look what my dashcam caught last night. i love nyc.

 

Well, you snooze you loose. Although that is totally not proper civic manners. Good catch! When I started the vid I thought I was going to see the bright white lights on the crown vic hitting on to your car.
All good though!
Love this city, best place to live and enjoy life.
Have a nice one today!!

 

Oh my! That's expensive. I went to TintMax out in Flushing. I have never been out there before. It's suburbia and it was kind of hard to find. Past that moment of been quite lost, the tint job was great and the owner is quite a nice guy. His price was $180 with a full hand wash service with the interior included.
I totally recommended and I tend to be very picky about these things. Also, if you ever need to get the car washed and like me, you don't like or would ever get your ride through a car wash, he is really good.
The guys there do a very nice job and the wash sequence they follow (at least on my ride) was good.
I didn't see the classic start from bottom and take all the nice grime to the top and scratch the finnish kind of deal.
David
*Tint setup:
My interior is all black including the headliner so I went with 50% all around. I didn't install in the windshield, neither the Sunroof. So now that I think about it, perhaps that's why yours cost so much more than mine. I was going to do the sunroof but the installer said I don't needed. Oh well, in the end who cares if you actually like the results right?

 

I would be interested. Just purchased a '05 MCS. Might be fun to motor w/other Minis. You can't use "MINY" ?
Best

 

I like your design. How about adding the "c" for NYC mini club?

 

MINI RUN NEAR OR IN MANHATTAN LET ME KNOW! :D

 

where the hell is PAUL?!?!

 

I'm here, just super distracted by life right now

 

everything alright though? nothing serious?

 

This thread is dead... Wake up NY

Planning a January run or meet so should have some new information posted up on www.tshared.com later this week.

Hey Paul get your broken collar bone up to OC.

 

I hear that.. distractions have kept me from forums; also, building a business can be challenging, trying, but fun.. and don't forget doing it in a bad economy..

 

representing the bronx. just an mc with some dodgey electrical modifications and a loose fan belt. but... i do have a sticker on the side of my car. perhaps i could be support?



the sticker used to have a big bug in the middle of it (previous owner). i was lazy and black duct tape was on sale.

 

certainly a unique emblem. like it. anyway, dodgy electrical mods are also my thing.

 

Maybe you could put a picture of something you really don't like under that diagonal stripe, if it's removable.

 

the diagonal stripe is infact black duct tape, so i thought about putting a picture of maybe george w. or maybe even my mother, but getting the vinyl cut might have been more effort than it was worth! the addition of the duct tape was primarily to remove the bug sun-stain. it had been on there for about 5yrs when i bought the car and it was still easily visible. i didn't have a garage to work in and the parking garages kept kicking me out when they saw a rakish looking man with a huge white dog, rotating a propane tank heater with an open flame around his mini coopers gas tank! it was the dead of winter in snowy syracuse ny and way too cold to remove the big decals adhesive, without a base temperature of 50 or 60 degrees and a serious directional heat source. on the other side i briefly tried out this emblem, until i was informed--by a crew cut sporting parking attendent--that the symbol on the side of my car was used by the kkk. yeah... that was a bit of a shock to someone supporting a black president, while living in a prodominently black neighborhood with many well educated black friends!!! needless to say, i nixed the klan sign and went for a more universal "no" sign. this way if my radar/laser detector fails and i get pulled over and handed a ticket, i just point to the sticker, give the officer a stern "no." and drive away with brazen assurance that i'll be fine. by the way, i just checked the mail and the nystate dmv claims my license has been suspended for unpaid tickets, evading arrest, etc etc.



ps: i wasn't really into being called an "x-men nerd"

 

Nice pic Kerikino! A meet up. I would love to do one of these for sure but, I am doing a lot of traveling in the next couple of months!!
you guys might want to check this thread I have posted in a couple of other discussions but in order to revive this thread, check this trip i recently did from NYC to Miami.
Ok back to packing for Barcelona's trip tomorrow.

