I still have my 91' 325i E30 which was my first car, and received my 09 coop non s when I finished up High School. E30 has sport bilsteins, ireland engineering springs, turner motorsports chip, scorpion exhaust, hand built adj. short shift, alot of urethane bushings, BMP intake, 22/19 suspension techniques swaybars. Wanting to sellthe mini now to build a hayabusa powered car.

 

Started with a 93 Ford Escort GT (still kinda miss that car).
The a 96 M3 that I still own.
Got a 2001 Toyota Echo for DD and winter duties. This car was totaled in a rear end collision by a full size Chevy by a distracted driver. HIt me at 45 MPH and the Echo still drove for a while longer before some maintenance issues finally forced me to get it off the road. It had 204,414 miles on it before it was totaled.

The reason I kept driving my Echo cause it took 3 months to get my Mini. But now I have it and it hasn't set in yet. I almost bought a Mini instead of my M3, and while I don't regret buying the M3 (well maybe for unrelated reasons) I am glad to have both now.

 

This! And I still have it:






I've also owned a 96 Eagle Talon TSi AWD before the Saturn. Edit: Found a pic of the TSi that used to be my signature on another forum.

 

2008 scion xb

 

I had an 06 Redline. I loved it. A Jeep Grand Cherokee decided to reshape it for me. Thus comes the Mini.

 

Long story, 2000 Dodge Intrepid 4D. Belonged to a friend that died. Car worked great but his ghost was there each mile. Found a great handyman that needed a car for his family and gave it to him. Went and bought an 09 justa and have enjoyed it greatly!

 

2007 VW GTI - modded like crazy.

My MCS is already a better handling ( not as fast tho) ride. "Caroline" got a few mods already, but gonna stay tamer this time around.

Mods for the GTi - APR ECU flash, Carbino CAI, Porsche BBK, larger turbo, Forge BOV, etc, if it went bigger, I probably had it.

Fun but a ticket magnet

 

1995 Volvo 850 T-5R for a 2010 Clubman S.

T5-R had turboback, FMIC, plumbing, tune and a big Infinity system. I am much happier with the handling of the Mini, and the power-to-weight is worth the trade for so many reasons.

 

97 Jeep Cherokee Sport I6
86 Pontiac SE V6
72 MGB twin carb

 

'03 Audi A4 Quattro 5spd

 

That sucks! But at least you have a Mini now!

 

Yup same reason why I sold my 2010 Evo X GSR. Not only gas and maintenance, but insurance is outrageous. My insurance company told to go buy a Porsche Cayman S or a Corvette, both of them would lower my insurance quite a bit over the Evo. So now I have a 2012 MCS on order.

Here's my UAV 4.1.5

 

My car history from 1982-2011
1970 Plymouth Gtx Sold 2004
1971 Challenger R/T 440 sixpak Sold 2006
1984 Dodge Colt Turbo-1984 Dodge Conquest
1985 Dodge Colt Turbo -1985 Dodge Omni GLH
1986 Dodge Daytona Turbo z
1987 Dodge Raider-1987 Shelby GLHS 1970 Dodge Swinger 340 4 speed sold 2006
1988 VW Gti 16v 1988 Mercedes 190 2.3 16v cosworth(W) 1988 Peugeot 505 Turbo 1988 Chrysler Conquest Tsi
1988 Porsche 911 Turbo
1989 911 cabriolet(W)-1989 BMW M3
1990 Mercedes 500sl(W)
1991 Peugeot 405 Mi16 1991 Dodge Stealth R/T Turbo
1992 Mercedes 190 2.6 1992 Jeep Cherokee Limited(W)
1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited v8 1991 Lotus Esprit
1994 Jeep Wrangler Renegade 1994 Mercedes 500s(W)
1995 Dodge Viper 1995 Porsche 911
1996 Dodge Viper gts 1996 BMW 535(W)
1997 Mercedes 500sl(W) 1969 Charger 500 hemi sold 2005
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9 1960 Chrysler 300f sold 2004
1999-2004 Moved to Netherlands
2000 BMW M3 -2000 Bmw z3(W)
2001 Audi S8(W) 2001 Porsche 911
2002 Porsche Gt3
Returned to usa
2004 Dodge Viper 2004 BMW X5 4.6(W)
2005 Subaru STI
2006 Subaru STI 2006 Dodge Viper(W)
2007 Subaru STI Limited
2008 BMW X5(W) 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT
2009 Hyundai Genisis 3.8 track pack
2009 Mini JCW
2010 Hyundai Equus 2010 Porsche Panamara (w)
2011 Hyundai Sonata Turbo BMW 1M 2010 Mercedes sl65 Black(w)
2012 Hyundai Equus

