Been on NAM for a little while now, but hadn't sauntered to this section. Hi!

WHEN did you get your MINI (or Mini)? 1 Oct 11
WHAT is your MINI or Mini's name? Zoreo
WHAT color or colors is your MINI? Black on Light White with a little CR thrown in
What options did you get on your MINI? Nearly loaded, no sport package
WILL you be doing modifications to your MINI or Mini? Mmmmm, yes.
WHERE did you get your MINI or Mini? New from Mini of Awesome (Loveland)
WHY did you get a MINI or Mini? Met it at the 2011 Auto show and decided the Audi Q5 I was planning on wasn't for me!
WHAT part of town will you be seen in? SE Aurora, metro area
WHAT types of events would you likely be involved in? Don't know. What types of events do you do?

 

Yes, it is the time of year for Giving. This year we will hold the 8th Annual Children's Hosptial Run for Charity. This is the time of the year when MINI5280 Members and friends collect gifts and toys for the less fortunate children who are in the hospital and being treated.

Please mark your calendar as follows:

> Sunday, November 27th
> Meetups will be North and South as before
> Arrive at Children's at 11 am
> Bring unwrapped, original toys for kids ages 3 to 13
> Your children, unfortunately, will have to stay in the lobby of the hospital (and will not get a tour) due to safety (health) rules. This is normal.

Watch this space for more information and a flyer which you can post at work with a box to collect from others. As always, we will park our MINIs right in front of The Children's Hospital for pictures.

"Occupy Children's" is our theme. Remember, we are the 1/2 of 1% who drive small, fuel efficient, high fun factor MINIs.

You will feel good about yourself for GIVING. Start the Holidays RIGHT!

See our Childrens thread right here in NAM for the flyer...

Jonathan

 

WHEN did you get your MINI (or Mini)? Nov 25, 2011
WHAT is your MINI or Mini's name? Twizzle
WHAT color or colors is your MINI? Light White/Black
What options did you get on your MINI? Just the cold weather package
WILL you be doing modifications to your MINI or Mini? A what? (This is a mom-mobile)
WHERE did you get your MINI or Mini? Schomp (bought our last 4 Hondas from them.)
WHY did you get a MINI or Mini? Wanted a small all-wheel drive vehicle - liked this the best. Moving from a Honda Element.
WHAT part of town will you be seen in? Broomfield, a variety of front range ice rinks.
WHAT types of events would you likely be involved in? Not sure of my availability (skate competitions etc) but would like to hear about events.

 

Welcome from a fellow Schomper!

 

Thank you. I hope I get the chance to meet all of you.

 

Welcome, good to see another CM ALL4 in the area.

You will find it is a really good driver in the snow and safe.

Don

 

My girlfriend adores her All4. You chose wisely.

 

New mini owner here

• WHEN did you get your MINI (or Mini)? November 22nd
• WHAT is your MINI or Mini's name? Still trying to think of something good
• WHAT color or colors is your MINI? Laguna Green
• What options did you get on your MINI? Just about everything - see my signature
• WILL you be doing modifications to your MINI or Mini? Probably a few minor things
• WHERE did you get your MINI or Mini? New? Used? New - Ralph Schomp
• WHY did you get a MINI or Mini? I have wanted one since the new ones came out
• WHAT part of town will you be seen in? Fountain and Colorado Springs colorado - I'll be hard to miss in the Laguna Green Coupe
• WHAT types of events would you likely be involved in? (choices are things like weeknight events, food rides, mountain rides, autocross, track days, weekend events, food only, tech talks, etc. Feel free to make up your own.) All kinds of rides
• WHAT can MINI5280 do for you? I'll let ya know
• and more.

 

yay! welcome to the group!

you're just in time for the holiday party!
(assuming you've become a member :P )

 

WHEN did you get your MINI (or Mini)? November 23
WHAT is your MINI or Mini's name? Mia
WHAT color or colors is your MINI? pure Spice Orange
What options did you get on your MINI? see sig please
WILL you be doing modifications to your MINI or Mini? tires and wheels and tires
WHERE did you get your MINI or Mini? New? Used? new MoL
WHY did you get a MINI or Mini? we wanted a car that would be best at being a Mini and nothing else came close
WHAT part of town will you be seen in? stealthy but landing speeds Ft Collins
WHAT types of events would you likely be involved in? (choices are things like weeknight events, food rides, mountain rides, autocross, track days, weekend events, food only, tech talks, etc. Feel free to make up your own.) weeknight events, food rides, mountain rides, track days, weekend events, food only, tech talks
WHAT can MINI5280 do for you? share the fun and the smarts
and more. yes

 

Spice and Laguna, two great colors for MINIs.

Welcome and enjoy the club and your MINIs.

Don

 

hello everyone, I got my mini in Dallas Tx. It is a 2004 mc40 and I wanted it cause it was not like the other mini's I have encountered. I have named her Rosewine. she is fun to drive and she always gets a lot of questions about her looks.I have put an ATI superdamper in it as the old one decided to fall out of the car one day. I also replaced the control arm bushings with some power flex bushings. installing them was not bad, getting the old ones out was. I don't take her out in winter much and I will need to put a clutch in her soon. hope to motor with you guys in the future.

 

Welcome horde saw, go to see a good mc40 being fixed up and driven.

hope to see you and the MINI at some events.

