Hey y'all

Wow, my first post... I dunno what to say!

Actually, lemme start by saying that my name is Phil, I live outside of Columbia MD, and I have owned a Mini S for exactly one day now, and I can't be more thrilled. A gearhead since I was 6 years old (really!), a lover of Detroit musclecars, sports cars from all over, and 4WD pickups, a very adept mechanic as a side trade as well as a hobby, and all-around nice guy .

I decided that my next new car would be fun for a change, and I definitely hit the target with this one. Call it a mid-life crisis (nah) or just me being a big kid inside (heck yeah), but I have a firm belief that cars should be fun without being entirely impractical, and this little pocket rocket delivers. It is also one of the very few cars I fell into instant love with that I could afford. As I tell friends of my new wheels, they at first can't believe that I could actually fit into one much less would want to have in the first place, given my previous history of vehicles. For the record, I fit quite comfortably in it at 6 feet and 265 burly pounds. And no, I haven't tried to lift the car yet as some have asked me .

I plan on lurking and posting on this board and hopefully even gathering with other Mini owners for one reason or another. So far this looks like one heckuva active forum.

Thanks for the welcome in advance!

Phil

 

Welcome Greatbear from a fellow Marylander....enjoy your new MINI. Care to share the colors and spec of your MCS?

 

Go Maryland...Frostburg State University baby!!!

 

Hey there! I am a Marylander relocated to Connecticut right now. Home to Bel Air will be my first road trip though! I pick my MC up on my bday- April 16th! So psyched!

MC/CR/CVT White 16" wheels, White roof, Premium

GO TERPS!!!!

P.S. Thinking of getting "LETSGOMD" if it fits on the license plate!

 

Sheesh, a very active forum indeed! So many replies in such a short time!

Color and specs, here goes...

'03 MCS, Dark silver metallic top to bottom, Panther black leather with alloy interior, 17inch wheels/tires (or should that be 'tyres'?) on order which should hopefully be in next week, DSC, NAV, cold package, auto climate control, Premium pkg, CD with 6disk changer, Rally lites (dealer). Just about fully loaded except for the xenon headlights, parking sonar and fog lights (which I plan on getting eventually).

Do you MD guys get together at all? If so, what sorta things do you do?

 

Hi there !!!! Welcome aboard :smile: :smile:

Here are 2 links for Yahoo boards you should join. The moderators will get you all set up.

MINICCANCC-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
mid-atlantic_minis-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Both groups are a mix from the Mid-Atlantic area - some from PA and farther north too.......

This is where events are being formed for now. Our official club and website is currently under construction and will be launched very soon.

I hope this helps you out


Chow!


Donna

 

Greatbear, did you purchase your MINI in Towson? If so, I believe I saw it at the dealership last week...very cool.

 

Welcome aboard! I work in Baltimore and live in Alexandria, VA...and I see that you joined up with Mid-Atlantic so I hope to see you out and about and some meets this year!

(I need to get crackin' on some organization....right after I move this weekend....I join the NOVA people!!!)

ps...your MINI sounds BEEEUTIFUL!!!

Cheers!

L.Mini

 

>>Greatbear, did you purchase your MINI in Towson? If so, I believe I saw it at the dealership last week...very cool.

Yep, Mini of Towson. The gray one.

You guys are sharp!

 

Just curious to see how many minis are out here in the Balt/Wash burbs. I'm a mini owner who just happens to have a autoshop in Howard County and have adopted the Mini as our new favorite vehicle to have fun with. Thirtyone years experience with British and German cars and this new Mini really just blows everything else away. We're going slow right now, trying all the stuff that's available out there in an atempt to weed out all the snake oil . We've preped our car right now for some upcoming track days at S. Point so we can accurately evaluate the base car and the mods. Chow, bmfmini

 

Welcome to MCO Phil, and to the world of MINIs!!
I got a good chuckle out of the lifting question
cheers,
Markus

 

Welcome!

I'm up in Balto County north-north east of the city. There are two or three MINIs around here but so far haven't met any of their owners either here or in person.

Enjoy the heck out of your MINI, GreatBear!

Mark of Pemburnia

 

Okay, a little update:

First off, I am enjoying the livin' daylights out of my MINI. That is, whenever I get a chance (or excuse) to drive it. Today, after a very springlike day prior, it's SNOWING and nasty outside. Though this does give me a chance to keep working on myriad tasks at home.

Fun Stuff:

My friends. They all know me as the guy who stuffs big-block Mopars into everything and drives around in a big one-ton Dodge Cummins Diesel 4x4. I tell them what I just got and it's like:



On A Serious Note:

Only a couple issues with the car. I am still waiting for the 17inch wheels/tires to come in, so in the meantime I can scrub up the 16s. The shifter **** decided to suddenly jettison a large chunk of the clear plastic overlay in the middle. Happened last week during one of the few sunny days we had lately. I came back to the car when leaving work and was greeted with that. No biggie I guess, seeing that the **** just pops off. The **** did pop off once while hurrying it through the gears too. The Nav system sometimes takes forever to show up, and the logo was only ever displayed once; I read about this similar problem in another part of the forum and it seems to be repaired with a firmware update, but many have complained of losing the British female voice for an American male. I'll put up with it as it is before I lose part of the car's charm.

Again, I'm glad I found you guys (and gals) and I am looking forward to doing something with some of you, be it a drive or a meet or whatever.

Cheers!

Phil