OURMINI turned 4 years old on December 10th and we have 55k fun miles so far. A little more than the average. We haved been on short and long trips and every mile is just plain FUN. Someday I plan to put 6K on by going on a coast-to-coast trip and back. Wish I could have paarticipated in MTTS run.

 

OURMINI turned 4 years old on December 10th and we have 55k fun miles so far. A little more than the average. We haved been on short and long trips and every mile is just plain FUN. Someday I plan to put 6K on by going on a coast-to-coast trip and back. Wish I could have participated in MTTS run.

 

I have a 6/02 build MCS and it just turned past 49k miles.

 

I guess mine was about a 09/06 build. I have heard that a lot of people put their MINIs up in storage at the first sign of bad weather. Not me. I have had Winston03 in rain, snow, sleet, and gloom of night. Of my 4 vehicles, the MINI is the only one I trust to go the distance in all kinds of weather. And it is a blast to drive. Sure wish that I could convince the SO that we need a 07 convertible.

 

Goliath was built 09/06 and we have 1,366 miles. Love every mile we have driven.

 

Ah, I feel terrible... I've had my GP for four and a half weeks and have 508 miles on it. That's the terrible thing about being a mass-transit commuter!

 

My 2003 MC is a Nov. '02 build with just 99,200 miles on it.
(Will I pass 100K before 2007? Remains to be seen.)

-J/C

 

Jan 2004 build, picked up in mid April 2004. 57562 right now...

 

Dec. 02 build 2003 MCS (picked up Jan 18th, 2003) -- 70,266. I'm fairly disappointed in myself, actually. I'm clearly not motoring enough.

 

Up to almost 10 weeks of ownership, just over 3600 miles

 

'02 MC CVT, built 8/02, delivered 9/02, 40,500 miles.

'05 MCS 6MT HARDTOP, built 2/05, delivered 3/05, 20,400 miles.

 

I picked mine up in March 2005. I now have 19K on the O. I usually commute on a motorcycle.

 

Picked mine up July 28th, 2006 with 8 miles on the odometer... now has 9,052 miles. Hmm... that's about 1,800 miles per month! I love motoring... can't help it!

 

Like carrotzilla, I ride alot when weather is obtainable (not much with the blizzards here lately )

But, in 2 1/2 years since I drove White Lightning into town from Michigan, only amounted to 25k. Guess, you can say I'm preserving her

 

04 CR/B MCS.......50125
06 JCW GP........941.......309 till break in is complete!!!!!!!

 

Currently 29707 on the odo. Btw, should I get a full service check-up along with my oil change?

I was going to take my MINI in for an Oil change (As a test to make sure I know where the the dealer is since it's 70 miles away) and I figured since I'm getting the oil changed, might as well get the inspection all checked out. The OBC says inspection is around 2400 miles, but doing it early doesn't seem to be a big concern I would say.

Should I do that?

 

Good Luck! Most dealers will not pull it that early. The window seems to be around 500 to 1000 miles. A song and dance might help you, they pulled one of ours about 1500 miles early but the car had been dropped off via flatbed for a bad bypass valve at the time.

 

Build date: November 2006, Week 46.
Delivery: December 21, 2006
Miles: 136 (60+ was from the dealer... clear bra install, decal install and suspension)

Yes I need to drive more.

 

Picked it up July, 2005. Currently 72,200 relatively trouble-free miles.

 

May '03 build date, bought it July '03 (with 1200 miles on it), just checked mileage, I have 18,936...almost ready to break the 19K mark .

 

Alright then. Now one final n00bish question: Do I have to make an appointment or do I just take it in?

 

No problem They more then likely will want you to call for an appointment

 

DAMN!!!

You drive an average of 4,300 miles per month according to my calculation (17 months of ownership). By the time your car is 2 years old, you would have easily crossed the 100K mile barrier! 10 years worth of usage in just 2....not bad!

Do you live in the car?

 

Cool. I'll do that then. They aren't probably that busy, so sometime next week should not be much trouble.

 

Major mileage milestone reached at 11:55 am this morning...



Some items of note:

- It's not a lot of miles for an 05, but I just purchased it in August with 4900...so I think that level of motoring keeps me in the club

- Note that I am going slow when I snapped this image (didn't have the coconuts to try it at highway speed)

- 407 miles on the tank, and no fuel light yet. I filled her up this afternoon, and figured I got 34.4 mpg on this tank. Even with winter blend fuel, stop-and-go beltway traffic, and cruising at 70 when I'm clear, I have not yet gone below 33 mpg and almost hit 38 mpg once...

...did I mention that I LOVE my MINI?