Don

 

Hi all!

I actually live in Atlanta with my Boy Toy (dark silver and white 2008 hardtop Mini Cooper S) but I now work in Denver. I fly to Denver every Sunday and fly back to Atlanta every Thursday.

Unfortunately, this means I am currently Mini-less during the week. Car rental places don't generally have Minis, and if they did they'd probably charge an arm and a leg. My expense account just won't cover it. *sigh*

I'm hoping some of you might have ideas on a way for me to be driving a proper vehicle. I was thinking of a lease, but not sure yet of the cost and logistics; I may be here for a year, I may be here for 3 months.

PLEASE HELP!!!! Please PM or IM me with your thoughts. I really really really want to enjoy the Denver area in a Mini; it just won't be the same if I have to keep driving some other car. And I'm totally having Mini-withdrawal here.





The Legend of the Boy Toy begins one fine June day in 2008 - just a week after some twit ran into me and totaled my car. I thought long and hard, but in the end the only car I cared for was the Mini. I visited both Mini dealers in Atlanta in search of my new baby. Alas...

I told the salesman the features I was looking for, but it seems a manual transmission can only be found on a Cooper S Hardtop at the end of the rainbow; there certainly wasn't one available in Georgia at the time! His response: Oh! You want a bad boy's car!

...and the Boy Toy was born...

..but only after I drove 7 hours to Flow Mini in Winston-Salem, North Carolina one Saturday, after calling Mini dealers in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee to check their inventory. There was no way I was going to drive all over the place only to discover that they didn't have anything I'd accept! Flow Mini had the perfect car, including each and every feature I wanted. They even stayed open late for me; I didn't get there until about 20 minutes before they closed and we all know it takes longer than that to do all the paperwork.



The Boy Toy and I love to drive through the mountains, and the ones here in Colorado are calling me - but I can't bear to visit in a bottom-of-the-line Eclipse or an actually-pretty-nice Kia Soul (also known as the bastard child of a Mini and a Honda Element).

 

Welcome Podo, if only 3 months, you might find a MINI to lease, if 12 months, see if your budget will allow one of those 12 month only leases.

Or you can always bring out your MINI and when at 'home', ask friends for rides!

I hope you enjoy your stay in Denver area, we have a great club and lots going for 2012. Come out to a club meeting mix it up, park in the back with the kia. jk

Nice intro and pictures, good name.

Don Suiter
President MINI5280.org

 

I visited the one Mini dealer I found online - Ralph Schomp. Unfortunately, they don't have 1 year leases, only 2 year. The guy said a one year lease would cost too much anyway, though we never discussed money so he has no idea what I can or cannot afford. He talked with a couple others, but as far as they know none of the rental places have Minis except for a luxury rental place in Las Vegas... which confirms what I'd already checked.

sigh...

No Mini for me. *cry*

 

Podo, a year or so ago, Budget in Omaha was renting MINI Coopers, current year at that time.

I would suggest you call a couple of rental companies, not the big kids, but the smaller ones and see if the have a monthly rate.

Don S.

 

also,

if you know a week or so ahead of time when you'll have some free time for motoring, throw up a thread, i'm sure if you'd "rent lunch" or something, someone may be willing to take you up into the mtns for the afternoon

just a thought

 

Hey guys/gals

While I'm not officialy a Mini owner yet...I placed my order yesterday for my CM. I ordered a silver with black top/mirrors S all4. Added cold weather, tech+nav, dual pane sun roof, black/red seats, flat load rear, and xeon lights. Delivery probably wont be until the end of March, early April. So I figured I'd make an early appearance to introduce myself.

I've spent the last 10 years building Jeeps, and it's time to get back to go fast cars! I look forward to hitting up the search function learning all I can about my new Mini! Hopefully I'll get to meet some local members and hit some M&G's!

Thanks in advance to the Admin and mods for what looks, so far, to be a great forum!

-Noah

 

Welcome to the madness, my friend.

 

Welcome Noah, you will love it, the CM is a really fun MINI, we love ours.

Don S.

 

• WHEN did you get your MINI (or Mini)? December 19th
• WHAT is your MINI or Mini's name? Comet - 2012 Justa
• WHAT color or colors is your MINI? Lightning Blue
• What options did you get on your MINI? Very little - see my signature
• WILL you be doing modifications to your MINI or Mini? Not likely
• WHERE did you get your MINI or Mini? New? Used? New - Ralph Schomp
• WHY did you get a MINI or Mini? I have wanted a Mini since the first Italian Job movie, and then since the new ones came out
• WHAT part of town will you be seen in? Westminster, Lakewood and Arvada
• WHAT types of events would you likely be involved in? (choices are things like weeknight events, food rides, mountain rides, autocross, track days, weekend events, food only, tech talks, etc. Feel free to make up your own.) Not sure. Not a people person, but trying to change.
• WHAT can MINI5280 do for you? Help with the above.
• and more. Can't think of more yet.

 

Welcome to the forum. Come on out to some club meetings and events, you will find ou that people arent bad, and MINI5280 people are great friends.

 

I am thinking about it. I see there is one this Saturday. Is this one open to someone like me just thinking of joining?

 

They are always open to anyone with a MINI. Come on out and have some fun.