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...new-jcw09.html

 

let me know when you guys are doing another MINI meet. my brother and i are down. both are driving 2006 mcs

 

US MINI Club is having a Garage Party this Saturday 1/31/09 at DYNOTECH Performance Garage at 76c Bell Street, West Babylon, NY, 11704, starting at 10am. Even if you dont want/need any work done, this is a good way to meet and hang with us US MINI Clubbers. If you need more info, give me a shout at erick_von_zipper@yahoo.com

 

Hi Turbo Mini,
I guess I have noticed you in and around in brooklyn.
My question to you was would you be aware about any Good Local MINI repair shop in Brooklyn. I live in Cobble Hill Brooklyn near Parkslope and need to get my Brake pads replaced.
Any feed back from fellow MINI owners would be appreciated too.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Till then
Happy Motoring

 

I live in Park Slope, but I'm in Cobble Hill all the time because I have a good friend on Liquer and Court. But anyways there is a shop just a couple blocks from my house where I've had some work done and where my parents take their Jaguars (all English car family ) The exact name escapes me right now since I just know where it is without looking at the signs, but Its right next to the McDonalds on 1st Street and 4th ave. I'll walk by it this evening and get the name and a phone# for you.

I didn't see a description of the car you have, but I have a BRG Cooper S with "MINY" vanity plates if you want to try and spot it around town

-Paul

 

I can recommend Tyrol Sport in Ridgewood, Queens, right at the border of Brooklyn. They specialize in MINI's as well as other Euro cars ... great guys, always good work, reasonable rates ... give Mike a call. 917-626-3368
http://www.tyrolsport.com/

 

Hey Paul,
Thanks for the reply, I drive a CHili Red COoper S with "S" lites and antracite interiors and am on Hoyt and Degraw.
I would appreciate if you would have a chance to find the name.
Have you heard of L&M foreign cars on Utica Ave, they apparently specialize in BMW's and most german cars. Let me know your thoughts about it.
I am in need for Front Pads and ROtors and Rear Pads as per Mini of Manhattan, well I would like a second opinion from a local shop since its from my pocket.
WIll catch you around the slope or the hill.
Happy Motoring
Minimised_S

 

Thanks lurch70,
Will try and check it out, although I'm reluctant to drive the car since last sunday the "Wear brake indicator" light popped up. SOme of the threads read that it might screw up the rotors bcoz of the sensors get ripped of and there might be metal contact. So I'm unsure about it, but will definitely call Mike and check i out.

 

Just checking-how's my fellow NYC MINIites?

 

MINI COOPERS WANTED at a charitable event!!

Let's get as many MINIs as we possibly can get to come!! This is the chance to bring the MINI to an event and be a part of a wonderful event towards the Fight against Childhood Cancer!

This will be a meet, you can get your head shaved, and there will be many sponsors as well as 95.9 the FOX (WFOX) local radio station will be there!!

When: 8 March 2009
Where: Bear & Grill, 2000 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield CT 06825
Time: 11:00a - 7:00p
Hosted by TeamBrent: http://www.teambrent.com
Facebook Event Page:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=22005434188

More on the event:

This year, we are hoping to ease the crowds with even more space, extended hours, and the return of the incredible team of Total Look Salons stylists! Let's raise awareness and money and have some fun.

*Childrens Entertainment provided by The Little Gym of Fairfield & United Indoor Soccer
*Live remote from 95.9 the Fox radio 12-2
*Dancing to the band Vertigo (www.VertigoZone.com) 5-7pm
*Speeches throughout the day (pediatric oncologists Dr. Joe McNamara, Dr. MaryJane Hogan and more!)

2008 photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/benzamg...7604031547989/

2005-2008 photos can be found on the "TeamBrent" Facebook group.

sign up to shave or volunteer:
http://www.stbaldricks.org/events/ev...=participants#

Thank yous go to The Bear & Grill, The Total Look Salons and Curran VW. We also thank the owners of The Little Gym of Fairfield, RiotComputerTechnologies.com and Keough's Hardware who are each shaving their own heads for the cause - along with the members of the Fairfield Fire Dept 1426, the Sacred Heart & Quineppiac Hockey teams, and the Sound Tigers. Thanks to you, TeamBrent has raised over $1.4 million for St Baldrick's. Together we can make a difference.

We all rest in the shade of trees we did not plant.
http://www.TeamBrent.com