What did you do to your mini today?
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From: San Jose
What I did to her on Friday? Tried driving her down the coast on a romantic little weekend trip.
What did someone else do my mini on Friday? Wreck her, and then drive off like nothing happened.
While we were *VERY* lucky that we 1) didn't flip, 2) weren't hit by any cars as we slid across the freeway, 3) didn't slam into the guard rail, and 4) were stopped by the iceplant from falling down the embankment onto the beach, we weren't injured at all.
FD and tow truck driver both checked it out said "wow, you can drive it home". I preferred not to, but it would have been an expensive tow 150 miles back home so I did. About 4/5 the way home the rest of the bumper let loose so I dragged it for 20-30 miles.
Now I have to get it fixed and hope that either something major was damaged so I can get a newer model or hope that it is all cosmetic and they are able to fix it to be just as nice as it was before (with the addition of painting my roof and dash trim, hehe).
What did someone else do my mini on Friday? Wreck her, and then drive off like nothing happened.
While we were *VERY* lucky that we 1) didn't flip, 2) weren't hit by any cars as we slid across the freeway, 3) didn't slam into the guard rail, and 4) were stopped by the iceplant from falling down the embankment onto the beach, we weren't injured at all.
FD and tow truck driver both checked it out said "wow, you can drive it home". I preferred not to, but it would have been an expensive tow 150 miles back home so I did. About 4/5 the way home the rest of the bumper let loose so I dragged it for 20-30 miles.
Now I have to get it fixed and hope that either something major was damaged so I can get a newer model or hope that it is all cosmetic and they are able to fix it to be just as nice as it was before (with the addition of painting my roof and dash trim, hehe).
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What I did to her on Friday? Tried driving her down the coast on a romantic little weekend trip.
What did someone else do my mini on Friday? Wreck her, and then drive off like nothing happened.
While we were *VERY* lucky that we 1) didn't flip, 2) weren't hit by any cars as we slid across the freeway, 3) didn't slam into the guard rail, and 4) were stopped by the iceplant from falling down the embankment onto the beach, we weren't injured at all.
FD and tow truck driver both checked it out said "wow, you can drive it home". I preferred not to, but it would have been an expensive tow 150 miles back home so I did. About 4/5 the way home the rest of the bumper let loose so I dragged it for 20-30 miles.
Now I have to get it fixed and hope that either something major was damaged so I can get a newer model or hope that it is all cosmetic and they are able to fix it to be just as nice as it was before (with the addition of painting my roof and dash trim, hehe).
What did someone else do my mini on Friday? Wreck her, and then drive off like nothing happened.
While we were *VERY* lucky that we 1) didn't flip, 2) weren't hit by any cars as we slid across the freeway, 3) didn't slam into the guard rail, and 4) were stopped by the iceplant from falling down the embankment onto the beach, we weren't injured at all.
FD and tow truck driver both checked it out said "wow, you can drive it home". I preferred not to, but it would have been an expensive tow 150 miles back home so I did. About 4/5 the way home the rest of the bumper let loose so I dragged it for 20-30 miles.
Now I have to get it fixed and hope that either something major was damaged so I can get a newer model or hope that it is all cosmetic and they are able to fix it to be just as nice as it was before (with the addition of painting my roof and dash trim, hehe).
Today, as many other days this winter I have walked past my hibernating MINI. The weather man says that Thursday will be near 60 after a Wednesday of showers. It will be emerging from the garage if all goes well!
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Just got past my break-in period and ready to start really motoring!https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ilies/grin.gif! Also, put my "Actual Size" decal on.
61 here today! And there's still an 8 foot pile of snow in the Wal-mart parking lot next to where I work.
This weather really took a hard turn into spring.
Last edited by Agarwaen; Feb 14, 2011 at 07:20 PM.
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i know this is going to sound completely girly, but I am a girl, so who what the heck-here goes. On Saturday, 2/12, I brought my MINI to buy flowers to plant for spring . . . sorry to those who still have snow!
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From: San Jose
The car was a 2000+ Black Honda 4 door sedan. The occupants were a 6 foot overweight hispanic guy with a bald head and a white T-shirt and a 5'5 hispanic woman medium build with dark hair wearing a black sweatshirt.
I know this because they pulled over, walked back to check on me, and then when they realized they changed lanes into me (or that they didn't have insurance) they took off. No real hope catching them. This happened about 5:40pm on Saturday, southbound Highway 1 near Seaside, CA.
...and I think I'm going to see what Dennis Haysbert and Allstate can do for me...not too happy with the way AAA/CSAA treated me on the phone.
Last edited by Nick5811; Feb 14, 2011 at 08:48 PM.
Thanks all for the well wishes/support.
The car was a 2000+ Black Honda 4 door sedan. The occupants were a 6 foot overweight hispanic guy with a bald head and a white T-shirt and a 5'5 hispanic woman medium build with dark hair wearing a black sweatshirt.
