now that might be expensive!

 

I didn't feel like reading through all the pages here, but is there an actual club for us young folk?
I'm 20 and on my 2nd Cooper. Both bought by myself.. No help to parents.
Just wondering is anyone in the Indiana/Ohio area?

 

22 here still working to pay off and make my r53 faster. I have payed for it all myself with my job

I have to admit most mini owners are older but who cares. I don't mind that police think im old and like to drive slow less tickets! especially cause I get completely lost in my superchargers whine and can't take my foot off the gas. it just wants me to floor it I swear!

 

Not under 25, just turned 28, but I still feel young... and look it. If that counts for something, then count me in.

 

****, we'll just rename this the under 30 club. :P

 

Yepyep... 17 almost 18 year old here. Have gotten lucky with my cars so far... Bought my first car, Mercedes c240 from my old man, totaled it, got a friend's BMW X5, hated having an SUV, sold it, worked my *** off, got a brand new MINI, and am never going back. And soon my grandpa is giving me his 1974 Spitfire Triumph with 500,000 miles and it's running like it has 50,000. Glad I saw this thread...

Have you all done anything to your MINIs?? I'd love to hear any mods!

 

Nothing yet. I just got my R56 a week ago, so I'm just enjoying it while I figure out what I want done. I'm definitely getting the functional hood scoop intake mod from Mini Madness, along with their 1" drop spring set, picking up some 17/225/40 tires (if I can fit them on my wheels), and then I plan to throw on some rice by adding a strut bar and a front lip. That should be it.

Basically, I'm looking at about $600 in modifications and my car will be awesome fun to drive.

 

Nice... love the driving lights on your MINI btw, I'd like to get some. Did yours come with it or did you have them installed?
Let's see... I definitely recommend plast-dipping all the chrome on the car. I love it so much that I may end up vinyling it at a professional body shop. Takes about 3-4 hours total to take everything off and apply 3 coats. It TOTALLY changed the whole look of the car and it is soooo much prettier now.

So far I've added a Quicksilver Catback Exhaust and it made me enjoy my MINI so much more. I remember how amazing it was to start it up the first time and hear it screaming to life! I constantly get compliments on it. In fact, I went to a car show, and a guy with a Ferrari Enzo FOLLOWED me to my spot just to tell me how amazing my exhaust sounded. Took him for a drive, and I got a ride in his in return.. unfortunately I couldn't take the driver's seat

I dropped the car 1.4" with my friend's help and it improved the looks and handling beyond belief. H&R sport springs.

I want to add a BOV and a CAI eventually, but not in a big hurry. People always ask me why I spend so much time working on my MINI and spend so much money on it, but I just tell them; "If you had one, you'd understand".

 

I'm 19 and have had my car since about two months after I turned 17. I haven't done any real mods other than the aero kit back bumper. Apparently the university wants my money more than the car. Go figure.

I'm hoping to put some driving lights on the car before the end of summer. I'd also like to put a skid plate on before winter (we get a lot of snow here and the city doesn't seem to have the equipment to properly remove it).

As far as performance goes, I'd like to get a decreased supercharger pulley, CAI, and exhaust but these mods can come at a later date.

 

I'm 22, got my mini when i finished university...

 

I'm 23 And on my 3rd MINI already! Love'em

 

i just installed a ddm cold air intake on my r53 yesterday, it is so much better.

 

Hahahha, usually if my grandma comes over for dinner or something I volunteer to pick her up. She's 83 and always gets a kick out of going around corners real fast. Lol, she's the only person who doesn't critique my driving.

 

I'm 17 and waiting for my first Mini to arrive! According to ASK MINI, it's waiting to board a vessel. Finally!

 

24 here, have had my R53 a couple months now and absolutely love it. That supercharger whine after the Alta intake is extremely addictive.

 

I am 22 and just bought my mini last month. It's a 2003 S manual. British racing green with white stripes, roof, and mirror. Plus PIAA fog lights. I'm not a huge car person but I love my mini. I'll get a picture up soon.

Hoping to meet others from southeastern MA here.

 

I'm 28. Apparently this thread started by back in 2003. The 18 year old that started it is now 26 lol. Kind of amusing it has stuck around. Younger Mini Cooper drivers are the cool ones of course that is only an opinion and doesn't necessarily reflect the views of everyone in this thread, lol. The under 30 crowd that is still out there having a good time. Glad to see more and more people under 30 buy these cars. They're great.

 

I'm 25 and buying a brand new MCS...I'm a workaholic. :(

 

New MCS I'm jealous. Though I just bought my 2006 Cooper S. Always wanted one of these.

 

I had a 2009 HT base. I fell in love with it, so I just sold it for the 2012. Now I'm carless until the 2012 gets delivered. I'll be mooching rides from my boyfriend's A6...oh joy. lol

 

A6's aren't bad...cough, cough...He should have gotten an S4 lol. The new ones are nice. I spec'd my next Cooper S lol. Gonna get a one spec'd like my current car only a JCW this time.

 

I have done the same...hahah

Although for the time being, I just have to mod my R53 to make it more like a JCW

 

Check out nemini.org if you haven't already. Hope to see that new MINI at some meets!

 

It's a 1999. It's a piece of junk and I don't like it one bit. It's been a money pit and completely unreliable. But my boyfriend is a mechanic, so he deals with all the problems himself. He's getting tired of it though, and he'll probably be getting back into another Subaru within the next couple months. He can't break those. lol.

Yup, I'm on there and I post sporadically. I'll definitely be at meets this summer.

 

There are quite a few of us on there