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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 08:42 AM
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Mine is a DD and my only form of transportation. I have a 40 mile round trip commute everyday. I just crank up some tunes and find some back roads to avoid traffic. Love it!
 
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 08:45 AM
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From: Kansas City
My Clubby is a Daily driver, track car, long distance tourer, haul stuff from Home Depot, use it everyday for everything....car.

18K miles in 18 months, 40 mile daily commute, and I park it anywhere because it's small enough that it will fit in any space - and that way I don't have to walk from "past where Moses lost his sandals" (I like that!) to get to the store or movie theatre....

So far - no runs, no hits, no errors, no dings left on base.........
 
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by gasser
Mine will be used as a go to events and just driving around. Have other cars that I just cruise around in also, then we have the work car for the wife and as she says way to many cars. Car addict here!
Please explain the top...nicely done.
 
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by MINIdave
and that way I don't have to walk from "past where Moses lost his sandals" (I like that!) to get to the store or movie theatre....

So far - no runs, no hits, no errors, no dings left on base.........
You have the right idea...JustUseIt.
 
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 12:16 PM
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gasser
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From: Bronson, FLA
Originally Posted by LaurelEdition
Please explain the top...nicely done.

top is a special order top from mini and the back part is fiberglass attached to steel cross piece which hook the 2 together and is also attached to a roll cage that comes up from somewhere in front of the rear wheel to about head height and is all tied together. Got a headliner from WAY and have to cut it down. Got outside A pillars to put on . I'm not sure the drip rail will work as the roof IMO is not 100% square. Back has been redone also. Red bull made him pull every bit of stuff out of it. Car was to be sold as salvage, but never made it. I have the Orginal red bull title(COPY)
hope that answers ur question
 
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 12:29 PM
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Semi DD, will rotate with the truck (F150 Screw) usually drive Clubbie on golf league days (Tuesday) and any anticipated golf outing days (can you see a theme?). Mini 2 days/work week, Truck 3 days/work week. Weekend mostly MINI when having fun (or trying to impress the Miata racer down the street!), truck when doing yard work or other work type chores! When I drive MINI to work I always back in to the spot next to the curb (as close as I can get) leaving plenty of room on the right. When I have to pull in, I find the widest spot or next to an "unusable parking spot (light pole).
So far 2 years 26,000 miles - Oil and service this week!
 
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Old Jul 9, 2010 | 11:21 AM
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From: Lombard, IL
DD here... as was the '07... but I have short (~7 mile) commute so I do more damage to the odometer (and now openometer) on the weekends...
 
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Old Jul 9, 2010 | 11:24 AM
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From: Cleveland Ohio USA
Bfe!

Mine is a daily driver and I ALWAYS park in BFE. Sun, rain, snow, doesn't matter. I'll drop someone off at a door and then go park before I dare park close to anybody.
 
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Old Jul 9, 2010 | 12:59 PM
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From: Frederick, MD
DD 60+ mile commute (often made longer because the back way is significantly more fun), three road trips, autocross car, fetching stuff from store car, fun weekend car... so far added about 5000 miles in 2 months. Hopefully that pace will drop when the summer ends!!
 
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Old Jul 9, 2010 | 03:26 PM
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From: North Charleston, SC
Pretty much DD. If I work in my local office, commute is 5 miles, if I have to travel to remote locations, sometimes put 250 or more on in a day.

I am the only one in my office normally, so I have the pick of parking spots, cause there is nobody else there I can look out my window and see my MINI.
 
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Old Jul 9, 2010 | 03:52 PM
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From: Rowland Heights, CA

My MINI is my daily driver, and I got a beater MKII as a new project car. I still get some new things for the MINI every now and then. and I like to park out of ding range haha
 
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