Phil

 

I've been checking out exhaust systems. rspeed, rogue and remus. I can't tell which system sounds best, but rogue makes the best video samples therefore the best sounding exhaust. I wonder if anyone has listened to them in real life and can compare?

I am also wondering if by bike rack that fits my VW will work on the mini.

Was able to save big bucks on a nav system by getting a gps reciever on Ebay for about a hundred bucks to go with my pda.

 

Drrrrruuuuuuummmmmmm rolllllll please

Status #150 Production started yippeeeeeee They are starting to weld Flo together And I have a VIN #.


And that blue shft **** and boot, yes way cool I will have to have them. And if thats not to much I guess I will have to find the blue neon light kit.


RAT

 

lots of updates, cool stuff! I dig the Lapis shift ****/boot and the Lapis handbrake too. I'd like to get 'em, but for my application (with Space cloth) they might look out of place. I would definitely buy shift/handbrake boots made from Alcantara (in same color as space cloth gray)

Production Status:

195 – En Route
Wags FTB, MC, PS/PS, on: Carmen

152 - Paint Shop Started
Katiedidmini, MC, VR/B, Feb.28, VIN+

150 – Production Started
Bbuskas, MCS, DS/B, Feb.28, VIN+
Birdie33, MC, DS/B, Feb.28, VIN+
Wastik, MCS, EB/W, Feb.28
Rataha, MCS, EB/W, Mar.07, VIN+
Zerocharisma, MC, JB/JB
Kelisa, MC, CR/W, Mar.28

112 – Scheduled for Production
Asodestrom, MC, CR/B, Mar.07
Hfranks, MCS, CR/W, Mar.07
Littlecajun, MC, CR/W, Mar.07
PJ, MCS, IB/W, Mar.07
Rocketpop, MCS, DS/W, Mar.07
Ryephile, MCS, IB/W, Mar.14
JeremyPo, MCS, IB/W, dunno
Tboner4me: MCS, IB/W, March 28

111 – Order Accepted at Factory
Red, MCS, PS/B, Mar.14
Rfath, MCS, DS/DS, Mar.14
Scoobs, MCS, PS/B, Mar.14
Brgmini12723, MCS, BRG/W, Mar.14

Unconfirmed Production Status:
James4513: MCS, LY/W, March 14
Jerrygee: MCS, CR/W, March 14
MiniMarc: MCS, DS/W, March 14
SemiImbecile: MCS, DS/W, March 14
MINIHOLLAND: MCS EB/W

People that need to call 1-866-ASKMINI and tell me their Production Status!
Colinarm
DaMatta
Lastwave
MichaelD
Sandra7833


Tboner4me and Kelisa seem out of place on the production dates, I suppose we'll see how it all turns out
until next time: Cheers,
Ryan

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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My baby's red, she's officailly a velvet red frame of metal. Status 152!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yippeee!

 

Ok, now that I caught my breath!
I'm a college student too, though not for long. The mini actually is going to be a graduation preseant to me from the family, which is why I don't think I'll be getting any aftermarket stuff; anything I'd want is soo expensive(100 bucks for 2 stinking chrome side grills!!!?) and I'm going to have a hard enough time just paying the insurance.
Anyway, I HAVE been spending a lot of time around here lately and I think I'm going to have to cut back since I really need to get my act together before graduation. No exams to study for, I'm in art school, for Illustration, but I do have two huge thesis projects, that I have berely dented into( One's a play-sets, costumes, posters, programs etc.-and the other's a young adult novel that requires about 50 illustrations). So yeah, that's me if anyone's interested. Got to go eat launch before I get on the subway to go to school, since my car is literally burried in the snow!

Hey Wags, my little sister wants to go into psychology, she wants to be a criminal profiler. Any recomendations for her? I think she really wants to go to Yale! I couldn't even imagine that!

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'Coop du jour:VR/B,1,2 &3, profile leather, chrome, xenon,hk, anthracite, r87's... status 152!!!! She's actually velvet red today!

 

>>Drrrrruuuuuuummmmmmm rolllllll please
>>
>>Status #150 Production started yippeeeeeee They are starting to weld Flo together And I have a VIN #.
>>
Rat,

I'm jealous. We are both scheduled for March 7 production week, but I called today and I'm still at 112.

