calicoop -- '08 MCS
28. saturn -- '07 MCS
29. CalgaryX3 -- '03 MC
30. MinnieMama -- '08 MCS
31. onetigerlsu -- '09 MC
32. darmog -- '07 MCS JCW
33. Herleman -- '05 MC and '09 MC
34. tekron -- '06 MCS
35. old rebel -- '05 MC
36. zemina -- '10 MCS
37. Cactusflier -- '06 MCS
38. hexmonkey -- '09 MCS
39. ke4sfq -- '07 MCS
40. Kodan -- '10 MCS
41. AutoMCS -- '06 MCS
42. Tio Barry -- '10 MC
43. SteveB625 -- '04 MC
44. kopov -- '07 MCS

MINI AuTOs by model:

R50_____ 6
R52_____ 1
R52S____ 2
R53_____ 11
R55_____ 4
R55S____ 1
R56_____ 7
R56S____ 14
R57_____ 0
R57S____ 0
 

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Old Jan 25, 2010 | 02:47 PM
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07' MCS with 34K miles. Like some others was forced into buying the auto but now so used to the shifter/paddles so I don't need the manual anymore .
 
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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 06:51 AM
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Updated 1/27/10, 12:01pm:

MINI AuTOs (MINI Automatic Transmission Owners) club roster:

1. TimL -- '05 MCS
2. Curious George -- '05 MCS
3. 10Zero -- '10 MCS
4. RJKimbell -- '08 MC
5. AggieMini11 -- '04 MC
6. Tall Mini -- '08 MC Clubman
7. 4130 -- '05 MCS
8. Ferroequine -- '06 MCS
9. BensMini -- '09 MC
10. morphix -- '06 MCS
11. VioletDC -- '06 MCS
12. MINIxB -- '09 MCS
13. MINI28741 -- '06 MCS Cabrio
14. lacynpiper -- '09 MC
15. SteelersFan -- '09 MCS
16. OXYBLUECOOP -- '07 MC
17. pilotart -- '08 MC
18. Prost -- '08 MCS Clubman
19. checkers -- '05 MCS
20. ej -- '05 MCS
21. mochi -- '09 MCS
22. sequence -- '09 MCS JCW
23. smurfette26 -- '05 MC Cabrio
24. gaffer -- '05 MC and '09 MC Clubman
25. Themajickman -- '07 MCS Cabrio
26. ran-o-matic -- '08 MC Clubman
27. calicoop -- '08 MCS
28. saturn -- '07 MCS
29. CalgaryX3 -- '03 MC
30. MinnieMama -- '08 MCS
31. onetigerlsu -- '09 MC
32. darmog -- '07 MCS JCW
33. Herleman -- '05 MC and '09 MC
34. tekron -- '06 MCS
35. old rebel -- '05 MC
36. zemina -- '10 MCS
37. Cactusflier -- '06 MCS
38. hexmonkey -- '09 MCS
39. ke4sfq -- '07 MCS
40. Kodan -- '10 MCS
41. AutoMCS -- '06 MCS
42. Tio Barry -- '10 MC
43. SteveB625 -- '04 MC
44. kopov -- '07 MCS
45. moe-jiller -- ??? MCS Clubman

MINI AuTOs by model:

R50_____ 6
R52_____ 1
R52S____ 2
R53_____ 11
R55_____ 4
R55S____ 2
R56_____ 7
R56S____ 14
R57_____ 0
R57S____ 0
 

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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 08:37 AM
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R55 MCs Auto here - 15k miles no issues. I do not lift throttle between Auto shifts, on my car it confuses the Drivetrain software.
 
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