Most of the cars have been company cars and cars with(w) are wifes car.

 

I drove a 2000 C5 Corvette torch red convertible for the past 7 years.

 

Here's a shot from Friday. Out with the old and in with the new. Closing the chapter in my life where I help everyone move.

 

In order

First car - 1990 Ford Probe - no picture - but only last about 10 months before it simply didn't make sense to keep dumping money into it ... seemed every single week it was a new problem.

Second car - 1993 Nissan 300ZX - LOVED this car - bought it when I was 17 and kept it till I was 28. Learned how to work on cars by wrenching on this - and anyone whose seen the engine bay of one of these knows they don't exactly have a lot of room. Decided to sell it after the final year of owning it I only put 75 miles on it. I had bought a Jeep to make it through the winters here in Colorado and with part prices on the Z getting so expensive I simply didn't drive it anymore. So it was sold. May get another one some day.


Third - 1999 Jeep Cherokee - can't seem to locate a picture. Great car - terrible gas mileage but it was reliable and cheap to repair. The gas mileage did this one in.

Fourth - 2008 Nissan Altima - wanted out of the Jeep badly - was sick of the 10 MPG around town and the rough ride. Didn't need the winter car as badly anymore. Thought the Altimas looked pretty good at the time - trip to the dealer and ended up walking out with one. Looking back on it - it wasn't the best purchase - it was a great car - but it was SOOOOOOO boring to drive. I put 22,000 miles on it in the 3-1/2 years I owned it - still looked brand new. But I wanted something fun to drive again.

Fifth - 2012 MINI Cooper S Clubman - back to fun driving again

 

Continue to drive 4Runner, RAV4 and Lexus Gs AWD - the mini will a great addition to the stable

 

2004 BMW 330i ZHP Sedan, 6-Spd Manual. I miss that car, though it was becoming too much trouble with 157,000 miles.

 

Before my new MCS PW/B I'll (hopefully) be getting next week, I'm driving a 2009 MC Lightning Blue/W. Before that, an R53 2005 MCS. Before that, a 2000 BMW 323i.

 

Before my 2011 MCS with JCW upgrade, I drove a 2011 Honda CRZ hybrid. It was a very nice car, but one major flaw. If you want to drive in economy mode for best fuel economy, the engine will auto-stop at a traffic light. The problem is that the AC shuts down as well. That does not work in Florida!!

 

I had a beautiful 2008 BMW 335i hardtop convertible, fully-loaded with sports package and everything. I loved that car! But the fiancee and I are getting married in May, so to save up some extra cash (calculated an extra $400/month) I traded her in for my Mini S. Thank goodness too because I don't know how the 335 would have been in this last snow storm! My Mini, however, was a tank in the snow! I was shuttling people everywhere lol. I can't wait to put blizzaks on it!

Sometimes I do sigh, though, when I see other 335 convertibles driving by with the top down....

Oh well!

 

My first car was a Saturn Ion (not redline, I was just 17!). About 2 years later I gave the Saturn back to my parents and bought a 1995 240sx. I love it so much

 

2005 PW/B r50

 

92 GTI 16v. I've been driving for 20 years and have had MkII GTI's for 19 of those years. Replacing it with my MCS last month wast bitter sweet.

 

1996 Black/Black Maxima SE 5 speed