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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 07:59 PM
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link? minispy.com?
 
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 08:02 PM
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Free stuff from MINIUSA

Check out this link, http://minispygear.com/ . A couple of unexpected videos and little something from Mini USA, just make sure that the VIN is typed in all caps. Enjoy
 
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 08:11 PM
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very kewl
 
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 08:14 PM
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HAHA I love the growing dinosaur video
 
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 08:20 PM
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NICE!
 
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 08:21 PM
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How did you find that site?! I wonder if the sites that MINI has prepared for their advertising campaign are being discovered 'early', or if there are even some sites that they won't even be pointing anyone to..
 
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 08:23 PM
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Threads merged.
 
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Edge
Threads merged.
And some how my post disappeared

anyway, pancakex asked:
How did you find that site?! I wonder if the sites that MINI has prepared for their advertising campaign are being discovered 'early', or if there are even some sites that they won't even be pointing anyone to..
It's part of the black box campaign: secret decoder, 3d glasses, etc
 
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 08:31 PM
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Huh, weird. Maybe I missed something in my secret book o' spy stuff they sent me..

Or I haven't seen the ad that points to this site yet..
 
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 08:35 PM
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this is pretty cool, looks better than those stickers with oil slick, and shield
 
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 08:35 PM
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i havnt gotten my box yet, and probably never will since i bought used from a non-mini dealer
 
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by pancakex
Huh, weird. Maybe I missed something in my secret book o' spy stuff they sent me..

Or I haven't seen the ad that points to this site yet..
Check out:

Oct 5th Issue of Rolling Stone
Oct 9th Issue of New Yorker
Oct Issue of Car & Driver
Oct Issue of Business 2.0
Oct Issue of Spin
Oct Issue of Fast Company
Nov/Dec of MC2

But since the URL has been given out, you can just visit the site
 
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 08:54 PM
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Way cool! Thanks!
 
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 09:03 PM
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I would REALLY appreciate it if people kept the secret black box stuff SECRET!

It is a lot of fun to get the new ads and use the decoding tools, and as MINI owners we are supposed to keep the secret stuff secret.

But yes, I had fun decoding the new ad and going to the site for my new free thing!

At least we know who can be trusted with a secret and who cannot each time someone posts and spills the beans. . . .
 
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Smokey
And some how my post disappeared
I don't know what happened then Smokey... unless you happened to post at the same time I was performing the merge?

All I did was merge one thread into another. I didn't choose to delete anything.
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I would REALLY appreciate it if people kept the secret black box stuff SECRET!
I agree Yucca, but Gabe let the cat out of the bag earlier today on MotoringFile anyway. That was a far more blatant spoiler than any post on NAM, IMO... it's a freakin' news headline!
 
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Edge
I don't know what happened then Smokey... unless you happened to post at the same time I was performing the merge?

All I did was merge one thread into another. I didn't choose to delete anything.
I agree Yucca, but Gabe let the cat out of the bag earlier today on MotoringFile anyway. That was a far more blatant spoiler than any post on NAM, IMO... it's a freakin' news headline!
I'll head over to motoring file and let Gabe have it!
 
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Edge
I don't know what happened then Smokey... unless you happened to post at the same time I was performing the merge?

All I did was merge one thread into another. I didn't choose to delete anything.
Edge, it was really bizzare. My post was there and then all of a sudden it was gone and so was the thead I found it merged, but not my post.

Hmm I wonder if one of the Mods could bump my post count one, you know like when they add minutes on the clock at football games
 
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Yucca Patrol
I'll head over to motoring file and let Gabe have it!
x2


and impatient:impatient on the 30 second wait requirement
 
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 10:25 PM
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COOL! Thanks for the link.
 
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 10:38 PM
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Its more over a month since delivery and I still didn't get no secret black box! What gives?
 
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 10:49 PM
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how long does it take after delivery to get the black box?
 
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 11:45 PM
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Indeterminate, cold aspiration. I've had mine for over 18 months and still haven't gotten one. That's why it's good to have friends with MINIs , or an ebay account.
 
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Old Sep 13, 2006 | 12:42 AM
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lol, i normally wouldn't have posted the site, but this one offered the free panels which are just too cool. I myself don't have any subscriptions to magazines so it's hard for me of find them.

is it a matter of ruining the fun of decoding or making the site too public? cause if it's about the decoding we can simply put: Black box spoiler in the title. =)
 
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Old Sep 13, 2006 | 04:26 AM
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Originally Posted by pancakex
How did you find that site?! I wonder if the sites that MINI has prepared for their advertising campaign are being discovered 'early', or if there are even some sites that they won't even be pointing anyone to..
Motoringfile
 
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Old Sep 13, 2006 | 05:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Smokey
and impatient:impatient on the 30 second wait requirement
That's one reason why I usually edit my first post instead of posting a second, if I want to add something to it. Sure, my post count won't jump the extra one... but it's about quality, not quantity!

Hmm, I wonder too if I should merge both of these into the "secret black box" thread, since it's all the same campaign... it would also help to reduce the effect of "spoiling".
 
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