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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 12:54 PM
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Where's yer MINI live?

I just love garages. I could live in my garage. I've searched for threads on garages, but haven't found any here. So I'll start one! Post yer pics! Garage, street, driveway, alley--wherever your MINI sleeps.

What "mods" have you done to your MINI's area??? Heating, A/C, flat-screen TV with the Italian Job on loop??

Here's a somewhat bad shot of my garage. It's the only part of the house still not refurbished to our liking. I've added a workbench, lighting, extra outlets, and some lockers. Oh and a couple neon signs (incl. one "Ebay special" MINI clock), Italian Job poster, some spare MINI parts and photos.

Future plans include: patch all the hundreds of holes in the walls. Remove the previous owner's workout mirrors. Paint every square inch of the walls and ceiling. Install more shelves where mirrors were, including one EXCLUSIVELY for car-care products!!! Epoxy the floor. Maybe add a fog machine and disco ball.

 
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 12:57 PM
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Here's one from another angle. Right before Hurricane Wilma, my wife and I figured with just 5 more feet of length, we could fit both MINIs in our one-car garage, end to end! Sounds like a good winter project......

 
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 01:51 PM
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You...um...you seem to have issues.

And I'm LIKIN' IT!!!
 
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 03:00 PM
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How's this?

 
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 03:04 PM
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nice Insight, Kapps!
 
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 03:10 PM
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Mine lives on a driveway or open parking lot 24 hours a day. Florida Sun beating down, torrential down pour or hurricane, that’s where my MCS has lived for over 3 years now.
 
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 03:43 PM
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We have a three car garage, thankfully, and Domino fits perfectly in the third stall! No mods yet to his room, but as soon as there's a warm day (if that will ever happen again ) then this is being sprayed in Flourescent Yellow on the garage floor! I just couldn't bring myself to spray paint the one MINI USA gave me, so I made my own! A black and white checkerboard floor is definitely being taken into consideration...
 
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 03:47 PM
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Our MINIs live in the driveway - no room in the garage... 2 other cars get garage priority...

Donna
 
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 04:06 PM
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My MINI right before pulling into its home (the garage).

 
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 04:15 PM
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Where does your MINI LIVE???

ITs ALIVE!!!
 
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by chows4us
Where does your MINI LIVE???

ITs ALIVE!!!
I think you're stretchin' a bit, just so you could use the Frankensmiley.
 
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by batgirlwildcat
I think you're stretchin' a bit, just so you could use the Frankensmiley.
 
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 04:26 PM
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My 2005 lives in here:



And gets washed here:

 
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 04:28 PM
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The baby in the snugglie is adorable, and appears to be mezmorized by the MINI.
 
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 04:31 PM
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I have a rugged MINI, mine lives outside in my driveway.

Here is a photo taken on one of the warmer days

 
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by batgirlwildcat
The baby in the snugglie is adorable, and appears to be mezmorized by the MINI.
He never made it through the first coat

 
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 04:38 PM
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Mine lives in the driveway. This is what I woke up to today.


 
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 05:08 PM
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Fortunately, mine lives in the garage. BTW, what's up with houses these days? Seems like builders are skimping out on space. The house was only built 3 years ago and when I park my MINI inside, I barely have room to open the door. The door always strikes the wall. So I wonder how the heck do you park a normal size car in there. I guess it wasn't meant for a car, instead you're supposed to use it as storage
 
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 05:11 PM
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Sadly mine too is living in the driveway, but seems to enjoy playing in the snow.
 
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 05:16 PM
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My house is in the front and MINI has his own little house in the back.


 
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 05:18 PM
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Outdoors 24/7...rain, snow, sleet, hail. But......I can see it from my window and check on it day and night!
 
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 05:21 PM
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here's mine...

 
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Kentiki
I just love garages. I could live in my garage. I've searched for threads on garages, but haven't found any here. So I'll start one! Post yer pics! Garage, street, driveway, alley--wherever your MINI sleeps.
I do live i my garage. Well, my parent's garage. We built a wall seperating a storage area from my room. It's yet to be seen whether I'll be able to pull off parallel parking or some crazy power slide to get my MINI into the storage area or not.
 
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 09:01 PM
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Here.... escape from the snows.

 
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Old Dec 8, 2005 | 09:34 PM
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Here is a bad photos of where my MINI lives. I have a lot of great MINI decorations for the garage but haven't had time to paint it and put them all up.

I'm still not sure how to put the photos right in to the post. Can someone help me with that. I know that's a probably a dumb question but I can't figure it out.
 
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