On the Justa Cooper, it's about the easiest oil change you can ever do. Look under car, there's the drain plug. Raise hood, there's the filter. Changing the oil on my lawn mower is a bigger PITA.

Did both today, BTW. The better-half's MINI needed an oil change, and so did the ol' Toro walk-behind.

 

Keep in mind I live in "pick-up truck country"

Drove a nice stretch of road on my way to work today behind 2 Mini's, felt like a scene straight out of "The Italian Job"

we got some looks and a lot of smiles...

...so fun!

2010 HzB/Clubgirl, fairly loaded, much loved!

 

I know what you mean about "pick-up truck country"!
Phoenix is really just a gigantic podunk B.F.E. town....

C ya,
Dutch

 

I can tell, just by the name of your town!! lol

Cant tell you how many times me 'n my Mini get stuck riding behind sloooooow tractors and other ginormous farm vehicles...

 

That I can deal with. It's not my idea of great fun, but I can deal with it....

Being downwind of the cattle ranch a few miles west of me is another story.

Oh, that fresh dairy air.... Thankfully the wind doesn't usually blow from that direction!

C ya,
Dutch

 

so hot outside...



bumper guard on, 5 mins and no more worrying about accidental scratches.

 

I hear ya! We live in farm country. When we bought our house we had to sign a form saying we couldn't sue the county over "smells"!

 

Did a 6K oil change. 4.5Qts Mobil 1 0W-40 A3. Yup, he's purring, but only at idle!

 

Was able to park my Mini with the sunfoofs vented at work. LOVE the fact these cars have rolling screens. It was very warm here, and the stinkbugs emerged enmasse, however none entered my Mini's inner sanctum!!

Also, my zippee shades kept the interior (all black) tolerable

2010 HzB/Clubgirl fairly loaded, much loved, so far, stinkbug free

 

The gf and I went to take some pictures and scout out new bike riding and hiking areas, so we took the mini for a cruise. The picture of the mini peeing on the fire hydrant got me thinking, so I took the opportunity to take some pics of my mini.

Dealing with the pics on my mac through preview and iphoto is pretty daunting, so these are the only ones I'm going to post for now.



I got the gf to jump in for some pics too. I'm gonna try to get her to dress up and pose at a later time ala the Paris Hilton/6-dollar-burger commercial.

 

 

Haha, nice!

I'm going to have trouble even getting my gf to go for a ride..

 

My gf is the reason I bought my JCW. 2 weeks prior to me getting mine she traded her Chevy Colorado on a 2011 MCS. Black w/black top, black wheels, and black headlight housings. I tinted the windows for her birthday. As soon as I fell in love with hers, I had to buy one!

 

I see your MINI has the "girlfriend" option.

Looks like you found a good'un with a sense of humor. AZ seems a bit short of women with a sense of humor. Too close to Hollywierd, I guess. Maybe, someday, I'll find one with a sense of humor good enough to put up with a dyed-in-the-wool wiseguy from Jersey.

C ya,
Dutch

 

I drove my MINI to the beach at lunch and took a power nap with the sunroof and windows open. It was sweeet.

 

SWEEEEETTTT

 

Dang just rub it in

 

Yeah, right? Drove my Mini to work in the rain, parked under a tree, and bird pooped on her...still a good day when I get to drive her...

 

Im with yah but in va and no bird poo, we have a garage at work thank god

 

After seeing all the responses, this was her response:

And additionally, it was her idea to get the mini. I was looking at a 4 cylinder toyota pickup to use as a commuter, and she pointed out a ragtop mini across the street. I referred to it as 'that gay little car', and 4 hours later I was driving away in my cooper S. I love this car. I'll post up some of the other pics I took later on.

 

oooh that is fancy, how did you do it. you hvae to pop off the dash and replace it?

 

Just got my wheels and tires today

 

Looks great!

Might just be the way it's turned, but it looks like your left front tire needs some air.

 

Thanks !! Yah the front tire was fine.I checked the pressure it was the way it's turned and on angled driveway!!

 

Well.....







While at work... You can see in pic 3, it was a shattered by a rock or something small. I Parked it right behind Gamestop. They have a camera on the back of the building pointing in that general direction. Lets hope it got who did it. If it did I'll ****ing burn their house down.