R56 What's in your secret compartment?
Thanks, I hadn't noticed that until after I looked through the owners manual. I was looking through new posts and didn't pay attention the the section I was in. Bummer for us older MINI owners.
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There's a cd in a plastic slippy in mine and... please don't laugh, a tire pressure gauge and the keychain that was purchased to match my first car.
The tire pressure guage and keychain have ridden around in every car I have ever driven. The tire pressure guage is there because I've always had one there. The keychain hung off the rear view mirror in my last car, but since it's a carved piece of stone that's been glazed (it has green mark in the center that exactly matches the color of my first car), I decided that I liked my windshield and chucked it in the glove box in my previous car. When I got the MINI and looked around for a place to stow the keychain, the James Bond was the obvious location. It's my good luck charm. I'd be miserable if I ever lost it. Silly and childish, I know... but there you have it.
The tire pressure guage and keychain have ridden around in every car I have ever driven. The tire pressure guage is there because I've always had one there. The keychain hung off the rear view mirror in my last car, but since it's a carved piece of stone that's been glazed (it has green mark in the center that exactly matches the color of my first car), I decided that I liked my windshield and chucked it in the glove box in my previous car. When I got the MINI and looked around for a place to stow the keychain, the James Bond was the obvious location. It's my good luck charm. I'd be miserable if I ever lost it. Silly and childish, I know... but there you have it.
+2 thats funny, actually right now I have fuel coupons (we pre buy our gas here in the military in europe) and my Navigon 7 (when not in use)
I saw someone put another nice surprise in there, thats really neat they fit (the G word)
I saw someone put another nice surprise in there, thats really neat they fit (the G word)
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From: Dallas and Santa Fe
For now, however, I keep my teeny tiny Glock and a microfiber cloth to keep my piano black super shiny all the time.
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It must be a later than 2003 MINI item as I wasted a half hour going through my owners manual looking for this supposed compartment to not find anything about it in the manual. And no amount of pushing on the dash did a darn thing. Bummer for us older MINI owners. I was hopeful we had something cool like that also.
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From: NE Ohio
My Garmin Nuvi..........which, when using, I attach to the speedometer face with the suction cup mount. In earlier cars, with factory GPS, I used to watch the moving map display even when not using the nav feature......but that gets old quickly........now mount it only when actually using it......and the "secret" compartment is great for hiding it.
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From: South Florida
I keep one cigerette and one match, a rubberband, a moist towelette, 3 toothpicks, 1 stick of gum, two gold teeth, an orange peel, one clean sock and finally....
... a note that says "Welcome, you now have two options. 1 is leave something personal in here with the rest of this crap or 2 get out of my car and remember, never touch a mini owners secret compartment."
... a note that says "Welcome, you now have two options. 1 is leave something personal in here with the rest of this crap or 2 get out of my car and remember, never touch a mini owners secret compartment."
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From: Jupiter, Florida
Yes.. a AudioVox Commander MT XM receiver... take a peek at this thread>>
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d.php?t=149080
Michael
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d.php?t=149080
Michael