I know this because they pulled over, walked back to check on me, and then when they realized they changed lanes into me (or that they didn't have insurance) they took off. No real hope catching them. This happened about 5:40pm on Saturday, southbound Highway 1 near Seaside, CA.
...and I think I'm going to see what Dennis Haysbert and Allstate can do for me...not too happy with the way AAA/CSAA treated me on the phone.
The car was a 2000+ Black Honda 4 door sedan. The occupants were a 6 foot overweight hispanic guy with a bald head and a white T-shirt and a 5'5 hispanic woman medium build with dark hair wearing a black sweatshirt.
I know this because they pulled over, walked back to check on me, and then when they realized they changed lanes into me (or that they didn't have insurance) they took off. No real hope catching them. This happened about 5:40pm on Saturday, southbound Highway 1 near Seaside, CA.
...and I think I'm going to see what Dennis Haysbert and Allstate can do for me...not too happy with the way AAA/CSAA treated me on the phone.
Hmmm... Got side tracked. I Plasti-dipped my mirror caps today.
Last edited by Agarwaen; Feb 15, 2011 at 12:13 PM.
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What did I do to my MINI today?
Looked at it sadly, because I can't drive it at decent speeds until it gets the tie rod end replaced on tuesday.
In the past week though--had blizzaks put on it(which exacerbated the tie rod issue), put a new radio with steering wheel control in, and replaced the driver's side door actuator.
The tie rod end is the last of the work that it'll need for a while. I'm taking it on a road trip to CO as soon as it's fixed!
Looked at it sadly, because I can't drive it at decent speeds until it gets the tie rod end replaced on tuesday.
In the past week though--had blizzaks put on it(which exacerbated the tie rod issue), put a new radio with steering wheel control in, and replaced the driver's side door actuator.
The tie rod end is the last of the work that it'll need for a while. I'm taking it on a road trip to CO as soon as it's fixed!
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http://www.crutchfield.com/p_158BT38...U.html?tp=5684
And this steering wheel control: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ef=oss_product
You can get the steering wheel control through crutchfield, but it was cheaper on amazon. The radio has iPhone compatibility and Bluetooth built in(both phone and streaming audio), which were the two things that I really needed, since we have an iPhone and an android phone. I've made quite a few calls with the built in bluetooth, and my friends have all said that it sounds like I'm just on speakerphone, and I'm not using a mic other than the one built into the head unit.
I don't know if you've ever ordered from Crutchfield before, but they include a full installation guide, as well as all the parts you need to be able to install it in the MINI, so it's a pretty sweet deal. Good luck on making your decision!
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Got this radio:
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_158BT38...U.html?tp=5684
And this steering wheel control: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ef=oss_product
You can get the steering wheel control through crutchfield, but it was cheaper on amazon. The radio has iPhone compatibility and Bluetooth built in(both phone and streaming audio), which were the two things that I really needed, since we have an iPhone and an android phone. I've made quite a few calls with the built in bluetooth, and my friends have all said that it sounds like I'm just on speakerphone, and I'm not using a mic other than the one built into the head unit.
I don't know if you've ever ordered from Crutchfield before, but they include a full installation guide, as well as all the parts you need to be able to install it in the MINI, so it's a pretty sweet deal. Good luck on making your decision!
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_158BT38...U.html?tp=5684
And this steering wheel control: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ef=oss_product
You can get the steering wheel control through crutchfield, but it was cheaper on amazon. The radio has iPhone compatibility and Bluetooth built in(both phone and streaming audio), which were the two things that I really needed, since we have an iPhone and an android phone. I've made quite a few calls with the built in bluetooth, and my friends have all said that it sounds like I'm just on speakerphone, and I'm not using a mic other than the one built into the head unit.
I don't know if you've ever ordered from Crutchfield before, but they include a full installation guide, as well as all the parts you need to be able to install it in the MINI, so it's a pretty sweet deal. Good luck on making your decision!
...in other news, I scheduled a tow and drop off at a local body shop to get the car fixed and refinanced my other car, dropping the interest rate and monthly payment. Now I basically get 2 cars for the price of one.
Last edited by Nick5811; Feb 15, 2011 at 05:04 PM.
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Not to post-jack but I installed a pioneer with similar features and a similar price to your Sony, but the lighting is red so it matches the factory amber/red lighting a little better if that's your thing. Pioneer 6200BT something off amazon for like $179. I have the pac adapter too. You have to cut a factory wire from the back of the steering wheel on my model, but it works great. Completely painless once you commit to the install. I posted some pics in a radio how to here somewhere...
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Ouch!!
Nick5811. Sorry to see your mini mangled. Good luck getting it fixed.
What I did with my mini this weekend pales in comparison, but it was still fun.
I took off the cheesy dealer sticker on the back of the car..... Sweet.
What I did with my mini this weekend pales in comparison, but it was still fun.
I took off the cheesy dealer sticker on the back of the car..... Sweet.
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