R56 The Official Nightfire Red Owners Club
#1326
#1327
Welcome MrAndo. You are now officially one of the weirdos! You made a wise choice in your MINI. It is that something special in the car that draws just the right person! You have that inner quality to belong to this rare group!
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#1328
Let the INSANITY SPREAD! WOOHOO!
To all the newbies, you will be getting your NFR registered lint traps in a few days. We have high hopes for you and will be behind you every step of the way in the war against lint!
Some of you may not make it back. Live each day like it was your last! Keep your velcro clean! And never give quarter to the relentless lint gathering monsters that pervey all mankind! We shall be triumphant in the task at hand!
Oh,..and HI!
To all the newbies, you will be getting your NFR registered lint traps in a few days. We have high hopes for you and will be behind you every step of the way in the war against lint!
Some of you may not make it back. Live each day like it was your last! Keep your velcro clean! And never give quarter to the relentless lint gathering monsters that pervey all mankind! We shall be triumphant in the task at hand!
Oh,..and HI!
#1330
#1331
I saw one at the last SCCA Solo event in Phoenix. By the time I got over there with a card to tag them for the local club, they were gone!
#1332
#1333
"The Solid NFR" will quickly become the urban myth! Like Loch Ness Monster, BigFoot and Santa Claus...there is no documented evidence!
#1334
#1337
...or is that a tree branch? Hmmmmmm
#1339
#1340
Sure. It is cured with a software update. If the engine feels the same, then you can pretty much ignore it. I think our Mini's just like to show off all the stuff they can flash at you.
Romi flashed me a triangle with a snowflake in it the other night. The Wife unit goes, "What is she bitchin about?" I said, "Prelaunch sequence for the ejector seat."
Romi flashed me a triangle with a snowflake in it the other night. The Wife unit goes, "What is she bitchin about?" I said, "Prelaunch sequence for the ejector seat."
#1342
Add another NFR to the database. Rosey's currently inthe body shop with a completion date scheduled for today. Hopefully she'll be on a boat over here soon. She's an '08 black top and stripes, chrome line int/ext. white turn signals, sport seats, premium package and the rotator spoke wheels. I'm so excited. I dreamed about her last night. I'd like the chrome gas cap but the dealer wasn't sure how much that would cost to install since it needs to be painted and all. Has anyone ever seen the chrome gas cap with a black ring instead of the color of the car?
Cat
Cat
#1343
Shaka...I had the same thing, only in my case, the software update didn't do anything, the light kept coming back on...about the 5th time, the code at the shop said it was a loose gas cap...but it wasn't...after searching for the needle in the haystack, MINI/BMW engineering came back with a carbon canister filter that routes exhaust from the gas tank was malfunctioning...they replaced it....no more light.....
Up here in Canada...that snowflake started flashing about Oct...meaning it's getting COLD!
Up here in Canada...that snowflake started flashing about Oct...meaning it's getting COLD!
#1344
Welcome Kitty...an 08! I think that might be the first I've heard about in North America? Rooandren got the 1st off the boat...you'll be the new year's baby!
I've got the chrome cap, and it cost about $300 canadian..it's less in USA. I've seen a couple where the paint wasn't quite right and didn't look good. I've got a very good paint match and love the look. I would suggest being patient and getting it painted right (you can run with the regular cap until the matching paint is ready...it's a couple hr job at the local dealer to get it installed...they don't install them at the factory...but at the dealership).
I will enter you tentatively into the database, but where are you located? You will be finalized the day the pictures show up! hahaha...good luck..now the birthing pains begin....It's a good thing it's a little car!
I've got the chrome cap, and it cost about $300 canadian..it's less in USA. I've seen a couple where the paint wasn't quite right and didn't look good. I've got a very good paint match and love the look. I would suggest being patient and getting it painted right (you can run with the regular cap until the matching paint is ready...it's a couple hr job at the local dealer to get it installed...they don't install them at the factory...but at the dealership).
I will enter you tentatively into the database, but where are you located? You will be finalized the day the pictures show up! hahaha...good luck..now the birthing pains begin....It's a good thing it's a little car!
#1345
Add another NFR to the database. Rosey's currently inthe body shop with a completion date scheduled for today. Hopefully she'll be on a boat over here soon. She's an '08 black top and stripes, chrome line int/ext. white turn signals, sport seats, premium package and the rotator spoke wheels. I'm so excited. I dreamed about her last night. I'd like the chrome gas cap but the dealer wasn't sure how much that would cost to install since it needs to be painted and all. Has anyone ever seen the chrome gas cap with a black ring instead of the color of the car?
Cat
Cat
Dennis the Database Man!
#1346
I am in Myrtle Beach and bought Rosey in Charleston, hopefully the delay from the distribution center to dealer isn't too long...
Rosey's an automatic. They keep saying Mid-January is when I should get her but if they keep up this pace I'm hoping for Christmas! Hopefully they don't hold them hostage like they did with the '07s.
Rosey's an automatic. They keep saying Mid-January is when I should get her but if they keep up this pace I'm hoping for Christmas! Hopefully they don't hold them hostage like they did with the '07s.
#1348
MiniKitty,
Your Rosey sounds beautiful. I wish I had gotten the chrome line exterior. I wonder if that's available as an after-delivery option.
I hope yours is not on one of those untrackable ships as mine was. That was the hardest part of the whole ordering process. But ordering to delivery was only 6 weeks. I'm in the Atlanta area, so not too far from the port or distribution center.
Hey Dennis. What's the retro gas cap. Is this something that I need? Will it make my car even more beautiful than she is (if that's possible)?
Gretchen
Your Rosey sounds beautiful. I wish I had gotten the chrome line exterior. I wonder if that's available as an after-delivery option.
I hope yours is not on one of those untrackable ships as mine was. That was the hardest part of the whole ordering process. But ordering to delivery was only 6 weeks. I'm in the Atlanta area, so not too far from the port or distribution center.
Hey Dennis. What's the retro gas cap. Is this something that I need? Will it make my car even more beautiful than she is (if that's possible)?
Gretchen
#1349
I think nothing changed body style wise. They basically just changed up some of the packages. Like the premium package now includes the sunroof, auto AC and the upgraded speakers. Also, some of the features were more expensive, i.e. the paint was $500 instead of $450. With the way they reconfigured the packages though I was able to actually get the car for less than an '07 would have been by about $750 so I was able to get a little more chrome than I would have normally.
#1350
MiniKitty,
Your Rosey sounds beautiful. I wish I had gotten the chrome line exterior. I wonder if that's available as an after-delivery option.
I hope yours is not on one of those untrackable ships as mine was. That was the hardest part of the whole ordering process. But ordering to delivery was only 6 weeks. I'm in the Atlanta area, so not too far from the port or distribution center.
Hey Dennis. What's the retro gas cap. Is this something that I need? Will it make my car even more beautiful than she is (if that's possible)?
Gretchen
Your Rosey sounds beautiful. I wish I had gotten the chrome line exterior. I wonder if that's available as an after-delivery option.
I hope yours is not on one of those untrackable ships as mine was. That was the hardest part of the whole ordering process. But ordering to delivery was only 6 weeks. I'm in the Atlanta area, so not too far from the port or distribution center.
Hey Dennis. What's the retro gas cap. Is this something that I need? Will it make my car even more beautiful than she is (if that's possible)?
Gretchen