Ok, so where are all you GP's hiding?
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Ok, so where are all you GP's hiding?
...been wondering since I've learned about the GP...
One of my cars is also a rare car, 1998 MB C43. Both 1998 and 1999 saw 500 come to the US. In 2000 the E55 was the selection most people chose, and I think the C43 was a special order that year or at least was definitely very limited in numbers released, and only a few hundred were sold to folks here in the US. So there's a fairly limited number of them on the roads.
Yet over the years I must have come across maybe a dozen, maybe more on the roads.
......but I've never seen a GP..... So, where ya all hiding?!
One thing that comes to mind perhaps is I live in the NYC Tri-State area. This wider area (extending to lower New England to a little bit south of NJ), Florida, California, maybe Greater Atlanta area, is where we see the higher concentration of MBs. I kind'a gather that the Minis / GP are spread more evenly through-out the USA? Is this true? Actually, I think I can go look @ a registry to answer that...
One of my cars is also a rare car, 1998 MB C43. Both 1998 and 1999 saw 500 come to the US. In 2000 the E55 was the selection most people chose, and I think the C43 was a special order that year or at least was definitely very limited in numbers released, and only a few hundred were sold to folks here in the US. So there's a fairly limited number of them on the roads.
Yet over the years I must have come across maybe a dozen, maybe more on the roads.
......but I've never seen a GP..... So, where ya all hiding?!
One thing that comes to mind perhaps is I live in the NYC Tri-State area. This wider area (extending to lower New England to a little bit south of NJ), Florida, California, maybe Greater Atlanta area, is where we see the higher concentration of MBs. I kind'a gather that the Minis / GP are spread more evenly through-out the USA? Is this true? Actually, I think I can go look @ a registry to answer that...
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check out GPMINI site has the locations of most GPs: http://gpmini.net/wp/introduction/ looks like most are in CA.
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The 415 GPs that came to the US are spread out across the US. What I remember is that each dealership could get about 4 GPs. For example, I think about 50 Gps came to California. Other than at the two Mini Takes the States events (Laguna Seca & Los Angeles), I have only seen three other GPs driving in California over the three years that I have had my GP. I have over 43,000 miles on my GP but I suspect many do not get driven much.
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we have 2 in santa cruz 1 in ben lomand, 1 in gilroy and mine in watsonville about a 35 mile radius, and only seen one at pebble beach. ok, the one I seen in PB, is a local car, but from monterey that is kept in storage, owner from MA.
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Would be nice if GP owners could have a NorCal meet and run somewhere, like say Santa Cruz it has nice beaches, bars, coffee shops, parking, restaurants, proximity to bay area, and great roads.
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No worries - we'll meet up when I move to NC next year. We'll be on the coast, south of Wilmington in St James.
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and three in CT, at Cooper's Farm, Duchess County NY. There were 7 at the Summer Spash, '07, at my house in Norwalk, CT. See: http://www.gbmini.net/wp/2007/08/summer_splash_2007/
21 GPs at MINI United 07: http://www.gpmini.net/gallery/MU2007GPs
60 at MINI United '09 : http://www.gpmini.net/gallery/MU2009GPs
21 GPs at MINI United 07: http://www.gpmini.net/gallery/MU2007GPs
60 at MINI United '09 : http://www.gpmini.net/gallery/MU2009GPs
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Would be nice if GP owners could have a meet and run, somewhere, like say downtown Santa Cruz it has nice coffee shops, parking, restaurants, bars, proximity to beaches and bay area, oh and greatest roads.
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Does your Brothers have black leather inserts in the seats? Tinted windows, gauge pkgs on the steering column and in the center console? Clear bra and I think a JCW strut brace?