:evil:

Hopefully my Mini will follow Flo down the manufacturing line soon.

 

>>I'm jealous. We are both scheduled for March 7 production week, but I called today and I'm still at 112.
>>
>> :evil:
>>
>>Hopefully my Mini will follow Flo down the manufacturing line soon.


patience grasshopper the spot welding robots will grasp your thin sheets soon

 

Ok, I don't know if anyone has talked about this or come up with this or not. What would it take to get a MINI here in the states with right side stearing. I wonder if one would have to buy the car overseas and have it shiped here and how much it would cost to do so. Just a thought.

 

I think you would have to buy in England or some other wrong side country to get a wrong side drive car. Probably cost prohibitive. I believe the DOT might have issues to but I am not sure.



On a side note Lots of good new's here today Yippeeee!!! MINIJAMIE got the job she has been waiting to hear about. They say good things come in 3's guess I will buy a lottery ticket on the way home.

Have a great day all!!!

RAT

 

I have updated the Ultimate MINI Users Guide if you would like to take a look at it.


It has pretty much everything you need to know before and after you own your MINI.

 

does anybody have the list of the names of the wallenius boats?
they update their schedule on thursdays, and they have boats leaving southampton on feb. 25, 26, march 2, 5, and 12. i've got the abbreviations for them here, but not the full names...

they seem to be moving right along on Morgan, so hopefully we'll make the boat leaving the 2nd...let's all go together!

 

>>does anybody have the list of the names of the wallenius boats?

I got this from their web site:
Wallenius Fleet

 

good job hfranks!

takasago leaves on the 5th, trinidad leaves on the 12th, i cant find one that fits the JGM abbreviation...anybody care to guess?

(Morgan's had a VIN for a while, ryephile, for your lists)

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Morgan: jet black mini cooper, matching roof, 15" alloys, sport seats in panther black
ooo, the wait is killing me!
morgan is at production status: 150!!

 

>>I have a few things I'll get a bit before my car gets here (but only days before, no need to spaz out waaaay before I get it):
>>EBC Green Stuff brake pads, front and rear, from Tire Rack
>>Intercooler Grill, from MINI Cooper Parts (looks kick @$$!!!)

>>Who else?
>>Cheers!
>>Ryan

Wow! Never saw that intercooler grille! Must have been asleep at the wheel. How much, and how hard to install? It is cool Ryan!

 

whew, this is a close one... had to post quick before we got moved to page two, and lost forever!

ryan


my armrest/console and white side repeaters came in today! score!

 

>>>>Intercooler Grill, from MINI Cooper Parts (looks kick @$$!!!)

>>
>>Wow! Never saw that intercooler grille! Must have been asleep at the wheel. How much, and how hard to install? It is cool Ryan!
>>
>>

Yo Red, I have NO IDEA about install difficulty for that intercooler grill

check out the webpage

Cheers,
Ryan

 

Here's a partial list with some call signs (needed for tracking).

SHIP NAME; CALL SIGN
AIDA; SCFI
Carmen; SGUC (S61W?)
Electra; SIWB
Falstaff; SLCO
Faust; WRYX
Fidelio: WQVY
Hercules Leader; 3 FXH8
Hual Triton;
Jupiter Diamond; 9VNA
Libra Leader; 3 FZZ8
Maersk Wave; S6TV
Otello; SCFH
Scandinavian Highway; 3 EXS4
Takamine;
Tai Shan;
Terrier;
Titus; SGAK
Tosca; S6AN

I can convert the abbreviations if you have a specific one you need. Just haven't taken the time to do all of them of them yet.

Bill

 

wjklos and wwwebb: thanks a bunch! This will help us find our way from the darkness into the light

Cheers,
Ryan

 

i dont have the call sign, i have the abbreviation, i just cant find an name that fits...
JGM is the abbreviation that doesnt go with any of the names in the fleet, that's the one that leaves on the 2nd, which hopefully Morgan, and the rest of our minis, will be aboard!

 

What hood do you represent? Check it out!

