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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 06:32 AM
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Cold weather; my ****'s cold!!

Heated seats? Great. But that gear shift **** for the first 20 minutes is freezing!! Has anyone seen a product that fits over the cold metal to keep your shift hand from freezing?
 
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by savage65
Heated seats? Great. But that gear shift **** is bloody freezing!! Has anyone seen a product that fits over the cold metal to keep your shift hand from freezing?
Try a sock.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 06:34 AM
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I was hoping for something a little more asthetically pleasing :(
 
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 06:36 AM
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I am thinking about getting a Whalen then having it covered in leather, with hand stitching MoMo style.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 06:43 AM
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There was a lady I met at the Dragon this fall who was selling leather with lining **** cozy’s.

She was with the Indiana group is all I remember. MINIclo talked with her for some time and may know her name/screen name. Drop her a PM.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 06:47 AM
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yeah same problem for the alabama summer-when you forget to put up the sunshade, the shift **** gets REALLY hot. Talk about quick shifts for the first couple of minutes.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 06:50 AM
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i heard of this invention called the driving glove. They come in pairs and everything
 
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by savage65
I was hoping for something a little more asthetically pleasing :(
How about a condom Nothin hurts more than a "cold" **** Seriously, get a Whalen Shift **** so you can take in at night.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 07:10 AM
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(In my best Buthead voice) He said ****! Huh Huh - Huh!
 
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 09:07 AM
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fur lined undies?



Originally Posted by MSFITOY
How about a condom Nothin hurts more than a "cold" **** Seriously, get a Whalen Shift **** so you can take in at night.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 10:18 AM
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rub it for awhile. it'll warm up
 
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 10:56 AM
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Sounds like a personal problem.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by sndwave
There was a lady I met at the Dragon this fall who was selling leather with lining **** cozy’s.

She was with the Indiana group is all I remember. MINIclo talked with her for some time and may know her name/screen name. Drop her a PM.
PM MINItencan...she knows how to contact the gal. I bought a set of "Seat Pull Straps" from her, which are fantastic! They make it much easier to lower and raise the backseats!

Clover
 
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 03:40 PM
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Leather driving gloves are the only way........you'll feel like and honest to goodness race car driver! Why in the world would I even consider covering my Whalen ****?
 
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 03:49 PM
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Leather driving gloves are the only way........you'll feel like and honest to goodness race car driver! Why in the world would I even consider covering my Whalen ****?
No one is listening REMOVE the Whalen **** and put it in your pocket...or with your other **** to keep warm
 
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 04:14 PM
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We have the shift **** cozes here in IN. She makes them with the S or MINI embrodered into it. They work great I put mine on weeks ago, and it doesn't slip around like a sock will. Her NAM id is glMINI. If you can't get in touch with her drop me an email and I will get her to you.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by savage65
I was hoping for something a little more asthetically pleasing :(
A designer sock?
 
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by savage65
Heated seats? Great. But that gear shift **** for the first 20 minutes is freezing!! Has anyone seen a product that fits over the cold metal to keep your shift hand from freezing?
If you think the factory **** is cold, you should try a Whalen! Now THAT'S ccccccold.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by savage65
I was hoping for something a little more asthetically pleasing :(

try an iPod sock.

hahahaha

oh wait, that's just a cut off sock... nm.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 06:05 PM
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brrrr, the thought of a cold **** is not a good one
 
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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 06:09 PM
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Cold ****? Does that make the shift shorter?



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Old Nov 16, 2004 | 06:56 PM
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Cold ****? Does that make the shift shorter?



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ROFLMAO Good one
 
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Old Nov 17, 2004 | 05:46 AM
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Thanks for the info MINIGURU. As for the rest of you; grow up! :smile:
 
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Old Nov 17, 2004 | 05:54 AM
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ok, fine My Whalen gets extremely cold and extremely hot... so when I first get in the car I either cover it with something, or just grab right below the ****... doesn't make for fanstastic shifting, but temperatures get back to normal pretty soon. I'm hoping to make a little 'booty' for my **** ( ) out of fleece with some elastic on the bottom.

--- yeah Sid, I know you can just take a Whalen inside with you... but mine really isn't very easy to remove/replace. In other words... I just can't get my **** off properly
 
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Old Nov 17, 2004 | 05:55 AM
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Thanks for the info MINIGURU. As for the rest of you; grow up! :smile:
NO WAY MAN...That would mean we'd have to give up our Minis
 
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