Name: MINI: Colors: (Dealership): Home

In California:
Bbuskas: MCS, DS/B, (Dreyer MINI, Indianapolis), Los Angeles, CA
JeremyPo: MCS, IB/W, (Irvine MINI), Costa Mesa, CA
Asodestrom: MC, CR/B, San Francisco MINI), Santa Rosa, CA
MiniMarc: MCS, DS/W, (Brian Harris MINI, Baton Rouge, LA), Santa Ana, CA
Jerrygee: MCS, CR/W/W, (Crevier MINI, Santa Ana, CA), Julian, CA
Tboner4me: MCS, IB/B, (St. Louis), Ferndale, CA
Wastik: MCS, EB/W/W, (Long Beach MINI), Camarillo, CA

In Kentucky:
scoobs: MCS, PS/B, (Cincinnati MINI), Louisville, KY

In Florida:
Zerocharisma: MC, JB/JB, (Downtown MINI, Orlando, FL), Daytona Beach, FL

In Texas:
James4513: MCS, LY/W, Austin, TX
rocketpop: MCS, DS/W, Dallas, TX

In Iowa:
rataha: MCS, EB/W, (Baron MINI, Mission, KS), Des Moines, Iowa

In Illinois:
Lastwave: MCS, BRG/B, Chicago, IL

In Minnesota:
PJ: MCS, IB/W, (Motorwerks MINI, Minneapolis, MN)
daMatta: MCS, JB/W/W, Minnesota

In Michigan:
Ryephile: MCS, IB/W/W, (Motor City MINI, Detroit), Detroit, MI

In Pennsylvania:
Birdie33: MC, IB/W, (Don Rosen MINI of Bala Cynwyd, Pa), Wayne, PA

In Connecticut:
Kelisa: MC, CR/W, (MINI of Fairfield, Stamford, CT), Stamford, CT

In Massachusetts:
Katiedidmini: MC, VR/B, (MA), New York (By Request!)
Rfath: MCS, DS/DS, (Westchester MINI, NY), Boston

In New York:
MichaelD: MC, VR/W, (Westchester MININYC, NY
Red: MCS PS/B, (MINI of the Hamptons, LI, NY)

In Virginia:
wagsFTB: MC, PS/PS, Virginia Beach, VA
Brgmini12723: MCS, BRG/W, Lake Ridge, VA
Littlecajun: MC, CR/W, (Checkered Flag MINI, Virginia Beach), Hampton, VA
Hfranks: MCS, CR/W, VA (outside DC)

In a different Country!
Colinarm: MC, LY/W, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
SemiImbecile: MCS, DS/W, Sweden
MINIHOLLAND: MCS EB/W, Holland

Currently Homeless!
Sandra7833

By the way, I'll be out of town (again!) this weekend. Please (as Mike Myers would say) "talk amongst ya'selves". See you Monday, have a great weekend everyone!
Cheers!,
Ryan

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*Keeper of the CWFAC list*

 

ryephile gets to have all the fun....

i'm going to drive a few minis tomorrow!!! hurray! this'll be the first time i've been back to the dealer since i ordered morgan, and i have tons of questions for them, poor guys...

does anybody else visit their dealer? or am i the only one who can't get enough of the cooper? it would be a shame if i was...

 

I visit my dealer every saterday. I just walk in and say I'll take the S today I think. and find out real quick why I'm not gitting one. They know me by name there. Hell I even helped sell a car there one week end. and do'nt you know I still have'nt seen my commision.

 

My dealer is about 3 minutes from my house. I like to drive through the lot and ogle the minis. Can't get enough of them - they just make you smile. My hubby has indulged me a few times when we travel together, we take the "long way" somewhere, just to pass the dealership. There is a great electric blue S there now. Whew! I haven't taken another test drive since I ordered though. I'm afraid Ill just wanna drive it home! I wish I could have seen the lot after the blizzard! Had to be funny!

 

I've only been to the dealer once since I ordered, but that's simply because all of them are pretty far and out of reach for me. I do basically stalk all the three minis that I tend to see at my school or in my neibhorhood!

Here's a question for all of us still in school: Does anyone at your school currently drive a mini?
I've got one freshaman who drives a BRG/W cooper with the nav, and there is a Faculty/Staff member(I only know them by their parking pass) who has a stripped down Black/W cooper. I've debated leaving them notes, but haven't gotten around to it yet...any suggestions?
-Katie

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'Coop du jour:VR/B,1,2 &3, profile leather, chrome, xenon,hk, anthracite, r87's... status 152!!!! She's actually velvet red today!